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2.17.2011HOF is a Joke
The baseball Hall of Fame is a joke. It's absolutely ridiculous that guys like Bert Blyleven get elected, and someone like Albert Belle isn't even on the ballot anymore.
I mean, Bert Blyleven? Really? To me, the HOF is for guys who fathers will tell their sons about. Remember those days when you'd sit and watch a game with your dad, and you'd get all excited because you thought some guy was good, and then your dad would be like, "He's good, but he's no (insert your dad's favorite old school ballplayer here)." Or, how about when you'd buy/find/be given some old cards from the 60's or so. And you'd ask your dad, "hey, how was 'this guy'?" And your dad would say something like, "He was really good." But you knew that he wasn't a HOFer. And that's what I'm talking about. That's what a HOFer is. He's a guy who can pass the dad/baseball card test. I remember buying a bunch of 1960's hockey cards at a flea market once. I was flipping through asking my dad about a lot of them, and he gave me varying opinions on a bunch of guys that he vaguely remembered. Then I got to Glenn Hall. And my dad went on for 15 minutes on how great he was. That's the kind of guy who belongs in the HOF. Bert Blyleven? Yeah, his numbers are fine, I guess, but how many dads are gonna be telling their kids about the day they saw Bert Blyleven pitch? Fucking nobody. That's who. No offense to the guy or anything, but I'd rather have seen Albert Belle, or Alan Trammell, or Don Mattingly. Those are guys I will tell my kids about. "You should've seen them play" I'll say. Bert Blyleven? "Yeah, he was good, but he shouldn't be in the Hall." And what about guys like Gary Sheffield? Barry Bonds? Sammy Sosa? Rafael Palmeiro? I don't think Sheffield belongs. His numbers coincide with the exact time when steroids became prevalent. The guy didn't do shit until steroids became rampant. How many guys actually get better in their 30's? Pretty much none of them. Bonds, as much as I hate the guy, should be in. He was so dominant, even before steroids. Clearly he was an all-time great, regardless of drugs. Sosa? I know his numbers are great, but he is another guy who didn't do anything until steroids were everywhere. Plus, even if we don't have proof that he took steroids, we know he's a cheater, because he got caught corking his bat. And Rafael Palmeiro? Well, even with steroids, I never thought Rafael Palmeiro was a HOFer anyway, so I don't think he belongs simply because I don't think he's a legendary type player. At least Sosa, say what you want, was involved in one of the most legendary home run races of all-time. I'd vote for him before I'd vote for Palmeiro. Regardless, the HOF is now turning into the "Hall of the Really Good Player." It's just not the same. 2.03.2011Daniel Snyder, You're an Asshole
Hi, Dan Snyder. You're an asshole. Why are you suing Washington City Paper? Is it because they wrote this article, in which they totally cut off your balls and shove them down your throat? Yep, that's why. But, still, why are you suing them, really? It's not because of the article. It's because the newspaper is calling attention to the fact that you are a fucking asshole, that's why. And, Danny Boy, if it ever went to court, I'm positive that the judge will look you square in the eye and tell you, "Dan Snyder, you fucking suck you fucking asshole."
If you're reading this article right now and skipped over the link to the Washington City Paper article, please read it. It's un-fucking-believable. Dan Snyder really does suck. If you didn't already know some of the things he's done, you will be shocked. But let's not get off the track... Back to you, Danny boy... What the fuck is wrong with you, you fucking asshole? You're not just a douchebag. You're everything that a douchebag could ever hope to be. You took a once proud franchise and turned it into a complete laughing stock. You've embarrassed all-pro players. You've made a mockery of respected coaches (especially our beloved Joe Gibbs), and you've made a fool of all of us Redskins fans, who continue to believe year after year that we will finally have a team worth rooting for. You are not just a bad owner. You are the worst owner in professional sports. You are worse than the ownership group of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who haven't made the playoffs since Sharon Stone showed us her snatch for the first time. At least Pirates management doesn't pretend like they're trying. At least they have the decency to make shitty trades and not pay their players any money. At least, if you're a Pirates fan, you know you're team is gonna suck. But, no. Not if you're a Skins fan. We get excited as we watch you buy your way to mediocrity. Oooh, Dan Snyder just spent millions of dollars on a guy who once stepped on another guy's face! Yay! Now we might go 7-9 instead of 6-10! Fuck you, Dan Snyder. Fuck you right in the fucking face. Am I pissed off? You better damn well believe I'm pissed off. Originally I just thought you sucked because you ruined the Redskins, but now I know that you've not only ruined my favorite football team, but you are truly human scum. If the NFL had any decency whatsoever, they would remove you as owner of the team. If MLB can do it with Marge Schott and George Steinbrenner, the NFL can certainly tell you to go fuck yourself. You've done a lot of truly heinous shit. This is clear. But forget that for a second. You made one of the smartest men alive look like a moron. I mean, you made Bill Gates look stupid. Bill fucking Gates. Sure, the man makes a shitty web browser, but when push comes to shove, he's a good guy. He donates a lot of his money and time to helping sick kids in third world countries. For better or worse, he created something used by billions of people all over the planet. He's an iconic figure all over the world! And you made him look like a fucking douche for having the nerve to own stock in a company that was wildly successful before you took over. Do you see the fucking pattern here, Dan? Everything you touch turns to shit, you fucking dick. What the fuck have you ever done, anyway? You break contracts, exploit people, and engage in illegal activities, all in an effort to try and squeeze every dollar out of those of us dumb enough to like a fucking football team. So, go fuck yourself Dan Snyder. If I ever had any kind of power in my useless little fingers, I'd organize a group that could pay the players and coaches on your team enough money to refuse to play for you. We would tell those men that it's not their fault, and that instead of giving our ticket and merchandise money to an organization who uses our loyalty to a football team as an excuse to monetarily rape us, we will simply give it to the athletes and coaches who were also sadly duped by you. As much as I love the Redskins, I would love nothing more than to see you not be able to field a team next season. I would love for the players under contract to tell you to go fuck yourself. I would love for the coaches to tell you to go fuck yourself. And I would absolutely, positively, one hundred and ten percent love to see all the Redskins fans on the planet collectively tell you to eat shit and die by not supporting your seemingly oppressive, exploitative, and douchebag-like ways. You truly suck. Love, A huge lifelong Redskins fan who can't wait for you to fucking die. |
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