Friday, January 30, 2009

Super Bowl Stuff

Yeah, so I lied and I'm a little late on this but hey, better late than never, right? Just a couple things real quick before some super bowl stuff. Well, I have another interview for Monday. I don't know too much about this company but they pay more and I'd love to get out of Dish. Actually, I just don't want to do the tech stuff anymore, ha ha. I'm actually applying to another position at Dish that would get me off the phones too and if I get that I think I'll stay. But only time will tell. If the interview goes well and I take the job I'm going to tell them I need 2 weeks(partially because I'm going to the US-Mexico game on Feb 11th and a friend's coming into town and I took that day and the day after off) so that I'll have some time to interview to see if I can get that job. We'll see what happens.

I'm thinking that Torre's burned his bridges with the Yankees now. I don't understand the move, it really makes no sense unless he's really really pissed off. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the future but I don't think he'll be invited back to Yankee stadium after he retires. Well, it may take him a long, long time.

Now, onto Super stuff. I think the Cardinals are going to win and in fact this is a completely biased opinion because I really really hate the Steelers. They're in the top 5 teams I hate in the NFL(really quickly, #1. Patriots, #2. Cowboys, #3. Eagles, #4. Steelers, #5. Redskins). But, I also like the Cardinals offense and I think it'll give the Steelers a lot of problems. It really doesn't matter if the Steelers can stop the run with the Cardinals because they're a pass first team. I think Larry Fitzgerald is going to have a HUGE game like he's done all postseason long and the Cardinals will use him and Warner all day long. Plus, I think people underrate the Cardinals Defense. It's really not that bad in a warm weather environment, which alas, they are. I think they'll shut down the Steelers offense and will pull away in the end. I think they win 24-6 with either Fitzgerald or Warner winning MVP.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Wednesday Night

I don't think the Mets will go after Manny because we're worried about pitching. We definitely need to sign Perez. I read something on ESPN that the Mets have upped their offer but it won't be the 4 year $60 mil that D-Lowe got, and I think that's okay with me. I think he'll get something like 3 year $35 mil or 4 year $50 mil. But I could be wrong, ha ha. I also read that we're thinking of Ben Sheets as an alternate but we'll see. Maybe after the Mets have gotten the pitching under wraps they'll go after Manny but I don't think it'll be anytime soon. I think Manny might actually be signed by the end of the week.

I'm not sure who I think will win the Super Bowl yet. I'm leaning towards the Cardinals but I haven't made up my mind yet. Of course I'm completely biased and I really can't think that the Steelers will win. Don't worry I'll get some more Super Bowl stuff this week, before Friday so we can talk about it.

Well I got an email for a second interview for the dispatcher position but I decided not to do the second interview. It just didn't seem right and the benefits were bad so I didn't call them on Monday to set up a second interview. The funny thing is I got an email today saying that they were going with someone else. It made me laugh.

So, I feel bad for not saying anything about this yet but what does everyone think about Torre's book? Do you think he's stab the Yankees in the back for talking about things or do you think it's okay with what he's doing? I really have no problem with it and I don't think I'd find anything shocking with what he'll right. I don't think anyone's surprised about what he's written about A-rod. I think maybe later I'll read the book but it won't be anytime soon.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Weekend Update

I like the competition that's set up. It's seems interesting and I don't know who would win. I think they should also be set at one site, or at least if you have to switch sites do it after the noon break. Can this be filmed so those of us(me) who won't be there can watch afterwards? That would be nice and funny.

As for the updates on me. The job interview was blah. It was a group interview and I got to take the wonderlic test to see how my problem solving skills are. For those of you not familiar this is the test that college football guys take at the combine to see how their problem solving skills are. You have 50 questions to solve in 12 minutes. I got to question 38. Fun stuff. The job isn't that bad but they didn't say how much it would pay plus the benefits basically blow. I'm wondering if there is internet access so I could also update the blog more often. I got an email back on Friday to call on Monday to setup a second interview. I'm not sure if I will or not. They didn't say how much it would pay but I might do it just so I could take a half day this week, ha ha. I'll keep you updated.

My shoulder is feeling better. It was weird because my shoulder was really hurting me all week until I went to the dr to get it checked out. The dr said I was getting better and said I could stop taking medicine. My should still hurt on Thursday but it basically stopped bothering me on Friday. I thought that was strange.

I was upset that Buconn beat ND at home last night. ND I think has the hardest 5 games by any team this season. All big east teams and all team are ranked in the top 12. Yeah, not hard at all. Ugghhhh. I'm not a huge ND basketball fan but I do watch them and hope they can win. I was happy to see Charlie welcoming some junior football recruits to the game. I can't wait for the ND-Uconn rivalry to start this upcoming season. Should be easy wins for the Irish, ha ha.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Midweek Update

So, I guess it's Wednesday. Well, I can never tell what day it is. Every day feel like the same except for Sunday so I just tend to forget what day it is. Oh well. I go back to the dr tomorrow to get my shoulder re-evaluated. I'm pretty sure I'm headed for the 15 day dl retroactive to last wednesday, but we'll see. I may need to go onto the 60 day dl. My shoulder still hurts when I'm at work no matter how many meds I take which makes me feel wonderful! I do have an interview for another job tomorrow so I might be changing jobs if the offer is good enough. Basically I'd be happy with making around as much as I do now plus getting the holidays off. Is that too much to ask? Is it? I don't think so. I'd be happy if I got some of them off, unlike where I'm at and I get no holidays off. I'll keep you posted. I'm thinking I'll probably have to keep searching, though. I just have a bad feeling.

I read on deadspin that this year's superbowl ticket prices are going to the be the lowest in a while. I laughed when I read that. I'm not surprised though being as it's the Cardinals and the Steelers. I still think it'll be a good superbowl though and I'm hoping the Cardinals win. How is the ticketnetwork football club going? Do you guys win games or still lose most of them?

I must say that I'm happy that we're keeping the fantasy baseball league going. I think we should still do the home run league because I won it this past year and finished second the year before. Hopefully I'll run away with it again this up coming year. I think I will, ha ha.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

The end of the week

So, it's sunday night and football is over for the month. And yes, I did get the most disturbing phone call of my life and surprise, surprise it was Jim's wife on the other line. I wasn't sure if alcohol was involved when this topic had been brought up or not but the question was asked and I did answer. I do find it funny that everyone picked Perrotti to get it from, ha ha. I couldn't think of anything else after watching battlestar galactica. Sadly I must say that I was a little disappointed, for the first time ever, by bsg. I do not like who the last cylon is and it makes no sense at all. Also, I was sad with the death that happened in the show. It came out of nowhere and I was completely shocked by it. But, it was a great show just like what I expected.

Also, 24 came back last week. I dvr'd it and just watched it today but it was amazing. By far the best start since season 4. It had been lacking the past couple seasons but they definitely got it back on track. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens this season.

I'd also like to give a quick funny story. On saturday at the gym I saw the greatest t-shirt ever. There was a girl who had a dolphins jersey/t-shirt with #5 Finkel. I almost walked over to the girl and asked if I could take a picture of the back of her shirt but I was too scared. Now I wish I did.

So, in the Superbowl we will have the Cardinals and the Steelers. The great offense against the great defense or, the okay defense versus the okay offense. It'll be an interesting superbowl match up and I'm hoping that the Cardinals win because I don't think I could stand a Steelers win. Uggghhh. Well, later on this week and next week I'll be doing some super bowl posts and also talking about some baseball as spring training is only a couple weeks away! I can't wait.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Jeez

Okay okay, it's been a little while. Probably longer than I like, but whatever. We got the winter storm stuff going on here. It snowed today and we got 5" which makes it impossible to go anywhere since the plowing blows here. I think there's only like 4 maybe 5 plows for the whole city. And I don't think I'm exagerating. I also had a fun time leaving work today because, of course, they didn't shovel the sidewalk. So, as I was stepping off the sidewalk to our parking lot area I slipped and fell and I hit my head hard and banged my right shoulder harder. I've been taking meds since I came home but they're not really working. I'm thinking tomorrow is going to suck, ha ha. I can't wait, especially since it's suppose to be 5 degrees outside in the morning.

Has anyone seen the new Wendy's commercials about the 3conomics? I think they're pretty funny. I just saw a new one where two of the guys keep on saying Fact. It made me laugh.

Well, the Braves got D-Lowe, which stinks but is also okay because they forked out 4 years $60 mil. He's not a bad pitcher and would have been nice on the Mets staff, but he's also 36 years old and there's no way I'd want the Mets to sign him for 4 years. Just too long. I think I would have been happy with 2 years $20 mil. It's nice to see the Braves over pay for D-Lowe but don't even try to resign Smoltz. That was smart. I'm not sure who else is out there for the Mets to sign besides O-Perez. I wonder if they're confident in their young pitchers?

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Sadly

Well it's Sunday night and I don't want to go to work tomorrow. Mostly because today sucked because of the Giants game. It was completely horrible and if something could go wrong it did. This was another game in which the Giants really missed Plaxico, as much as I hate it. I really thought that they would be okay without him but I guess it shows how much of an elite WR and they're really going to have to look into it this offseason. I can't say it was all because of Plax, but definitely a large part. It definitely didn't help that Carney missed two field goals and that the giants turned the ball over on their last 4 possessions(two missed 4th downs and 2 turnovers). I have to hand it to the Eagles, they really turned it around. They made the second half adjustments and the giants didn't. I thought the D played well but the offense just couldn't get it together. It was a sad day for us giants fans. Well, hopefully we can correct our flaws in the offseason and next year we'll have Osi back. I hate waiting another season, though. I thought this team could go all the way again.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Oh wow

Well, why wouldn't Licata and his friends still do the keeper league? Did one of them not pay? I wasn't aware that Licata didn't want to do the keeper league anymore. Is that true? I would still like to do the keeper league and the home run league. Was there a problem with the money Malone? I wouldn't mind being commish of the keeper league but I wouldn't be real effective collecting money b/c I live out here in Ohio. One idea I was thinking was maybe we could open up something like a paypal account and then everyone could just put their money into that one? Just a thought. If there are problems getting the money(I know I'm not the greatest because, well I'm forgetful) I would understand if the leagues folded(what are we? the arena football league?) but I'd definitely like to continue doing both. And also the fantasy football league. If anyone has any other ideas on how we can setup and make the league run more efficiently please voice them.

Monday, January 5, 2009

One ugly day

Well, fun stuff that we all went 2-2. Sorry Malone, I'm only picking it one week at a time. I'll post my picks in a minute but I'd just like to bitch for a minute or two about my day, ha ha. Well, I guess it all started last night. I was driving home and I got pulled over by a cop. I wasn't speeding, I had my lights on, I had stopped at the stop light so I was confused about why I was being pulled over? Well, it appears that I had failed to pay my registration. Fun stuff. I totally thought I paid it and I remember going to the website to pay it but I guess I didn't. Soooo, I called out of work today, which I really didn't mind doing because we have manditory overtime, which blows. Well, the morning wasn't too bad. I went to the dmv and was out of there paid up and everything within 5 minutes(you know, people talk bad about the dmv and how long it takes to be there but that's never happened to me, ever. I've probably just jinxed myself but I've never had a horrible experience going there). So, I decided to go get my oil change and get my tires rotated. Well, I found out that the bolts on my wheels will probably all need to be replaced soon, so that was fun. So, I left from there and went home. As soon as I opened my door I could hear a hissing noise and there you go, a flat tire. So, I had to take all the crap out of my trunk, put on the spare and then drive and get it replaced. 1 hour later I was all set. What a fun day. I should have just stayed in bed.

So anywho, onto the picks.

AFC Game 1: Batlimore - Tennesse
This is going to be an interesting game. I'm really not convinced one team has a leg up in this game. Both teams have a good defense and very iffy offenses. I have to give the advantage on offense to the Titans because their running game is better and they have a veteran qb. The Jets don't have a great d so Shane Falco, I mean Joe Flacco had an easy game. I think he'll wilt under the pressure of the Titans d and they'll use that to their advantage. I think eventually the Titans offense will wear down the Ravens D and they'll be able to control the game. Final Score: Titans 24 - Ravens 6

AFC Game 2: San Diego - Pittsburgh
No team has been hotter than San Diego at the end of the season. They're just on fire. Does anyone remember when they were 4-8? I don't think so. But, there's one way to cool down a hot team from the nice, warm West Coast and that is to bring them to the East where it's going to be cold. And probably really really cold. I just think that the Steelers defense will be too much for the Chargers to handle and it'll be too cold out for them(i.e. Patriots game last season). I think this game will be interesting through most of the game but the Steelers will pull away and win handily. As much as I hate the Steelers and think Big Ben is overrated, I just think their D is too good for the Chargers. Steelers 31 - Chargers 17

NFC Game 1: Arizona - Carolina
I think this will be the highest scoring game of the post season. Both teams have offenses that can go. Arizona has a great passing game and an okay running game and Carolina has a great running game but an okay passing game. Carolina has a great d but the Giants showed that they can be beaten. I think this game will come down to who has the ball last. I think, because they're playing in a warmer area than if they were playing in NY, this will give the Cardinals what they need to pull it off. I think Kurt Warner has a huge game and the Cardinals take it. Cardinals 38 - Panthers 31

NFC Game 2: Philly - New York(N)
I'll tell you this, I was glad the Eagles won. I really was. I wanted this game really badly because there is no better way to say goodbye to Giants stadium than beating the Eagles. I think this game will be close, like all of their games are but with Brandon Jacobs back it gives the Giants all they need to take this game. I think Eli will have a good game and the running game will control the play. I think McNabb struggles and eventually implodes which leads to a good Giants win. The Eagles haven't given up a lot of points lately but that will change in this game. Giants 31 - Eagles 17

Malone, I don't know if I would like the Andruw Jones coming to NY. I read a report that Jones is in winter ball and looks worse than he did in the regular season. I think he actually ate himself out of the league. Apparently he's still striking out too much and is too much of a liability. The Mets won't have to pay a lot if they get him so it wouldn't be tooooooooo bad, but I'd still rather they didn't. I don't think he can turn it around, but of course, I could be wrong. Only time will tell what happens.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Playoff Weekend

Okay, sorry this is soooo late but whatever. It's time for the NFL playoffs and I love this year. I love it because A. the Patriots aren't in it and B. Neither are the Cowboys. You really couldn't ask for a better postseason. We have four games this weekend and here's what I think will happen.

Saturday:
Game 1: Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals - These two teams ended their season in opposite directions. The falcons were on fire at the end of the season doing pretty well to end the season and clinch a playoff spot after finishing at the bottom of the league last year. Would anyone have thought that the Falcons would have made the playoffs after last year? I don't think so. The Cardinals started the season off really strong and for most of the season I thought they were probably the team to beat. Then came the end of the season and it seemed that everyone found a way to beat them. I think they hit rock bottom with the Pats game. It was just ugly. As you can guess, I'm going with Atlanta to win this game. I think they've got more momentum going into this game and it'll help them in this game. The Cardinals look like they're done so I can see this game becoming a blowout if the Cardinals aren't too careful. Plus, it looks like they might not sell out this game, which is funny but sad at the same time. Final Score: Atlanta 31 Arizona 13

Game 2: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers - This is the best game on Saturday. The Colts started off slow but picked it up at the end of the season. Peyton won his third mvp trophy, especially because of what he did with all of the injuries on that team. They're dangerous and it'll be a good fight. The Chargers have really come on strong at the end of the season. They definitely have a chip on their shoulders after last year and I think it'll help them in this game. In fact, both of these teams really scare me and I don't know if I'd want the gmen to face either of these teams if they make it to the Super Bowl. Only time shall tell. Final Score: San Diego 38 Indy 35

Sunday:
Game 1: Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins - Another good game. I don't know if it'll be high scoring or not but I must thank the Dolphins, or at least Brett Favre for getting the Pats out of the playoffs. Both teams are coming off of bad seasons last year to make it to the playoffs. The Ravens are still lead by their defense, but I don't know if that'll be enough. I was impressed by Flacco but he seemed to make too many rookie mistakes at the end of the season. This will help the Dolphins stack the line against them and make Flacco, or shall I say Falco make the plays. I was really surprised on how well the Dolphins played this year. 1 win last year to the division champs this year. Who would have thought it? You know what was one of the most surprising things to me about this year? It was the fact that Chad Pennington was second on the mvp race. That's right, Chad Pennington. I also love the wildcat formation they run. Falco on the road against a hungry team. Not a good sign. Dolphins 24 Ravens 10

Game 2: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings - Ummmm yeah, I don't think this game will be that close. The Eagles are on a roll. Has there ever been a season where a team is just about out of it, then goes on a roll, gets all the help they need, then blows their second to last game to be on the outside of the playoffs, only to get all the losses they need in the last week and win their game to make it? Has that ever happened? I don't think so. Definitely a weird ending. I don't think the Vikings are that good. The Gmen barely played their 1st string guys and had their 2nd and 3rd stringers in and lost by 1. Really, the Vikings don't stand a chance and I think the Eagles will win, BIG. Ealges 45 Vikings 3

Well Rob, I'm going to add some more thought on the playoffs this weekend so look for the updates. We can see how close I am to being right. After what's happened in College football I don't think any of the teams I pick will win. Ha ha.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Years

Well, it's officially January 1st. We're under 4 years until the end of the world(for those of you who are wondering, it's suppose to be December 21st, 2012. Well, accordingly to the Myan calendar and nostradomus it is. I'm stuck at work, again. Nothing better than working the hat trick, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Just amazing. Well, here's to a better year for everyone. Hopefully I can do a better job with the blog than I've done the last two months. I'm going to try and post something tomorrow about the NFL playoffs since they start on Saturday. It was a pretty crazy end of the season all around. Let's hope the G-men pull it off again.