Yankees & Baseball

Yankees lost to the Rangers last night 4-2 in the ALCS, and honestly, I'm about as upset about it as I thought I'd be.

Pretty much not at all.

From top to bottom in the lineup, it's filled through and through with the least charismatic uninspired players of possibly all-time. Nick Swisher even seemed subdued this year.

Good for the Rangers, they're playing the hot hand, they've got the whole "chemistry" thing going for them, as do the Giants.  Hopefully they meet them in the World Series.  If anyone deserved to win this ALCS, it wasn't the New York Yankees.

Now the Yankees have a few issues - who to bring back and for how much and for how long?

Bill Simmons Twitter/Trade/Moss Crazyness

It's totally moot now, but Bill Simmons tweeted "moss Vikings" a few weeks back, then rescinded the tweet, then explained on Twitter that it was a mistake, and then explained in his Page 2 column what really happened.

Reading this column was actually very interesting - first of all, it's the longest column Bill's ever written that wasn't about Basketball and how to reinvent the sport so that it's one million times more awesome than it's maximum awesomeness could ever sustain right now ever.  Second, all the information about the process that ESPN employee's have to go through to report something.  Not that I care so much about all the bullshit red tape, I could actually care less, but it was pretty interesting to read about the process.

What I don't buy is Simmons bullshit story about WHY he had mistakenly Tweeted the news of the trade.

REVIEW: Madden 10 (Xbox 360)

Been having Madden 10.  Haven't been writing my review on it - 'til now.  (Un)lucky you.

You know how I roll with video games.  I wait to buy them until they're used on eBay for 60% of the original MSRP or less.  Turns out when you buy last year's sports games after the newest ones out you can get a pretty sweet deal.  The only downsides are when you are playing a Franchise in the year 2009 (this is in reference to Madden 07) and you get wiz-orked by Shaun Alexander and Michael Vick in the Super Bowl.  In that sense, Madden is usually best when played up-to-date.  In the other sense, the old GamePro Fun-Factor is probably about the same, even if it is a year old.

AD: Chicken Dance

Getting ready for the Arrested Development movie, actually been ready for it for a while.  Maybe this can hold me over...

CVS Wonder Products

In case you were looking for extraordinary hearing, without choosing to roll around in toxic waste and hope for the best, there is apparently an option for you...

The Loud 'N Clear, as seen on TV.  You know, in case you can't hear shit.  The list is endless, or as it's put on the front of the case, quite concise.  Theater, Plays, Church & More!

Exactly NONE of those things I would like to be able to hear any louder than I have to.  Church - I'm set with not going, thanks.

If they advertised this as a super-sleuth espionage tool, I'd be fucking down.  Doubles as a bluetooth.  Fucking sign my ass up.  Triples as a laser pointer, GTFO!  Let's see what other crap you can find at your local pharmancy...

Mid-Week 4 Quick Comments

After 3-1/2 weeks of the National Football League I have a few quick comments I like to put out there.  Things that interest me, things I like, things I don't like.  Where's this guy to the left fall?

Necessary?

There really needs to be a separate section for Pre-Teen Boys to send cards to their grandmothers?  It seems... what's the word... excessive.  The "look inside" part is just a bit much.

[UPDATE] 10 Songs That Will Put You in a Great Mood - Instantly

So today I'm hanging out with the BuDaChick by a pool, my mobile phone sucks and I had already completed her US Weekly.  Cosmopolitan with Jessica Alba on the cover was just sitting RIGHT THERE.  I thought, maybe there's a hot picture of her, and I wouldn't mind knowing how she keeps her career and love life on fire.

On Page 161, (113 pages after the Jessica Alba article*) I see this.  "10 Songs That Will Put You in a Great Mood-Instantly".  Starting with a Timbaland (featuring Katy Perry) song, I know this list can't be good, but number three down, "Don't Stop Believing" from the Glee soundtrack?  WHAT THE FUCK?  THE GLEE SOUNDTRACK?!

Suggestive Grocery Store Products

Four way opener?  That's what she said!

Summer Interns and Quarter-Life Musings

So last week was the last week our office had interns for the summer.  None of them are going back to school just yet, some next week, some the week after, some sometime in September.  It got me thinking back to my interning days.  Making money was nice, but there was nothing nicer than having that week or couple of free days prior to traveling back to college for the fall - I would always think about my co-workers and employers, "Man, what suckers!"  Now I'm that sucker.

Rush REVIEW

On Saturday July 24 I saw Rush at Jones Beach.  For fun, let's see Rush play Tom Sawyer at the Colbert Repoort... ON ROCK BAND.



In reality, Rush was awesome.  Fantastic concert, see here.

REVIEW: Toy Story 3, Inception, Avatar

Most recently I've seen Toy Story 3 and Inception in theaters, and Avatar was my most recent Netflix arrival.  Do you want to know what I think?  Geez, no need to be so blunt about it...

Toy Story 3 had the possibility to be really terrible, as does any sequel of any good movie.  Toy Story 2 was a good sequel.  It didn't overshadow the original, but it was right on par.  Toy Story 3 blew Toy Story 2 out of the water.  From front to back it was just a phenomenal movie.  An epic tale of child's play things.

2010 Baseball: Post All-Star Game Debriefing

Before the beginning of the season I had a few comments about the upcoming baseball season.  Let's see how I did.

Somewhat Unbelievable

I know that it is called "acting", but why does Nick Cage insist on playing people with either full or long head's of hair?  It's just not believable.

UPDATE: Just looking now at the Review for Sex and the City 2 below.  WOW.  It's a wonder what air-brushing can do.  Those Golden Girls actually look bang-able.

Stream of Consciousness

A lot been going on lately.  A little stressed, not going to lie.  I find myself scratching my head more and more.  I also find that short black hairs can be found on any surface below my face while I am scratching my head.  Along with the bath tub, the sink, anything really.  I would like to think of my hair as a rapidly renewable resource, like bamboo or some shit, but I guess I'm just deluding myself.  Ignorance is bliss.