Taking some time to recap what I deemed highlights of MY Wednesday. Here ya go..
Watched my Redsox lose to the Yankees..3-1 in 10 innings. The Yanks win the season opening series..2-1. It was a great series for baseball to start the season with. I feel confident that my Sox will do well this season. However, I truly believe..the Yanks are the team to beat in the American league. One knock on this game..and series..the length of these games. Yesterday's game last over 3.5 hours. That is crazy for a baseball game. That kind of timeframe will lose the novice/casual fan.
Saw my Reds lose AGAIN to the St Louis Cardinals..6-2. Reds have some potential this year..more than they've had for the last 10 plus years. I look forward to this season with this young talent. Regarding the National league team to beat..that be the Phillies!
UK athletics made it official that five (5)..yes five players have declared for the NBA Draft..John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton. That's just crazy. ESPN NBA expert..Chad Ford..projects ALL FIVE to be drafted in the first round. It would be a first..for a college team..to have that many drafted in the first round..not to mention..4 of the 5 are freshmen. The education critics are going to have a field day with this..as it does put UK in a negative light regarding the "one and done" player..who is perceived as simply going through the classroom motions just to get to draft day. Not sure I can argue this point much. Unfortunately..that's the name of the game these days regarding the NBA and high school all-americans. Wall, Cousins and Patterson were all potential first round NBA picks if they were allowed to make the jump straight out of high school. Me personally..I think the rule should be more than one year in college. How many? Who knows. But these kids still need maturing..and time to experience life. I'm pretty sure there is at least one in this group that is not ready for the NBA daily grind. Time will tell. What does this mean for UK? Simple..RELOAD. Coach Cal is a master recruiter..and we stand to get a lot of the top players left. If we pull off what I think we can..we very well may have the top recruiting class for the second year in a row. Again..time will tell.
The buzz yesterday continued to be about Tiger's return to golf today. Truth is..the golf world needs him. I'm not a golfer..so it doesn't faze me either way. He is great for the name..just not in the game of life. As I've said in the past..the game of life is his and his family's. Good luck to Tiger..
Stayed in tune with the mining accident in West Virginia. Really sad for the families and all involved. Again, its such a dangerous way of life. Yet, the families and survivors spoke of those risks and knew of potential consequences. I just hate that many are having to deal with these consequences. There was one miner who seems to have had a thought about something bad happening. Joshua Napper died in the West Virginia mine on Monday. On Sunday..he left his mother with letters to his girlfriend and daughter.."If anything happens to me..I'll be looking down from heaven at you all." WOW!! God speed to the survivors and families.
I started something yesterday that I had not done since I was under 10 years old..read the Bible. I got an app for my Blackberry..and now that I'm capable of understanding..and comparing my beliefs with the word..I look forward to revisiting the WORDS. Initially its not to read from a religuous view..but of beliefs and how these words can help me understand and/or challenge those beliefs. Stay tuned..
On a lighter note..Mohr Keet..96 years old..bungie jumped off a bridge 709 feet high. Word has it..every time he jumps..he is scared. But for him..it's all about overcoming fear. HOLY HELL..709 FEET!!!! The guy is twice my age..and 100x more fearless. His jump was submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records. My kind of jumping is...in the shower...into bed..something along those lines. Good for him and his heartbeat of life.
Who can tell me what song these lyrics belong too?
"I don't mind you coming here / and wasting all my time / 'cause when you're standing oh so near / I kinda lose my mind / it's not the perfume that you wear / it's not the ribbons in your hair / I don't mind you coming here / and wasting all my time"
Happy Thursday to the Hale's Angels!
one of my peeves is people who complain that a baseball game takes too long...WTF! who gives a chit about casual fair weather fans? certainly not me...fook em! let em watch golf! i love baseball (been velly good to me) and i watch a lot of games, well, i have the boober on a lot when games are on. one thing i love about baseball is that you don't have to watch it to enjoy it. that, and tivo so i can rewind for highlights...hahaha. whenever i go to a game i welcome a four and a half hour game...after all, you pay big bucks for the tix...plus that yankee sox game was extra innings...do you complain about a concert being too long? too many encores? if the cars didn't play "just what i needed", would you be happy cuz the show was over earlier? and my brother, sorry to hear about the cats losing their starters...this typifies what is wrong with college sports in general. it really peeves me that these players get a) full scholarship and b) special treatment just because they play a game while deserving kids who might actually want an education get left out in the cold...no wonder america is 37th in the world in education.
ReplyDeletebaseball isnt long and boring for those who understand the intriquses of the game. for those who dont they can choose to watch something else. i love what you said about comparing your beliefs to the bible because i have recently picked up the text from a scholars standpoint simply because i have never been to church or read the full text and i wanted to help myself understand why millions of people so willingly drag themselves out of bed every sunday morning to go worship and study a book written by other men. keep me posted on that !
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