Life's simple annoyances

There is one thing that I've noticed lately, and especially during fantasy football viewing. I fall victim to this as well. So you say something and a few minutes later someone else says the same exact thing. See where I'm going with this, people react like the person put on steel toed boots and kicked their dog. I guess not having people listen to you that gets you mad, but is it really that bad. I know its annoying and I'm trying to figure out why this is. It is usually the persons fault since they are usually distracted. If Americas Most Wanted had a list of the top 10 offenders then Shamps would defiantly be number one. On Sundays with a laptop in tow he is probably numbers 1-10 with a 25 million dollar bounty on his head. I'm waiting for that long haired on tv to come barging through the door to capture pamps, dog the bounty hunter is the guys name i think. He will almost certainly say the same thing you said moments after you do. It is usually a score that happened or a stat that is interesting. He usually gets reamed out for such putrid behavior.
There are usually levels of responses people get. the first one and most common one is the straight out yell, the "hey, i just said that". this is the most frequent and best to use as long as the yell is not overboard. If the same person has multiple offenses towards you or others in the room then you are allowed to yell even more with each subsequent offense. It is hard to respond to it, you can either say sorry or stay quiet there is no real fighting it.
The second way to respond is the sarcastic response. the good ole' "man, wish i had said that" This one gets tricky for the person because they usually say the original statement with such gusto, like they are adding valuable information to the conversation. I love when the person is so happy to figure something out or is anticipating congratulations for saying something with such smarts and gets utterly crushed when they hear that it was said moments before. I love when the person says it, and in their mind they don't think anyone heard it so they say it again and then get yelled at. Those are classic moments.

Jelly Milkshake ????

Quick side story, some my accuse this whole entire blog as one massive side story but those people are just jealous, anyway, I was at Shaw's and i was getting my essentials, to be more specific i was getting a squeeze bottle of jelly, and while i was checking out, the bag man came over to bag my stuff, and he says "oh is this a syrup to make a drink with milk" REALLY GUY !!! tell me one person who would ever in their right mind drink a jelly milk drink. It is not a new product, and by working as a bag man, you would think he would have seen someone buying a squeeze bottle of jelly. This guy seemed pretty normal for all accounts based on the way he acted and what he said. I had a squeeze bottle of ketchup too, why didn't he ask if that was a breakfast mix or something. I should have said yeah and see that deli turkey, I'm going to blend that up and make a turkey smoothie. I hate that Shaw's anyway because it is so small, but I'm almost scared to go back in there now. It just teaches you to not be lazy, if I was not lazy I would never had to have that interaction and frankly i think i would have been better off, but in the end i did get a pretty good story, and I could not make this up. I was floored by it, the worst part was the cashier was not even phased by it, i wonder if this guy goes around and says weird things like that all the time. Ok time to end this i just heard the microwave beep, my warm cup of jelly milk is ready. Drink Up !!

Smelly People

There are few things in the world that I find more annoying than people that smell, but more specifically people that smell and dont realize it because they get all up in your business. This whole rant is sparked by me yesterday being at the gym on the elliptical, and there were plenty of them but this guy just walked into the gym and sure enough got on the one directly next to me. I am very conscience of buffers but this guy seemed foreign, so i can give him a pass on that. I could see if he was there already and smelled but he smelled when he walked into the gym. I was already well into mine so stopping was not really an option, the only way you can get out of it is when you get on second and realize right away and then quickly get off and go to a new one. Just pretend the headphone socket or something does not work. I dont want to make them feel bad, because if im on there working up a sweat im sure i dont smell like roses and there have been times where someone did that to me, but at least i didnt smell like a diaper when i walked in. The same thing goes for people on the T, i understand that on the T it is hard to get space, but there is nothing worse than when people reek on the t, and they always want to reach up and grab the highest part possible on the bar and their neitherreigons of their arms are exposed to put it nicely. That reminds me, one time me and the kellster were on a T and there was a commonly seen Boston bum on there and he smelled so bad that no one was sitting within 5 rows of him, we got on saw open seats and sat down, then smelled and realized why they were open and got up, people were covering their mouths with their shirts. It was pretty bad.

Buffer zones should apply for all circumstances when possible. If there are multiple elliptical open then dont take one next to someone who is already on one. Same goes for urinals for any place outside of a ballgame, if you are at a sporting event then all buffer rules go out the window. If you sit down at McDonald's or the movie theatre you dont sit next to a stranger if you can help it. So why not apply that logic all over the place? Seems to make sense to me. But i guess i am just more sensible than most.

I love when old people at the gym work out in non work out attire, there are plenty of guys that work out in cargo shorts or collared shirts and cargo shorts. There is one older woman that goes to the downtown crossing gym she works out in a sweater and jeans, she probably just leaves and continues on with her day without changing. It has to be an age thing because you dont really see younger people doing that. There has to be something that happens because you never see anyone wearing regular clothes working out that hard, you always see them on the weight machines lifting 10 lbs, I wonder if there is a mental thing of not working hard because they are not wearing workout clothes, if you have on shorts and a t shirt i wonder if that makes you work harder. That brings me to another issue the people that overdress for the gym, this is the guy with the workout gloves, the mesh athletic shirt, ankles tapped, the weight lifting belt, the arm wrap for his ipod, the headband, the little notebook for all his lifts, the giagantic water bottle for his protien shake and the bandana. It takes him more time to get ready than it does for me to workout, this is they guy that grunts as he lifts and walks around between sets so everyone can see him. Good job guy you look like an athlete and you grunt now i wonder how much your manhood shrunk from the steroids.

I think i'll end it here, all this work out talk makes me want to go wor... just kidding im going to grab a bag of cheetos, at least its the 100 calorie variety.

Quick Picks and Bets

Ok gotta make it short and sweet. After a little misstep last week, who in their right mind would have seen the oakland victory coming.


My Picks on the left

GB -7.5 @ Cleveland
San Diego -4.5 @ KC
Indy -13.5 @ STL
Pitt -4.5 vs. Minn
NE - 14.5 vs. TB
Bills +7.5 vs. Car
Jets -6.5 vs. Oakland
Bears +1.5 vs. Cin
Dallas -3.5 vs. Atl
Mia +6.5 vs. Saints
Giants -7.5 vs Cards
Philly -7.5 vs. Washington

Last Week 7-7 Third week in a row :{

Overall 51-38 57.3%

Bets - Lost 200 last week still have 503 to play with.

3 Team Teaser Indy, Pats, Greenbay 200 pays 168, time to get it back from last week.

Live the Dream

My Run-Ins with Celebrities

****Disclaimers***** These are b,c,d etc list celebrities, mostly sports related. Also these are not shows or anywhere that they are supposed to be, these are just random run-ins.

In no particular order.

Glen Big-Baby Davis

Location - downtown crossing, he was walking down the street with a hoodie over his head as to not be discovered by the public, one problem you are 6'8 and rather large, he ducked into starbucks and i followed and shook his hand, only because others chased him and got his autograph, he was really nice to the kids though.

Tony Allen

Location - The Pru, saw him with his entourage he left the pru and ducked into a heavily tinted escalade, im shocked he didnt injure himself going down the escalator. No one really recognized him, even if they did there probably would not be nice things said about him.

Bob Vila

Location - Logan. The true Home Improvement king, not much fan fare around bobby, he basically went on his way with no problems shocking. I was only about 10 so it was kinda cool seeing someone that was on one of my favorite shows in Home Improvement.

Brian Daubach

Location - The Baseball Tavern, this is one of my personal favorite encounters, working the door i actually got to talk to dauber, he was partially recognized by people, more so people came up to me after he left and said " was that daubach". He stayed with the owner and got free beers all night, he went home with a cougar, and came back an hour later with a cheeky smile. The owner has a apartment right near the tavern, and rumor had it that he brought her back there and made sweet sweet love then came back only to leave at the end of the night with someone else, gotta love dauber.

Lou Merloni

Location - The Copley Mall - he was being forced to go shopping with his wife it looked like. He became much more recognizable after his short playing career as a Red Sox media member.

Mike Lowell

Location- Outside a hotel in downtown.
I walked by mickey dubbs, and he is a monster in person, I didnt want to bother him since he seemed busy talking to someone in a suit, probably an agent.

Mike Timlin- Location walking near McDonalds near Fenway Park - Me and John saw him hours before a Red Sox game, he is a true tower of a man, much bigger than he looked on TV, we didn't bother him since he probably gets that all the time.

Craig Sager, Chip Carey, Buck Martinez.

Location- The Baseball Tavern - Craig and his purple suit were in all its glory that night, him and buck were quite the ladies man, whereas boring ass chip carey left early. His suits look bad on TV in person they are 56x as bad. Buck Martinez is about 5 foot 1.

Sean Mcdonough

Location- The Baseball Tavern - He was so drunk and sloppily dancing all over the place with a beat red face.

Weei Personalities. Butch Stearns, Mike Adams Steve Burton and Pete Shepherd. This was much more enjoyable to me as it would be to others, I actually saw the sweater vested burton at target really nice guy.

Tim Fox - former Pats Player

Location- Baseball Tavern - nothing to really say about this guy.

Tom Caron

Location- Running across mass ave heading to starbucks, we saw him and followed him. He has the world.s biggest head, and a can of moose in his back pocket, typical TV personality.

Kendrick Perkins

Location- the elevator during monster jam, the elevator attendant would not let him get on which was really funny, Perkins didnt say "do you know who i am" but you can tell he was thinking it.

Greg Dickerson

Location- Mass Pike - he wizzed by me on the pike with his little BMW and his little bluetooth.

Manny

Location- Driving near cambridge, we followed him for a while in his really nice mercedes convertable.

Bob Saget

Location- Hampton Beach parking lot and all the way back to Boston.
Me and John saw him in the parking lot, he was talking to people and we basically followed his car all the way back to boston making full house jokes.

700 Dollars Won if you followed me.

My picks on the left

Houston +4.5 @ Cincy
GB -13.5 vs. Lions
Minnesota -2.5 vs. Ravens
Saints -3.5 vs. Giants
Carolina -3.5 @ TB
KC +6.5 @ WASHINGTON
Jags - 9.5 vs. Rams
Pitt -14.5 vs. Browns
Seattle -3.5 vs. Cards
Philly -14.5 @ oakland
Jets - 9.5 vs. Bills
Pats -9.5 vs. Titans
Falcons -3.5 vs. Bears
Denver +4.5 @ SD

Last Week 7-7
Overall 44-31 58.6%


We have 703 to play with lets do

3 team tease Philly -4.5, GB -3.5 Pats +.5

200 pays 166

Live the Dream

Creepy Guy Returned

If you read previous posts you would have read about the creepy guy that came and fixed my computer at work. Well sadly he came back yesterday to fix my computer, he had to install a new mother board. I didn't think it was possible but he even got more creepy. I have to escort him through the building due to security reasons, so i basically sat there while he put in the new mother board. I know it sounds exciting but it really really isn't. He started off by talking about how tired he was and that he needed more caffeine which is normal enough, he quickly went on to explain how his back hurt, and asked if i knew that people have 2 separate vertebrae in their tailbone and that they fuse together at some point in your development. He went on to explain that his somehow didn't and that he should be more flexible but the doctors told him that he wouldn't be. With all this excitement i managed to get a nerf ball off my managers desk to play with while i sat there and watched him unscrew 45424 little bolts on the inside of the computer. He made a big deal about this, i would say strange behavior but with him i wouldn't know what is considered strange for him. If you need a reminder he is 5'4 red hair, very high squeaking voice and i am almost positive he wore the same cheap Steve and Barry's sweater that he had on last time. Any way i put down the nerf ball and picked up a nerf football and out of no where and about 10 octaves louder that necessary he shouted out " you changed balls" causing everyone with in 15 cubes of me to stand and look. At this point everyone around me hates that fact that he is back since he was the butt of so many jokes last time he left.

It gets weirder actually, he was fascinated with the nerf balls and proceeded to tell me that he plays dungeons and dragons, and that his dungeon master sometimes throws balls at them when they get goofy. At this point i swear you could hear a pin drop until i heard everyone around my typing, they were all im'ing people to make fun of this guy, and the fact that he laughs awkwardly after every sentence he says. There are many shocking moments in history but the fact that this guy said he plays dungeons and dragons is probably the least shocking moment since Lance Bass admitted that he boards the dude train. This whole process of changing the motherboard took about 65 mins too long for my liking. If my computer breaks again i might just do everything by hand and sent mail through the post office instead of email just to avoid a possible interaction with this guy again.

I am basically at his mercy though, he could get mad at me and intentionally screw up and i would be shit out of luck as it had already been a week plus since i had my old computer back and i was very sick of cube hopping. There are many people that no matter how annoying they are you cant really say anything mean cuz they could screw you over, some examples are barber, mechanic, anyone handling your deli meats and waitresses since they could spit in your food. If i ever seen Barry J Wilkins Jr again it will be too soon.

P.S. Congrats to Viola and Jeff on the birth of Mae !!

quick picks and bets

this is one of the worst slate of cames in recent memory ill run down my picks, my pick will be the team of the left

Browns + 6.5 vs. Bills
Steelers - 10.5 vs. Lions
Dallas - 8.5 vs. KC
Vikings -10.5 vs. Rams
Oakland +16.5 vs. Giants
Philly - 13.5 vs. Tampa
Carolina - 3.5 vs. Redskins
Bengals +8.5 vs. Baltimore
Falcons +2.5 vs. 49ers
Seahawks -.5 vs. Jacksonville
Houston + 5.5 vs. Arizona
Pats - 3.5 vs. Broncos
Indy - 3.5 vs. Tenn
Jets -1.5 vs. Miami

Last week 7-7
Overall 37-24 61% winning percentage

Bets: I have been on a roll, with all these high spreads and potential blowouts it looks like a big teaser weekend, that is why they call it teaser ,but im still falling for it.

3 team 10 point Teaser

Indy + 7.5
Giants -6.5
Steelers -.5

Over the last few week i have won you 454 so lets do

300 pays 249

that is free money live the dream

WAAAY Overdue Rant

Sorry for the lack of non-football posts, but if you have been reading and following my picks you should be thanking me for the money i have won you, go ahead thank me , I'm waiting..... ok moving on you bunch of ingrates.


One thing that i have noticed lately, and i am guilty my self, is getting personally offended when someone hasn't seen a movie you like, especially if it is an uber popular one. Over the years i have personally pissed off many a person by admitting that i have not seen Star Wars, you would think everyone i know is a third cousin of the director or something. I have done this recently when the kellster has admitted to not seeing Shawshank Redemption which is shameful, see i cant even type this without doing it. Watch next time you are in a discussion and you admit to not seeing a movie, the other person will say "REALLY" with an astonished look on their face. I don't see why people get so protective of the movies they like, they feel if they like it, then you must like it too, which could lead to overhypage, but that is a topic for another post. I love when the person proclaims you must immediately go rent said movie or stop and drop everything you are doing and go ahead and see that film. Actually while we are here lets tackle overhypage. I'm not talking about endless commercials on television, have you heard there is a new Vince Vaughn movie coming out about couples and going on a retreat???? cuz i sure as heck have. Im talking about word of mouth overhypage. If you talk up a new television program or movie and say statements like "the funniest movie ever" the person goes into the movie already expecting the best movie ever chances are it wont live up to it. Personally i love when i got to a movie and am surprised when i come out as to how good it was. I would much rather have that than go in there with the expectation of laughing my ass off and only kind of laughing my ass off because it always leaves you feeling like it should have been better. That is why when i tell people what i thought of a movie especially a comedy i try and not over sell the movie. Same goes for a lot of things like when someone suggests a restaurants, if you expect the best meal ever chances are it will not live up to expectations, where as you have a great meal at a different place you feel like you have discovered a hidden gem.

This feels great typing this much, at work i have been cube hopping basically sitting where ever people are out because my computer broke over a week ago and instead of giving me a new one, us bank being the cheapo place it is, has to send out technicians out to see if they can fix the problem. A week later and i still am using others computers, the main place i go is to my neighbors cube who is on part time hours right now, her keyboard is from the 1980s i hate it, the space bar sucks, it sticks or you really have to push down hard on it for it to work, I hate typing on it. Speaking of computers i should be glad i am alive, the guy they sent out to fix it is probably the most creepy guy i have ever met. He is about 45 5 foot 4, red hair and he mentioned within 5 minutes of meeting him that he was a soldier. I was thinking there is no way i would feel safe if he was protecting the fridge on the biggest loser ranch after the cameras were turned off never mind the county. I can only hope he was Canadian. He is one of these people that laugh after every sentence no matter if there was a joke or not. We had the most awkward conversation, at one point he turned to me and said you have a good sense of humor, if this a movie or something there would have been creepy music playing in the background to signify that he was a stalker and i was a goner. Long story short he failed to fix the problem so he had to order a mother board, that is supposed to come tomorrow, so hopefully i make it home tomorrow without being kidnapped and duct taped in this computer geek's mother's basement. Oh yeah the worst part is when he got there he asked me for a "leave behind document" i printed what i was emailed but he said he was supposed to sign a leave behind documnment and that this paper was not a leave behind document and that his only instructions were to have a leave behind document, needless to say he say the words leave behind document 454 times in a 12 min span and if he said it one more time i would have flipped and stapled the leave behind document to his forehead while screaming "how do you like this leave behind document" just typing this story makes me angry. He managed to become the quickest inside joke of my groups history, can not wait to see what he has in store for me tomorrow. Just goes to show most computer guys are weird.

I was doing laundry in our basement and of coarse there was a dryer that still had clothes in it, I always feel so awkward moving peoples clothes out, especially if they are girls clothes. Thankfully i have never been caught, that would be weird if someone walked downstairs and I'm sitting there touching their underwear. Too bad there was not some sort of penalty for waiting too long to remove your clothes, now that most places take cards now instead of quarters there should be some sort of way to overcharge. Poor quarter, that used to be the most important coin now is being slowly phased out like the worthless penny, dime and nickle. Most laundry machines take cards now, most parking meters have a central pay station you use. The quarter used to be all big and bad bossing around the other coins, now he is back down to reality, like any cartoon/ show when someone has power they abuse it and during the episode they usually lose said power and are back down to the ranks of the people they pissed off and begs for them to be friends again, poor George Washington, he was above all now hes as useless as tits on a bull, thanks dad for that expression. Yeah i know that was probably the most random tangent but i liked it and that's all that matters you feel me?

How come people become so nosy in the supermarket? if you watch next time you will see that when a person walks by a carriage they will look in and judge the person on what they have. If you have fruits and veggies then the person thinks you are a healthy person, that is why you should pick up random items like tampons or anything embarrassing and put them in the cart of a person when they are not looking, when they get to the checkout counter they will be embarrassed. Even though you don't care about the 15 year old pimple covered teenage that is ringing you up, i bet you must feel the need to explain to them that the baby ex-lax is not for you, or that adult diapers got in there by some accident. It is a hard prank to pull off because you gotta time it right but big payoffs. payoffs sounds like playoffs which reminds me the sox playoff game is starting soon so i must go watch.

thanks so much bloggers its been a thin slice of heaven

week 4 Bets and PIcks

Gotta make this short, if you followed me last week you would be the proud owner of close to 300 dollars.

Favorite in CAPS

Lions @ BEARS -10.5
Gotta be worried overplaying one win last week from the lions, that being said i see them losing but not by that much

my pick Lions +10.5

BENGALS @ Browns + 5.5

Browns are bottom three teams in the nfl, they lose at home by a touchdown.

My pick bengals -5.5

Seattle @ INDY - 8.5

Seattle never travels well, that trend continues indy in a blowout.

My pick INDY - 8.5

GIANTS @ Cheifs - 9.5

i got burned last week hoping the chiefs could stay close to the eagles without mcnabb, now they are facing a better team. road team wins by 17

My pick Giants -9.5

Tampa @ WASHINGTON -7.5

Toilet bowl of the week, i hate doing this but i gotta go with the skins

my pick wash - 7.5

TITANS @ Jacksonville +2.5

Everyone seems to be on the titans so i may as well jump on too.

my pick titans -2.5

Oakland @ HOUSTON - 9.5

Love the texans here by 14

my pick houston -9.5

Baltimore @ PATS - 2.5

this game scares me, ill take pats

my pick pats -2.5

Jets @ Saints - 6.5

Jets have done enought this year to prove they are good sort of a let down this week

My pick saints -6.5

BILLS -1.5 @ Dolphins

Bills, no reason why

my pick bills -1.5

DALLAS @ Denver -3.5

Denver is a joke

My PIck Dallas -3.5

St Louis @ 49ers - 10.5

Rams score late to cover

My Pick Rams + 10.5

San Diego @ PITT - 6.5

pitt is in an absolute must win

my pick Pitt - 6.5

Green Bay @ Minnesota - 3.5

I hope this game lives up to the hype, i like minny at home

My PIck Minn -3.5


Bets of the week

2 team teaser Giants, INDY

100 pays 91

3 team tease

Houston, pttsburgh and giants

100 pays 83.

LIve the Dream.

Week 3 Bets and PIcks

Ok so i hit a snag with the bets, but doing well with the picks. so with that being said lets go on to the picks.

Favorite in CAPS

PITTSBURGH -4.5 @ Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh has looked shaky, bengals have not looked much better, cincy is going to be real pumped up for this one. they will keep it close in the first half, pitt dominates the second half and wins by 10.

My Pick Pitt - 4.5

WASHINGTON -6.5@ Detroit

Washington looked pathetic, if the lions cant beat them at home who can they beat. Portis being questionable puts this in the lions favor, im not saying lions win but i do think they do not lose by more than 6.

My Pick Lions - 6.5

GREEN BAY -6.5 @ St. Louis

Three straight road favorites, that is scary. Green bay looked shaky, which can be said about almost every NFL team, but they can score a ton, and put them on the turf and they will outscore the rams.

My PIck GB -6.5

San Fran @ MINNESOTA - 7.5

Both teams getting early hype, neither has played anyone that good. Its going to come down to how well they can run on minney, Shaun hill does nothing but win, he is 9-3 or something like that as a starter. I see this being a close game, I think SF has a lot more to prove, last time AP played SF he had 3 yards on 14 carries or something crazy like that. Minnesota wins a close one

My Pick SF +6.5

Atlanta @ NEW ENGLAND - 4.5

The pats have lost back to back games once since 2003, I feel there will be a lot of pressure on ryan, coming back to boston, people begging for tickets. I see him being distracted big time. If welker and moss do not play then a whole nother story.

My PIck Pats -4.5

Tennessee @ NY JETS - 2.5

Titans really need this one, jets are on top of the world and they come down a bit here. Jets gave the titans their first loss last year, payback time !

My Pick Titans +2.5

Kansas City @ PHILLY -9.5
without mcnabb favored by 9.5, i just dont see it. vick will be a distraction. KC is terrible though, i could see this going either way actually.

My Pick KC +9.5

NY GIANTS -7.5 @ Tampa Bay

I dont see the giants as the best team like everyone else does but tampa is trash.

My PIcks Giants - 7.5

Cleveland @ BALTIMORE - 13.5

I see this as one of those games that are not as close as the score says, brownies score late to make this a 13 point game barely getting a backdoor cover.

My Pick Cleveland + 13.5

Jacksonville @ HOUSTON - 3.5

which houston team will show? i see this being somewhat of a shootout. Houston wins by 10 ish.

My Pick Houston - 3.5

CHICAGO @ Seattle +2.5

I dont see the bears good enough to give points on the road, but without hasselbeck i dont see the seahawks winning bears score late to cover

My PIck Bears - 2.5

SAINTS @ Bills +5.5

Bills are frisky, i think they will be pumped up to play the saints but that wont be enough, it will be close but saints win by a td.

My Pick Saints -5.5

Denver @ OAKLAND - 1.5

This week's toilet bowl, no one should watch this game, Oakland's D will dominate very low scoring game here. Oakland wins by 3

My Pick Oakland - 1.5

Miami @ SAN DIEGO - 5.5

I see miami staying in this game, the chargers are not that good.

My Pick Miami +5.5

Colts @ ARIZONA -1.5
I see this game and it screams shootout, the colts are getting points which is odd, they put up 20 plus points on the road in less than 15 mins of game play.

My PIck Colts +1.5

Carolina @ DALLAS -9.5

Both teams need a big bounce back, Dallas wins but not by a lot.

My Pick Carolina +9.5

Last week 11-5

Overall 22-10 68.75% winning percentage.

Gotta redeem myself,

Giants -.5 6 point tease, Packers -.5

150 pays 136.36

Giants, Balt, Packers, Saints MLs

75 pays 142.17

I hate the Children International People

If i had to make a Mt. Rushmore of people i despise it would have to be Alex Trebek, Rachel Nicholes, The Children International people and the forth person has yet to be decided.

For those who dont know the Children International people, ( CI) to make it easier, are the stoner hippies that are in the blue vests/overall that stand on every major street corner in Boston and harass you to no end. They stick their hand out to be shaken and then they try and lure you in for a 30 minute conversation. No matter if you are on the phone, or have headphones they will still try and get you. When i am walking outside i usually have headphones in, and when i walk by them they start their whole "how are you" ( i know right how dare them) and try and get me to talk to them, I either just ignore them completely or just point to my headphones as walk on by. They can tell by my face that i mean business, but for some people who actually say sorry i cant now, they take that as an invitation to do the whole walk backwards and try and convince the person to sponsor a child or some shit they are talking about i dont know because i refuse to listen. One day i might let them go through their whole spiel just to not say a word at the end and just walk away, actually i am going to do that next time i have time to waste. The people that are doing it too are the problem they are all under 22, and i bet half of them are doing this for probation reasons for getting busted for growing their own weed or something. They all have the scruffy beard and dreads. I really want to know their success rate. They do not know the concept of spacing because as soon as you dispatch on vulture there is another one 20 feet ahead. I really hope one of them while walking backwards to get the person who just left their job which they prolly hate, i want them to trip and fall and all their little pampleths go everywhere, i would laugh for days. God these people really get under my skin, and if they accepted a no once in awhile then i wouldnt get so mad, and listen up if someone is on the phone or headphones, do you really expect them to stop just for you ???? think about it you bunch of F*$ktarts.

I dont want to get into the smug bastard known as Alex Trebek or the most annoying sports reporter Rachel Nichols, my blood is already boiled enough from the stupid CI people, plus i gotta think about a 4th for my mt. rushmore of hatred.

Form that into a question alex you ASSHOLE.

Week 2 Bets & Picks

We're back for another redention of my picks/bets, I am going to back in the black this week i can feel it. That being said there are some tough matchups, Vegas always over reacts after week 1 so with these spreads i can see myself doing a lot of underdogs.

Favorite in CAPS

Carolina @ ATLANTA -6.5
I really like atlanta in this one, both teams are going to try and run the ball all day long so i would look towards the under. I could see this game being 21-13 atlanta

My pick Atl - 6.5

MINNESOTA @ Detroit +9.5

The lions were a spunky bunch down in the bayou, they were driving late to almost cover with a backdoor garbage TD, but they are playing a much better defense, that being said 9.5 is an aweful lot of points for a road team, I see the lions being all pumped up in the first half, but the vikings will get their shit together in the second half and score late to cover the 9.5

My PIck Minnesota - 9.5

Cincinnati @ GREEN BAY -9.5

This has all the makings of a shootout which means it will probably be a 13-10 final, but i do see a high scoring game. Green Bay has the better D though and they will make 1 more stop than Cin, and The pack cover

My PIck Green Bay - 9.5

Houston @ TENNESEE -7.5

I can not quite jump off their bandwagon just yet, they did play the titans pretty well last year, i can see the titans winning a squeaker but i see the texans covering

My Pick Texans + 7.5

Oakland @ KANSAS CITY - 3.5

KC played well against Balt well, Oak played SD well and now SD is playing BALT wierd, anyway, i can't see a winner here, so when in doubt go with the points

My Pick Oakland +3.5

NEW ENGLAND @ Ny Jets - 5.5

The homer in me really wants to pick the Pats here. but they didnt look right and the jets looked good. These games are usually close when played in new york, I see the pats winning but not by a lot. Hope i get this wrong

My Pick NY Jets + 5.5

New Orleans @ PHILADELPHIA -1.5

I dont see why the eagles are favored here, especially if mcnabb is out, I know the saints are not the best road team but i see them getting it done. Saints big here

My PIck New Orleans + 1.5

St Louis @ WASHINGTON - 10.5

Washington and St Louis both looked like trash last week, so when in doubt go with the points

My Pick St Louis +10.5

Arizona @ JACKSONVILLE - 3.5

Arizona never travels well to the east coast, jacksonville is not that good either though, but i can see them winning by 4

My Pick Jacksonville -3.5

Tampa Bay @ BUFFALO -4.5

I loved the way the bills ran the no huddle but they cant seem to close out games which sucks when you are giving points. but i do see them bouncing back at home, if this was december it would be a lock.

My PIck Buffalo -4.5

PITTSBURGH @ Chicago +2.5

I dont see why this line is so small, i see pitt winning big

My Pick Pitt -2.5

Cleveland @ DENVER -3.5

this game sucks on so many levels, but denver usually plays well in the beginning of the year, i hate this game it better not be on TV

My Pick Denver - 3.5

Baltimore @ SAN DIEGO - 4.5

Baltimore looked better last week then the chargers, the chargers have a lot of injuries. Baltimore wins by at least 5

My PIck Baltimore +4.5

New York Giants @ DALLAS - 2.5

Romo has never lost to the giants in the regular season so that is why im picking them

My PIck Dallas -2.5

MONDAY

INDIANAPOLIS @ Miami + 3.5

Miami is junk nuff said

My Pick Indy -3.5


Now on to the good stuff. Last week you would be down 59 dollars or so . this week we gotta re-deposit a little but here we go

3 Team Teaser

GB +.5
Pitt + 8.5
Minnesota +.5

100 pays 83.33

Money Line Bet

Green Bay -460 Minnesota -500 and Baltimore +135

50 pays 121.65



Not many bets this week gotta build the bankroll back up. Follow if you like money

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Week 1 Results

Week 1 Results

It’s the beginning of the year so you can’t expect to be 100 % right, If you followed me you would be currently down money but not a lot, thanks a lot Houston. But stick with me because you will be up at the end of the year I guaRANtee it.

Thursday Game Tennesee @ Pittsburgh. My pick Pittsburgh -5.5. Final Score 13-10 Pitt.

My prediction Ever since the NFL has had this Thursday night game for the champ first one being 2003 pats vs. raiders, the home team defending champ has won, and I haven’t looked it up but I think they all covered too, there is just too much emotions and stuff flowing through the stadium to take the road dog. Tennessee stomped on the towel last year which could cause bad blood. This should a great physical game; this has low scoring written all over it. Big Ben will have to throw the ball as they won’t be able to run on the titans”

The result was, it was a low scoring game and Big Ben had to throw like I said but they couldn’t quite cover. The streak for the champs winning continued, next year ill be picking the Champ again most likely. Pittsburgh can not run the ball.

Sunday:

My pick Atlanta -4.5 vs. Miami Final Score 19-7 Atl

My prediction “Very tough game to call here, I think the home field will be what I ultimately chose though won’t like it that much. Atlanta has to run the ball well to win and I think they do”

Ok so Atlanta did not run the ball well but I did get this game right so back off!! Miami looks pretty mediocre.

My Pick Cincinnati -3.5 vs. Denver Final Score: 12-7 Den

My Prediction : Denver never travels well to the east in the beginning of the year, I think the Bengals are getting Denver at a perfect time, there will be a lot of buzz this year for the Bengals, I don’t really know why but I think they pull this one off.

I was not way off here, I was right to question the buzz around the Bengals, the game as we all know had a crazy ending, but without that I still don’t cover so didn’t really make much of a difference.

My Pick Minnesota – 3.5 vs. Cleveland Final Score: 34-20 Minn

My Prediction: Brett vs. Mangini doesn’t seem to be getting any hype probably because favre is too busy trying to iron his wranglers to notice. This is the perfect team for Minnesota to open up against; they should be able to run the ball all over Cleveland.

I LOVED Minnesota here, as predicted they were able to run all over the browns, they didn’t even need a QB in this game, when you have Adrian Peterson manhandling guys after stopping mid run to throw someone around then continue, and then it is fair to say you can run all over them.

My Pick Jacksonville +6.5 vs. Indianapolis Final Score 14-12 Indy

My Prediction: Indy opened up terrible last year and probably learned their lesson, but Jacksonville seems to have their number, no bob sanders means a big day for my boy MJD. I think the colts pull off the victory but it’s going to be close.

I was pretty close here; my boy MJD did have a big game. Peyton came out good, but the team didn’t look that impressive. As usual these two teams play close games.

My Pick New Orleans -11.5 vs. Detroit Final Score 45-27 NO

My Prediction: This seems to be everyone's lock of the day, almost to the point where I don’t like it anymore because everyone likes it so much, but in the end its going to be a track meet, with Stafford starting his first game I don’t see them covering, barring a backdoor cover by a garbage TD I see saints rolling. It was a track meet,

there was almost a backdoor garbage TD (sorry John), this game was not as much of a blowout as the score, Det stayed in it for a while into this game, but brees’ 5th and 6th TD seem to do the trick.

My Pick Dallas -3.5 @ Tampa Bay Final Score: 34-21 Dallas

My Prediction: This is scaring me that I am picking all favorites. But I really want to pick Tampa here but I am having trouble convincing myself of doing so. I can see this being a low scoring game. But Tampa just fired their off cord. Vegas gives home teams 3 points so Vegas is saying Dallas is .5 better than TB, I think they can win by 5.

Ok didn’t see as much of a win as it was but I was way off on the low scoring part of my perdition. Good thing I didn’t go with my original thought and went with Tampa. Romo rolled, he is basically the A-Rod of football, and he can put up great numbers in September but then is non existent in December.

My Pick Philly +.5 vs. Carolina Final Score 38-10 Philly

My Prediction: Probably the toughest game of the week to pick, Jonathan Stewart is probably not going to be 100%, Philly is getting a lot of buzz around them, and I hate both coaches. I think Carolina comes off slow to start and Philly pulls it out.

I feel dumb looking back at this and saying this was the toughest game to call. I did not see an absolute blowout coming. Carolina did obviously come out to a slow start here, and are calling for their coach and their starting QBs head, never a good sign for a team that is expected to make some noise in the playoffs.

My Pick Baltimore -8.5 vs. Kansas City Final Score 38-24 Baltimore

My Prediction: I love Baltimore to win but there is a spread so the only problem is I know KC won’t score much but can Baltimore score enough to cover. I think they do and this game ends up being 23-3 or something along those lines.

Couldn’t be further off on anything except the predition, this game was close through out and two late scores allowed Baltimore to cover, a cassell less chiefs played pretty well through the air. Baltimore may have been looking ahead to San Diego in week 2.

My Pick Houston – 4.5 vs. NY Jets Final Score 24-7 Jets

My Prediction Sanchez in his first start combined with the jets D vs. the good/great O of the Texans makes this game a very intriguing matchup, I love the fact that Houston is home, there is just too much fire power to not win by 5.

The only thing I got right was the fact that Sanchez was indeed starting his first NFL game; I broke both ankles jumping off the Texans bandwagon. Houston did not expose any of their so called fire power; historically they struggle against 3-4 Defenses, something to keep in mind down the road. I still see Houston being one of the top offenses at the end of the year though.

My Pick Washington +6.5 vs. NY Giants Final Score 23-17 NYG

My Prediction: I think this is too high, these division games usually don’t end in blowouts; I think the giants will win but a late score from Washington prevents a cover from the g-men.

Finally, I couldn’t have gotten this more right, played out exactly as I thought it would.

My Pick Seattle -7.5 vs. St. Louis Final Score 28-0 Seattle

My Prediction: I love Seattle in this game, I think they will throw a lot this year and they can throw all over the rams

That about sums it up right there.

My Pick SF +6.5 vs. Arizona Final Score 20-16 SF

My Prediction: I have no idea which Arizona team will show up to play this game, the fact that is at Arizona helps, wonder if they can shake off the super bowl loss. Shaun Hill can put up points as well. I see the 49ers covering.

Well the crappy Arizona decided to show up. Warner looked old, and they were playing like the super bowl was the night before.

My Pick GB – 3.5 vs. Chicago Final Score 21-15 GB

My Prediction: Great classic game here, very tough to call, last year the bears went into the high powered indy and smoked them. Can they catch lightning again this year in week 1 I don’t think so.

Correct they did not catch lightning really the only catching going on for the bears was the GB DBs catching all of Jay’s passes. This game should have been a bigger blowout with the bears having so many turnovers.

My Pick Pats – 10.5 vs. Buffalo Final Score 25-24

My Prediction: I gotta count on a bill belichick FU td to cover this; I don’t see buffalo staying with the pats in this game, if there is good weather this has all the makings of a blowout.

Truth be told I needed more than 1 FU td to cover this, they were real lucky to win this game. Very exciting game to watch. Reminded me of the Baltimore and Philly games from 2007. But I was way off on my predictions, Brady looked shaky but sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.

My Pick San Diego -6.5 vs. Oakland Final Score 24-20 SD

My Prediction Oakland seems to be on national TV every week 1 and seemed to get smoked every time, San Diego puts up a ton of points here and wins by 24.

That is painful to read as SD needed a touchdown with 18 seconds left to beat them. Oakland showed up to play, so did my boy Richard Seymour.



Week 1

$100 2 team tease

Seattle -1.5
Baltimore -2.5

No brainer here I thought, that picked you up a cool 90.91.

Here is where the train comes off the tracks.

$50 2 team parlay

Minnesota -3.5 San Diego -6.5

Very close here, SD should have covered.

4 team money line parlay $ 100 (espn doesnt show money lines so sportsbook.com was used)

Seattle -400
Baltimore -800
Pats -700
Houston -230

Stupid Texans, this bet looked like a lock before the games started.

Ok if you followed me you put in 250 and you would be down. 59.09, but we will get this back.!!!


Stay Tuned for Week 2 picks/bets.

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Long Overdue Rants

With the football season arriving i have had little time to do any of my blog posts about anything but the contrary, but I now have time to do one so here it goes.

I am a man of the people, and with that being the case i am going to teach the public a lesson, especially those of you who work in the city. listen carefully, if an escalator is wide enough for two people to stand on the same step, then the right side is for standers and the left side is for walking. I dont understand why people can not figure this out, most can, in the mornings most of the esclators are ran correctly, but whenever someone stands of the left side people will walk up until they get to the road block, but no one ever has the guts to say anything, i usually use the stairs and i watch for this, the people behind them usually look so mad, some times flair their arms in the air, but i have yet to hear anyone say a thing.

Another thing i hate is when people stand infront of the gate at the T station to get their card out of their wallet and or purse, is it really that hard to stand off to the side until you can locate the card that apparently surprised you that you needed to use, most of the people have to use it every single day, but yet wait until the last possible second to get it out. Would it kill you to get it out while taking the last 10 steps to get into the station. I hate when the person is on the phone, so she does this number, she puts a knee up plops her giant suitcase sized purse down and goes through it.

I almost saw a fight on the T, someone got up because they thought it was their stop, then they realized it wasnt but when they got back to their seat, it was taken. and the woman basically yelled at the other one saying it was her seat, IMHO i think once u get up then you lose it. like the old saying goes, move your feet lose your seat. it was pretty entertaining. It is amazing when people realize there is a seat open, they get tunnel vision, and bump whatever is in the way to get it. Its funny sometimes when a seat has water or something and at everystop someone walks to it all happy thinking they are going to get a seat and realize there is a problem with it, its as if their puppy was just shot in front of their eyes or something.

Stay tuned for my week 2 bets and picks, if you followed me last week you would have gone 1-2 in the bets and would be down 40 dollars, but stick with me. Ill bring you back into the black with frociety

Week 1 Picks & Bets

During the year i am going to provide you peoples with my "bets" of the week, I am not going to be betting these games, but i am going to do my bets with a running total of fake money so if you did follow my advice by the end of the year you can see how much money you would have won. I am a man of the people. I am going to compare my picks against Bill Simmons, and all of these picks will be against the spread. Going by the spreads in the espn pick em' pool.

Favorite is in CAPS

Thursday

Tennessee @ PITTSBURGH -5.5 - Ever since the NFL has had this thursday night game for the champ first one being 2003 pats vs raiders, the home team defending champ has won, and i havent looked it up but i think they all covered too, there is just too much emotions and stuff flowing through the stadium to take the road dog. Tennessee stomped on the towel last year which could cause bad blood. This should a great physical game, this has low scoring written all over it. Big Ben will have to throw the ball as they wont be able to run on the titans.

Pittsburgh - 5.5

Sunday

Miami @ ATLANTA -4.5 Very tough game to call here, I think the home field will be what i ultimatly chose though wont like it that much. Atlanta has to run the ball well to win and i think they do.

Atlanta -4.5

Denver @ CINCINNATI - 3.5 Denver never travels well to the east in the beginning of the year, I think the bengals are getting denver at a perfect time, there will be a lot of buzz this year for the bengals, i dont really know why but i think they pull this one off.

Cincinnati -3.5

MINNESOTA -3.5 @ Cleveland Brett vs. Mangini doenst seem to be getting any hype probably because favre is too busy trying to iron his wranglers to notice. This is the perfect team for minnesota to open up against, they should be able to run the ball all over cleveland.

Minnesota - 3.5

Jacksonville @ INDIANAPOLIS - 6.5 Indy opened up terrible last year and probably learned their lesson, but jacksonville seems to have their number, no bob sanders means a big day for my boy MJD. I think the colts pull off the victory but its going to be close

Jacksonville + 6.5

Detroit @ NEW ORLEANS - 11.5 This seems to be everyone's lock of the day, almost to the point where i dont like it anymore because everyone likes it so much, but in the end its going to be a track meet, with stafford starting his first game i dont see them covering, barring a backdoor cover by a garbage TD i see saints rolling.

Saints - 11.5

DALLAS - 3.5 @ Tampa Bay - This is scaring me that i am picking all favorites. But i really want to pick tampa here but i am having trouble convincing myself of doing so. I can see this being a low scoring game. But tampa just fired their off cord. Vegas gives home teams 3 points so vegas is saying dallas is .5 better than TB, i think they can win by 5.

Dallas -3.5

Philadelphia @ CAROLINA -.5 Probably the toughest game of the week to pick, Jonathan Stewart is probably not going to be 100%, philly is getting a lot of buzz around them, I hate both coaches. I think carolina comes off slow to start and philly pulls it out.

Philly + .5

Kansas City @ BALTIMORE - 8.5 I love baltimore to win but there is a spread so the only problem is i know KC wont score much but can baltimore score enough to cover. I think they do and this game ends up being 23-3 or something along those lines.

Baltimore - 8.5

NY Jets @ HOUSTON - 4.5 Sanchez in his first start combined with the jets D vs the good/great O of the texans makes this game a very intriguing matchup, I love the fact that houston is home, there is just too much fire power to not win by 5

Houston - 4.5

Washington @ NY GIANTS -6.5 I think this is too high, these division games usually dont end in blowouts, I think the giants will win but a late score from washington prevents a cover from the g-men

Washington + 6.5

SF 49ers @ ARIZONA -6.5 I have no idea which arizona team will show up to play this game, the fact that is at arizona helps, wonder if they can shake off the superbowl loss. Shaun Hill can put up points as well. i see the 49ers covering

SF +6.5

St. Louis @ SEATTLE - 7.5 I love seattle in this game, I think they will throw a lot this year and they can throw all over the rams

Seattle - 7.5

Chicago @ GREEN BAY -3.5 Great classic game here, very tough to call, last year the bears went into the high powered indy and smoked them. Can they catch lightning again this year in week 1 i dont think so.

Green Bay - 3.5

Monday
Buffalo @ NEW ENGLAND - 10.5 I gotta count on a bill belichick FU td to cover this, I dont see buffalo staying with the pats in this game, if there is good weather this has all the makings of a blowout.

Pats -10.5

SAN DIEGO -6.5 @ Oakland, oakland seems to be on national tv every week 1 and seemed to get smoked every time, san diego puts up a ton of points here and wins by 24

San Diego -6.5


BETS

Ok those are my picks, that doesnt mean i would bet them all now to the fun part of this, my "fake money" bets, If you follow these chances are by the end of the year you will be up money

$100 2 team tease

Seattle -1.5
Baltimore -2.5

100 pays 90.91

$50 2 team parlay

Minnesota -3.5 San Diego -6.5

50 pays 130

4 team money line parlay (espn doesnt show money lines so sportsbook.com was used)

Seattle -400
Baltimore -800
Pats -700
Houston -230

100 pays 130.59

Those are my bets for week one, follow if you want but you'll be kicking yourself if you dont. by week 6 you'll all see i would be up much that you wil be asking me to bet for you.

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peace out.

NFL Preview Edition

I gotta do my little NFL Preview spiel, I'm gonna go through each of the divisions and then pick, super bowl contestants and mvps and defensive player of the year. At the end of the year you can either laugh at me or marvel at my wisdom.

AFC East
Pretty simple division to pick assuming no Brady injury again

1. New England (13-3) It's going to be hard for them to overcome all these changes but looking at their schedule I can only possibly see them losing to Indy, New Orleans, Houston (because its the last game of the season and they might rest their players). Love the O, the D might struggle at first but I see them coming into form.

2. Miami - The were not as good as their schedule last year, they got an easy schedule and this year it is not as appealing, but then again they did not lose many of their players and they should play the pats tough like they usually do, except for the time we went down to miami to see the pats put up 42 by halftime.

3. New York Jets - Their D and their running game is going to have to carry them this year. Rookie QB's usually do not pan out that well. Sanchez had a lot less college playing time than roethlisberger, flacco and ryan.

4 Buffalo- They are used to being in the bottom of the division, sorry wendy, but terrible offensive line and swiss cheese D will be their downfall, although their special teams are very solid.

AFC South - Prolly the hardest to pick, all 4 teams are talented.

1. Indianapolis - Their O is still solid, they are going to half to outscore some teams to win games, which could come not so easy against the texans.

2. Houston - I know they are everyone's darling picks, I know they can score, but their D is going to be a lot better than people think, they got a top flight lineman, Williams, a top flight LB Ryans and a top flight DB in Robinson they will be a solid enough D to win some games. Could challenge Indy for the division crown.

3. Tennessee - I think the have the typical fall back year, They wil once again be a tough D but their offensive isnt very good. They lost their best player in haynesworth, they did not fill their biggest need in WR

4- Jacksonville - I think they will be the best 4th place team in football. They will be very similar to Tennesee, good D, great running game, but not able to score enough to keep in contention in this division.

AFC North

1. Pittsburgh - Lost basically nobody from their SuperBowl winning team so you can't really say anything bad about them, their offensive line is borderline terrible but their D will more than make up for it. Speaking of offensive line Big Ben is looking like one himself.

2. Baltimore- you could take the Titans and Ravens and switch uniforms and no one will know the difference.

3. Cincinnatti - Getting a lot of sleeper buzz probably from Hard Knocks, I do think their D will be a lot better, but 4 games vs baltimore and pitt will be their downfall.

4. Cleveland- got nothing good to say about them.

AFC West

1. San Diego - Far and away the best team in this division, they should cruise to a spotless division record, which might take homefield throughout for the AFC but they are not good enough to beat Pitt or the Pats.

2. Denver- Such a joke team who is in such turmoil

3. Oakland- See Denver

4. Kansas City - see above.

AFC Winner I see it coming down to New England vs. Pittsburgh and the game will be decided on injuries and weather, if its a blizzard i see Pitt winning if not i see NE winning, these two teams are batteling for team of the decade.

New England in the Super Bowl

NFC East

1. Philadelphia - I dont really like this pick but they do have a strong overall team, every team in this divison will kill each other

2. NY Giants - Their D is going to carry them all year

3. Dallas - they will collapse in december like they do every year

4. Washington - good team, tough draw with their division

NFC North- Very tough division to call

1. Green Bay- I like their team, full of young talent.

2, Minnesota- They will go as far as brett's arm will take them, they are a pretty balanced team overall if brett can play well

3. Chicago- very tough team to predict, could be 1-4 in this division hard to tell

4. Detroit - Will show some improvement and by improvement i mean 3 wins tops.

NFC South-

1. Carolina- Solid team non sexy though, as long as Jake can stay upright they will make the playoffs no problem.

2. New Orleans- They will need to outscore any good team to have a good record, will be in a lot of shootouts, really needs homefield advantage to do well.

3. Atlanta - I see them coming back to earth a little bit could see them finishing second

4. Tampa Bay - Coaching Turmoil already not gonna be a good season

NFC West- THe worst division in football

1. Seattle - They had a ton of injuries last year so no one is picking them, i see the returning to the top of this shitty division where they belong-

2. Arizona - the post super bowl lose seems to be accurate and i dont see it changing this year

3. SF 49ers - look up mediocre and you will see this teams logo

4 St. Louis - they will pick top 3 again next year.

NFC - I do not see a clear cut winner to come out of this confrence so ill go out on a limb and say the Vikings,

SB- Pats will beat the Vikings a lot to a little.

MVP- Adrian Peterson

Defensive player of the year- Demeco Ryans

Am I a Jinx

just after I posted my draft analysis ( which I did on Thursday) posted today praising Richard Seymour' he goes and gets traded. I wish the pick was next year, I have a feeling Oakland is on a slow upclimb so this pick could be only middle one as opposed to top ten which will be their pick next year. I do like the trade. Seymour is injury prone but is still is a great player when healthy. He demands double teams. this trade leads me to believe that big daddy Vince is going to get signed we all knew they could not afford both and he is 4 years younger than Seymour so if he gets re-inked then I like it. Myron pryor who slipped in the draft due to off the field issues could be a reason for this he looks to be a solid player. Seymour will be missed from a leadership standpoint as he was voted captain for the last 7 years or so.

the idea of jinxes is kinda funny it's weird to see full grown men sit in the same spot for games because they think it is good luck. and I can't deny the fact that I have done similar things. there are stories where guys won't wash jocks or socks while on winning streaks for
me it was just laziness. I do not like to mention injuries to risk jinxing said player. I'm sure there are psycology reasons behind these things but I'm not sure I want to know them, just like every dream is supposed to have a meaning, but do u really want to
knows what it is supposed to mean? I am writing this while on the red line on my way home to pick up my car which has become such a money pit lately. at least my uncle is the one doing the repIrs
so he won't try and screw me. I hate machanics they can tell you anything and most people believe it. if you know one or are related to one make sure you do not piss them off. they can be so valuable between that and working at a college so your kids can attend for free, do both those and you will be set for life. a c babe just got on with a grocery bag and it hit my knee while she walked by and she did not apologize. why can they not ride a T or a bus without a grocery bag. there is one jerk who ia kind of laying down taking up 3 seats. what is the proper coarse of action here you can tell him to move right? well you should but no one will ask him they will stand up like sheep. I was already sitting when he got on otherwise I would. the best part is that he is sleeping so not only can u wake him u can get him to move.

the t is almost in Braintree so I'll end this disregard typos

Belichick's Draft Classes

Lately on WEEI there has been talk of Belichick is getting credit for being a little over-hyped when it comes to draft picks, so i decided to go through his draft picks since he came to New England, keep in mind that Scott Pioli should get just as much credit as Belichick. I didnt look up actual stats all of this is straight from the dome.




2000
Round 2 Adrian Klemm - Hawaii - Serviceable offensive lineman that was a starter for a little while but then became a backup for a couple of years then left the team, Basically he was Russ Hochstein before Russ Hochstein was Russ Hochstien
Round 3 J.R. Redmon - Arizona State - A typical third down back, best known for his role in the final drive in the Super Bowl against St. Louis, he caught a couple key passes out of the backfield and got his ass out of bounds. Did very little besides that but you can’t knock him for what he did. Between him and chunky wiggins the Pats probably do not win that game.
Round 4 Greg Robinson-Randall - Michigan State - He was a starter on the Super Bowl Winning Team so I guess you can not call him a bust, not a terrible player but not a great one.
Round 5 David Stachelski - Boise State - Tight End of Boise State that I have no idea who he is.
Round 5 Jeff Marriott - Missouri - Ditto for this guy
Round 6 Antwan Harris - Virginia - Not a bad DB
Round 6 Tom Brady - Michigan - Nothing needs to be said really, great pick in the long run.
Round 6 David Nugent - Purdue - Did nothing in the league
Round 7 Casey Tisdale - New Mexico - Did nothing in the league
Round 7 Patrick Pass - Georgia - One of my personal favorite Pats of all time, this pass catching fullback was your typical versatile Belichick player. Always seemed to come up with a huge play when needed.

Overall- can’t call this class a bad class since you got Tom Brady, Besides Pass not very much long term value out of a lot of these players.

2001
Round 1 Richard Seymour - Georgia - Pats Traded up to get him, and have not looked back since, this is one of the most highly respected players in the league, constant double teams but still voted all-pro by his peers.
Round 2 Matt Light - Purdue - Was put at left tackle and has held onto the job ever since, solid tackle who can hold his own against most players, really struggles against the elite pass rushers, ie Jason Taylor and Dwight Freeney.
Round 3 Brock Williams - Notre Dame - This DB does not ring a bell at all
Round 4 Kenyatta Jones - South Florida - Offensive Lineman who was a backup
Round 4 Jabari Holloway - Notre Dame - Tight End who was a good blocker didn't last too long on this team
Round 5 Hakim Akbar - Washington - No name linebacker
Round 6 Arthur Love - South Carolina State - Tight end who never panned out
Round 6 Leonard Myers - Miami - DB didn't make an impact on this team
Round 7 Owen Pochman - BYU - Kicker who got some playing time on other teams, was not good enough to challenge Adam at the time but was a starter in this league.
Round 7 TJ Turner - Michigan State - Seventh round linebacker who never amounted to much.

Overall- This draft started off amazing with two players who have been key cogs in the offensive and defensive lines ever since, but after round 2 this draft goes downhill pretty damn fast.

2002

Round 1 Daniel Graham - Colorado - Great blocking Tight End, who could also go out and catch some passes, very productive player who played well in his time here then got left when the pats wouldn't pay him what he though he was worth, shocker that the Pats didn't want to pay someone, but in the end hasn’t really done much in Denver.
Round 2 Deion Branch - Louisville - Super Bowl MVP Brady’s first real deep threat he had at this point, very important in the last two Super Bowl victories, like Graham wanted more money and the Pats said no, ever since he left here he has been more fragile than a girl watching a sappy movie.
Round 4 Rohan Davey - LSU - One of Nick Sabens players that Bill loved, a monster arm and body, probably should have been a linebacker, career back-up who seemed to be on every NFL team.
Round 4 Jarvis Green - LSU - Great Pick here, very underrated player ever since he got here, could be a starter on most teams but is a backup here, whenever there is an injury he comes in and the team does not mss a beat. Another Sabin Player.
Round 7 Antwoine Womack - Virginia - Never amounted to much
Round 7 David Givens - Notre Dame - Great value here, a physical specimen, very productive time here and important player playing opposite Branch, like branch wanted more money and ended up signing with the Titans and i think has played 3 plays since.

Very solid draft, got a lot of production out of these players, but besides Green no one is still here or has done anything since leaving here.

2003

Round 1 Ty Warren -Texas A&M - Extreme Talent here, part of arguably best D-lines in football, can be a nose or rush the passer.
Round 2 Eugene Wilson - Illinois - Had great upside coming out of college and started off good, but eventually couldn't adjust to the constant switching back and forth between safety and corner, eventually not re-signed and has been on a few teams since.
Round 2 Bethel Johnson - Texas A&M - one of the first major busts Bill has, they reached up for him, coming out of college he was a cant miss prospect, amazing speed, was supposed to be the next daunte hall. he never got his act together and eventually played himself out of the league.
Round 4 Dan Klecko - Temple - little short fireplug, son of one of the best players in New York Jets history, he was considered the strongest player on the team, more of a hybrid fullback D-Lineman, could never crack the starting lineup, good special teams player, moved to Indy where he has been a great fit for them.
Round 4 Asante Samuel - Central Florida - Very solid DB, one of the best guessers in the league leading to a bunch of pick 6’s, too bad he dropped the one on Eli, otherwise the Pats go 19-0. Got over-hyped as a shutdown corner, but teams threw on him a lot, that is why he got high interception numbers, wanted too much money and moved to philly where he has been ok not great.
Round 5 Dan Koppen - Boston College - Another stud offensive lineman to come out of boston college, great value here, has been the starter ever since including a pro bowl .
Round 6 Kliff Kingsbury - Texas Tech never amounted to much as a back up QB
Round 7 Spencer Nead - Brigham Young - Never Made the Team
Round 7 Tully Banta-Cain - California - Pretty solid back-up linebacker/d lineman who seems to leave and comeback to new england every other week. Good value for the seventh round, once left his super bowl ring in a providence place bathroom.

Overall good class, warren cancels out bethel, got great value with koppen and samuel and cain, cant complain about this draft class.

2004
Round 1 Vince Wilfork - Miami - I remember all the pre-draft rankings had him in the top 10 he slipped until the pats moved up a couple spots to get him, thankfully too. He is an absolute monster and has been the main reason the 3-4 D has worked. Constant double team eater. He will ask for albert hanseworth type money and will probably not be on the team next year sadly.
Round 1 Ben Watson - Georgia Freak of an athlete, had good stretches and bad stretches looks like he is losing his job now a days, very hard to keep on the field.
Round 2 Marquise Hill - LSU- RIP, another sabin player, never got it going until his untimely demise while saving his girlfriend on a jetski accident.
Round 3 Gus Scott - Florida - this was the stretch where the pats secondary was a virtual revolving door, and he was one of the “also rans” nice horse racing term for you there, basically a no name that you shouldn't care about
Round 4 Dexter Reid North Carolina - This Safety had potential, very hard hitter but coudnt cover a guy in a phone booth.
Round 4 Cedric Cobbs - Arkansas - backup running back who never really played well, had a better time on the dolphins
Round 5 P.K. Sam - Florida State - I loved this guys potential, 6 foot 6 was supposed to be the next plaxico burress on the field, but he was more like him off the field, had troubles with the law and everyone questioned his maturity a hell of a talent who never made it sadly.
Round 7 Christian Morton - Illinois - never made it

Overall- pretty disappointing draft class besides vince.

2005
Round 1 Logan Mankins - Fresno St. Pats moved up to get this “cowboy” not afraid to hit you after the whistle, very good player, has been a starter ever since and has made the probowl, I remember he had to buy his first suit ever when he was drafted.
Round 3 Ellis Hobbs - Iowa St. - great athlete not a great cover corner,got burned for the game winning touchdown vs the giants in the superbowl. he got traded and good ridden.
Round 3 Nick Kaczur - Toledo - he has had some off the field issues with drugs, not the best player, has gotten beat by good pass rushers, but good enough to keep his job and just signed a long term deal so hes gotta be doing something right.
Round 4 James Sanders - Fresno St. Was drafted to be the replacement for rodney harrison, but never stepped up enough to take the job away, got lost in the backfield shuffle of the many many pats players to play. earthwind moreland no need to name anymore.
Round 5 Ryan Claridge - Nevada - linebacker who never was able to make the team
Round 7 Matt Cassel - USC - his story is pretty well known
Round 7 Andy Stokes - dont know who he is.

overall- got some good OL in this draft, not the most sexy names but got some productive value.

2006
Round 1 Laurence Maroney - Minnesota - BUST BUST BUST
Round 2 Chad Jackson - Florida - BUST BUST BUST
Round 3 David Thomas - Texas- They keep drafting Tight Ends so Thomas isnt winning anyone over, much better blocker than a pass catcher.
Round 4 Garrett Mills - Tulsa- tight end in college made into fullback, but heath evans was here, so he was shipped out of new england.
Round 4 Stephen Gostkowski - Memphis - considered one of the better kickers in the NFL, had the tough job of replacing a legend, not sure if a 4th round for a kicker can be considered good value.
Round 5 Ryan O’Callaghan - California - a monster of a guy but cant seem to get a starting job
Round 6 Jeremy Mincey - Florida - BUST
Round 6 Dan Stevenson - Notre Dame BUST
Round 6 Le Kevin Smith - Nebraska Career Backup
Round 7 Willie Andrews - Baylor - real small shifty guy who is suppsoed to be electic in the kick return game, but has not really showed it.

Overall pretty bad draft class from top to bottom


2007
Round 1 Brandon Meriweather - Miami - looking for big things out of him this year especially with rodney harrison making his way into the commentators booth.
Round 4 Kareem Brown Miami - bust
Round 5 Clint Oldenberg - Colorado- st- never amounted to anything
Round 6 Justin Rodgers - Southern Methodist - no idea who he is
Round 6 Mike Richardson - Notre Dame - corner back that will always be a backup
Round 6 Justise Hairston - Central Connecticut - never hear from him
Round 6 Corey Hillard - Oklahoma - ditto
Round 7 Oscar Lua - USC- ditto
Round 7 Mike Elgin - Iowa ditto

Overall- second “bad” draft in a row, probably when the rumblings started about his drafting ability, no one is going to always draft well but of the last 2 drafts only one starter besides the K from these players.

2008
Round 1 Jerod Mayo - Tennesee - Defensive Rookie of the year cant complain
Round 2 Terrence Wheatley Colorado - looks to be in the mix for playing time
Round 3 Shawn Crable - Michigan - special team monster
Round 3 Kevin O’Connell San Diego State - got cut by the team so not very good
Round 4 Jonathan Wilhite - Auburn - also in the mix for playing time and knowing the history of pats DB’s plenty of chances
Round 5 Matt Slater - UCLA - Supposed to be great kickoff guy but hasnt showed anything
Round 6 Bo Ruud - Nebraska- never will crack the lineup

Overall - hard to judge especially with mayo, but we’ll see in a couple of years if this class is any good.


So in the end, he has been able to draft a lot of the teams starters, just a handul of total busts, but a bunch of players you never hear from which i am assumng is the norm for most of the teams. He definatly had a better track record towards the beginning of the decade, overall i would say a pretty good drafter, i usually follow the draft and he never seems to take the guy you think he will, and he usually seems to find these guys out of the blue who can preform very well.

Moving Day

Happy 91st Birthday Dita, like she is going to read this, anyway moving on.....

Kate had asked for a blog post about our moving experiences and moving in general in boston so here you go:

I havent been able to do a lot on here becasue we have not gotten our internet yet at the new place. Speaking of the new place all along pamps had told me that it was a 3rd floor apartment, we get there and its actually on the 4th floor, thanks a lot pampers. Speaking of getting there there was soooo much traffin on 9-1, it took almost 90 mins for me to drive from downtown to 55 mons then go to the new place. and it was less than a mile from the old place to the new place. Thanks a lot to kelly, katie and wendy for all your help.

While at kellys place on 8-31, her apartment complex has 4 dumpersters lined up next to each other and there was 5 people digging through them at 1230 at night. It is a scavengers heaven. They must look forward to this day like a puppy waiting at the table waiting for scraps to fall. They must immediate circle 9-1 on a calander when they buy one for the year. We had a guy who kept coming to our house through out the month of august while we were moving out, and shamps asked him what he was doing and he admitted to taking the stuff and selling it online. Who goes online to buy a scrapped up bookshelf that someone got on the side of the road to save a few bucks. We would literally put something on the street and it would be gone within minutes. I think that if something is out there it is probably for a reason, then why would you risk getting a broken shelf. All the sidewalks throughout the city were abolutly covered with stuff, even trash bags filled with clothes that you can tell someone rummaged through to see if they could scrounge out an outfit, imagen you threw away something and see someone wearing that a week later could be kind of awkward.

The move it self wasnt bad, besides the 4 floors, there are some minor things wrong with it but nothing too bad.

Look for some themed nfl blogs coming up since the season is a week from today!!!!!!!

Best Girlfriend in the World

In case you hadn't heard I do in fact have the best girlfriend in the world, she is loving, kind, attractive, nice and funny and i am madly in love with her. I am a very lucky guy. This is not becase she helped ALL day cleaning our house for our move out, which i am dreading so much. Today was quite the long day cleaning. The Kellster helped all day, went well beyond our expectations without having to be asked and without any hint of complaints and for anyone who knows us especially with the doggy it was no small feat.

You can call me whipped or the P word call me whatever you want it doesnt matter, but there is one thing you can't call me and that is single, and there is no better feeling in the world.

Typical Sunday in the Life of a Fantasy Addict

This post was requested by the kellster, see people if you want something done just ask.

This should ring familiar to a lot of the people that take the time to read this, this is what i believe goes on for anyone who is into fantasy just a little bit too much for a typical sunday:

9:00- Wake up, shake off the cobwebs from the night before and pee away the hangover, becasue there is no room for a hangover on a sunday morning.

9:15 Dunkies run becasue its going to be a long and glorious day, sip the coffee slowly, because its going to be a stressful day.

9:30 Crank up the computer and go to all relivant website to check the latest news stories to see if any of your players woke up with a broken arm, or they think that they are flying doves or something.

11:00 Contact every person you know who knows anything about football and ask them who should i start and why.

11:30 Check the matchups, try and see who is playing against your players, try and convince yourself that your best running back can have a good day against pittsburgh.

11:45 Pray to god that your opponet sleeps past one and doenst realize that he has an empty spot, basically promise anyone esle in the league sexual favors to gaurentee that no one tells him that he has a player in his linep with a bye week.

12:00 Watch every "Start'em Sit'em" video available on the internet and call the guy a hack if he tells you to sit a player you have in your lineup.

12:15 Re-arrange your lineup 4535 times to try and get the most projected yahoo points so the people in your league will vote for you.

12:30 Pace up and down the stairs because you can not decide between your worst two players for your 3rd WR spot. all while muttering to yourself that "i know if i sit player X he will have 30 points"

12:45 Read every blurb yahoo sports has to offer.

1:01 Instantly regret every decision you made the minute before.

1:03 wonder why none of your players have scored yet.

1:15 Your opponet has caught a 22 yard pass, you proclaim " I am done"

1:30 you have 13 windows open for each of the games and pop wood when your running back's team is in the red zone.

1:35 check yahoo realize you are down 35.4 to 8.0, and you scream at every play that your guy does not get the carry.

1:45 You proclaim yourself dead for the week and say fantasy sucks.

2:00 your player gets a touchdown all of a sudden your on top of the world.

2:15 Realize a player has 2 touchdowns and you pick him up and drop him and pick him up and drop him, right shamps.

3:00 Hit refresh on yahoo for the 345th time.

4:00 The 1pm games are over and you realize you have 2 players against his/her 3 players left, and you proclaim yourself dead again for the 5th time.

5:00 Send a "congratulations" text to your opponet. ( a major sin, especially when you come back to win).

6:00 your lungs hurt from screaming, you are pissed at yourself for not playing the right players. proclaim you are not going to play fantasy next year.

7: tell everyone how many points you are down, and realize you have a "shot"

8:45 you watch the night game, and realize you are basically tied, and you say "its over i cant lose"

12:00 you are ready to go to sleep all excited that you have a 12 point lead going into monday night with a tight end vs. a kicker. you spend all morning the next day listening to all the co-workers and what they need.

Fast forward to monday night and you win by 20 only pissing off the person that you congratulated way to early.

"He looks great in camp"

If I have to hear that phrase one more time I think I am going to punch someone. This has gotta be one of the most overused terms in sports, the baseball equilivatn would be "he's having a great spring training". How can a professional football player not look good in shorts and a helmet doing one on one drills. Everyone will look good without defenders. How often do you hear someone say "oh hes having a terrible camp" not very often. How am I supposed to get great fantasy advice when all they say is everyone is having a great camp. 50% of these players that are having a great camp will be cut by the third preseason game.

Another one that seems weird is a receiver having a great repor with a quarterback. who else would be throwing to randy moss in camp? of course he is going to develop a great rhythm with brady. People that are "covering" camp have nothing else to say so they come up with these little sayings that dont really tell you anything that is going on.

Speaking of camp, favre came back now so he didnt have to go through two-a-days in the heat of middle america. I cant really blame him, but why not pull a rodger clemes and say i dont want to come in until part way through the season. Minnesota is where kory stringer passed out and died in the heat, so favre was being lazy and didnt want to come in yet, plus this game him another chance to retire, and then un-retire. He will probably retire at least 2 more times before he finally retires. He really needs a broken hip or something so we can believe him, otherways there will be poeple predicting he will come back until his is 65 years old.

I can not wait until football.....

I keep having nightmares about the wire and getting killed. The characters in the show keep appearing in my dreams causing me and the kellsters to not get a lot of sleep. But hey some things are worth it. I bet anyone who watches this show will get hooked right in. I think the best way to go through a show is wait until its over or at least a few season in and just run through them in order. It really is the best way. I hate having to watch one episode and then wait an entire week or two to watch a new one. But i'm already into the office and lost that i can not pass up the new ones that are one to wait until the season is over, but for any new show i'm going to take the wait and get addicted approach. I still need to get on mad men, friday night lights, always sunny in philly and i'm sure there are more but i can not think of any at this moment. Maybe sex in the city... just kidding seeing if you are paying attention.

In the next couple of weeks i am going to do my preview edition for the nfl season and my prediction so that in february you all can look back and make fun of my terrible predictions. and weekly i will see if i can beat bill simmons and make my picks against the spread. so stay tuned, and you can blame the wire for the lack of posts lately.

Thanks bloggers its been a thin slice of heaven.

Guess who's Back

It has been awhile since I have posted, since then we had our fantasy draft, and if on friday night i had to hear shamps mutter the words deion branch, one more time i would have lost it. I think shamps drafted him in the tenth round just for attention. one of those look at my picks, "i cant wait to drop him" i can see people brag about a pick right after bragging purposes but it is not very often that a person picks a player and then brags about how bad the pick is. Branch could have been picked 45 rounds later. I think our draft had the biggest run of WR's in the history of fantasy sports, took my by surprise. And thanks for cookie for makeing me drink until 3 am, i wish i had this (the photo) in the bathroom upstairs here i would have scored off the charts

One phenomena that sometimes gets me thinking, How come when you eat something you dont want to eat that again for awhile after that no matter how good it is. If you hear people around the office talk about what they are getting for lunch, and they say "no pizza i had that yesterday" who came up with this buffer zone, pizza is great but once you have it you cant have it again that week, i do this same thing myself and if you really think about it, its weird. I understand variety and all but sometimes it makes no sense. How come this doesn't happen with liquid. You never hear someone say, "no i cant have diet coke i had that yesterday" or "no bud light for me, i had that last friday night" Just simple things like these that get me thinking.

I love the wire, watching these back to back like i did with lost, and one of the guys is even in Lost. watching this show makes me want to be a cop, but im sure real cops dont go around every day with this much action, as most of the cops you see in real life stand at a broken light waiving cars on.

Happy Birthday Kate.

I think that is enough for now. Ill make it a point to not take this long off between posts, I havent really done one in a while with a real theme, but at the moment i can not think of a good theme to do, when i do think of one ill do it.

ask and you shall receive

Tracey asked me to blog about c babes that have no idea of personal space. I love the idea and being a person of the people, I shall. this is one of my biggest pet peeves especially on the T. when they are in a group then forget about it it's like a swarm of fish they kind of float around not caring where they end up Just carry on their conversation like no one is around, arms flying about, i thought there was a sterotype of them being quiet, but put them on the T with a bunch of their friends and you get the loudest people on the planet. but one on one it is still the same. notice next time you are in line and you'll see just how close they get. the worst part is when you try and step away you end up being too close to the person in front of you. and when you step up they step up too. (btw I'm on the T that's why this post is sloppy). it must be an Asian and European thing, they all seem to be way too close, you can tell whet they had for breakfast. i know they know sometimes they smell bad and yet still get up in your business, one.time I almost gagged when this lady was basically spooning me on a crowded T. I hate when you are sitting down and they are standing and they want to grab the pole ( too easy for thats what she said) and they basically stand on your lap. i hate when my legs are being rubbed against for the entire ride.

I was at the gym the other day and there was an old dude in the locker room floor doing naked sit-ups with a face cloth covering his junk. that is beyond comprehension for me. I always thought naked conversations were the worst. or naked hair drying, i can understand standing on the scale naked cuz they want to get the lowest number, but there is no reason to brush your teeth and shave naked. one time 2 guys were having a conversation from different shower stalls, but this is the all time low for me. I know the older guys don't care but come on. there is so much room out there to do sit ups. did he shower and forgot till he got otu that he forgot situps? who knows and who cares. there needs to be rules followed by everybody. That is it for now tonight is DRAFT NIGHT soooo excited!!!

ride again

took a look at the crossword and it was hard so dedided to do a ride along. I am on a pretty much empty T. I have been noticing that there are some thing u will hear girls say to each other and you will never hear two uses say to each other. I'm not goingto name names but one girl said "I don't have any boobs" and her friends said shut up, you do. I would love to hear a couple guys in the gym lifting weights and one turns to the other one and say I have no biceps and the other guy say " oh pleas you have great biceps" (express
to BU Central!!!!) you will never hear two dudes have that conversation well two dudes that are not into each other. I have a new work schedule where I have to stay late and get to come in late. it's nice there are usually nobody on the T at this time of the morning. I can't believe it is august already. august is the beginning of fantasy football season, probably the best time of the year. I'm looking out the window andthere is a woman trying to run in heels it's funny to see them trying to run taking those baby steps. not that I could wear heels or would ever want to. she ran all that way and the train is running express I can not see her face but she must have been so pisssd. speaking of pissed the dress code is such a joke at us bunk, girls can wear tank tops and not getting repremanded for it. I should tell hr but like my man Omar in the wire says "snitching" rubs me the wrong way. I'm pulling a lost with the wire i am already 9 episodes into season one. looking forward to catching up. I have never heard the N Word so many times in my life.
today should be a great day my love the kellster is coming to have a picnic in the commons. I am getting off now. not that way sickos I mean getting off the t. peace