Gotta Be Starting Something...
Starting a post with a Michael Jackson song lyric probably ain't too smart given that he's on trial for almost assuredly molesting little boys, but I'm a gambler. I throw caution to the wind and have a little fun with it.
I am not sure why I don't post to this blog, aside from the fact that I forget a lot of things. Sometimes it's to take the chicken out of the freezer to defrost it for dinner, sometimes it's to call home and tell my folks I love them...and sometimes - often - it's to write here.
It's not for lack of subject matter. Politically, things are crazy - and finally, perhaps, more than 49% of Americans are realizing that the Republican Party has lost its nut, lost its original purpose and gone straight off into the Deep End of Crazy Religious Nuttery. Or, maybe they haven't and I'm just optimistic, but it starts looking that way with Social Security, Schiavo and Tom DeLay's seppuku going on.
In sports, the Niners drafted Alex Smith #1. In the first place, watching the NFL draft and NOT waiting hours for the first 49er pick was pretty fucking odd. And I'm not sure I want that to happen again anytime soon. But who the heck knows about this kid? I sure didn't get a lot of University of Utah games on my DirecTV, or at least I didn't watch any. So maybe the kid can play. He's smarter than Jim Druckenmiller and that's a big plus. It seems like they want him to start the season, which means he's going to struggle - at least he isn't following in the footsteps of a legend like another quarterback from Utah who did pretty well here. As far as baseball goes, the Giants aren't going anywhere with Barry and Benitez on the DL, but roto is pretty fun. Sharing a team with Jonny has been loads of fun and yesterday we made a trade I probably wouldn't have done on my own - we gave up Jeff Weaver for Jim Brower. The thought is that Brower will remain the closer, a la Matty Herges and Tim Worrell of years past. (Sad that there is so much history in middle relief guys ending up in our closer spot.) By the time the season ends, it will be clear if that was smart or not - but the reality is we have six guys we like at starting pitcher more than Weaver and if we'd waited to find out if Brower had the job, we would have had to pay a lot more to get him than just the DreamWeaver. So, it's a good gamble on our part.
More so, Hank is just about the cutest little kid I've ever seen. He gurgles like --- well, I don' t know like what, but it's funny as hell. I held him today and he smiled - sure, it was cause he was taking a poop, or dreaming - but DAMN that was pretty great. I love my lil' nephew.