Am I Sufficiently Glass Half Empty Now, Dr. Pavlov?
When I see Gardenhire say this, regarding the White Sox:
"You call it dominance," Gardenhire said. "But it's like a lot of one-run games, a lot of one- and two-run games, anything can happen at the end. We're finding a way right now to get it done. That's a team that can score so many runs. ... They can throw a touchdown in a heartbeat. You sit there as nervous as can be."
my first thought is "That's bullshit. I see right through you. That's nothing but some weak-sauced attempt to shield yourself from the scathing you rightly get over your pathetic record against the fucking Yankees."
That's how sick they've made me. I can't even enjoy how much we own the scuzziest, dirtbagginest bunch of douchewads franchise in baseball because all it does is remind me of the flip side of the coin. Frown. Need new hobby that brings actual joy.
9 Comments:
MCA - Couldn't agree with you more even as I find myself pulled into watching/rooting again - all with the eye towards - AL Central titles are like getting your GED, you've graduated to the next level, it's just your in a National American University commercial.
Did I love taking 3 of 4 in Chicago? Of course. Winning.
July 11, 2011 at 9:14 AM
I think at the end of the day or more aptly season 1) the season is not a success unless they win a playoff series and 2) they find some success against the Yankees. This is sooooooooooooo the Denny Green Vikings all over again.
After 8 years down here (that is not an error), I am finally somewhat interested in the Braves. The fact that the Braves are pretty good and the Twins shitting the bed out of the gates probably has something to do with it. The fact that my daughter asked to go to a game, had a great time and ran the bases is probably another piece. Finally having a couple of Braves, including Jair Jurrjens, on my fantasy team has me paying more attention than past years. Again, I am getting sucked into another franchise that making the playoffs is simply not enough.
July 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM
RTS, you have become a southerner. Sorry to break it to you. I suspect we all caught on when the obsession with Talladega came to light.
You need to get your daughter to Target Field, pronto, and start reversing her (and your) descent into redneckism before it's too late. Otherwise, she'll be skipping playoff games because anything short of the World Series is blase, and you'll know it's all over and only a matter of time before she starts reciting crunk raps and picking out which UGa sorority to rush 12 years in advance.
Get to work, dude.
July 12, 2011 at 12:25 AM
RTS - MCA kinda has a point. I think the UGa sorority should scare the crap out of you. Think about it, she could grow up hating Auburn in, and I quote, "The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry." Auburn.
July 12, 2011 at 6:10 AM
Yes, I know I am becoming southern. Probably more than I would care to admit. Rather than focus on how I am southern, I would rather focus on how I am not.
1) I care about academics. This is probably hypocritical as I never applied myself, but my daughter will not get the leeway that I received. Going to a middle of the road elementary school in one of the worst states is not an option.
2) She can go where she wants, but I pray that is not UGA. Let's just say the bar is slightly higher. I would take any number of schools down here (That I could have never got in)such as Vandy, Duke or Wake.
3) Southern food sucks. Just because something is deep fried does not make it good. Catfish, no thanks. I am never going to order collard greens. Don't get me started on what passes as good pizza. I could go to Chicago for the sole purpose of eating.
4) It really does get too hot for too long down here.
5) Winning really isn't everything. I really do want my teams to win the right way.
6) I do not get that much pleasure out of other Big Ten teams getting torn down. The OSU scandal could help Iowa head to head but overall it hurts the conference. Like it or hate it they have been the flagship team for a while. You think UGA fans would feel the same way about a scandal at Florida?
July 12, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Well said in all respects, RTS. Keep fighting the good fight and keeping it real. Don't forget about strawberry rhubarb pie and never let go of your natural disdain for anything made by humans that's called a "lake." Also, try to tell someone at least once per annum that no, actually, the Civil War had nothing to do with the industrial North oppressing those poor cotton farmers down thisaways.
Totally unrelated note, but I saw Curtis Granderson talking on the tube the other night, and it KILLS me how great a dude he seems to be. Would be a great Twin and instead he's you know where hitting a thousand homers this year.
July 12, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Hey, we're 6.5 games out of first!? That should provide the slightest bit of solace, right? I agree with RTS, though, we are becoming the Dirty Denny Vikings. Make playoffs. Lose in first round. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Amen, RTS. Fight the good fight. I have a few SEC football fans at my company (both at the VP of company level - so pretty well heeled and civilized). I can't imagine what it's like to be surrounded by those ruthless, toothless nards.
July 12, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Also, plenty of other good schools down South: Emory, Davidson, UNC, UVa, GT, Tulane. Just steer clear of the SEC. Depending on the academic standing of your kids, you might consider sending them to summer camps in the upper Midwest when they're teenagers. That way their natural wanderlust and maybe even a summer romance will make them want to go hang with those mysterious kids from Minne and Iowa in mythical places like Ann Arbor or Champaign when it's time for college.
July 12, 2011 at 11:24 PM
MCA, I like your idea. It is probably better than my trojan horse plan for colleges. It is take some road trips to college football games at a young age to the above mentioned schools. "Oh you like the UNC campus. It is pretty isn't it. Not to far from home but far enough. Yes the games are fun and academically it is a great school. You better study, apply yourself and get good grades if you would like to go here. This place is way better than Tennessee. That place is a dump." Now I am guessing Tennessee is a really nice campus too, but I have never been there and she has never been there so she won't know that I am fibbing.
I probably haven't had rhubarb pie, crisp or any other form in almost a decade. Can you get it one way or another on a stick at the fair?
July 13, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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