By all that is holy, I should be nowhere near a keyboard. Seriously, Papa's delicate condition could make him eat everything in the place so I thought I would write instead. I may still devour something, but I'll try to be good. Thank god there is no ice cream in the house. If there were I would have no choice but to eat it all.
Anyway, how 'bout those Sillies? Despite a piss poor loss the other night, they managed to find some pep in their bats and beat up on the guys from Chicago three in a row. More importantly, they have started to hit the ball. Utley looks like he is finding his rhythm and he contributed big time this weekend, especially in the field where he made some great catches - like the last out of yesterday's game.
More importantly, Superstar came through in a big way the past two games. He drove in three yesterday, and a couple the day before, and wasn't swinging at stupid pitches. In other words, he showed some discipline at the plate - and got results. Oh sure, he still led the team in K's but Rome wasn't built in a day. Maybe having Utley walked the other day so that the Cubs could pitch to him pissed him off the way it should have. Whatever caused Mr Underachiever to join the fight was a welcome sight. If he can keep up this weekend's performance level this team could coast to the division title again. No, it wasn't Kool-Aid that I had earlier.
Chooch is in a hitting funk, but as long as he can continue to manage the staff, and Superstar and Utley maintain a hot hand, we can live with Ruiz looking like Spanky from the Little Rascals at the plate. Yes, he certainly was a great staff manager against the Cubs. The pitching continues to be excellent. How about Michael Stutes? This kid had himself a helluva weekend in stressful situations. He was asked to put his ass on the line in two of the games and came through big time. Not much I need to say about Doc & Lee - they both did what they are paid to do. Oswalt wasn't overpowering, but after a bad first inning he settled down and kept some decent Cubs hitters at bay. It was nice to see the guy get a win. How cool is it to start the next series with Hamels? You Phillie fans should be feeling good about your chance in the first game against Florida. A word of caution is necessary. If the candystripers have a let-down because the fish have lost 102 games in a row they could get burned. The Marlins always play the Phillies tough and find ways to bat them.
Congratulations are in order to Mark Cuban and his Dallas Mavericks for winning the NBA title last night against the Miami Heat. All the pundits who before the season could see no way that the Heat could lose a game, let alone a title, are now preparing their collective dishes of crow. Pundits are usually wrong about everything, so those of you who wagered the family farm based on what they said deserve your losses.
The LSF had a dilemma when he found out that the Heat would be playing the Mavericks. I like having a rooting interest, and that was my dilemma. Have I told you how much I loathe Texas and everything in it? They have a governor who is trying very hard to execute more people than George W. did, and a month ago was speaking about Texas seceding from the Union. Gov. Perry must have missed the class where they taught the Civil War. He is now considering running for President of the same country he talked about leaving. Only In America!
We've had two Presidents elected from Texas named Bush, and we know how things turned out under them. Okay, so neither was actually FROM Texas, and one of them probably wasn't actually ELECTED President, but I digress. The Dallas Cowboys live in Texas, and that is enough for me to want to help them pack when they secede. One would think that given the above and more that I have not written about my loathing of all things Texas that I couldn't root for the Mavericks. I happen to love their owner, Mark Cuban. Yes, I know he acts like an asshole and says shit he shouldn't, but that is exactly why I love the guy. He drives the NBA commish David Stern crazy, and that is a good thing. I blame Stern for being shown a commercial right after the game asking me to spend $79.99 for four Maverick's Championship Commemorative items. The players hadn't even been interviewed yet and this greedy prick wants me to spend nearly $80.00 for a cheap hat, a cheap towel, and a cheap tee-shirt, and something else. David Stern is what is wrong with pro sports today. Fuck you, David. Stern having to present Cuban with the trophy ranks up there with when Pete Rozelle had to present Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, the Lombardi Trophy after Davis had sued the NFL and won.
Turning to the Heat, I am not a LeBron hater. The guy is one of the best hoopsters I have ever seen play, and he did what any of us would have done in a NY minute. He was never going to win anything in Cleveland, and there was a shitpot of money involved. Dwayne Wade is a joy to watch, and Bosh is a classy guy, so I have no problem with the team. My problem is with with team President Pat Riley. First of all, he played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky, and later coached the Lakers to three or four titles. I have never cared for the man and his slick look. His hair always annoyed me, and I often thought how cool it would be to see it ablaze. The shit he uses to keep his hair slick and immovable would probably burn real well and the smoke alone might force the authorities to order large scale evacuations from S. Florida due to the toxins in the smoke.
In the end, all I wanted was to see a great series, and I did. In the end, I was glad that the misfits from Dallas were able to beat the best team money could buy. The hoopla surrounding the Heat was in poor taste, and they deserved to lose for that alone. It was nice to see Kidd finally get a ring, and I have to take my hat off to Nowitski - the guy was not going to lose, and he carried his team on his back throughout the playoffs.
The Heat will be in the thick of it again - they are too talented not to be.
On the political front, Rep. Anthony Weiner wants to take a leave of absence from Congress so he can get help for his problem. Sorry Anthony, there isn't much they can do for a small dick. Really Congressman, deal with it - they will not be asking you to try out for a part in a porn film, unless of course they use a zoom lens. I actually don't care about what he did. I don't, since I think all Congressmen and women are scum bags. Nothing any of them says or does surprises me, and we deserve them since we are always re-electing them.
Enough politics. I wouldn't want to offend anybody, unless you are a Republican.
I have to sign off so that I can get my beauty rest and so I can have the energy to deal with the kids. Tomorrow is the last day for me to travel to S. Philly and teach the grade school kids line dancing. Funding for next year is in doubt, so this may be the last class I do with these kids. Have a great day and week.
P.S. While writing tonight I have been listening to Louis Prima. Gang, if you are depressed Louis will pull you right out of it. My advice - listen to the guy!
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