Maybe the best idea I've ever seen. backwards fantasy football. I want to start a league.
Roster Positions: QB, WR, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN
Stat Categories: Completions (-2)
Incomplete Passes (8)
Passing Yards (50 yards per point; 50 points at 10 yards; -35 points at 75 yards; -65 points at 150 yards)
Passing Touchdowns (-8)
Interceptions (8)
Sacks (8)
Rushing Attempts (1)
Rushing Yards (20 yards per point; 25 points at 10 yards; -25 points at 50 yards; -50 points at 100 yards)
Rushing Touchdowns (-8)
Receptions (1)
Reception Yards (10 yards per point; 25 points at 10 yards; -25 points at 50 yards; -50 points at 100 yards)
Reception Touchdowns (-8)
2-Point Conversions (-4)
Fumbles (8)
Fumbles Lost (8)
Field Goals 0-19 Yards (-1)
Field Goals 20-29 Yards (-3)
Field Goals 30-39 Yards (-5)
Field Goals 40-49 Yards (-10)
Field Goals 50+ Yards (-25)
Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards (75)
Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards (50)
Field Goals Missed 30-39 Yards (25)
Field Goals Missed 40-49 Yards (10)
Field Goals Missed 50+ Yards (25)
Point After Attempt Missed (50)
Sack (-8)
Interception (-8)
Fumble Recovery (-8)
Touchdown (-8)
Safety (-16)
Block Kick (-16)
Points Allowed 0 points (-50)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (-25)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (10)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (25)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (50)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (75)
Points Allowed 35+ points (100)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Fitness Convo
F:"So what do you think is an attainable weight loss goal each week? How should I measure my success while trying to get healthier? I ask you because you have a successful track record of losing weight and working out and are just plain knowledgeable. In all honesty I don't even know what I weigh right now but it can not be good.
I think my ideal weight would probably be in the 250 range but I haven't seen that low of a number in a long time. I know I am never going to be skinny so I am just looking for healthy. "
M:
Well, weight loss is one way of measuring it. Anything too drastic and you aren't going to keep the weight off and it will just plain unhealthy. A pound or two a week is pretty good but what I would really concentrate on are other measures. Things like, your energy level or how do you feel are good indicators. Just get a notebook and keep it on you, have a morning afternoon and evening section and keep track of how you feel and what your energy is like. Then take notes for something exceptional like you couldn't sleep or what have you and that's why you felt off. This does two things, it keeps reminding you that you should be working out and feeling better, and two it makes you more conscious of what makes you feel bad and what have you. Maybe you had too much coffee or skipped a meal or something.
Another way of measuring these things is by setting metrics for yourself. Again keep a notebook. Let's say you run a mile on the treadmill every day (or something like it) see how fast you can do it, write down how easy it was and that kind of stuff. As you get progressively better it should be easier and easier and then you can run or bike or whatever further and further. The notebook again serves as a way to track this as well as keeping you honest about how much you are really doing. I measure how much my workouts drain me, and how I feel afterwards.
You should also keep track of what you are eating. This is actually the hardest one to do, because it is very very easy to lie to yourself and discount things. Some people think that you have to be strictly healthy every day of the week but honestly if you are consistently active you should be able to slide one or two meals a week that aren't the best for you. Or a night of heavy drinking. Just don't take too many meals off because that's where the extra fat comes from. I keep like no carbs around the house so that I won't be tempted to eat chips or whatever.
I would also think about what kinds of things you are doing at the gym, or how you are working out. All cardio on guys like us makes us look sloppy and we really need some weight training to look better. But it's the kind of weight training that is important. We're not training to be competitive athletes anymore, and I don't either of us is going into bodybuilding. So it becomes a question of how to lift correctly. The answer is that we need to worry about getting our heart rate up. Getting the blood really pumping because that's what's good for us in the long run. So what you need to start thinking about doing is lifts and exercises that make you really sweet and work. Things that combine legs and arms and core all in one exercise. The funny thing about those kinds of exercises is that most men's health magazines never really talk about them. You are more likely to find the good workouts in women's magazines. "Oxygen" is actually a really great one and they have good workouts and exercises that you can do to get a total body and heart workout.
The most important thing to remember is that you are going to look stupid as hell doing these kinds of workouts. I would just totally shut out the stares from people around you, don't care what they think. We're big guys, we can only help that to some extent. I know I sweat more than almost everyone at the gym, part of it is that I work really really hard at the gym, part of it is that I'm not a skinny little bitch. But I always have a towel covering equipment and I don't care that other people see me do non-conventional lifts and such. Some of them might even ask you about them and you can explain what you are doing and why. I get lots and lots of questions from curious people at the gym, and it's usually from people who seem generally interested in health, not in looking good.
The most important thing of all, and also the hardest, is keeping a consistent schedule. Both the eating and the workout schedule need to be constantly maintained and adhered to. When you skip a workout and have a big meal that breaks the rules, it's a double disservice to your plans. It's all about having the willpower to eat what you are supposed to be eating and staying away from things that are bad for you. It's also about knowing what is bad for you and how much you can have. Some people will completely forgo carbs and substitute protein and although it's ok in some cases, sometimes you are hurting your own health. Protein is great for you but sometimes you need better fuel to workout the way you want to. I for instance need a certain amount of carbs every day because I bike to work. If I don't have some real fuel to burn then my legs quit on me and the bike ride is mostly worthless. As for the workout schedule, it's important to keep things consistent, and at first rest days need to be frequent so that you are getting the best out of your workouts. It's hard at first to get into a workout schedule, and it's all about your willpower to say hey, I'm tired as hell from work, but I need to go workout. It takes a lot to do it but you really have to kick your ass at it and think about how much more energy you will have since you are working out. For us even more then most people because we work real jobs that take 10 hours or more out of our day.
The other thing about scheduling is sleep. You need to schedule 8-9 hours of regular sleep every day. This is my ultimate failing, and this is why I don't get nearly as much out of my health as I should considering how much I workout. I sleep way less then I should, and for a long time it was because I couldn't sleep more than 3 hours a night. Your body and your mind need that time to recover and give you the energy so that you can do what you need/want to do. Otherwise you are just spinning your wheels without going anywhere.
In the end it's small things that can make the difference. For example when I wake up every morning I do 100 pushups and 100 crunches. It take like 5 minutes tops to do something like that. It's like walking instead of taking a cab somewhere. Small things. Don't eat dessert, or don't have fries with that. Whatever.
My workout schedule in a 7 day week is as follows:
Monday: Bike ride to work, in the evening I go to the gym and work chest, triceps, abs, little bit of legs, calves, and lower back
Tuesday: Bike ride to work and try to sprint as much as I can on the bike, at home or at the gym at work I do biceps (which I fucking hate), shoulders, wrist and forearm, hamstrings, quads and abs, upper back.
Wed: No bike ride to work (to rest my legs), at night I go to the gym and do more reps of chest then I did on Monday, same with triceps, and abs.
Thursday: Basically the same as Tuesday
Friday: Bike ride (my legs are usually cooked by Friday), wide grip things same as Monday
Saturday: Misc. But I make sure I do something, whether it be volleyball or swimming in the morning or something. If I want to I do biceps and shoulders again. It's a good day to burn whatever you have left in the tank, so I may take a big bike ride I the morning or just go workout really hard.
Sunday: Rest, stretch, etc.
I think my ideal weight would probably be in the 250 range but I haven't seen that low of a number in a long time. I know I am never going to be skinny so I am just looking for healthy. "
M:
Well, weight loss is one way of measuring it. Anything too drastic and you aren't going to keep the weight off and it will just plain unhealthy. A pound or two a week is pretty good but what I would really concentrate on are other measures. Things like, your energy level or how do you feel are good indicators. Just get a notebook and keep it on you, have a morning afternoon and evening section and keep track of how you feel and what your energy is like. Then take notes for something exceptional like you couldn't sleep or what have you and that's why you felt off. This does two things, it keeps reminding you that you should be working out and feeling better, and two it makes you more conscious of what makes you feel bad and what have you. Maybe you had too much coffee or skipped a meal or something.
Another way of measuring these things is by setting metrics for yourself. Again keep a notebook. Let's say you run a mile on the treadmill every day (or something like it) see how fast you can do it, write down how easy it was and that kind of stuff. As you get progressively better it should be easier and easier and then you can run or bike or whatever further and further. The notebook again serves as a way to track this as well as keeping you honest about how much you are really doing. I measure how much my workouts drain me, and how I feel afterwards.
You should also keep track of what you are eating. This is actually the hardest one to do, because it is very very easy to lie to yourself and discount things. Some people think that you have to be strictly healthy every day of the week but honestly if you are consistently active you should be able to slide one or two meals a week that aren't the best for you. Or a night of heavy drinking. Just don't take too many meals off because that's where the extra fat comes from. I keep like no carbs around the house so that I won't be tempted to eat chips or whatever.
I would also think about what kinds of things you are doing at the gym, or how you are working out. All cardio on guys like us makes us look sloppy and we really need some weight training to look better. But it's the kind of weight training that is important. We're not training to be competitive athletes anymore, and I don't either of us is going into bodybuilding. So it becomes a question of how to lift correctly. The answer is that we need to worry about getting our heart rate up. Getting the blood really pumping because that's what's good for us in the long run. So what you need to start thinking about doing is lifts and exercises that make you really sweet and work. Things that combine legs and arms and core all in one exercise. The funny thing about those kinds of exercises is that most men's health magazines never really talk about them. You are more likely to find the good workouts in women's magazines. "Oxygen" is actually a really great one and they have good workouts and exercises that you can do to get a total body and heart workout.
The most important thing to remember is that you are going to look stupid as hell doing these kinds of workouts. I would just totally shut out the stares from people around you, don't care what they think. We're big guys, we can only help that to some extent. I know I sweat more than almost everyone at the gym, part of it is that I work really really hard at the gym, part of it is that I'm not a skinny little bitch. But I always have a towel covering equipment and I don't care that other people see me do non-conventional lifts and such. Some of them might even ask you about them and you can explain what you are doing and why. I get lots and lots of questions from curious people at the gym, and it's usually from people who seem generally interested in health, not in looking good.
The most important thing of all, and also the hardest, is keeping a consistent schedule. Both the eating and the workout schedule need to be constantly maintained and adhered to. When you skip a workout and have a big meal that breaks the rules, it's a double disservice to your plans. It's all about having the willpower to eat what you are supposed to be eating and staying away from things that are bad for you. It's also about knowing what is bad for you and how much you can have. Some people will completely forgo carbs and substitute protein and although it's ok in some cases, sometimes you are hurting your own health. Protein is great for you but sometimes you need better fuel to workout the way you want to. I for instance need a certain amount of carbs every day because I bike to work. If I don't have some real fuel to burn then my legs quit on me and the bike ride is mostly worthless. As for the workout schedule, it's important to keep things consistent, and at first rest days need to be frequent so that you are getting the best out of your workouts. It's hard at first to get into a workout schedule, and it's all about your willpower to say hey, I'm tired as hell from work, but I need to go workout. It takes a lot to do it but you really have to kick your ass at it and think about how much more energy you will have since you are working out. For us even more then most people because we work real jobs that take 10 hours or more out of our day.
The other thing about scheduling is sleep. You need to schedule 8-9 hours of regular sleep every day. This is my ultimate failing, and this is why I don't get nearly as much out of my health as I should considering how much I workout. I sleep way less then I should, and for a long time it was because I couldn't sleep more than 3 hours a night. Your body and your mind need that time to recover and give you the energy so that you can do what you need/want to do. Otherwise you are just spinning your wheels without going anywhere.
In the end it's small things that can make the difference. For example when I wake up every morning I do 100 pushups and 100 crunches. It take like 5 minutes tops to do something like that. It's like walking instead of taking a cab somewhere. Small things. Don't eat dessert, or don't have fries with that. Whatever.
My workout schedule in a 7 day week is as follows:
Monday: Bike ride to work, in the evening I go to the gym and work chest, triceps, abs, little bit of legs, calves, and lower back
Tuesday: Bike ride to work and try to sprint as much as I can on the bike, at home or at the gym at work I do biceps (which I fucking hate), shoulders, wrist and forearm, hamstrings, quads and abs, upper back.
Wed: No bike ride to work (to rest my legs), at night I go to the gym and do more reps of chest then I did on Monday, same with triceps, and abs.
Thursday: Basically the same as Tuesday
Friday: Bike ride (my legs are usually cooked by Friday), wide grip things same as Monday
Saturday: Misc. But I make sure I do something, whether it be volleyball or swimming in the morning or something. If I want to I do biceps and shoulders again. It's a good day to burn whatever you have left in the tank, so I may take a big bike ride I the morning or just go workout really hard.
Sunday: Rest, stretch, etc.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
More wrestling/MMA discussions
"plus from what i understand being NCAA champ means you're good, but olympic gold medalist is worlds away from NCAA level in wrestling, so Rulon should be able to handle brock. not to mention rulon can now completely escape toe holds 10% of the time, so he's got that advantage"
The important thing to remember is that the NCAA and the Olympics are different. Yes it is harder to win an Olympic (Greco-Roman or Freestyle) gold obviously, but it's also not the same kind of wrestling (folkstyle or collegiate) done in the NCAA. For years and years people have argued about why the United States hamstrings our olympic hopefuls in international competition by making them wrestle a style in high school and college that isn't recognized internationally. Typically the collegiate wrestlers who are good try to transition to Freestyle wrestling and that takes a year at least to make the adjustment. Recently a couple of wrestlers have opted to skip wrestling in college and go straight to training for international competition most notably Henry Cejudo who is on the current U.S. olympic team.
Greco-Roman style is mostly upper body on the feet and mat. It is illegal to hold the opponent below the belt, to make trips, and to attack the legs while standing. You see more throws in Greco-Roman because the traditional defenses to most throws are out of play (hooking the legs or grabbing legs etc.) On the mat the man on top still can't attack legs and the man on bottom usually never fights to improve position because doing so may open them up to a potentially match ending throw. The U.S. usually struggles with Greco-Roman and has only won 3 gold medals in the sport (I would say two since Rulon Gardner won his medal on some bullshit ass new rule but in the books it goes down on as a gold despite the fact that one of the greatest upsets in U.S. olympic history happened because of a minor technicality which had not existed in international competition prior to those Olympics. If that rule wasn't in place Rulon would have lost the match two seconds after that call would have happened.).
Freestyle allows the attacks on the legs in all positions. But some of the slick ass shit that U.S. wrestlers pull in folkstyle would result in instant back points in freestyle. You can also lock your hands together from the top position whereas you cannot in folkstyle, please don't ask me to explain this further. Defense from the bottom position consists of laying there and trying to make sure your opponent doesn't flip you over. In international competition the U.S. has much more success in the Olympics (John Smith, Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, Kurt Angle, etc.)
Collegiate (folkstyle) wrestling emphasizes all different positions and it is typically more wide open in terms of moves than Greco-Roman or Freestyle. There is almost equal emphasis on standing positions as well as mat wrestling, and the huge difference from Freestyle and Greco-Roman really comes in when people are in the bottom position. In collegiate wrestling the man on bottom is encouraged (required) to try and improve his position either by standing and facing his opponent or reversing him. Also the top position is different from freestyle in that you are slightly restricted from doing certain things. On the feet everything is in play, takedowns, sweeps, throws etc.
From a wrestling standpoint collegiate is a more "complete" wrestling style, meaning that there is a wider library of moves available, largely stemming from the bottom position's requirement to try and score rather then sit there and try to not be turned. There are also several moves in collegiate wrestling that are doable because of differences in scoring. Freestyle and Greco-Roman have several throws that not legal in collegiate (full on suplex for one) and a series of moves from the top that are available due to the ability to lock hands. From a MMA point of view the broad generalizations would be that greco guys would be good in the clinch (Randy Couture) freestyle guys would be good at take downs (GSP trains with the Canadian freestyle team), and collegiate guys would be like every wrestler you see that wasn't part of the Olympic team (huge list).
All things being equal (conditioning etc) Rulon might actually lose to Brock depending on what kind of wrestling match it was. Rulon hasn't had to defend his legs from a takedown in years. Throwing Brock wouldn't be as easy as it seems. I think Rulon would win but I'm just saying that he might lose to Brock.
The important thing to remember is that the NCAA and the Olympics are different. Yes it is harder to win an Olympic (Greco-Roman or Freestyle) gold obviously, but it's also not the same kind of wrestling (folkstyle or collegiate) done in the NCAA. For years and years people have argued about why the United States hamstrings our olympic hopefuls in international competition by making them wrestle a style in high school and college that isn't recognized internationally. Typically the collegiate wrestlers who are good try to transition to Freestyle wrestling and that takes a year at least to make the adjustment. Recently a couple of wrestlers have opted to skip wrestling in college and go straight to training for international competition most notably Henry Cejudo who is on the current U.S. olympic team.
Greco-Roman style is mostly upper body on the feet and mat. It is illegal to hold the opponent below the belt, to make trips, and to attack the legs while standing. You see more throws in Greco-Roman because the traditional defenses to most throws are out of play (hooking the legs or grabbing legs etc.) On the mat the man on top still can't attack legs and the man on bottom usually never fights to improve position because doing so may open them up to a potentially match ending throw. The U.S. usually struggles with Greco-Roman and has only won 3 gold medals in the sport (I would say two since Rulon Gardner won his medal on some bullshit ass new rule but in the books it goes down on as a gold despite the fact that one of the greatest upsets in U.S. olympic history happened because of a minor technicality which had not existed in international competition prior to those Olympics. If that rule wasn't in place Rulon would have lost the match two seconds after that call would have happened.).
Freestyle allows the attacks on the legs in all positions. But some of the slick ass shit that U.S. wrestlers pull in folkstyle would result in instant back points in freestyle. You can also lock your hands together from the top position whereas you cannot in folkstyle, please don't ask me to explain this further. Defense from the bottom position consists of laying there and trying to make sure your opponent doesn't flip you over. In international competition the U.S. has much more success in the Olympics (John Smith, Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, Kurt Angle, etc.)
Collegiate (folkstyle) wrestling emphasizes all different positions and it is typically more wide open in terms of moves than Greco-Roman or Freestyle. There is almost equal emphasis on standing positions as well as mat wrestling, and the huge difference from Freestyle and Greco-Roman really comes in when people are in the bottom position. In collegiate wrestling the man on bottom is encouraged (required) to try and improve his position either by standing and facing his opponent or reversing him. Also the top position is different from freestyle in that you are slightly restricted from doing certain things. On the feet everything is in play, takedowns, sweeps, throws etc.
From a wrestling standpoint collegiate is a more "complete" wrestling style, meaning that there is a wider library of moves available, largely stemming from the bottom position's requirement to try and score rather then sit there and try to not be turned. There are also several moves in collegiate wrestling that are doable because of differences in scoring. Freestyle and Greco-Roman have several throws that not legal in collegiate (full on suplex for one) and a series of moves from the top that are available due to the ability to lock hands. From a MMA point of view the broad generalizations would be that greco guys would be good in the clinch (Randy Couture) freestyle guys would be good at take downs (GSP trains with the Canadian freestyle team), and collegiate guys would be like every wrestler you see that wasn't part of the Olympic team (huge list).
All things being equal (conditioning etc) Rulon might actually lose to Brock depending on what kind of wrestling match it was. Rulon hasn't had to defend his legs from a takedown in years. Throwing Brock wouldn't be as easy as it seems. I think Rulon would win but I'm just saying that he might lose to Brock.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
August 7th discussion
F:
Martin,
So what are your thoughts on the UFC event this weekend? Is this really a make or break night for Brock Lesnar like people are saying? Do you think he has a good chance at winning? What do you think about Tito Ortiz signing a ludicrous deal with Affliction to be their poster child? Also, I guess the Bucs looked at the situation like we did and realized that an interception throwing machine was not the way to go with the team and let the Jets take him. Thoughts?
M:
Tito sucks, he's not any good and hasn't beat anybody good in like 7 years. So affliction will put him up against a bunch of cans and he'll look all amazing but he sucks out loud. Lyoto Machida owned the shit out of him in his last fight and Rashad Evans would have beaten Tito in a rematch. On the other hand him and Jemma Jamison are having a child so I'm sure that will bring some more free advertising to affliction.
It is a make or break night for Lesnar and I'd be a little surprised if he lost to Herring. Then again Herring can be tricky depending on his mood. Lesnar needs to win because he's getting paid alot of money to pull in viewers and if he gets punked again the wrestling crowd will stop watching. But again I question putting him up against another very experienced veteran like they did against Frank Mir. I really really want to see the other fights, Huerta-Florian could be fucking amazing, those guys never get tired. GSP-Fitch could be alot of fun depending on how well Fitch gameplans, but there is no reason it won't be an entertaining fight. GSP is a better wrestler than Fitch and I'll guarantee they won't mention it once on the broadcast, it will be all about how Fitch was on the Purdue wrestling team. If Fitch tries to fight GSP like Josh Koshcheck did then Fitch is going to get dominated and we'll get to hear more of GSP's funny French-Canadian english. I've had both those fights on my calender forever. I'm a huge fan of Huerta and Fitch, and GSP is just a cool guy. I am really excited for this card.
The why Farve shouldn't have gone to Tampa Bay argument is best summed up thusly. Jeff Garcia is better now then Brett Farve both at the age of 38. Garcia has lead both the Bucs and the Eagles to the playoffs in the last two seasons.
Garcia in the last two years:
2006: 61.7% Completion rate 10TD 2INT Playoff win with the Eagles, came within 3 points of the NFC championship.
2007: 63.9% Completion rate 13TD 4INT Made playoffs lost to eventual superbowl champions.
Farve:
2006: 56% Completion rate 18TD 18INT No playoffs.
2007: 66.5% Completion rate 28TD 15INT Win one playoff game and threw an INT to end the season in OT of the NFC title game.
Plus Favre has lost about half a dozen steps the past couple years. Hell, McCarthy basically gave him the Vince Young playbook last year.
The Jets can have him, we all know who the class in that division is the Jets at best are playing for the last wildcard spot although that will more then likely be occupied by two teams from the AFC South anyhow so....have fun Brett, I think history will show him as a spoiled self centered brat about this whole thing. I feel bad for the packers.
Martin,
So what are your thoughts on the UFC event this weekend? Is this really a make or break night for Brock Lesnar like people are saying? Do you think he has a good chance at winning? What do you think about Tito Ortiz signing a ludicrous deal with Affliction to be their poster child? Also, I guess the Bucs looked at the situation like we did and realized that an interception throwing machine was not the way to go with the team and let the Jets take him. Thoughts?
M:
Tito sucks, he's not any good and hasn't beat anybody good in like 7 years. So affliction will put him up against a bunch of cans and he'll look all amazing but he sucks out loud. Lyoto Machida owned the shit out of him in his last fight and Rashad Evans would have beaten Tito in a rematch. On the other hand him and Jemma Jamison are having a child so I'm sure that will bring some more free advertising to affliction.
It is a make or break night for Lesnar and I'd be a little surprised if he lost to Herring. Then again Herring can be tricky depending on his mood. Lesnar needs to win because he's getting paid alot of money to pull in viewers and if he gets punked again the wrestling crowd will stop watching. But again I question putting him up against another very experienced veteran like they did against Frank Mir. I really really want to see the other fights, Huerta-Florian could be fucking amazing, those guys never get tired. GSP-Fitch could be alot of fun depending on how well Fitch gameplans, but there is no reason it won't be an entertaining fight. GSP is a better wrestler than Fitch and I'll guarantee they won't mention it once on the broadcast, it will be all about how Fitch was on the Purdue wrestling team. If Fitch tries to fight GSP like Josh Koshcheck did then Fitch is going to get dominated and we'll get to hear more of GSP's funny French-Canadian english. I've had both those fights on my calender forever. I'm a huge fan of Huerta and Fitch, and GSP is just a cool guy. I am really excited for this card.
The why Farve shouldn't have gone to Tampa Bay argument is best summed up thusly. Jeff Garcia is better now then Brett Farve both at the age of 38. Garcia has lead both the Bucs and the Eagles to the playoffs in the last two seasons.
Garcia in the last two years:
2006: 61.7% Completion rate 10TD 2INT Playoff win with the Eagles, came within 3 points of the NFC championship.
2007: 63.9% Completion rate 13TD 4INT Made playoffs lost to eventual superbowl champions.
Farve:
2006: 56% Completion rate 18TD 18INT No playoffs.
2007: 66.5% Completion rate 28TD 15INT Win one playoff game and threw an INT to end the season in OT of the NFC title game.
Plus Favre has lost about half a dozen steps the past couple years. Hell, McCarthy basically gave him the Vince Young playbook last year.
The Jets can have him, we all know who the class in that division is the Jets at best are playing for the last wildcard spot although that will more then likely be occupied by two teams from the AFC South anyhow so....have fun Brett, I think history will show him as a spoiled self centered brat about this whole thing. I feel bad for the packers.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Prettiest baseball stadium
I'd like to nominate Petco Park as the best looking place to watch Major League Baseball. It's gorgeous, and not just because it's in a place where the weather is perfect. I've been to Camden Yards and quite a few other places and I've not yet been to somewhere as nice as this. You could walk around for 8 innings just marvelling at how nice it is. Here are a few pictures from my recent visit:
Outside the park walking from the trolley.
A little closer.
The approach to the main gate/ticket office, there's pretty much greenery all around the stadium.
The main gate area, I'm not a great photographer obviously.
It's somewhat hard to see here but these are the steps leading up from the main gate to the concourse. On the sides of the steps is a wall that has water running down it. It's darn impressive trust me.
This is the interior of the park on the main concourse, this hanging greenery is pretty much all around the stadium except for on section of the outfield which has a lawn that you can look into the stadium from.
Same kind of shot.
A shot of some guy in a hawaiian shirt! No it's a bad picture but it's supposed to show how well the stadium melds with the city, it just kinda flows and you can see the buildings set so well in the avenues of view. Honestly a couple blocks north from the ballpark and you don't know you are near a stadium it melds so well.
A shot of left field.
Left center field, that's the scoreboard and it's really nice.
Shot of homeplate, we were sitting in the shade, which was kinda dissapointing since I could have been working on my tan the whole time. Also it kinda dulled the pictures.
One of the benefits of sitting in the shade is that all throughout the park there are high definition TVs and scoreboards. The TVs are great because they show the live broadcast and you get replays of stuff that you just saw or had questions about.
Next time I will shoot more of the park and hopefully some of the local talent.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Rampage, why must you be so silly
Rampage Jackson got arrested after a hit and run and a chase with the police yesterday when he was driving a truck with a picture of him and his name on the side of it. Probably not going to get away with that one. I see cars all the time and I think I might be able to describe the lifted up camouflage truck with a picture of a famous black man with a chain around his neck on the side. The idea of fleeing the scene in such a vehicle is laughable, I'm speculating that he was under the influence of something. On the other hand, the chances of someone messing with him in lockup are low. Can you imagine being in a cell with some guy who tried to fight Rampage after he'd been arrested? Those blood stains would never come out.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Chicks dig the long ball
How does someone hit 28 home runs in the first round and not win the home run derby? All other competitors should have just bunted out for the rest of the night. Hamilton was hitting bombs, ridiculously large home runs. I've never seen anything like that before in my life, the man just got in a grove and punished some leather.
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