Bread and Circuses

Wow, it’s been months since I’ve been around, and not much has changed.  Everyone’s doing their own thing.  Demonicume is rebuilding his web-site for the umpteenth time after it was raped, Lisa is BOTD,  SoCal thinks the world is conspiring against Barry Bonds, Nostradamus still doesn’t know football, and Dudski is still quietly cranking out the best blogs on the planet.

For those of you who even notice me, sorry for the long absense.  I tend to sit around and mope while waiting for CFB to kick off again.  It’s getting close, so I though I’d dust off the keyboard and blog something.  Here goes…..

MLB

Well, Clemens is back.  Not only is he one of the greatest pitchers of all time, he may be the smartest.  The guy "retires" until mid-season, misses all the mundane stuff like practice and spring training, then sells his arm to the highest bidder for half a season of serious work.   He’s a friggin’ mercenary, how come no one else has figured out how to do this?

The Yankees are almost to .500, and A-Rod looks like a God.  I predict as soon as the Yanks get in contention, he tanks again.

Another prediction:  Torii Hunter will be the next great player to sell his soul to the devil.  (Steinbrenner actually is Satan, for those who didn’t know.)

This is how bad it is.  I hate the Yankees so much I find myself rooting for the BoSox.  Obviously I need counseling.

NFL

The No Fun League continues to try to supress any individualism or joy from their product.  It works for me, I haven’t watched an entire game in over three years.  The powers-that-be stifle anything that might be seen as unique, then are amazed when our attention turns to PacMan Jones and Michael Vick’s dog shows.   Well,duh… they’re the only things not scripted.

PGA

All of the sudden, Tiger is a dad and seems a little more human.  I  prefer him that way.  Maybe if other golfers quit grovelling at his feet and sniffing his crotch, someone will step up and truly challenge him.  The last two majors were won by someone else, but in both cases the winner was far away from the eye of the Tiger.  Anyone going head up simply pee’s on himself and gets out of the way.  Someone needs to get a set…

WWE

Disgusting….what price for entertainment?  I actually saw people mourning for a murderer.

and finally….

CFB

The flavor of the month is that Arkansas will crash and burn in 2007.  I’ve had this argument too many times to rehash the whole thing.  Arkansas fans are viewed as delusional, blinded homers who are far too carried away by one lucky season that turned into a soap opera of innuendo, court battles and player defections.  So be it, but let me ask you serious college fans a serious question.  Close your eyes and pretend. How would you like your teams chances this fall if you could have D-Mac, Felix Jones and Marcus Monk on your team?

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Okay, I feel better now.

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