I have a feeling I just missed a once in a lifetime opportunity. Such is life. Maybe Philly will have another championship title come back to the city before I die.
The Phillies
Let’s all hope tonight’s World Series game will be the last for the series. If you haven’t followed, the last game was basically a nightmare. The weather was horrible and should have been called early on. However, with the Phils up 2-1, the Umps, Commish, and any other moron in charge decided to allow the game to play on. In the top of the 6th, it was so bad that there were puddles all throughout the infield. However, the game was allowed to continue until the Rays tied up the game 2-2. Talk about a bonehead move. Bud Selig, you are a moron!
Hey, look at that, budseligisadouche.com is free. I should register it.
That’s right. Matt Stairs. My new favorite player. He’s 41 and is listed as a pinch hitter for the Phillies. I can’t honestly remember seeing him hit throughout the season, but is listed as hitting .252. I assume that was when he was a Blue Jay, as he was traded to the Phils at the end of August.
Anyway, he came into tonight’s NLCS game with the game tied at 5. The Phils were winning 2-0 in the first, but were quickly losing control as the score crept up to be 5-3 Dodgers at the top of the 8th. The “Flyin’ Hawaiian” Shane Victorino hit a 2 run home run to tie the game. Mr Stairs came in and knocked one HELL of a home run to deep right field making the game 7-5. That’s how we ended the game with Brad Lidge coming in to save another one. The Phils lead the series 3-1.
My nerves can’t take this.
I feel as if I have lost the urge to blog. I dunno, maybe I just don’t have anything important to say these days. Although, let’s be honest, when did I ever. Check the archives, there really isn’t anything groundbreaking there. I really should get back to posting more. I’m not sure what to say.
I pretty much hate watching the Eagles anymore. Watching yet another year of crap and horrible offense piled on top of shockingly mediocre defense is really getting to me. Watching big Andy Reid talk about how “we have to improve” and how he has to call better plays year after year is driving me nuts. The Eagles offense never changes, it never evolves, it just continues to suck when it is needed most. They are terrible in the clutch.
The Bills went 4-0 before exploding to the Cardinals. 4 and freaking 0. The Buffalo Freaking Bills. They are basically at the top of the AFC and still the Eagles fart along at the end of the pack. Oh well.
The Flyers are just getting their season underway and really, I can’t honestly say I am hopeful. The head office has made some changes, but nothing super dramatically different happened from last year. No big signings, no major changes. I can’t see the team getting that extra push it needs with signing cheap has-beens or even cheaper never-were players.
Penn State is 6-0 and ranked #6 in the country. So far, they haven’t (in my opinion) played any teams that have really tested them. That’s coming up though, I promise you.
The Soul won the Arena Bowl. Holy freaking crap. Although that still doesn’t make Philly a championship city. I think I am one of the few people I know that even cares about the Arena League.
The Phils have made it to the post-season this year. They look to be playing pretty strong, but I’m sure it is only a matter of time before they too rip my heart out and stomp on it. Give it time, it’s there.
Lastly, work kinda sucks. The whole “lets buy Macs” thing is really starting to burn me. They just don’t work the way we need them to. They aren’t lasting and/or taking the abuse that high school kids and teachers (more teachers it seems) dish out. But that’s what happens when truly uninformed people make truly uninformed decisions. I can hardly wait until their warranties expire, because that alone may drive our budget into the hole. So far out of about 450 MacBooks, we have had to replace 6 hard drives, 3 motherboards, 3 wireless cards, and over 120 batteries. I only say over 120 because at this point we have totally lost count. Add all that up and I would have to say that I am not impressed. Don’t even get me started on the supposed super friendly and even more super helpful Apple tech support. In a nutshell, it doesn’t exist.
Done!
That’s right Phillies fan, it has finally come. With a 10-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies have finally done it. Their 10,000th loss. They are the first and only to do it. Philly fans, stand proud. We have finally won something.
I thought that the pain coming out of Philly would end now that the Flyers season is finally over.
I spoke too soon. The Phillies themselves are off to one hell of a start. 3 wins, 10 losses, and they lead the whole friggin league in errors per game.
What next? I am out of teams to cheer for and I’m tired of spackling the fist holes in my walls. I need a new hobby already; being a sports fan just isn’t working for me.