Despite winning their last two, my White Sox are just about the most pathetic team in baseball. I challenge anyone to watch them play, and successfully resist the urge to wretch.
Hitting? Worst of any team with a DH. Fielding? 2nd worst in the league. Base-running? Beyond incompetent. Pitching? Well... actually, they're pretty good at pitching, which would matter if they could hit, field, or run worth a lick. The worst part is, after eight years of chasing the championship dragon in the wake of 2005, the farm system is so depleted that I think I have a shot to start tomorrow in A ball.
Hell it's gotten so bad that the manager, former Sox star Robin Ventura, can't even be bothered to show up to games anymore.
The point is, I'm ready to light the season on fire, and start openly hoping for loses and a good draft pick. But, what to do with the remaining three and a half months of the baseball season? I can't just give up on the sport entirely, I love it too much.
So, I'm selling my allegiance for the remainder of 2013. If you think I should be following your favorite team until the end of October, pop me a tweet with your reasons. I'll buy the winning team's hat, and watch their games. If they're in the NL, I'll even go to a game when they're in Denver (or simply go to a game, if I pick the Rox).
Those suggesting the Cubs, Tigers, Twins, Yankees, or Red Sox will get blocked, but I'm open to any of the other 24 teams.
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Today in the bag, I'm talking track and field excellence, yet another late add to the 2013 football roster, and the Miami Heat bouncing back in Game 2.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Quick Post: Good news in Buff Nation
Buff Nation got a double dose of good news over the evening hours. Here's my recap:
Jenny Barringer Simpson wins 1,500 meter gold at Track World Championships - Jenny Barringer Simpson, she of the impressive steeple chase skills, is not only one of the best CU runners ever, but she's also a newly minted world champion. Last night at the Track World Championships in South Korea she shockingly took home the gold in the 1,500-meter race, becoming the first American woman to accomplish the feat since 1983.
I say shockingly because the 1,500-meter isn't her best event, and she wasn't considered a top-10 competitor in the event. Yet she found a way to outpace the field and take home the title.
Way to go Jenny!
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Buffs receive transfer of highly touted Longhorn QB - The good news train even makes a stop in football as the Buffs will now have the services of former 4-star QB Connor Wood. He comes to the Buffs from the University of Texas where he was mired deep in the Longhorn depth chart. He will have to sit out this year before being able to compete for playing time when the 2012 season rolls around next fall. At that point he'll have 3 seasons left to shine in Black & Gold.
Out of high school Wood was considered the 3rd best pro-style QB prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, and he chose Texas over a litany of big name programs like Alabama, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame. He's athletic, intelligent, and strong-armed, as anyone would be to garner that level of attention.
But it was not to be in Austin. He never found favor with Mack Brown and the UT staff, and began to see other QB's surge past him on the depth chart. After a quiet redshirt season last year, he began to look elsewhere. He reportedly looked at LSU, but ended up at the foot of the Flatirons. Welcome aboard, Connor!
His competition for the #1 QB job next season will include Nick Hirshman, walk-on sensation John Schrock, and, potentially, Shane Dillon, himself a highly-regarded high school QB who has given CU his verbal commitment to sign with them in February. Of those 3, I have to imagine at least one will not be with the program next fall.
Go Buffs!
Jenny Barringer Simpson wins 1,500 meter gold at Track World Championships - Jenny Barringer Simpson, she of the impressive steeple chase skills, is not only one of the best CU runners ever, but she's also a newly minted world champion. Last night at the Track World Championships in South Korea she shockingly took home the gold in the 1,500-meter race, becoming the first American woman to accomplish the feat since 1983.
I say shockingly because the 1,500-meter isn't her best event, and she wasn't considered a top-10 competitor in the event. Yet she found a way to outpace the field and take home the title.
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Buffs receive transfer of highly touted Longhorn QB - The good news train even makes a stop in football as the Buffs will now have the services of former 4-star QB Connor Wood. He comes to the Buffs from the University of Texas where he was mired deep in the Longhorn depth chart. He will have to sit out this year before being able to compete for playing time when the 2012 season rolls around next fall. At that point he'll have 3 seasons left to shine in Black & Gold.
Out of high school Wood was considered the 3rd best pro-style QB prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, and he chose Texas over a litany of big name programs like Alabama, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame. He's athletic, intelligent, and strong-armed, as anyone would be to garner that level of attention.
But it was not to be in Austin. He never found favor with Mack Brown and the UT staff, and began to see other QB's surge past him on the depth chart. After a quiet redshirt season last year, he began to look elsewhere. He reportedly looked at LSU, but ended up at the foot of the Flatirons. Welcome aboard, Connor!
His competition for the #1 QB job next season will include Nick Hirshman, walk-on sensation John Schrock, and, potentially, Shane Dillon, himself a highly-regarded high school QB who has given CU his verbal commitment to sign with them in February. Of those 3, I have to imagine at least one will not be with the program next fall.
Go Buffs!
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