Monday Moaning

Alright, I wasn't going to lead with this first topic, but then a friend sent me a link expanding on the story....

This past week some dickhead kid in California was throwing punches at a partially blind kid, when BOOM! another student named Cody Pine stepped in and blasted the the dickhead!






As I was disgusted by the dickhead, and seeing something we see too much of anymore, I was elated to see Cody Pine come to the aid of another, and put dickhead...Then checking on the other kid, before getting in dickhead's face for what he did...It was a wonderful moment for the youth in this country to see...Stepping up to defend the weak...shutting down the bullshit dickhead who too often gets away with his crap...All witness accounts said the partially blind kid did nothing to cause dickhead to start throwing punches at him...Dickhead was arrested, and released to his shithead parents...this is the point where the story should end right?

Nope...Huntington Beach High School has suspended Cody Pine and he was booted from the football team, because of their so-called "zero-tolerance" policy, and they "could not accept violent behavior from any student"....I'm sorry, but everyone involved in this decision should be fired...A kid did the right thing, and the adults come along and fuck it up...It's actions like this from adults/school officials, that will prevent kids from doing the right thing...They'll see a kid getting beat down for no damn reason, and put their head down and keep walking, because they don't want to get in trouble, or lose the spot on a team, or whatever the fuck...

Violence isn't always the best solution...It isn't always right...But sometimes it is right...Sometimes the only solution is to step in and be more physical then the dickhead...While others stood and did nothing...some videoed it, but Cody Pine stepped in and resolved the problem with one shot...And then gave a clear warning to make sure it doesn't happen again...Sure, the pen can be mightier then the sword sometimes...But it isn't if you cut the mother fuckers hands off!

Way to go Cody Pine...You were right, and the adults are fucking idiots!


- Moving along...As I tend to do on Sundays, I find other things to do during the Browns game...I still say, walking away from this dysfunctional, horrible franchise, and pretty much the NFL, has been one of the best things I've done over the last few years...But thanks to the local Cleveland news, I got all the stupid details...

As I sat down to watch the six o'clock news, wanting to find out about the multiple shootings and deaths that took place in Cleveland Saturday night/early Sunday morning, I was saddened, and disgusted to see all the local news channel lead with what happened in the Browns game...

I get it...The news is geared to the lowest common denominator...But it didn't use to be...It shouldn't be...How about you say, fuck the shitty Browns for five minutes and let's talk about some important shit...In the last month there has not been a day where I didn't see or read a report about a shooting in Cleveland...And for about a two week stretch, everyday, there was at least one kid shot in Cleveland...

Yeah, shootings happen everyday, everywhere....Doesn't make it right...Doesn't mean it shouldn't be the lead news story...We should be talking about these problems before we talk about which shitty QB should be the Browns starting shitty QB...

And while I have my flamethrower out, I may as well cross that pesky racial line...Of all the shootings going on in Cleveland, the vast majority of victims have been black, and the vast majority of suspects have been black...So you #BlackLivesMatter people, can you please tell me why you aren't screaming about this?   Why is it that you are only screaming when a white person kills a black person, but where were you when the 7 year old was shot in a drive-by...Or the 10 year old...Or the other 7 year old...Or the 3 year old...Where the fuck are you!?!

For all the things that I love and will miss, and all the wonderful people I will miss, I'm looking forward to our move.


-In college football, for the first time since 2009, the Oregon Ducks are not in the Top 25, after taking a 62-20 beating from Utah...The PAC-12 has 5 teams in the top 25...UCLA (7)...Utah (17)...USC (18)...Stanford (18)...Cal (24)...The PAC-12 is solid, and underrated...

-Did you see the latest from the Washington Nationals?  Well, this video sums up what a train-wreck these team has become over the season...







Then manager Matt Williams kept Papelbon in the game...Which made folks not very happy...When asked about that decision after the game, Williams said he didn't realize the incident was that bad until seeing it after the game...If he would have he wouldn't have kept Papelbon in...I think that's bullshit...He knew what went on...And he would have no intention of not having his closer available...

I had high hopes for that team...Wow how they have been a mess this year...


That's all I have for now...But I'll have more to rant about soon I'm sure!

Have a week!

Monday Moaning

No, I didn't see anything that good this weekend...Not even close...Instead I saw the nightmare of old people...Like 75 years old and up...We were visiting my in-laws, and while walking the dog, I went past a first floor window of the assisted living place they're at...Window open, blinds up...Old Man River was going down on Old Mother Hubbard...

Hey, God love them...I'm glad they're still getting it on...But as much as I love my wife, I'm not sure I'd be heading down south on that thing in another 30-40 years...I did come to find out that the Old Man River is actually blind...Extra props for him! Even if he doesn't know he was dealing with a slump-buster!

I'm not sure if there is any good way to segue out of that incident and into something else...Probably not since I was heading in the direction of Patrick Kane...

-Thursday I WROTE about the ongoing investigation involving Blackhawks star winger, Patrick Kane, and an alleged Sexual Assault/Rape...Reports are now coming out that the accuser has bite marks on her shoulders and a scratch on one thigh...She said they met at bar...Kane invited her and her friend back to his lakefront home...At some point she went into a different room...Kane followed her, overpowered her and raped her...Afterwards the two ladies left...The alleged victim called a relative, and then went to the hospital and was examined...

No charges have been filed yet...Police say "the investigation is ongoing"...

Saturday Kane was scheduled/expected to make public appearances in the Buffalo area, as part of his day with The Stanley Cup...Instead Kane spent the day privately with his family....So far, everything that has come out, doesn't sound good for Kane...More to come I'm sure...

-In the NFL, talk of getting a team in Los Angeles has been hot and heavy...And it's picking up even more, as Tuesday there is a special owners meeting setup in Chicago to discuss it more...San Diego, Oakland, and St. Louis are looking to move because they are unhappy with their present stadium deals, and/or stadiums...The NFL has said it will only support one new stadium in Los Angeles, capable of housing two relocated teams...

It's looking like the Chargers will most likely apply for relocation...The feeling is they have run out of time to get  a stadium deal done in San Diego...To be able to get it on the January ballot, they have to have the deal figured out by early September...

If the Chargers apply to relocate, the Raiders will most likely follow, since the two franchises are partnered in a new stadium plan for the Los Angeles suburb of Carson...

Rams owner Stan Kroenke is working on a deal for his own stadium in Inglewood, California...Missouri politicians have a stadium plan in St. Louis that is a $998 million project to be supported by public funds....

Always the public funds...People like me couldn't have been happy when last week, a judge ruled city taxpayer funds could be used for this project without requiring a public vote...Again and again, the taxpayers get held hostage by a franchise...The politicians always cave and give the owners a state-of-the-art facility, totally funded by the taxpayers...The owners get the gate, the concessions, the merch, the parking, they get money for the naming of the stadium...The Browns stadium, the owner sold the naming rights for each entrance, besides selling the stadium naming rights...

Sports franchises, and their stadium deals are one of this country's biggest scams...Right up there with fucking insurance!

A number of NFL owners have predicted one or two teams will move to LA for the 2016 season...The fact that this meeting is going down Tuesday, makes me feel more confident that they are pushing this hard...


-Late Friday night I POSTED about dolts in the media going after Matt Williams...I closed by saying, "Don't count out Matt Williams and the Nationals yet."  Well, a couple days later, I'm totally standing by that...I expect the Mets to stumble somewhere down the stretch here...Oh, and Stephen Strasburg came off the DL Saturday night and struckout 12 Rockies hitters, and only gave up one run, over 7 innings...They're getting healthy...They're gonna be solid...


-College and High School Football season is right around the corner...With those comes marching bands, and great drum-lines...I came across this video and had to share it...Some bad-ass drummer girls...






Have a week!

Why are Talking-heads After Matt Williams Job?

I spend much time listening to SiriusXM Radio...Lately it has been mostly Mad Dog Sports, MLB Radio...I also watch the MLB Network for at least a couple hours each night...And there has been a constant I have noticed...All these talking-heads either want Matt Williams in the hot-seat, or they say he already is in the hot-seat...

I have to ask why? Why the hell are so many people going after a manager's job when it's just his second season on the job?  A manager who by  the way lead his team to a first place finish with 96 wins last season...

Yes, the Nationals are only 5 games above .500 right now...but they are right there in the thick of it all...And they made the move to strengthen their bullpen by adding Jonathan Papelbon...The bullpen being a major concern for many loud-mouth fans and sports writers...I just read an article from some DC area hack who says they need to move Stephen Strasburg to the bullpen now...Yeah, because changing a guys role to something he doesn't do when you are trying to make a playoff push sounds like a perfect timing move...DOLT!

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Wait, I figured it out...I know why all these talking-heads are after Williams' job...They all picked the Nationals to go to the World Series this year...Oh how they hate to be wrong...So is this how they hedge their bets? They attack the manager of the team they picked because their pick isn't a lock...

We also know how sensitive the Sports Media are...They're much kinder to the warm and fuzzy coaches and managers...So when they question Williams decision making and managing skills, pointing to why he didn't use pitchers "X" and "Y" in situation "A" and "B," they don't like it when he says they weren't available today...Of course these media members question him on why they didn't know this earlier...Again they don't like his response of basically, 'It's none of your business!'

Williams has made it clear he is not going to broadcast who is or isn't available going into each game...Why would or should he?  Do these idiots not see that would give the opposing team an advantage...It is very rare to ever hear a manager pre-game, say whether or not certain relievers are available...

Another thing for these talking-heads to consider...Williams and teh Nationals have had to deal with some injury issues...Yes, all teams do...But just realize this...Williams had 5 starting fielders out, all at the same time...Names like, Werth, Zimmerman, Rendon, and Span...5 out of 8 is tough...Especially when a couple of those guys are looked at as key run producers...Two of his top three starters have seen time on the DL...

The fact that the Nationals are two and a half games back from 1st in their division, shouldn't lead to fans, and media attacking the second year manager...They should be excited that their team is getting healthy and making their push...We have seen many times before in baseball, it isn't always the best team that wins it all...It's often the team that gets hot at the right time...

Don't count out Matt Williams and the Nationals yet.