Why Bad Teams Should Keep Losing

So let me preface this by saying I hate losing. Losing sucks. Watching your favorite team go down can be just as crappy as taking a dump in a public bathroom only to realize that there is no toilet paper left when you need to wipe. But sometimes losing can be necessary.

Right now I just want the Sabres to lose. Take your lumps this year and get a #1-3 pick that will make an impact and be a great player. Why not. There has been nothing this year to show contention and with the season almost half way over things look bleak. There is a side note here. A magical 8-10 game win streak I'll take and then I'll change my mind but unless I see that I don't care.

Now I know you're going to give me the "how can you root for your team to lose, you should always want them to win." Yes, you're right. I should. When it's feasible and playoff runs are possible. If you're one of those people who always wants their team to try their hardest and will still pay a lot of money for tickets when the team sucks you're just encouraging mediocrity. You're basically a father who's son gets a medal for  7th place and you take him out for ice cream and tell him how special he is for trying. Don't get me wrong I'll watch the team on TV for free but I'm not about to pay $55-$75 for a ticket to see a team who more than likely will disappoint me.

If my team can't win I want the best pick possible. I want the team to improve more quickly, and a better quality player from the draft will help this occur faster. If you still pay for games when you know the team is bad then all you're doing is perpetuating the system. Sports are business. If the product sucks people don't go and the business doesn't make money.  This prompts the owners to make changes and put people in charge who will make decisions that create wins. If you still have dumb, blind faith in the team when they are bad and continue to pump money into the team you give ownership no reason to make changes that might improve the team. Basically you help the team continue to be mediocre. This goes for any professional team you support.

I realize that you can find quality players everywhere in a draft for any sport that can make a team better. I'd just rather be safer with a top 5 pick than #9 or #12. What's the difference anyways? Both picks don't make the playoffs for any professional sport so does it really matter? Wouldn't I want the safer, more talented pick? Look at the Penguins, they were dirt and then had the #1 and #2 picks and boom Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Look at the Washington Nationals in baseball. Strasburg and Harper will be dominant for years barring injury.

Let's look at the NHL's past #1 picks. 2012 Nail Yakupov, 2011 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 2010 Taylor Hall, 2009 John Taveres, 2008 Steven Stamkos, 2007 Patrick Kane, 2006 Erik Johnson, 2005 Sidney Crosby, 2004 Alex Ovechkin, 2003 Marc-Andre Fleury, 2002 Rick Nash, 2001 Ilya Kovalchuck. Looks safe to me.

Let me know if you disagree but I would have rather had a shot (2008) #1 Jake Long, #2 Chris Long, #3 Matt Ryan, #4 Darren McFadden or #5 Glenn Dorsey than #11 Leodis McKelvin...

Brockport Murder Trial

Was at the Rochester City court today to cover the pre-trial hearings to set the times for more hearings and trial date for the case where the dude from Brockport murdered his girlfriend. This was just a ten minute thing in court to set dates and what not for the rest of the proceedings.

Gathered some stuff from being there though and seeing the kid who alledgedly murdered his girlfriend. What I gathered is there is no alledged. Dude looks like a total plug for the 3 minutes I saw him. Like no doubt in my mind he did it. He has those wide-ass, broad I'm gonna stangle the shit out of you shoulders. Even the guys head screams I'm gonna kill someone. Total block-head. Straight square on his shoulders. The head and shoulders couldn't be a worse look for this guy. Guy even has a murderers name. His name is Clayton Whittlemore. That to me right there just screams I like killing people. Clayton, total murderer name. Sorry if your name is Clayton and you're reading this...and make sure you don't just hang around one person with possible weapons available.

Then there is this guy' defense. He is pleading that he was emotionally unstable to try and lessen the sentence he'll get. Like what the hell does that mean? Emotionally unstable so you horrifically murder your girlfriend. Other people get upset or emotional and they eat chocolate and ice cream or watch a movie. This guy murders his girlfriend? That's not emotionally unstable that's just a murderer. Murderers murder people and usually they are emotionally unstable because they're murderers in the first place because they murder.

This defense for this guy makes as much sense as somebody taking a bath with a toaster. Good luck buddy, nobody is rooting for you.

Parents Cheering for Their Kid

So I saw this while shooting video of a high school girls basketball game. You've all seen it. The hype-active, over-enthusiastic, I only cheer for my own kid parent. That selfish, turd-nugget parent who only cares about their own kid and somehow knows how to coach the team better than the actual coach. Seeing it again made me realize how pathetic these people are and made me realize I needed to write something about it.

First of all it's only a high school game, no need to go crazy and stand up and pound your chest when your kid scores a bucket (I actually witnessed the dad do this). Hey dumb ass, why are you pounding your chest, your kid scored...not you. Figure it out. Then when your kid loses her dribble and loses the ball no its not a foul. There was no ghost who fouled your kid and caused the ball to go out of bounds, she just doesn't have handles. How about instead of standing up like a moron you go all Charles Billingsley from Friday Night Lights and drunkenly duct tape the ball to your kids hands when they get home.

The next worst part is this parent questioning everything the coach of the team does. Listen just sit down and shut up there's a reason that the other person is the coach and not you...and why would you think that you know what defense or play should be ran? Do you coach the kids? Do you know all of their strengths and weaknesses like the coach does? No. So just sit down and shut the hell up. Listen I know all parents want their kid to succeed but does that mean you root for only your kid to do well and not your kids actual team.

Honestly if you have nothing better to do but get enraged over a high school game you live a shallow incomplete life and I hope God has mercy on your soul. Couple that with the fact that you will only root for your own kid and try to live vicariously through him or her and you must have absolutely nothing going for you.

Root for your kid, but don't make your kid hate you.

Tony Romo Sponsored By Starter Brand

Okay so my roommate pointed this fact out to me tonight during the Sunday Night Football game intros. I knew this before but forgot about it. Tony Romo is sponsored by Starter brand. On the surface this isn't even a story but when you sit back and think about it, it makes Tony Romo just such a douche bag. Like who the fuck is sponsored by Starter. News flash, if you're sponsored by Starter you're basically telling everyone you suck dick and love to wallow in mediocrity.

When you think of the greatest athletes who are they sponsored by? Nike, Reebok, Adidas. LeBron, Jeter, Clay Matthews, Larry Fitzgerald, shit even rookies like RG3. All sponsored by the big dogs. Michael Jordan was so good he has his own brand. Jordan. It's his own name because because everyone wants to get on his dick because of his greatness. When I think of Starter brand I think of Wal-Mart. Like a crappy little weird kid getting sports gear bought for him by his mom. "What do you want for football little Johnny?" "Mommy! Mommy! I want to wear Starter like my hero Tony because I want to be average and I hate my life!" "Sounds good Johnny! Let's go to Wal-Mart and pick some out!" Sweet life guys. 

No. I'd never do that. I'll wear Nike or Adidas because I'm a normal human. I'm gonna go to Dick's or online to Eastbay and pick out legit sporting equipment and clothing because I don't want to look like the biggest squid on Earth. Just when I thought you couldn't be a bigger douche Romo, you totally go out and redeem yourself. Congratulations. 

P.S. - I apologize if you wear Starter brand even though you make up like .09% of the population.

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Attention Women, Apparently Roofies Are Not Your Worst Enemy

So apparently roofies are not your worst enemy while you're in college and going to parties and to the bar. Alcohol is because 3 out 4 female college students who are victims of sexual assault were under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol is the new number one date rape drug!

I don't know where to begin with this because it is just so stupid. Yea roofies are not the #1 date rape drug...Oh wait actually they are because they are the fucking date rape drug. They actually began as being called the date rape drug. Alcohol on the other hand has been around for thousands of years. And here is my actual problem with this, no shit 3 out of 4 college females reported being under the influence of alcohol when they were sexually assaulted, because they were at a bar or a house party getting their drink on. Everyone there is drinking. The whole fucking reason roofies are called the date rape drug is because some fucking weirdo slips them in your drink when you don't know so he can rape you. You have no control over it. You do have control over how much alcohol you drink. If your a twig and weigh 80 lbs you probably don't Animal House it and chug 7 or 8 beers, common sense.

Its not like weirdos are slipping distilled alcohol into girls glasses of orange juice or cranberry juice at the bar.  That's called a fucking well drink. A cocktail isn't a date rape drink its what I order when it's a special for 2 dollars on Saturday night. On the other hand I've never heard anybody order a scotch and water with a shot of roofies. Just doesn't happen. Therefore roofies are the date rape drug and alcohol is still alcohol. Get your shit straight SJFC.

Guy Uses Stun Gun on Pizza Delivery Guy

A Daytona Beach man used a stun gun on a Papa John’s deliveryman in a failed attempt to grab his pizzas, police said. Christopher Collins, 19, faces a charge of armed robbery with a weapon for the Monday night incident, Daytona Beach Police said in an arrest affidavit. The Papa John’s employee went to deliver two pies to a unit at 525 N. Halifax Avenue that was dark, but Collins eventually met him outside. He asked what the total was, the deliveryman said $26.09, and Collins went back toward the unit before returning seconds later, police said. Collins then again asked “How much?,” the deliveryman took out a small flashlight to illuminate the receipt, and Collins shocked him in the stomach with a stun gun, according to police. He tried to grab the pizzas, but the Papa John’s employee forcefully pulled them from Collins, who ran west toward the river, police said. 

Why is this guy using a stun gun to try and rob the pizza delivery guy? And why is he trying to rob pizza? I get it you're hungry and trying to get some food but just go rob a supermarket or convenience store. Like all you have to do is go swipe a box of cereal or some cans of soup. Much easier than trying to rob the pizza guy. And using a stun gun? Is this guy a woman? Just clock the pizza guy in the face and grab the pizza. 

-Side note - How bro is this pizza guy fighting through a stun gun shock and reclaiming his pizzas. Talk about a guy who fights for his employer. I've worked in a pizzeria and delivery drivers are usually complete squids. This guy must have been the ultimate pizza delivery bro. True pizza warrior.