Bill Simmons has not written an article in the past 2 days and I am too lazy to dissect an article right now, so...
1. There was a middle aged UNC fan at the bar I went to for the UNC-Louisville game who after Tyler Hansbrough made a shot screamed, "Viva Viagra!" There should be a two drink limit if you are over 50 at a bar. Sorry, that is what the rules should be. David Padgett could learn a lot from Tyler Hansbrough. He needs to not stand 20 feet from the basket, and he needs to be under the basket trying to get the ball to get fouls on Hansbrough. He also needs to learn to go spastic whenever he is touched like Psycho T does also. It would also help if he was as good at basketball as Psycho T is. Also, in case you have not heard, Dick Vitale again said Tyler tries harder than any other basketball player he has ever seen. Hyperbole is annoying.
2. I still think UNC will win the NCAA Championship and I think they will play Memphis. I wish I had thought of this before I chose Texas to beat Memphis.
3. Peter King's MMQB always bores me in the very beginning. I pretty much only read the Ten Things He Thinks and the quotes he puts up and then dissects those quotes. I used to read it all the way through but his Favre and Patriots slobber really makes it a tough read for me. Even this week he profiles the Falcons GM...who used to work for the Patriots. For some reason, it reeks of self importance to me.
4. Bobby Cox has no clue how to handle a bullpen. He has a knack for bringing the wrong guy in at the wrong time...or as he does now, just keeps the right guy in too long.
5. Does anyone else in the world give a shit where Pacman Jones goes? Why is this being covered so much? Is it because he is so interesting or because the Dallas Cowboys are involved?
6. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7951230
Ken Rosenthal wrote an article where he basically says, "Go ahead and make fun of me bloggers!" So I will, for a second. His choice for a champion would not be my choice, but that is not the problem with the article. The problem is that I was not sure if this article was:
A. Him choosing the World Series Champion.
B. His response to those who like to use PECOTA to predict an outcome. Though honestly, how is that any sillier than just guessing?
C. Him giving some hell to those bloggers who rip him.
Not a very cohesive article. He could have chosen a champion, given his opinion on bloggers critiques of him, or given his opinion on PECOTA in three separate articles. Instead, he just wrote an incoherent article that was basically the equivalent of a person choosing a marriage partner by saying, "I am old and need to get married. Other men/women have their drawbacks but I will marry this person because there are no other viable options." I have no clue why he chose the team he did.
7. I believe I heard Steve Phillips call Manny Ramirez the best hitter in the major leagues. Son of a bitch, are you kidding me?
8. I don't care what anyone says, I love Bill Raftery. As much as I love Bill Raftery, I greatly dislike Billy Packer...except when I agree with him.
9. I can't wait for the inevitable "Bill Simmons talks about the NCAA Tournament article on ESPN." Even if it is awesome and completely great, I am still going to nitpick it, because he has no right to talk about college basketball due to the fact he knows nothing about it.
10. Jose Canseco is coming off as pathetic and money grabbing now. The fact he tried to extort Magglio Ordonez pretty much proves it to me and also should cloud any conclusions his new book claims to know.
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