I hope his career gets back on track. He certainly seems to care a lot about what he does.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Robbie Alomar, The Ballplayer
Roberto Alomar was one of those players who played as though it were second nature. What a joy it was to have him here.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
My Orioles have fight
The O's still fight back.
I don't know if there are any bad eggs on this team. Even Mike Gonzalez has done well lately.
I don't think there are any guys I just don't like. No Albert Belles.
These guys have pride.
I don't know if there are any bad eggs on this team. Even Mike Gonzalez has done well lately.
I don't think there are any guys I just don't like. No Albert Belles.
These guys have pride.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Tomatoes and Bulldozers
ROTFL and such...
Ever see "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"?
The song that was central to the story, "Puberty Love", was sung by none other than...
Matt Cameron?!?!?!?!
Drummer of Soundgarden?!?!?
Awesome.
Btw, he has been the Pearl Jam drummer since 1998, but IMO, Pearl Jam hasn't put out a good album since Versus. But I digest...
If you want to hear good drumming, check out BADMOTORFINGER by Soundgarden, their true breakout album.
Unfortunately, SG is best known for their worst song, Black Hole Sun, which was played ad nauseum in 1995.
Check out the song "Jesus Christ Pose" on BADMOTORFINGER. That is where it's at.
Also check out "Hands All Over" off of their previous album, Louder Than Love.
Whoa momma.
Ever see "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"?
The song that was central to the story, "Puberty Love", was sung by none other than...
Matt Cameron?!?!?!?!
Drummer of Soundgarden?!?!?
Awesome.
Btw, he has been the Pearl Jam drummer since 1998, but IMO, Pearl Jam hasn't put out a good album since Versus. But I digest...
If you want to hear good drumming, check out BADMOTORFINGER by Soundgarden, their true breakout album.
Unfortunately, SG is best known for their worst song, Black Hole Sun, which was played ad nauseum in 1995.
Check out the song "Jesus Christ Pose" on BADMOTORFINGER. That is where it's at.
Also check out "Hands All Over" off of their previous album, Louder Than Love.
Whoa momma.
On the up and up
Proud of Team USA. It was a great tourney.
•
What is this voice I hear on 1057? It's Rob Long! Rob is the man.
He sounds great with Jeremy. If Scott retires or something, I would love to listen to Rob and Jeremy together.
•
Went to two O's games this weekend!
Fri with my sis, Sat with good friends. Perfect weather.
What a beautiful ballpark we have. And how about that right fielder?!?! He has pulled his average up. What a professional.
•
Kristi! My favorite Lady Terp has reappeared! So hope she finds happiness as a pro.
•
What is this voice I hear on 1057? It's Rob Long! Rob is the man.
He sounds great with Jeremy. If Scott retires or something, I would love to listen to Rob and Jeremy together.
•
Went to two O's games this weekend!
Fri with my sis, Sat with good friends. Perfect weather.
What a beautiful ballpark we have. And how about that right fielder?!?! He has pulled his average up. What a professional.
•
Kristi! My favorite Lady Terp has reappeared! So hope she finds happiness as a pro.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Progress (?)
Is it just me, or is there anyone else who hates these new light bulbs?
It seems to me that they don't save energy if I have to use twice as many to be able to see clearly.
It seems to me that they don't save energy if I have to use twice as many to be able to see clearly.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Looking to get fit?
I am starting an exercise regimen and yesterday I was on the web, looking into home exercise equipment. I stumbled onto a website that not only gave me information and advice that I could use, but through a personal email connection with one of the bloggers, I am also now more inspired to follow through on my plans to get healthier.
If you are considering purchasing exercise equipment, I recommend visiting ExerciseEquipmentExpert.com.
Since November of 2006, Nationally Certified Personal Trainers Bret & Grechen Spottke have been personally buying and trying out home gyms, cardio equipment, ab machines and more.
The homepage says "Over 3,489,230 visitors have racked-up total of 9,071,998 minutes, which is 151,199 hours, or 6,299 days getting educated from the Exercise Equipment Expert since it’s inception in November of 2006."
It seems to me that they went to the right place.
Bret and Grechen blog their gear reviews, while also offering a "Best Of" fitness equipment list for 2011, and a glimpse at the evolution of their home gym.
But the best feature might be "Ask the Expert".
I emailed my questions about the "Marcy Mag" recumbent bicycle, a popular and inexpensive bike available from stores like Target and Walmart. Bret responded around noon and his reply was just as excellent as his site.
He was personable and considerate, and suggested different options for how I could achieve my fitness goals that suited my current fitness level and budget. He even directed me to a 6 week Beginner's Workout Program on the website.
http://exerciseequipmentexpert.com/6-week-beginners-workout/
If you are considering purchasing exercise equipment, I recommend visiting ExerciseEquipmentExpert.com.
Since November of 2006, Nationally Certified Personal Trainers Bret & Grechen Spottke have been personally buying and trying out home gyms, cardio equipment, ab machines and more.
The homepage says "Over 3,489,230 visitors have racked-up total of 9,071,998 minutes, which is 151,199 hours, or 6,299 days getting educated from the Exercise Equipment Expert since it’s inception in November of 2006."
It seems to me that they went to the right place.
Bret and Grechen blog their gear reviews, while also offering a "Best Of" fitness equipment list for 2011, and a glimpse at the evolution of their home gym.
But the best feature might be "Ask the Expert".
I emailed my questions about the "Marcy Mag" recumbent bicycle, a popular and inexpensive bike available from stores like Target and Walmart. Bret responded around noon and his reply was just as excellent as his site.
He was personable and considerate, and suggested different options for how I could achieve my fitness goals that suited my current fitness level and budget. He even directed me to a 6 week Beginner's Workout Program on the website.
http://exerciseequipmentexpert.com/6-week-beginners-workout/
Monday, July 11, 2011
Purity in Sports
A friend of mine used to say that he preferred college sports over pro because it harkened back to a more innocent time.
The play-by-play announcer on the ESPN broadcast of the US vs. Brazil game yesterday commented on the referees' dubious performance, saying that he hoped the "cynicism" of the men's game doesn't creep into the women's game.
After the Lady Terps' Championship in 2006, I bought tickets to regular and post season games, and in my opinion, it was the best bang-for-the-buck in our area.
So after watching the ugliness of the 2011 UConn men's basketball championship, and the mention of the possibility of "cynicism" creeping into the FIFA women's game, I wonder what's next?
You can find pure sport if you look for it, perhaps in your back yard with your son or daughter.
From the LA Times:
Somewhere, Mia Hamm is shedding a happy tear or two. Emotions always ran close to the surface for America's soccer darling.
Somewhere, Julie Foudy is letting loose with a whoop and a holler. "Loudy" Foudy always was one to express her feelings vocally.
Somewhere, Michelle Akers is leaping high and stretching her neck, heading in that last-second desperation goal to salvage an American World Cup dream.
Only, it was Abby Wambach who scored it Sunday. Akers was simply the inspiration, the template from the past that said no U.S. women's soccer team is ever beaten until the final whistle sounds.
Somewhere, perhaps, Brandi Chastain is once again tearing her shirt off. Or perhaps not, but she should be.
The torch has well and truly been passed, and the U.S. women's team that on Sunday knocked Brazil out of the Women's World Cup in Germany, winning, 5-3, on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie, has every right to be compared to the World Cup winners of 1999.
Dresden's Rudolf-Harbig Stadium was not the Rose Bowl, but it was exactly 12 years ago Sunday that the U.S. edged China on penalty kicks, 5-4, to win the World Cup for a second time.
Sunday's game was only a quarterfinal, but pause for a moment right there. Had the U.S. accepted defeat while the clock ticked off the remaining seconds and the scoreboard showed Brazil ahead, 2-1, few would have complained. The U.S. players had given their all.
But acceptance is not the American way. Defiance is, and Wambach typified that spirit. In slow motion, here's what happened next:
The ball was floated into the Brazilian goal mouth by Megan Rapinoe. Andreia, the Brazilian goalkeeper, threw out her arms but didn't come close to intercepting it.
Luckless defender Daiane, the same player who scored an own goal two minutes into the match and soon would add to her misery by seeing her penalty kick saved by U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, leaped, but not as high or as forcefully or as determinedly as Wambach.
Ball met forehead and found the back of the Brazilian net. That made it 2-2 and set the stage for the cruel drama of penalty kicks.
In 1999, it was Carla Overbeck, Joy Fawcett, Kristine Lilly, Hamm and, finally, Chastain who showed the resolve.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Game over.
In 2011, it was Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd, Wambach, Rapinoe and Ali Krieger.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Game over.
The five U.S. penalty kicks provided the exclamation marks to an epic comeback, and those who achieved the victory — the entire team, not only the penalty takers — have every right to be mentioned in the same breath as the U.S. heroines of 1999.
Six days past the Fourth of July, Old Glory flew proudly in Dresden on Sunday night.
Coach Pia Sundhage put it best.
"I come from Sweden," she said, "but this core American value of bringing the best out of one another is infectious. I'm very proud and happy to be coach of the USA."
Spare a thought, though, for the Brazilians. They came, they saw, they almost conquered.
But again, just as in the 2004 Olympic final, the 2007 World Cup final and the 2008 Olympic final, they came across one hurdle too high, one barrier too impenetrable.
Brazil has dazzling players. Marta is a diamond brighter than all the rest. But there is an intangible that separates some teams from others and it has nothing to do with ability.
It is belief and it is impossible to teach. It comes from within. It comes from history. It comes from having been there before and knowing that nothing is impossible.
The U.S. women have that belief ingrained in them. Anson Dorrance and Tony DiCicco, the coaches who led them to their 1991 and 1999 World Cup triumphs, instilled it in them and it has been part and parcel of the team's makeup since.
It wasn't only 11 players on the field whom Brazil was up against Sunday, it was every player who has ever pulled on a U.S. jersey.
With time running out, the odds were that Brazil would prevail. But then the U.S. conjured up the past. After that, there would only be one winner.
grahame.jones@latimes.com
Jones reported from Ross-on-Wye, England
The play-by-play announcer on the ESPN broadcast of the US vs. Brazil game yesterday commented on the referees' dubious performance, saying that he hoped the "cynicism" of the men's game doesn't creep into the women's game.
After the Lady Terps' Championship in 2006, I bought tickets to regular and post season games, and in my opinion, it was the best bang-for-the-buck in our area.
So after watching the ugliness of the 2011 UConn men's basketball championship, and the mention of the possibility of "cynicism" creeping into the FIFA women's game, I wonder what's next?
You can find pure sport if you look for it, perhaps in your back yard with your son or daughter.
From the LA Times:
Somewhere, Mia Hamm is shedding a happy tear or two. Emotions always ran close to the surface for America's soccer darling.
Somewhere, Julie Foudy is letting loose with a whoop and a holler. "Loudy" Foudy always was one to express her feelings vocally.
Somewhere, Michelle Akers is leaping high and stretching her neck, heading in that last-second desperation goal to salvage an American World Cup dream.
Only, it was Abby Wambach who scored it Sunday. Akers was simply the inspiration, the template from the past that said no U.S. women's soccer team is ever beaten until the final whistle sounds.
Somewhere, perhaps, Brandi Chastain is once again tearing her shirt off. Or perhaps not, but she should be.
The torch has well and truly been passed, and the U.S. women's team that on Sunday knocked Brazil out of the Women's World Cup in Germany, winning, 5-3, on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie, has every right to be compared to the World Cup winners of 1999.
Dresden's Rudolf-Harbig Stadium was not the Rose Bowl, but it was exactly 12 years ago Sunday that the U.S. edged China on penalty kicks, 5-4, to win the World Cup for a second time.
Sunday's game was only a quarterfinal, but pause for a moment right there. Had the U.S. accepted defeat while the clock ticked off the remaining seconds and the scoreboard showed Brazil ahead, 2-1, few would have complained. The U.S. players had given their all.
But acceptance is not the American way. Defiance is, and Wambach typified that spirit. In slow motion, here's what happened next:
The ball was floated into the Brazilian goal mouth by Megan Rapinoe. Andreia, the Brazilian goalkeeper, threw out her arms but didn't come close to intercepting it.
Luckless defender Daiane, the same player who scored an own goal two minutes into the match and soon would add to her misery by seeing her penalty kick saved by U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, leaped, but not as high or as forcefully or as determinedly as Wambach.
Ball met forehead and found the back of the Brazilian net. That made it 2-2 and set the stage for the cruel drama of penalty kicks.
In 1999, it was Carla Overbeck, Joy Fawcett, Kristine Lilly, Hamm and, finally, Chastain who showed the resolve.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Game over.
In 2011, it was Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd, Wambach, Rapinoe and Ali Krieger.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Game over.
The five U.S. penalty kicks provided the exclamation marks to an epic comeback, and those who achieved the victory — the entire team, not only the penalty takers — have every right to be mentioned in the same breath as the U.S. heroines of 1999.
Six days past the Fourth of July, Old Glory flew proudly in Dresden on Sunday night.
Coach Pia Sundhage put it best.
"I come from Sweden," she said, "but this core American value of bringing the best out of one another is infectious. I'm very proud and happy to be coach of the USA."
Spare a thought, though, for the Brazilians. They came, they saw, they almost conquered.
But again, just as in the 2004 Olympic final, the 2007 World Cup final and the 2008 Olympic final, they came across one hurdle too high, one barrier too impenetrable.
Brazil has dazzling players. Marta is a diamond brighter than all the rest. But there is an intangible that separates some teams from others and it has nothing to do with ability.
It is belief and it is impossible to teach. It comes from within. It comes from history. It comes from having been there before and knowing that nothing is impossible.
The U.S. women have that belief ingrained in them. Anson Dorrance and Tony DiCicco, the coaches who led them to their 1991 and 1999 World Cup triumphs, instilled it in them and it has been part and parcel of the team's makeup since.
It wasn't only 11 players on the field whom Brazil was up against Sunday, it was every player who has ever pulled on a U.S. jersey.
With time running out, the odds were that Brazil would prevail. But then the U.S. conjured up the past. After that, there would only be one winner.
grahame.jones@latimes.com
Jones reported from Ross-on-Wye, England
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Diabetics, Rita's Sugar Free is Not Sugar Free (duh)
An email I just sent to Rita's.
The only thing more delicious than Rita's ice is being able to sicken a diabetic and get paid for it, while being on the right side of the law, no?
Btw, Regular 12 oz. Sugar Free ice:
43-79 grams of carbohydrates.
(http://www.ritasice.com/m/pdf/2010Nutritionals-Ice.pdf)
I'm not a doctor, but that could kill a diabetic, I bet.
"I had one of your sugar-free ices and felt horrible afterwards. I just looked at your nutritional information, and I guessed right. While your ice was sugar free, it certainly had more than enough carbohydrates (I assume using corn syrup or whatever) to sicken a diabetic like me. I don't care if you write back, especially if you're going to reply with some form email. This is on your conscience.
I know about the whole "sugar-free" label and how it can mean that it still has sucrose or whatever the heck. I should have asked. But damn it, if it says sugar free than it should be sugar free like diet coke. Or at least come out with a diet line. Stuff like this is why so many people hate corporate America.
And btw, I won't be able to buy any more of your products.
Thanks for the "false advertising". And I know it wasn't false advertising, but that wasn't "sugar free" either.
Thanks for making me sick."
UPDATE:
Rita's replied as I anticipated. With a typical soulless corporate America form email.
I am "[MSG:29183]"
A big FU to Rita.
"Dear Chris,
Thank you for your recent inquiry about Rita’s. We appreciate the time you took to reach out to us and want you to know that your feedback is very important to our company.
As found in the Nutrition FAQ section of our website, we use a combination of sugar alcohols and sugar substitutes in our Sugar-Free Ice; these include:
- Splenda (sucralose)
- Acesulfame-Potassium (ace-K)
- Sugar alcohols (sorbitol and maltitol)
- Maltodextrin
Our Sugar Free Ice flavors have always included sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol and/or maltitol. Sugar alcohols are also commonly found in many sugar-free & no-sugar-added products, including candy, gum, ice cream, cookies, and other treats.
Sugar alcohols are an important ingredient in maintaining the consistency and stability of our Sugar-Free products during freezing.
Consumption of sugar alcohols in large amounts, or when not commonly eaten, can result in adverse effects including abdominal distress and upset. Many other factors may impact such a reaction, including other medical conditions.
We take Guest feedback very seriously and appreciate you alerting us about your concerns.
Thank you,
Rita’s Guest Service Team
-----------------------------------------------------------
Original Feedback: I had one of your sugar-free ices and felt horrible afterwards. I just looked at your nutritional information, and I guessed right. While your ice was sugar free, it certainly had more than enough carbohydrates (I assume using corn syrup or whatever) to sicken a diabetic like me. I don't care if you write back, especially if you're going to reply with some form email. This is on your conscience.
I know about the whole "sugar-free" label and how it can mean that it still has sucrose or whatever the heck. I should have asked. But damn it, if it says sugar free than it should be sugar free like diet coke. Or at least come out with a diet line. Stuff like this is why so many people hate corporate America.
And btw, I won't be able to buy any more or your products.
Thanks for the "false advertising". And I know it wasn't false advertising, but that wasn't "sugar free" either.
Thanks for making me sick.
[MSG:29183]"
The only thing more delicious than Rita's ice is being able to sicken a diabetic and get paid for it, while being on the right side of the law, no?
Btw, Regular 12 oz. Sugar Free ice:
43-79 grams of carbohydrates.
(http://www.ritasice.com/m/pdf/2010Nutritionals-Ice.pdf)
I'm not a doctor, but that could kill a diabetic, I bet.
"I had one of your sugar-free ices and felt horrible afterwards. I just looked at your nutritional information, and I guessed right. While your ice was sugar free, it certainly had more than enough carbohydrates (I assume using corn syrup or whatever) to sicken a diabetic like me. I don't care if you write back, especially if you're going to reply with some form email. This is on your conscience.
I know about the whole "sugar-free" label and how it can mean that it still has sucrose or whatever the heck. I should have asked. But damn it, if it says sugar free than it should be sugar free like diet coke. Or at least come out with a diet line. Stuff like this is why so many people hate corporate America.
And btw, I won't be able to buy any more of your products.
Thanks for the "false advertising". And I know it wasn't false advertising, but that wasn't "sugar free" either.
Thanks for making me sick."
UPDATE:
Rita's replied as I anticipated. With a typical soulless corporate America form email.
I am "[MSG:29183]"
A big FU to Rita.
"Dear Chris,
Thank you for your recent inquiry about Rita’s. We appreciate the time you took to reach out to us and want you to know that your feedback is very important to our company.
As found in the Nutrition FAQ section of our website, we use a combination of sugar alcohols and sugar substitutes in our Sugar-Free Ice; these include:
- Splenda (sucralose)
- Acesulfame-Potassium (ace-K)
- Sugar alcohols (sorbitol and maltitol)
- Maltodextrin
Our Sugar Free Ice flavors have always included sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol and/or maltitol. Sugar alcohols are also commonly found in many sugar-free & no-sugar-added products, including candy, gum, ice cream, cookies, and other treats.
Sugar alcohols are an important ingredient in maintaining the consistency and stability of our Sugar-Free products during freezing.
Consumption of sugar alcohols in large amounts, or when not commonly eaten, can result in adverse effects including abdominal distress and upset. Many other factors may impact such a reaction, including other medical conditions.
We take Guest feedback very seriously and appreciate you alerting us about your concerns.
Thank you,
Rita’s Guest Service Team
-----------------------------------------------------------
Original Feedback: I had one of your sugar-free ices and felt horrible afterwards. I just looked at your nutritional information, and I guessed right. While your ice was sugar free, it certainly had more than enough carbohydrates (I assume using corn syrup or whatever) to sicken a diabetic like me. I don't care if you write back, especially if you're going to reply with some form email. This is on your conscience.
I know about the whole "sugar-free" label and how it can mean that it still has sucrose or whatever the heck. I should have asked. But damn it, if it says sugar free than it should be sugar free like diet coke. Or at least come out with a diet line. Stuff like this is why so many people hate corporate America.
And btw, I won't be able to buy any more or your products.
Thanks for the "false advertising". And I know it wasn't false advertising, but that wasn't "sugar free" either.
Thanks for making me sick.
[MSG:29183]"
Re: (World) Football, Women's Sports
If you're not watching, you're really missing out.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2011-07-10/wambach-solo-help-deliver-improbable-us-victory-in-womens-world-cup
http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2011-07-10/wambach-solo-help-deliver-improbable-us-victory-in-womens-world-cup
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Orioles Fans: Get In, Sit Down, Shut Up and Hold On - PART DEUX!!!!
Ok, O's fans.
So far this season I predicted a fifth place finish, and then a few weeks ago I gave a firm but fair lecture on why any baseball fan could live the rest of their life without seeing their team win a championship.
Here is my latest advice, and I believe that it is integral to our ability to be patient with our Orioles and actually ENJOY baseball (it is a game!!!)
And here is where I am "officially splitting" with a certain local AM sports station, one that I have been a loyal listener for about a decade.
This weeks' topic:
Stop Blaming Peter Angelos.
I turned on my radio this morning and tuned it to that station up the AM dial that does sports 24 hours. The host took a call and the caller said that he didn't think anything the Orioles could do right now could help their situation.
The host went a step further, and true to form, he went to the "go-to play" of sports fans:
Blame.
For the past decade, I have listened to this station criticise, no, lampoon, rip, insult, belittle, however you want to say it...
They have not minced words when verbally assaulting Peter Angelos as owner of the Baltimore Orioles.
But, my point here is not to criticise their criticism of Peter Angelos. I enjoyed it for the most part. Those guys are pretty hilarious when they get on a roll.
But for me, the Angelos blaming has to stop.
The caller this morning vented his frustration, and the host said that there has only been one constant over the past 13 or however many losing seasons.
Fine. That is a fact. But if Angelos were to sell the team today to someone who would spend 200 million dollars next year on payroll, would the Orioles be a contender? Or to compete in the AL East, would he/she have to spend 250m?
All I'm saying is that you might not ever find the right person or the right thing to blame/replace/fix.
In my opinion, replacing Peter Angelos does not guarantee improvement.
Would I like a new owner? Sure, I guess. But will the new boss be just like the old boss?
I'm not trying to say that that station is wrong in crying for Angelos to sell the team.
My point is that you are chasing your own tail when you talk like the Orioles just aren't doing things "the right way".
It's just not as simple as that.
Which leads me to my final point.
Sportstalk that is just a bunch of people bitching about how screwed up the team is or the owner or this or that... is boring, annoying, lame... Criticism is one thing, but to act like a losing baseball team is a civic travesty is bunk.
When I hear sportstalk hosts and callers say another losing Orioles season "disgusts" them, or they need to SHOUT AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS LIKE THEY'RE FRONTING PANTERA when talking about sports at 7:30 in the freaking morning...
Get a life.
And please stop acting like you're doing the news. Stop saying that you've "suffered" with the team(s).
I think I've learned my lesson over the years.
Just enjoy sports.
It's just a damn game.
So far this season I predicted a fifth place finish, and then a few weeks ago I gave a firm but fair lecture on why any baseball fan could live the rest of their life without seeing their team win a championship.
Here is my latest advice, and I believe that it is integral to our ability to be patient with our Orioles and actually ENJOY baseball (it is a game!!!)
And here is where I am "officially splitting" with a certain local AM sports station, one that I have been a loyal listener for about a decade.
This weeks' topic:
Stop Blaming Peter Angelos.
I turned on my radio this morning and tuned it to that station up the AM dial that does sports 24 hours. The host took a call and the caller said that he didn't think anything the Orioles could do right now could help their situation.
The host went a step further, and true to form, he went to the "go-to play" of sports fans:
Blame.
For the past decade, I have listened to this station criticise, no, lampoon, rip, insult, belittle, however you want to say it...
They have not minced words when verbally assaulting Peter Angelos as owner of the Baltimore Orioles.
But, my point here is not to criticise their criticism of Peter Angelos. I enjoyed it for the most part. Those guys are pretty hilarious when they get on a roll.
But for me, the Angelos blaming has to stop.
The caller this morning vented his frustration, and the host said that there has only been one constant over the past 13 or however many losing seasons.
Fine. That is a fact. But if Angelos were to sell the team today to someone who would spend 200 million dollars next year on payroll, would the Orioles be a contender? Or to compete in the AL East, would he/she have to spend 250m?
All I'm saying is that you might not ever find the right person or the right thing to blame/replace/fix.
In my opinion, replacing Peter Angelos does not guarantee improvement.
Would I like a new owner? Sure, I guess. But will the new boss be just like the old boss?
I'm not trying to say that that station is wrong in crying for Angelos to sell the team.
My point is that you are chasing your own tail when you talk like the Orioles just aren't doing things "the right way".
It's just not as simple as that.
Which leads me to my final point.
Sportstalk that is just a bunch of people bitching about how screwed up the team is or the owner or this or that... is boring, annoying, lame... Criticism is one thing, but to act like a losing baseball team is a civic travesty is bunk.
When I hear sportstalk hosts and callers say another losing Orioles season "disgusts" them, or they need to SHOUT AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS LIKE THEY'RE FRONTING PANTERA when talking about sports at 7:30 in the freaking morning...
Get a life.
And please stop acting like you're doing the news. Stop saying that you've "suffered" with the team(s).
I think I've learned my lesson over the years.
Just enjoy sports.
It's just a damn game.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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