Anyways there were a few things of not that have happened since I last posted on here.
1) I have not won at Wiffle Ball, 4 game losing streaks are never fun, and this must be changed.
2) I was on ESPN last Sunday at the LLWS West Regional Final, it was really cool to see my mom, Kyra, and myself in HD on the channel I watch way too much.
3) I went to the Thursday and Friday games of the Dodgers Cubs series, this will be touched on later on in this post.
4) Heat SF Michael Beasley checked into rehab today. Surprising to an extent, but we could all tell that something was wrong with him, atleast a little bit right?
5) Brett Favre is back! Vikings Super Bowl contenders? Maybe, nobody else in the NFC looks very convincing. Philadelpia maybe, especially with Michael Vick, but how will the respond to the tragic loss of defensive coordinator Jim Johnson.
First off it is a fantastic season right now in late August. Football season is RIGHT around the corner, which is always good. Pennant races are heating up, unfortunately the Dodgers are struggling a little bit, bringing themselves back into the division race that was all but locked up at the All-Star Break. Plus this week is the Little League World Series, an amazing experience that every 11-12 year old baseball player wants to participate in. Williamsport, PA is a baseball Mecca, much like Fenway, Wrigley, Cooperstown, and Dodger Stadium.
As I have mentioned, I went to watch the LLWS with Kyra and my mom. We saw the Chula Vista, CA team over whelm the Northern California Granite Bay team. It was a great game, at an absolutely immaculate facility in San Bernardino. After winning the West Regional, the Chula Vista team traveled to Williamsport. Through two games they have yet to allow a run, and have hit 10 home runs. They are an early front runner to win the world series, and play undefeated SouthWest Regional Champion San Antonio, Texas tomorrow night. The LLWS provides hours of great entertainment for me every summer, as it is great to see these kids play and have fun like kids.
The last two weeks were very fun week for me regarding . Two weeks ago I went down to Anaheim, with Jon, to watch the Junior Circuit Angels take on the defending American League (Junior Circuit) Tampa Bay Rays. I am a huge Dodger fan who does not really ever root for the Angels, but I did not go down to watch the Angels, I was there to watch the starting pitcher of the Angels, Trevor Bell. As kids Jon and I played against Trevor, and we have been following his career after he was made the 37th over all selection in the 2005(?) draft by the Angels. With amazing seats we were able to watch Trevor pitch very servicably in his Major League debut with 5.1 innings pitched allowing 9 hits and 4 ER striking out 4 and only 1 walk. He got introduced to life in the majors twice by AL home run leader Carlos Pena, as he hit HRs #30 and 31 against Trevor. In his next start Trevor got some run support and help on defense and he got his first win against Cleveland on the road at "The Prog," formerly known as Jacobs Field. It is very crazy to see a somebody whom I struck out against many, many times pitch in the Major Leagues.
Last Thursday and Friday were a lot of fun as well. I went to both Dodger games for free as well. The first game I went with my friend Xavier. He had never been to a game before so I decided to show him the ropes. We ended up meeting some of his friends from high school and migrated around the stadium in un-used seats eventually finding our way down to the club level next to the Luxury Suites. It was here that we watched Russell Martin hit a grand slam to put the game out of reach en route to a 7-2 victory over the Cubs.
Friday night was a great experience as well. I received free seats to the Dug Out Club and the seats were in the front row, meaning I was closer to the catcher than the pitcher was. On this night I also had my first stadium beer, Bud Light was the basic choice of course. I also saw my second 1-hitter in person in as many years, though this one was not quite as dominating, as the Dodgers held on to a 2-1 victory, taking the first two against the Cubs.
Ok enough with the personal updates, and on to my opinions on burning matters...
Michael Beasley, former high school teammate of OJ Mayo was allegedly checked into a Texas rehab center for drugs and depression. This is never a good thing to see, especially to such a high profile talent. His freshman, and only, season at Kansas St. was amazing. He rewrote the Big 12 record book that former Texas F Kevin Durant rewrote the year before. This has made him an easy choice for a top 5 draft pick to the Miami Heat. It did not take long for the loopy eyed Beasley to find himself in trouble with the NBA. At the rookie symposium he was involved in an incident involving women in a hotel room that had the smell of weed, not a good start. I will say that though this news is shocking, it was not quite surprising given his complaints of laziness and general apathy. Things that he has of course sluffed off.
Brett Favre is back everybody. Nobody can really be surprised can they? If this dance was rediculous two years ago, then where are we now? Thankfully ESPN did not beat this story to death as they have in years past. They would cover every breath of Favre so in depth that it made ESPN absolutely unwatchable for weeks at a time, thus draining me of my manna... Favre is in Minnesota and has made the Vikings the sexy pick in the NFC. They have a decent RB in "All Day" Adrian Peterson and great weapons on the outside that should be able to develop with a real QB who can throw the ball down field. Tavaris Jackson is not a starting NFL QB, not now and probably not ever.
The Eagles are the only other NFC team that has the weapons to compete with the Vikings, and Donovan McNabb is WAAAAAY over due for a title. The Eagles must survive a very difficult schedule in the NFC East, but Andy Reid has always been able to get his team ready to play, and I don't expect anything different this year. (They also have potential super weapon Michael Vick, who could make or break the year)
Must watch TV this week. E:60 Tuesday on ESPN at 4 PT. Plaxico Burress talks about the night he shot himself! That is somebody who made bad decisions to lead him to all but end his very promising NFL career, should be interesting to see how he will explain away that fateful night as he awaits the start of his 2 year prison term.
I will try and post again by Saturday, but that may be difficult as it is move-in day Saturday.
Any thoughts on the NFL or anything else I have written about let me know.
One more thing, go to www.tweshuffle.blogspot.com My older brother started a blog that I will be contributing to regularly as well. It is a different take on video games that some of you might appreciate.
That is my view from the cheap seats this week, until then
Troy
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