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The long trip home, Bob Griese talks Nascar, and more Sunday thoughts.
Thought #1- Once over X-Mas vacation I went to visit a girl who lived a few hours away and who proceeded to break up with me the last day I was visiting her. The 3 hours drive home took about 12 hours. Not only did it rain, there were an abundance of elderly people in giant cars on the road, and of course every radio station I flipped to was constantly blasting "Lady Marmalade" for reason. It was awful. As bad as that was though, I can only imagine how bad it must feel to have to fly back from England, barely able to sit because your butt is completely blistered from the thrashing you just took. You know I'm not exactly sure why we are always so bent on sending our football across the pond, but I doubt we're going to win many Brits over sending them three hours of the Bucs getting rolled. I mean that's kind of like wanting to share how great American food is with the world, but instead of sending an Outback steak, we ship them a fish sandwich from a Waffle House.
Thought #2 - If was 1960 and he was in some backwoods bar in Mississippi the comment Bob Griese made about Juan Pablo Montoya being "out for a taco" might have only seemed semi horrible. Now dropping that on a national telecast in 2009 ups the ante just a little bit. Of course it was nice that he later tried to make up for the racial slur by claiming Montoya was one of the best drivers in NASCAR, which is funny considering the entire point of his earlier comment was that Montoya was not in the top 5 drivers. Hmm, nice Bob. Way to cover yourself. You might as well have just told me that my girl friend has pretty eyes or that my new car is very practical. You know, its all about knowing your audience and unless your hanging out behind some Moose Lodge in southern Arkansas, dressed in a bed sheet and Rustler jeans, that comment is probably not going to fly. Guessing your bid to cover the Olympics this winter isn't going to work out either. Although, to be honest, it would be interesting to hear you drop some waffle comments on team Belgium or some hot chocolate references on the Swish.
Thought #3- This whole baseball instant replay situation is getting out of control. I'm not sure why on Earth you would turn down the chance to get things right, for the sake of keeping the tradition of human error. The technology is obviously there, but yet baseball doesn't want it. Let's just be thankful the baseball geniuses are running the rest of the world. We'd all be churning our own butter and washing our clothes in a pail. It's sad when the biggest stories of the baseball post season is the missed calls, but with no way to correct a call, expect this to continue in the World Series.
Thought #4 - It's official Sam Bradford will enter the draft this coming April. How far will he drop and how much money will this mediocre at best college football season cost him are both yet to be determined. I will say this, it's hard to pay the sticker price on a dented car, and even harder when that car has a couple dents and a reputation for needing the alternator replaced after 2,500 miles. Durability is the name of the game with high draft pick and right now Sammy, you have some issues. Maybe there is some sweet factory warranty Dr. James Andrews can toss in there once he's done stitching you up. If not, it could be a long Brady Quinn like wait for you at the table in April.
Thought #5 - Andre Johnson, I'm sorry. I drafted you on my fantasy league team, so your injury today can undoubtedly be chalked up to me. I know it sucks, but I guess you know how Yao Ming feels now.
Thought #6 - Carolina has raised the bar in finding new ways for teams I like to lose, can't wait to see how the Redskins attempt to top them tomorrow night.
Thought #6 - NBA preview coming soon, plus more reflections from the weekend.
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