PHINALLY!!

Phish is back together. 2009 tour!! Hampton Coliseum, VA March 6-8, 2009! I can not wait!!!!

Brewers...this year's Mets?

I can't believe the total collapse of the Milwaukee Brewers. They have lost 13 out of the last 17 games which led to the firing of manager Ned Yost. The Brewers, who looked like they would have a promising postseason, is now struggling to even make it there. They are fighting with the New York Mets for a shot at the NL wild card. The Brew Crew has nine games left to prove themselves.

This year's Brewers are like last year's Mets. Last year it was the Mets who collapsed in the race to the postseason. Is this the year for the Brewers to collapse?

Tonight's game definitely showed that the Brewers are going to have to step it up in every aspect--defense, pitching and offense. They blew a 6-2 lead sending the Cubs-Brewers game into extra innnings. The Cubs went on to win it in 12 innings and took a nine game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central. The Cubs can clinch their division if they win on Friday and the Brewers lose in Cincinati.

The Cubs can almost taste it. They are most definitely in need after a 100 year drought.
But Milwaukee is still tasting the strange brew.

A long Pac-10 season with the zebras

Of course as a fellow U of Washington alumni I am pissed at how yesterday's game against BYU played out. After making it all the way to the 3-yard line in about three and a half minutes, the Huskies had a chance, a glimmer of hope against a team who held the longest winning streak in the nation, with 11 wins.

QB Jake Locker, one of the best running quarterbacks in college football, scored a touchdown with 0:02 seconds on the clock. He threw the ball behind him, nonchalantly, and celebrated with his teammates. I mean COME ON! Who wouldn't celebrate that touchdown? And it was classy celebration, nothing worth calling a penalty on, which the refs did!!! They called a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebration. Totall bullshit(excuse my language) if you ask me, or ask anyone else!!!!


Anyways on the PAT the Huskies had to kick from 15-yards further. No big deal, not until the kicker got blocked and we lost the game by one damn point on a horrible call made by the zebras!

Anyone who's anyone knew that BYU got lucky. UW had a legitimate chance to win it. The excessive celebration penalty was uncalled for. And the zebras cost UW the game. I just hope they know that they messed up and I hope they wear that call for the rest of their lives!

uggghhh!

Dodgers lost eight in a row. Shit!

Wrigley Field

I apologize for such a long break in between posts.
Anyways I wanted to share some photos from my trip to Chicago. Although this was about a month ago, I wanted to give some props to the Chicago Cubs for having the best record in the MLB (85-50) after today's victory.

The Cubs are roaring! There are no talks about curses, black cats, or Bartman. But the real question is can they keep going? Their bullpen is pitching phenomenal, and that's going to be a real help for them as they roll into October.

Wrigley Field is one of the oldest stadiums in the MLB. When I went there I was asking where the jumbotron is. HA! There isn't one, and perhaps that's whats makes the field so beautiful and legendary. The scoreboard is done manually, also one of the oldest stadiums that operates their scoreboard by hand. It is just an overall great experience. Cubs fans are loyal and friendly. If anyone has the chance to go to Chicago, its worth the trip to Wrigley Field!

Olympic talk

A couple of surprises I would like to discuss:

1. Both the women's and the men's 4 X 100 relay team dropped the baton...in the opening rounds!

It was disappointing to see the men drop the baton in the first place, but then to have the women do the same thing was just out of the ordinary (both teams dropped it during the final handoff). The women's team was the best, probable to win, and it looked like it too. But in the end it turned to disappointment. Lauryn Williams failed to catch the baton from Torii Edwards. What's even more ironic is that the same thing happened to Lauryn Williams in 2004 in Athens. She was heartbroken, about to burst into tears during an interview conducted immediately after the race. She mentioned that there must be some kind of voodoo on the Americans right now. Somewhat true--the U.S. went 0-for-6 in the sprint races.

2. The women's softball team lost! What?

This loss to Japan is certainly a disappointment as well. The softball team seemed unbeatable, which is a reason why softball is no longer going to be in the Olympics, at least not anytime soon. The Americans dominated the sport, and there was no one even close to beating them. Before Thursday night, the Americans hadn't lost since Sept. 21, 2000. Through eight games in Beijing, the Americans outscored their opponents 57-2. They batted .348 while their opponents batted .054! They had everything--pitching, offense, defense. But they just couldn't get it done.

It will be a game that no one will ever forget, but could it be their last? One thing is for sure...it proved that the U.S. is beatable, so maybe it will one day bring softball back to the Olympics.

Pure Laziness

It really makes me mad when ballplayers are lazy. They're getting paid millions of dollars. It's their job to play hard, both during practice and games.

B.J. Upton of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays looks like he just doesn't care. Why this from a player on a team with the best record in baseball? (note: the Rays had the worst record in baseball last season and this season things turned 180)

Upton has been benched three times in the past two weeks for not hustling and that's a well deserved punishment.

On Monday he casually ran to second base thinking he had an easy double, but was thrown out. I laughed. He looked like he was in shock.

Last night he did manage to run hard to first base on a ground ball that was overthrown. But the umpire thought he made a move to go to second base, and he was tagged and called out. Again, Upton looked like he was in disbelief.

Upton is going through some tough times, but I think he will pull himself together. And come on, he needs to, his team is on the right path toward the World Series.