The next time I hear someone say "That's just x being x," I'm gonna take a life. Talk about fucking played out! It's not funny, it's not clever, it's driving me crazy and it's ruining my life. Stop. It. Now.
When will Joe Torre get hammered for being the arrogant dink he is? He decided on Monday to have Wang pitch to Ortiz on a 3-0 count and Ortiz belts a two-run single. Why not just walk him? Torre sez, "If he walked, he walked. I wasn't going to concern myself...It certainly isn't a comfortable position to be in, but I understand why you would ask that question." Wow, Joe! I'm glad you understand why we would question you. You let Ramirez absolutely kill you all series long when there was no reason to, and if not for Clement, your team would have lost the series, but you don't concern yourself. I'm sure Steinbrenner loved reading that. If Francona gave bullshit answers like that he'd be attacked by rabid fans before he could get to his car. But Torre can dismiss anyone he feels like because he's got cache. Jeez, you'd think the Yankees have won the World Series the last ten years in a row. Oh, by the way: good job against Kansas City on Friday night.
Give me some credit: I tried watching the NBA playoffs, but I just can't take it. It's so obvious that the rules of the game aren't enforced equally and it just frustrates me. Lebron James can take five steps, carry the ball, and do whatever he wants and no whistle, but if someone from the Pistons so much as breathes on him Lebron's going to the line to take two. The thing is that everyone acts as if this isn't happening. Every slo-mo replays clearly shows James travelling like crazy, but the announcers never point it out. They just talk about what a great player he is. It's laughable. Say what you want about the stars getting the calls in baseball, but Pujols gets three strikes just like everyone else.
And then there's the pouting and outrageous behavior when a foul does get called. James has perfected the dismissive wave and the Pistons must practice complaining more than they practice free throws. Tayshawn Prince has this crazy thing he does with his arms and bends over to get right in the ref's face. Every call. Forget the technical foul, they should fucking run him the minute he opens his mouth. Anyway, it's unwatchable and no one says anything about it, so I just did.
When will Joe Torre get hammered for being the arrogant dink he is? He decided on Monday to have Wang pitch to Ortiz on a 3-0 count and Ortiz belts a two-run single. Why not just walk him? Torre sez, "If he walked, he walked. I wasn't going to concern myself...It certainly isn't a comfortable position to be in, but I understand why you would ask that question." Wow, Joe! I'm glad you understand why we would question you. You let Ramirez absolutely kill you all series long when there was no reason to, and if not for Clement, your team would have lost the series, but you don't concern yourself. I'm sure Steinbrenner loved reading that. If Francona gave bullshit answers like that he'd be attacked by rabid fans before he could get to his car. But Torre can dismiss anyone he feels like because he's got cache. Jeez, you'd think the Yankees have won the World Series the last ten years in a row. Oh, by the way: good job against Kansas City on Friday night.
Give me some credit: I tried watching the NBA playoffs, but I just can't take it. It's so obvious that the rules of the game aren't enforced equally and it just frustrates me. Lebron James can take five steps, carry the ball, and do whatever he wants and no whistle, but if someone from the Pistons so much as breathes on him Lebron's going to the line to take two. The thing is that everyone acts as if this isn't happening. Every slo-mo replays clearly shows James travelling like crazy, but the announcers never point it out. They just talk about what a great player he is. It's laughable. Say what you want about the stars getting the calls in baseball, but Pujols gets three strikes just like everyone else.
And then there's the pouting and outrageous behavior when a foul does get called. James has perfected the dismissive wave and the Pistons must practice complaining more than they practice free throws. Tayshawn Prince has this crazy thing he does with his arms and bends over to get right in the ref's face. Every call. Forget the technical foul, they should fucking run him the minute he opens his mouth. Anyway, it's unwatchable and no one says anything about it, so I just did.
