Thought(s) of the Day
It's Friday night, I'm watching the Cubs attempt to blow a game against the Double-A Nationals, and my plans for the weekend consist of a company basketball game on Sunday and, ummm, that's about it. It will be my second weekend off without working any of my jobs since the end of May. How to celebrate? Some random thoughts seemed to be make sense.
- I didn't feel it a week ago, but I'm starting to catch football fever. And can you blame me? My Florida Gators will be insanely good, with Tebow returning for his senior year, the great Urban Meyer coaching 'em up and 21 of the top 22 defensive players from last year's National Title team returning. There's no such thing as a guarantee in sports, but if the Gators are motivated to win the crystal trophy for the third time in four years, they could have an amazing season.
Then there's the Bears, who for the first time in about 60 years have a star quarterback who is actually in his prime. The D is aging and I still have my concerns about the Lovie/Turner/Babich coaching trio, but Cutler and Matt Forte should provide some good times in the NFC North.
-Strange connecting theme about my two teams...no proven wideouts. I'm actually not as worried about it as most Gators and Bears fans, because I feel if you have a good QB (both do), good runners (both do) and talented receivers (I hope both do), the players will elevate their game and make plays.
-Turning to baseball, and I just have about given up trying to gauge this Cubs squad. The starting pitching has its bad games, but for the most part, is consistently good. Same goes with Derrek Lee. The other 20 or so guys on the team, every day is a mystery. One day the lineup can smack out six runs on 10 hits, the next those numbers will zero and two. One day the bullpen will hold the lead for four innings, the next they'll allow five runs in a third of an inning. And the defense can look like Gold Glovers one day and T-Ballers the next. So will they make the playoffs? Today I say no, but my response could be different tomorrow.
-Is it just me, or do the Cubs lack players with good nicknames. Big Z, DLee and The Riot are all solid, but those are just re-worked ways to say their names. My vendor buddy Lou calls Kevin Gregg 'The Little Ticket' (Hoops fans will get that), which I like, and I've called Reed Johnson 'The White Rick Ross' (because everyday he's hustling). But guys like Milton Bradley (something about board games), Ted Lilly and Jake Fox could all use a good nickname.
-Finally, since I got a shout-out on her blog, I wanna direct everybody to my friend Jewels' blog, which is a daily must-read.
- I didn't feel it a week ago, but I'm starting to catch football fever. And can you blame me? My Florida Gators will be insanely good, with Tebow returning for his senior year, the great Urban Meyer coaching 'em up and 21 of the top 22 defensive players from last year's National Title team returning. There's no such thing as a guarantee in sports, but if the Gators are motivated to win the crystal trophy for the third time in four years, they could have an amazing season.
Then there's the Bears, who for the first time in about 60 years have a star quarterback who is actually in his prime. The D is aging and I still have my concerns about the Lovie/Turner/Babich coaching trio, but Cutler and Matt Forte should provide some good times in the NFC North.
-Strange connecting theme about my two teams...no proven wideouts. I'm actually not as worried about it as most Gators and Bears fans, because I feel if you have a good QB (both do), good runners (both do) and talented receivers (I hope both do), the players will elevate their game and make plays.
-Turning to baseball, and I just have about given up trying to gauge this Cubs squad. The starting pitching has its bad games, but for the most part, is consistently good. Same goes with Derrek Lee. The other 20 or so guys on the team, every day is a mystery. One day the lineup can smack out six runs on 10 hits, the next those numbers will zero and two. One day the bullpen will hold the lead for four innings, the next they'll allow five runs in a third of an inning. And the defense can look like Gold Glovers one day and T-Ballers the next. So will they make the playoffs? Today I say no, but my response could be different tomorrow.
-Is it just me, or do the Cubs lack players with good nicknames. Big Z, DLee and The Riot are all solid, but those are just re-worked ways to say their names. My vendor buddy Lou calls Kevin Gregg 'The Little Ticket' (Hoops fans will get that), which I like, and I've called Reed Johnson 'The White Rick Ross' (because everyday he's hustling). But guys like Milton Bradley (something about board games), Ted Lilly and Jake Fox could all use a good nickname.
-Finally, since I got a shout-out on her blog, I wanna direct everybody to my friend Jewels' blog, which is a daily must-read.
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