Entries from October 2008

October 20, 2008

The Patriots Aren’t So Patriotic

Isn’t it ironic that New England’s team is named the Patriots? Why would I think that, you ask? Here’s why:
During the War of 1812, delegates from the New England states met to discuss secession from the United States. They discussed making a separate peace with Great Britain. During the war, they convened, in secrecy, the [...]

October 20, 2008

Steven Jackson Needs to Blog

Just not during the regular season.
I say this because I think the man could compete with Gilbert Arenas as the greatest athlete-blogger of all time.
You think Gilbert Arenas is interesting? Give Steven Jackson a monitor, computer tower, mouse, and keyboard, and he’s going to have something to say. The guy is always full of words, [...]

October 19, 2008

A State of Extreme Nirvana

The 2008 St. Louis Rams just beat the 2008 Dallas Cowboys 34-14.
No, I wasn’t drunk or inebriated when I typed the above and I’m not completely delusional by bordering on complete hubris at the moment.
In 2007, the Dallas Cowboys spanked the injury-riddled Rams by tossing up 35 points on them, as the Rams only scored [...]

October 17, 2008

Dallas Cowboys versus the St. Louis Rams: What a Lovely Fiasco

Dallas and St. Louis. Many Rams fans consider this to be a rivalry. I’m not sure what most Dallas fans think of that. I’m not even sure what I think about that. Many pinpoint to the old Cowboys/[Los Angeles] Rams days of the late 1970s up to the mid-point of the 1980s where they met [...]

October 5, 2008

Knocking Down Chi-Town

I don’t care. The Chicago Cubs have been eliminated from the 2008 post-season in a sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that, on paper, is (or was?) inferior to the Cubs, yet they swept them in three games.
And you wonder why I fail to have a shred or an iota of a chance [...]