UngsungBlog: A (Fantasy) Sports Blog

Random thoughts:

- Has anyone seen Fall?  Seriously?  Why the hell is it so hot???

I just can’t win…

- Commercials:

1) Any time I see that stupid Sinupret commercials (”I love you more!” “No, I love you more!”), I feel like throwing my remote through my TV.

More WalMart commercials, please!

2) Cheesy cable commercials always bug the hell out of me, but Valley residents have to agree with me that the latest Keyes Woodland Hills commercial jingle (set to “Where in Thumbkin?”) has to rate as one of the dumbest, most obnoxious, cable commercial of all time!

Where is Honda?  Where is Nissan?  Woodland Hills!

(I think I got the line right.  Every time I hear that commercial, my ears start bleeding.)

3) The Guitar Hero:  World Tour commercial.  Enough said.

Now THAT’s a good commercial.

- Latest CVS trip:  bought lots of candy (2 for $3, $1 coupon), and some SoyJoy bars (4 for $4, $3 off 5 coupon, and $4 ECBs).

I will neither confirm nor deny that the candy was purchased for me first, and the Trick-or-Treat’ers second.

Next week, I’ll be buying some Brita pitcher filters which will cost me more than a buck after all my ECBs.  I hope that my favorite cashier isn’t there on that day

- Current rebate-o-meter:  $925, but that doesn’t include the $500 or so that I have not yet entered.

(I’m lazy!)

- Fantasy football updates:

Believe it or not, I actually played Brian Westbrook last week, and believe it or not, I did not hex him!

5-2-1 now (second place), after a blowout victory, and somehow, Rams WR Donnie Avery was available in this league, strengthening my average WR corps (Andre Johnson(!!!), Jerricho Cotchery, Roy Williams, Donald Driver, Lance Moore).

In my other league, I had WR Reggie Wayne, TE Dallas Clark, and a four-point lead over my opponent, who had (gulp!) RB Chris Johnson.  Fortunately for me, Johnson’s garbage-time TD did not hurt me, as Dallas Clark finally showed up in a game.  Now I’m 3-5 in that league, and amazingly, only two games out of a playoff spot.

Non-fantasy football thoughts:

- Let’s start with the big story of the week:  Deanna Favre is hurt over the recent allegations that her husband, Diva Favre, offered ousted Lions’ GM Matt Millen tips against Favre’s former team:

‘Brett does not, in any way, hold a vendetta against his former team…Some incidents, like the locker room pranks appear funny [but they are still untrue]…Others, like the questionable phone calls to other teams, are hurtful, distasteful, and…still untrue as they have been reported.

Because of this, lately, my heart has been so heavy. It is very hard to watch the daily toll this has taken on Brett.

Brett is the same man who has always put his team first, not personal gains or statistics. And, Brett is the same man we know who is filled with great character, strength, goodness and love. Truly, nothing has changed but a uniform.’

1) WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Here’s a kleenex.

2) How can something that is untrue still “appear” funny?

3) Sure, any scrutiny directed at your husband must be hard to take.  However, wasn’t it YOU that pushed your husband to return for another season?

EDIT:  I saw a clip of an E:60 interview with Mrs. Favre—Greta Van Susteren must have been busy—where she denied pushing Favre back into the league.  Maybe you should convince your husband to retire mid-season.  He could always come back in Week 13!

4) That last paragraph makes me LMFAO.  Favre puts his team first?  The same guy that used to throw backbreaking pick after backbreaking pick, and then blaming the personnel around him for his poor play, “put[s] his team first?”  And oh by the way:

*cough* Michael Strahan? *cough*

*cough* The entire drama of the past three offseasons? *cough*

*cough* Declaring that he’s not responsible for the development of Aaron Rodgers? *cough*

Character?  Goodness?  More like selfishness and a swollen ego.

(BTW, I got sick to my stomach over hearing analysts anywhere praise Favre for that fourth-quarter rally against the Chiefs.

1) THEY WERE PLAYING THE CHIEFS!!!!!!!

2) Favre threw three picks in that came, if you don’t recall.  The Jets’ D probably had something to do with keeping Favre in the game, no?

3) Enough with the praise over that pass he threw to Laveranues Coles!  That pass was thrown about two yards behind Coles, and Coles had to adjust to the ball, NOT the other way around!  That pass was so poor that it could easily have been a Pick Six!)

- In lesser news, did you hear that the Tennessee Titans are now 7-0, after a drubbing of the team formerly known as the powerhouse Indianapolis Colts?

That being said, I’m still not sold on the Titans…yet.  Look at some of their past opponents!  KC?  Cincy?  Houston?  An overrated Jags team?  Let’s not put the champagne on ice just yet.  However, looking at their next four games (GB, @Chi, @Jax, NYJ), should they go 3-1 in those games, then we can talk about championship contention.

By the way, does the Pacman Jones trade count as “Ewing Theory” potential?

And even though they are 3-4, I just can’t bury the Colts just yet.  I might after their next four games, though (NE, @Pit, Hou, SD).  I’m thinking a 3-1 record in those four games is the worst the Colts can do if they want to contend for a playoff spot this season.

- Speaking of teams that are for real, is Carolina now on that list?  Not yet, in my opinion, due to the fact that they had to rally against an average Arizona team (and it didn’t help that Arizona’s defenders appear to be allergic to tackling.  Marion Barber a couple weeks ago, and Steve Smith on Sunday?)

- At 3-5, San Diego has to be finished, right?  JAX too, at 3-4.  Washington?  I’m not sold on them being for real yet.  And maybe New England will be OK after all.

And the New York Giants are pretty good.  So is Pitt, that entire fourth quarter notwithstanding.

- The Cowboys eked out a win against Tampa Bay, but not all is well in Dallas, even at 5-3.

And has anyone seen TO?  No comments?

- Can Cincy do it?  Can they go 0-16?  Here’s their remaining schedule.

The final game of the season (KC) scares the heck out of me, but next week’s game (JAX) screams “trap game.”

- Speaking of winless teams, can Detroit do it?  Here’s their remaining schedule, and it looks great!

That “trap game” versus Jacksonville scares me as well.

- And finally…who didn’t enjoy Niners’ coach Mike Singletary’s rant on TE Vernon Davis?

Incredible stuff, all of it deserved, by the way:

‘I told him that he would do a better job for us right now taking a shower and coming back and watching the game than going out on the field,’ Singletary said after the 34-13 loss to Seattle. ‘Simple as that.’

Until next time!

Tags: andre johnson, brian westbrook, dallas clark, deanna favre, diva favre, donnie avery, fantasy football, indianapolis colts, mike singletary, new york bretts, san francisco 49ers, tennessee titans, vernon davis by Peter
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I’m sleepy—errands will do that to you!—but I’ll try to be as coherent as possible.

Random thoughts while sitting at the laundromat:

(Tangent: We go to the laundromat about once a year, and only because we had to wash our comforters. Also, we were out of quarters, so we couldn’t use the laundry rooms here in my condominium complex.)

- I had some McDonalds food today (yeah, I know), and as I was peeling out the Monopoly game pieces from my drink, a thought occured to me: what if I found a rare piece now?

(In case you didn’t know, one property of each Monopoly is much rarer than the others.)

How would I complete the Monopoly? Would I have to eat a bunch more times at McDonalds to get the remaining pieces?

It didn’t dawn upon me until much, much later that I could probably find someone on a message board and ask for the remaining pieces. Then again, what if everyone there is totally heartless, and they demand half of my winnings in exchange for the non-rare pieces?

No, I did not get a rare piece.

- Hey, moron that stole the wheeled-basket-thingy I was using to empty the dryer I was using: when I push the basket-thingy towards a dryer filled with clothes, it’s probably a safe bet that I’m GOING TO USE IT!!!

You know what else might indicate that I’m going to use said basket? The fact that I grabbed some clothes from the dryer, and got ready to toss them in the general direction of where the basket should have been!

A$$hole.

- Speaking of a dryer, I’ve a question for all you loyal readers of my blog (all none of you):

You have two dryers full of clothes (A and B). The clothes in A are completely dry, and there’s about six minutes left in the cycle (one quarter = 12 minutes). The clothes in B aren’t completely dry yet, and B just ran out of time.

EDIT:  Here’s some additional information to consider:

• Both dryers have the same amount of clothes in them, roughly.
• A and B are adjacent to one another; you wouldn’t have to walk halfway across the laundromat to move the clothes from one to the other.

Would you transfer the clothes from B to A, or would you shove another quarter into B?

- And finally, courtesy of my sister:

My sister ordered a Fruit n’ Yogurt Parfait from McDonalds, and when she got around to eating it, we noticed that she wasn’t given a spoon! Immediately, I noticed a restaurant right outside the laundromat, and I told her to go there and ask for a plastic spoon. Certainly the restaurant wouldn’t refuse that tiny request, right?

Hey, Miriam’s Cuisine on Sherman Way, just east of Reseda: look, we get it that the economy is slumping. We understand that small Mom & Pops are struggling to stay in business. That being said, you couldn’t spare us one plastic spoon? How much could a plastic spoon cost? A penny

(I could understand their reaction if she asked for a plastic cup, but not a spoon!)

And please don’t stare at my sister as if she was trying to rob the place, just because she was asking for a plastic spoon.

And to the guy who chimed in with “We only have silverware!”: if that were true, then why did the woman at the front say that we’d have to buy something in order to get one?

ONE FREAKING PLASTIC SPOON! Are you people kidding me??? I wonder what would have happened if I walked in with a cut on my hand, and asked for a napkin.

OK, one tacos plate, and a napkin to stop the bleeding, please! What? I have to pay first?

One plastic spoon…

- On to my late-as-usual review of Thursday’s episode of The Office:

“Crime Aid” wasn’t as bad as the second episode of the season (”Business Ethics“), but it wasn’t nearly as good as last week’s episode (”Baby Shower“). Could it be that a Michael-Holly relationship just isn’t as entertaining as a Michael-Jan relationship? Or maybe the episode needed more Jim-Pam interactions? I found it a bit hard to get into “Crime Aid” until late into the episode.

(Wouldn’t it have been funny if the writers paid homage to The Office’s Thursday night competition on CBS, CSI, by offering a scene or two where a character (ahem…Dwight) pulls out some fingerprint dust, latex gloves, and/or a blacklight? This should have happened!)

Well, the Michael-Holly relationship just hit a MAJOR snag, in the form of David Wallace. What’s next for the happy couple? Will Holly be fired over this? Will Michael actually get reprimanded? Maybe Michael can convince David that his relationship with Holly is as beneficial as Meredith’s relationship with the rep from Hammermill :P. If I had to put money on it, I’d say that Holly’s job is in trouble. Hmmm…is there anybody in the office that is qualified for a promotion to a corporate position?

I did like how Jim quickly U-turned on his way to New York. Is that a sign of Jim being secure with his relationship with Pam, or a sign of a further drift between the two of them? I’m just praying that the writers don’t use Roy as the wedge between Jim and Pam. I understand that there really isn’t another reason for bringing Roy’s character back on the show, but that’s the problem I have with Roy being the foil to the Jim-Pam relationship; it’s just too convenient and obvious. Ryan? Now that might be more fun.

By the way, I said it before, and I’ll say it again: Roy’s “Wow…I mean, you were a friend” was incredible. Roy could stop showing up on the show for the rest of the show’s run, and nothing could drive a stake further through Jim and Pam’s long-distance relationship than that single line.

I really loved the whole Phyllis-Dwight interaction throughout the episode. For a minute, I thought that Phyllis was actually going to get through to Dwight. How silly of me. I wonder how many people in the office, minus Andy, of course, doesn’t know of the Dwight-Angela shenanigans. I’m guessing that number is small enough to be counted on one hand, and if that’s the case, don’t you think someone should tell Andy?

Then again, why prematurely kill off a storyline that you know will be a winter break (if not a summer break) cliffhanger, in a season where several potential cliffhangers are possible?

(So I made this point in my running blog of “Crime Aid:”

Bob Vance just bid $1,000 for a hug from his own wife. David Wallace and Dwight both tried to outbid him for that hug.

It’s the scenes like this one that really make the show great. You all can have the scenes where Jim destroys Dwight, or the scenes where Michael does something stupid, but what really makes the show great is how personable most of the characters can be.

Let me elaborate on this point. We know that the show revolves around Michael’s idiocy, Dwight’s antics, Jim and Pam, and to a lesser extent (now), Angela and Andy. What I love equally as much about the show, though, is how the show respects the lesser characters enough to feature them in main plots during a particular episode. The second episode of the season and last season’s “Did I Stutter?” immediately come to mind. More importantly, it can be argued that the lesser characters are just as important to the success of the show as the main characters.

“Crime Aid” revolves around Michael trying to raise funds to replace stuff that was stolen from the office via an auction that, on the surface, sounds like something nobody would ever want to take part in. However, look at the scene where Bob Vance gets in a bidding war with David Wallace and Dwight over a hug from his own wife. Jim excepted (LOL), it sure looks like several people wanted to be at the auction by the end of the episode.

When I described most of the characters as “personable,” I mean that they are entertaining, and more importantly, they are engaging; you want to see what happens to them, because you know of their importance to the atmosphere of the office.

I’ve written the last three paragraphs over about 50 times, and I am still not sure if I got my point across :P.)

Until next time!

Tags: crime aid, laundromat, mcdonalds, miriam's cuisine, monopoly game, plastic spoon, rare pieces, review, stolen basket, The Office by Peter
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It’s that time again.

- Boy, neither Pam nor Ryan are ever going to escape Dunder-Mifflin, are they?

And why is corporate so lax on personal calls?  Man, I want to work for Dunder-Mifflin!

Actually, let me think about that…

- Yeah, Michael and Holly are perfect for each other.

And where can you buy a whole set of putt-putt golf clubs?

- Michael:  “In my opinion, the third date is the one…where you have sex.”  Really?

“If she starts having sex with me, I’ll know for sure.”  I just spit Dr. Pepper all over my monitor.

- Andy’s handing out Save the Dates already?

- Phyllis:  “You know I know.  You know THEY know.”  I love that the writers are giving Phyllis more lines.

- Michael:  “Some of what we order depends on if we’re having sex after.”  Wow.

“Are we gonna have sex tonight?”  “Hell yeah.”  WTF?

- Dwight:  “Why is she marrying Andy?”  For those of you that have read my prior Office episode reviews, I am a big fan of Michael any time he needs sympathy.  The same can be said for Dwight, like in his second conversation with Phyllis.  You almost feel sorry for him!

Almost…”That’s really fattening!”

- LMFAO at the entire scene with Michael and Holly making out.

- I was wondering why this episode was entitled “Crime Aid.”  Poor Kevin!  He got his surge protector stolen :P.

(BTW, did Oscar say his “labtop” was stolen???)

Oh oh…did Holly and Michael’s, um, session, have something to do with the robbery?

- Michael:  “So much for sex without consequences.”

- Is going to Phyllis for relationship advice really a good idea?  Well, at least Dwight didn’t go to Michael.

And, of course, leave it to Dwight to get what he wanted, and then dump Phyllis on a different floor.

- Creed:  “Nobody steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it.  The last person to do this disappeared.  His name?  Creed Bratton.”  I need not say a thing.

- A charity auction?  “Crime Aid!”  Got it!

- Phyllis was in a sorority?  And why did the camera pan over Stanley when Michael mentioned auctioning off people “like in the olden days?”  LOL.

- Oscar:  “So, in order to recoup the value of items we liked, we have to spend more money on things we don’t want.”  Spoken like a true accountant.

(Actually that was spoken like anyone with half a brain.)

- Holly:  “He knows how to get things.  He got me.”  Whoa!

- Wow, Dwight really gave Angela the ultimatum!

- )@(*$)($()*#)@()!!!! MICHAEL!  BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN DID NOT SING “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” you buffoon.

- C.R.I.M.E. - A.I.D. = Crime Reduces Innocence, Makes Everyone Angry, I Declare.

I typed that out just to see how many hits my blog gets from a search of that phrase :P.

- Darryl:  “Mike gave me a list of his top ten Springsteen songs.  Three of them were Huey Lewis and the News.  One was Tracy Chapman…’Fast Car.’  And my personal favorite:  ‘Short People.’”  Tracy Chapman???

- A yoga lesson?  Offered by Holly?  $300???

- Michael:  “It squeaks when you bang it.  That’s what she said.”  YES!!!!!!

- Damn that Darryl…what a smart guy!  Conflict of interest?  LOL.

Jim:  “Five dollars.”  Darryl:  “Sold!  To Jim!”

- Oh oh…I was wondering if we were ever going to see Roy again.  Sure, he’s not gonna beat up Jim now, but what’s gonna happen when he finds out that Jim’s engaged to Pam?

- Kevin’s willing to do someone’s taxes?  Now that has real value!  So, naturally, no one is bidding.

- Poor Dwight.

(I wonder if there’s anything significant about 6:14 PM being Angela’s deadline to make a decision.)

- What the hell?  David Wallace not only dropped by and didn’t fire Michael on the spot, but he’s actually offering to auction off something???

- Yes, Dwight, that’s it.  Move on.

And that slap that Phyllis gave to Dwight needed to be about ten thousand times harder than it actually was.

“What did Phyllis do wrong?  I’ll tell you what Phyllis did wrong.  She stuck her nose into my business and tried to help me.”  WTF?

- Wow, Jim actually told Roy that he’s engaged to Pam…and Jim’s still conscious?

- Roy:  “Wow….I mean, you were a friend.”  Incredible line, for the possible double meaning behind it.

- Of course…the Springsteen tickets were stolen.

That is, if they existed in the first place.

(EDIT:  Mystery solved!)

- Bob Vance just bid $1,000 for a hug from his own wife.  David Wallace and Dwight both tried to outbid him for that hug.

It’s the scenes like this one that really make the show great.  You all can have the scenes where Jim destroys Dwight, or the scenes where Michael does something stupid, but what really makes the show great is how personable most of the characters can be.

I know; that sounds pretty weird, but I really mean that, and I’ll try to elaborate on this point during my review.

- Was that an illegal U-turn?  And who didn’t see that coming?

- Busted!  You knew David Wallace wasn’t going to be there without something bad happening to someone.

Full review to come!

Tags: crime aid, review, running blog, The Office by Peter
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I’m in a pretty bad mood right now, so pardon me if this blog is a bit more negative than usual.

(I know, I know…MORE negative?)

Quick-hitters:

- Still no resolution from Costco…though the manager is only partially to blame. I tried calling him twice more last week, and he was not in on either day.

I have yet to call since :P.

- My forehead is still sore from the smackdown I received from my favorite cashier at the Encino CVS.

(You remember this, right?)

Two days ago, I dropped by for the first time in a month (!!!!!), and I ended up spending $7 out of pocket! You should have seen her reaction this time!

“SEVEN DOLLARS??? YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO HAND ME A QUARTER!!!”

And then…***SMACK***, right on the forehead!

(OK, so it was more like a V8 commercial-like tap on the forehead, but still, it was pretty damn funny.)

Fortunately, after seeing the 3-4 ECBs that printed out, she decided that it would be OK to return to the store for my future CVS shopping needs.

- Current rebate-o-meter: $1052, and rising.

Thank goodness for the 2009 FAR software “season!”

Yeah, I know I skipped last week’s NFL Thoughts, but I promise I’ll make it up to you.

- Fantasy football updates:

Fortunately for me, what will forever be known as the “Steven Jackson game” did not ruin me. I was blown out anyway. I am now 2-5 in that league, and facing the top team next week.

(So should I hex the other Steven Jackson owners in the Fantasy Football universe and play him this week?)

In my other league, I’m on a 3-0-1 run to get to 4-2-1, good for third place. I really like my chances in this league, even without a healthy Brian Westbrook.

Non-fantasy football thoughts:

- Awwwww…Brett Favre is angry, over the reports that he spoke with former Lions’ GM Matt Millen, offering “strategic Packers information” to the Lions.

Poor baby.

Where should I start?

“It happens more than you know,” Favre said. “Don’t think for a second that, you know, when Mike McCarthy left in ‘99, went to the Saints, the next year we played them, they put it to us, that he didn’t tell his guys what they thought. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Note to Diva Favre: the “Other people do it, so it must be OK” argument never works! Nice try, though.

“I guess I’m a little bit angry because I think my reputation has been well respected throughout the years,” Favre said. “Any time that’s questioned, the type of teammate I am, it does anger me, I’m not going to lie to you.”

You must have been quite angry over the damage your rep took over this past offseason, huh? Then again, that’s probably the media’s fault.

“Believe me,” Favre said, “I’m trying my best to help this team win, the New York Jets. Spending no time trying to make the Packers lose. I got enough on my plate, believe me.”

“Believe me. I’m trying my best to help this team win by thinking about retirement until training camp.” I can’t wait for him to try this line out during the offseason.

Now that I got the cheap shots out of the way, let me just say that Favre is…R…RIIII…RIGHT. People talk all the time. Exactly how is anybody going to prove that Favre told Millen (assuming they did speak about schemes and strategies) what the Lions’ coaches couldn’t already figure out by watching tapes? More importantly, the NFL has already considered it a non-issue, so I guess that’s good enough for me.

- Do you realize that:

The Cowboys could be 4-6 after their game at Washington?

(Speaking of the Cowboys, how I will live without some T.O. news this week???)

The Colts could be 3-6 after their game at Pittsburgh, and could easily be 1-8?

The Rams are three upsets away from being a legitimate playoff contender?

(I can dream, can’t I?)

The New York Bretts could be 4-8 after their game versus Denver, sparking Favre to consider returning to his team the following week at San Francisco?

(I can dream, can’t I?)

- I thought Chicago and Minny had two premier defenses. Eighty-nine points combined? Yikes.

- So is New England that good, or is Denver that…average?

Of course, Cutler’s finger injury played a huge role in the outcome of that game, but Denver’s D couldn’t stop a Pop Warner RB right now.

(Fantasy football tangent: Selvin Young, please stay injured. I am enjoying the Michael Pittman show.)

EDIT: OK, the tangent above was a bit of a low blow, on the heels of this article chronicling the Broncos’ injury woes. It’s incredible that the 3-4 Chargers (no, you guys should not be 5-2…please stop that) are only a game out of first place in the AFC West, and could very well beat out the Broncos for the division title.

And finally…

- Raise your hand if you had the Tennessee Titans as the only unbeaten team left in the league. To borrow a thought from ESPN’s Bill Simmons, there’s some serious “Ewing Potential” with this team, now that Vince Young is no longer the QB.

It’s probably the media’s fault that Young isn’t the QB any more, though.

Until next time (later tonight, that is!).

Tags: brett favre, brian westbrook, cashier, costco, cvs, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, diva favre, fantasy football, indianapolis colts, matt millen, new england patriots, new york jets, rebate-o-meter, steven jackson, tennessee titans by Peter
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Lots to get off my chest, and I promise a full NFL (Fantasy) Week in Review next time.  But until then…

Random thoughts (an HGH-boosted version of Quick-hitters):

- Seriously, what happened to Fall?  Mid 80s to low 90s all week last week, and now AccuWeather says it’s 78 right now.  If it’s 78 degrees outside right now, then I’m the freaking Pope.

Time to make my hot coffee iced.

(Tangent:  I dropped my coffee press!  Now the pot itself won’t stay secured to the round metal base, causing the pot to lean in one direction!  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Worse yet, my local 99 Ranch no longer carries this thing.  Bah.)

- Read this article, if you haven’t already.  What an absolutely heart-wrenching story.

(Kinda make my complaining about a broken coffee pot trivial by comparison, huh?)

- After the Boston Red Sox made that improbable rally to upset the Rays in Game Five of the ALCS, I had to brace myself for something that I hadn’t seen since June.

The Return of the Boston Myopians, led by Mr. Myopian himself!

Thank goodness the comeback was squashed by a J.D. Drew half-swing.  And yes, Boston fan, he went around.  Stop complaining.

(And yes, the fact that J.D. Drew was the one to kill the rally made it extra gratifying to watch.  I can’t wait for Boston fans to turn on this guy.)

- Raise your hand if you had Steven Jackson on your fantasy team, and you benched him this past week.

(raises hand)

It’s a damn good thing that I got blown out of the water anyway!  I’m headed for a 2-5 record in one league, and possibly 4-2-1 in the other.  Full recap next time.

- This article caught my eye this morning:  When has a video game ever made you cry?

I could think of one video game example which really got to me.  I’m pretty sure I didn’t go running for the nearest box of Kleenex, but it was pretty heart-wrenching.

I’ll post what video game that was (specifically, what scene) at the end of this blog.

- Current rebate-o-meter:  $1222, including a $20 rebate from Norton/Symantec that Parago just refuses to pay out, despite numerous fax attempts.

I hate the rebate game.

- WalMart (groan) rant time!

On the 29th of September, I bought a Philips DVD-RW drive from WalMart, because the item page said it was a ten-pack.

(Anyone who has ever jumped on deals like this already know that this was, more often than not, a description error.  Part of the reason why I decided to take a chance on this deal, however, was the fact that I had a $20 WalMart gift certificate from this ordeal.)

As expected, I received a single drive.  As I am known to do, I waited until the 10th of October to contact WalMart about the “incorrect” item in my order.  I sent them an email that day, and got a reply that night telling me to log in to my account, print an RMA label, and return the package.

Simple enough, I guess.  I decided not to pursue this further.  On Sunday, however, I got this email:

We are writing in reference to order #xxxxxxxxxx. To ensure that we
provide you with accurate information, we are researching the matter, to
see why you didn’t receive the Philips 20x DVD-RW 10-Pack, SATA
Interface. We will contact you with an update within the next 2-3
business days.

What quickly got my attention was that last line.  Two to three business days after that Sunday would have been the 15th or the 16th (that Monday was Columbus Day), both dates being past the 15 day return window.

Again, I had decided not to deal with the issue, and I requested my RMA label that day.

On Tuesday, I got another email from WalMart:

I am writing in regards to your recent order with us for the Philips 20x
DVD-RW 10-Pack, SATA Interface. Unfortunately, due to an error at our
fulfillment centers and on our site, we will not be able to replace the
order at this time. These items are only sold in singles. You may
return the item for a full refund. Please call us at 1-866-625-0507 to
discuss this issue.

“Discuss,” huh?  I liked the sound of that.

I quickly called WalMart, and here’s the gist of our conversation:

Me:  (blah blah blah…error…let’s “discuss.”)

CSR:  Log in to your account, request a return label, and return the item back to us.

Some discussion, huh?  Thank you, CSR, for telling me exactly what the previous email CSR told me to do! What, no apologies?  No “we’re sorry for the inconvenience”?  That’s it?

(Yes, I realize that the last email did tell me to return the item for a full refund.  What irks me is that the CSR is telling me to call in to “discuss this issue,” only to get the same information again???)

- Shot-Online update:  lvl 49, awesome clubs, and unfortunately I am now guild-less.

One of the things I have learned about MMORPGs—Shot-Online is the first MMORPG that I have actually spent more than a week playing :P—is that, at some point in the game, it becomes a social setting first and a game second.  I learned that the hard way after a recent ordeal with one of my now-former guildmates.

An innocent comment about club selection somehow escalated into a vicious attack on my character and intent, and I got so pissed off over the whole affair that I had no choice but to leave the guild.  I had even entertained the thought of quitting the game altogether.

I told my guildmaster what happened, and I could tell that he wasn’t exactly thrilled with the situation, acknowledging how much I had done for his guild.  Some of my friends in the guild weren’t too pleased as well, acknowledging how much I had helped them with the game to that point.

Part of me then realized, “I’m getting worked up over a GAME!  WTF?”  So I decided to discuss this situation with another friend of mine, and I asked him:  “At some point, does an MMORPG become more of a social setting than a game?”

He explained that people play MMORPGs for the social atmosphere first and foremost, and that everything I was feeling—guilt, frustration, anger, etc.—was perfectly normal, and, unfortunately, part of the “appeal” of the MMORPG genre.  He did agree with my decision to leave the guild, as others did, and that I should have expected drama like this to happen, he explained; after all, MMORPGs boil down to glorified chat rooms full of strangers.

Now I know that an MMORPG isn’t just a video game.

Will I still be playing Shot-Onlne?  Hell yes!  I want the Tour Pro title :P.

- So what was the video game moment that was so emotional to me?

Easy:  The scene in Final Fantasy VII where that bastard Sephiroth killed Aeris.  Be honest!  Who didn’t scream “F**K YOU SEPHIROTH!!!” at the TV when that happened?

(OK…maybe it was just me and a couple friends.)

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I’ve got rants about WalMart, rants about Fantasy Football, and (hopefully) a resolution to my complaint with Costco, but I can deal with all of those another time.

On to my Office running blog!

- Dwight in an apron? Oh wait…he’s pretending to carry a baby??? This episode already blows last week’s episode out of the water!

- Jim: “Now, this baby will be related to Michael through (draws a ? on a whiteboard) delusion.” I couldn’t have put it any better myself.

- Tell me that he had some container of water under that apron.

Oh my…

- Dwight: “Babies are one of my many areas of expertise. Growing up, I performed my own circumcision.” Growing up? Oh my.

- Was this episode rated R? ZE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!!!!!

- EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW….AND HE’S EATING THE WATERMELON????????

(passes out)

That might have been the worst (not bad, just absolutely ridiculous) first two minutes in Office history.

- “AS-TIRD?” Nice…I think.

(EDIT:  I actually had to go back to this point in the episode—you’ll see why later—to check the spelling of “AS-TIRD” on the M&M bowl.)

- Michael (to Phyllis): “…we gave you your wedding shower here…we all came into this room and gave you a golden shower. Well you know what? Where’s my golden shower?” Seriously?

- That phone call between Jim and Pam was pretty telling, no? Great…an entire season filled with Jim-Pam moments of them starting to drift away…?

- Gee, I wonder who the little black kid is?

(But seriously, that’s pretty awesome that the entire cast donated their baby pics to this episode, assuming that those pics are real, and why wouldn’t they be?)

- Angela (to Andy, after he stuck his baby pic next to what he thought was Angela’s baby pic): “That’s Phyllis.” Oh crap!

- LOL! Is that really Angela?

- No, that whole conversation with Michael and Holly was not weird at all. “And I’m treating Ryan the same way.” WTF?

- Thank you Stanley, but I do not care to hear about your sore nipples. *gag*

- Dwight: “Jan had the baby, and Michael wasn’t there to mark it. So the baby could be anybody’s. Except Michael’s.” That about sums up the first part of this episode.

- Ah, it’s “AS-TRID” You kids out there named Astrid might want to change your names, anyway.

- Thank goodness Jan did not let Michael pick up the baby.

- Michael: “If a baby were president, there would be no taxes. There would be no war. There would be no…government.”

- Wow, he wasn’t kidding about being cold to Holly.

- I agree with Dwight…$1200 for a stroller? That thing better have an ABS system and air bags on it!

- Dwight: “$1200 is what I spent on my whole bomb shelter.” Is that a good thing? “For that kind of money, the stroller should be indestructible.” I can’t believe this. I’m totally agreeing with Dwight!

(AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)

- And the Jim-Pam drift continues…

So Jan is singing a wholly inappropriate song to the baby, huh? She should have sung Hunter’s love song :P.

- Of course…Creed is the only one eating cake while Jan talked about her tub birth.

- Michael: “I usually love babies, but when I held Astrid, I felt…shortchanged.” Oh oh.

- It appears Darryl is busy as usual.

- Thank goodness…if Darryl had sat on Michael’s lap or something, I would have banned The Office from my house.

- Ok, that scene with Holly and Jan was AWESOME.

- WTF Angela??? And turn off the flash, at least!

- Wow, that stroller really is worth $1200!

- Jan (to Michael): “Don’t date Holly.” Hmmmmmm…does somebody still have feelings for somebody?

- Michael: “Wanna go out?” Holly: “Yes.” That was quick.

- Michael: “I didn’t feel much when I held Astrid. But I got a good feeling from Holly.” Great line to close the episode with!

- Oh, that last scene…*sniff*

(Where’s my box of kleenex?)

- Here’s my review:

The episode was definitely a bit too relationship-heavy for my liking, and it sure looks like that will be the norm for the remainder of the season.

One relationship at a time:

1) Angela/Andy/Dwight: The tension between these two is amazingly underrated. We know that Angela has nothing in common with Andy, and she’s only with him because Dwight chased her away. I just love how she is getting more and more uncomfortable with Andy as the season progresses (did you she how uncomfortable she got with all the baby talk? It’s a shame that she was pregnant in real life last season.). Too bad Dwight was too busy, um, testing the stroller, to perform any extra-curricular activities with Angela this time around.

2) Michael/Jan/Holly: So what do we make of Jan telling Michael not to date Holly? Is Holly really not right for Michael, or does Jan still have feelings for Michael.

(Survey says…the latter, most definitely.)

In a move that should have surprised no one, those words actually pushed Michael (literally!) into Holly’s arms, and now it seems Holly and Michael are officially an item. I’m guessing we are not close to seeing the end of Jan visiting the office, probably with AS-TRID in tow. Or maybe Jan just cares about Michael too much, and really thinks that Holly is not right for her.

(Not a chance.)

3) Jim/Pam: Just when we thought they were seemingly drifting apart, that dual voice mail “call” showed just how close they really are. At the same time, though, the phone call seems to tease that they are now so far “off” that, maybe, just maybe, they need to question whether or not their relationship is going to work.

I hope the writers do not introduce a third person into their relationship, as the barrier between them—the drive to NY from Scranton, namely—is obstacle enough. In just one episode—I’d aruge just one moment—the writers have now brought serious doubts to the minds of us viewers as to whether or not the Jim/Pam relationship will survive.

And you know what? Don’t put it past the writers to decide that the Jim/Pam relationship is headed for failure, as unpopular as that will be!

Tonight’s “storyline” episode was FANTASTIC, despite being so relationship-heavy, and a plethora of one-liners kept me laughing my butt off throughout. How dare I doubt your ability to entertain me, The Office! Shame on me!

Until next time!

Tags: baby shower, review, running blog, The Office by Peter
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Who are three Phillies that are going to make this offseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers that much more painful?

Seriously, Carlos Ruiz?  He of the .219 batting average in the regular season?  When the hell did he turn into Mike Piazza?  Yeah, like his hit wasn’t going to matter in the eighth.  And could Jonathon Broxton have grooved up that pitch to Matt Stairs any better?  Josh Hamilton’s pitcher at the Home Run Derby thought that was a great BP pitch.

And Shane Victorino?  It had to be THAT guy to hit the game-tying HR?  I’m telling you, Hong Chih-Kuo is to blame for all of this.  Did you see that celebratory leg kick?  Talk about tempting karma.

See ya, Manny.

(And please, please, please, stop with the “Oh, Joe Torre can’t manage a bullpen after all!” comments.  Wade’s pitch to Victorino wasn’t all that bad; it was a great piece of hitting by Victorino.  Broxton’s pitch to Stairs, on the other hand…)

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You might have noticed the way I am now labeling my Office reviews (S05E02 = Season 5, Episode 2, e.g.).

One of these days, I’ll go back and fix all my Office-related blog titles to reflect this change.

(No I won’t :P)

- Here’s all I have to say about Game Two of the Dodgers/Phillies series:

BRETT F**KING MYERS??? THREE FOR THREE, THREE RBI, AND TWO RUNS??? ARE YOU SERIOUS???

(Bye, Manny.)

- I love Costco. My wallet might not, but I love Costco. One of the most underrated aspects of Costco has to be their excellent customer service. Most of the cashiers I’ve encountered at Costco were very friendly to me. Sure, there was the occasional cashier that would half-heartedly say “Bye” to me at the end of my transaction, but this was the exception and not the rule.

However, yesterday I got to deal with the most inconsiderate Costco cashier of all time! Rather than repeat what happened, I’ll let the email I fired off to Costco speak for itself:

Hi,

Let me start by saying that several members of my family are frequent shoppers at Costco Wholesale warehouse locations throughout Southern California, and for the most part, we have had few (if any) customer-service related issues with your stores. Most of the cashiers we have encountered have been genuinely friendly to us, usually offering greetings of “How are you today?” followed by “Have a good day!” at the conclusion of our transactions.

On 10/10/2008, however, I had the unfortunate experience of dealing with cashier [cashier name, register #, store #, city, state, zip, and time]. It appeared that I had lined up right around the time that [name] and two other cashiers decided that it would be more important to converse with each other than to do their jobs. One of the other workers was manning a cash register of his own, and the other was responsible for putting scanned items back in to my cart.

When I lined up, I was not at all greeted by [name]—she didn’t even glance in my general direction! Furthermore, while scanning my purchases, there was at least one moment where she completely stopped what she was doing in order to speak to her coworkers! Each time she did this, I was tempted to say “If you don’t mind, please scan my items, and then you can chat when you’re done with me.”

After I paid for the items, [name] handed me my receipt, again without even making eye contact; apparently she still needed to converse with her coworkers! I felt like filling a complaint right then and there, but I thought better of it.

As I mentioned before, my family frequently shops at Costco, and I do not recall a customer-service related issue as atrocious as the situation discussed above. I sincerely hope I will not have to find another Costco to shop at in the future.

Thank you for your time,

I already got a reply from Costco, saying that my email was forwarded to the local manager.

(I know what some of you might be thinking: why would I waste my time filing a complaint? Cashier jobs are horribly thankless jobs, and most cashiers could care less about their customers! I will not dispute this point; however, like I said earlier, I would not have expected such rude cashiers at Costco. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if something like this happened at VONS, Ralphs, Rite Aid, WalMart, etc., but Costco? Not a chance.)

- Time for my Office review:

My opinion of “Business Ethics” might change if I watch it a few more times, but I just couldn’t really get into the episode. Sure, the whole bit with Jim, Dwight, and Andy was ridiculously funny, but the episode really felt like a chore to get through. As far as “storyline” episodes go, this was one of the least impressive ones.

Thank goodness Jim and Pam immediately announced their engagement! The last thing I needed was a drawn-out, winter break cliffhanger over when they would actually make that announcement. However, when is Pam coming back to Scranton? And what will happen to Ryan when that happens?

Have I mentioned how much I now love Holly’s character? She’s perfect for the show! She’s quirky enough to stand Michael, while, at the same time, you can tell that she wants to do her job well. I like how we got more insight as to why Michael is perfect for running the Scranton branch of Dunder-Mifflin; the process (actually going through the Ethics binder) isn’t nearly as important as the results (getting signatures from the office). Will Michael continue to mold Holly into a female version of himself? Or will Holly continue to butt heads with Michael over office matters?

(Or both?)

So Meredith has sex for discount paper and steak, huh? And Holly wanted her fired??? Give her a promotion! You just knew that Meredith wasn’t going to get punished for her actions, but I thought it was Michael that was going to defend her, not someone at corporate! The writers should continue this storyline throughout the season; maybe we can discover that Dwight traded away some beets for discount paper?

Hopefully next week’s episode will be better.

Tags: brett myers, business ethics, costco, idiot cashier, los angeles dodgers, philadelphia phillies, The Office by Peter
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- I knew we were in a bit of trouble watching Derek Lowe struggle through that fifth inning.

As soon as I saw Chase Utley deposit a Lowe pitch into right field, I knew we were in big trouble.

(Damn you, Rafael Furcal!)

I muttered to myself, “Take him out NOW, Torre!” knowing full well that that would have been an extremely rash decision to do so.

However, what if Torre had come with the hook right then and there?

(For the record, I picked the Phillies to win this series in six games. I don’t see how the Dodgers’ staff is going to slow down the Phillies’ offense over a seven-game series).

I enjoyed doing the “running synopsis” of last week’s Office episode so much that I think I will do that for the rest of the season. Let’s go!

- Bad, Bad Jim, for not telling the rest of the office about your engagement!

(thinks about it for a second…)

(thinks about it for thirty seconds…)

Smart move, Jim! Seriously, why the heck would he want to tell anyone about their engagement? Why, so Michael can throw them a stupid party? So Dwight could say something wholly inappropriate? So Andy could ask Jim if they could do a double-wedding?

(thinks about it some more…)

Dammit Jim! Well, at least the writers decided not to have Jim and Pam hold off their engagement announcement for too long.

- LOL! Nice reactions from the office!

• “I thought you were already engaged!”
• “That was Roy. She was engaged to Roy.”
• “I have a gift for Pam and Roy. Do I have to get another one?”
• “A little close to my engagement there, Tuna. What’s your game here?” Thank you, Andy!
• “She’s not a virgin you know.” Rainn Wilson owes me a new computer monitor.
• And how many times did Michael get to “rehearse” that tackle on Jim? Bob Sanders should be proud.

- Holly: “Pencils down!” Oh, flashbacks of standardized tests! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

- Oh dear…Olivia Newton John’s “Physical”??? “Let’s get ETHICAL, ETHICAL!!!!”

Too bad we couldn’t clearly hear the grunting that occurs during the “Let me hear your body talk!” line.

(If you have no idea what I’m talking about, just think about the song might be about…)

I must admit…I’m really enjoying Holly’s character.

- Michael: “Why are you helping her? You’re not even dating.” Thank you Michael, for waiting only two minutes to say something entirely inappropriate.

“She’s my friend, and ultimately my strategy is to…merge this into a relationship, without her even knowing.”

- Holly: “…there’s been some misconduct at corporate.” Well, I’m glad it only took Dunder-Mifflin a few months to begin resolving THAT.

- “…and that employee has been fired.”

Kevin: “Oh, come on! He’s right there! He was hired! Oooh…check it out! HIRE-D guy!” LOL.

(Please, please, please, do not let Kevin think up of a new nickname for Ryan every week!

(while Ryan is fixing a flat) “Hey, TIRE-D guy!”

(while Ryan downs his eighth cup of coffee) “Hey, WIRE-D” guy!”

Ok, I’ll stop.

- Phyllis: “I thought ‘Very Strongly Agree’ sounded stronger than ‘Totally Agree.’” On what planet???

- Holly: “In fact, spending a half hour at the water cooler during work hours is a form of stealing.” I agree with Kelly. What??? Time theft? Shouldn’t Michael have already been executed for time theft by now???

(Did Kelly just make a good, sensible point regarding smokers and their breaks??? What the heck is going on with this show?)

- I can’t remember the last time Angela glanced at the camera!

- Seriously? Nobody in the office wants to speak up about any ethical questions they might have had to deal with? NOBODY?

- Michael: “When I discovered YouTube, I didn’t work for five days. I did NOTHING.”

(Raise your hand if you did NOT do that. If you’re hand isn’t raised, you’re a damn liar :P)

Seriously, nobody is going to take the bait (that anyone can say anything with complete immunity), right?

(Oscar, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!)

- Michael (to Dwight): “You are a thief of joy!” Agreed.

- Meredith: “Have you guys ever met Bruce Meyers, the Scranton rep for Hammermill? Well, for the past six years I’ve been sleeping with him in exchange for discounts on our supplies…and Outback Steakhouse gift certificates.” Yes, Jim, “Jackpot!”

- Yeah, Holly, I’d look like that too if I had to work with Michael Scott.

- Meredith: “Nah, I wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t for the discount paper. There’s not a lot of fruit in those looms.” Gag.

- I’d feel good about myself too, if I got free steak coupons. Then again, I might not, if I had to earn them like that.

(Um, never mind.)

- Jim (stopwatch in hand): “Yawn: four seconds.” “Personal conversation: seventeen seconds.” I want Jim’s job!

- Michael: “Would you care to bang it out over lunch?”

I predict that, in six weeks, Holly will respond to such a statement with a quick and decisive “That’s what HE said!”

- Idiot! Don’t throw the food away!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

- “Business romantic?” Stupid Michael…you should have taken her to a “High class casual” restaurant or something.

- Is it just me, or is Michael making up way more words in this season than in seasons past?

- It took me a while to realize how incredibly funny the scene with Jim, Andy, and Dwight really was. I didn’t catch on even when Jim mentioned Klingons and Wookies!

That one scene might have saved the entire episode. So far, watching this episode has been quite a chore…so much so that I completely missed the mention of Klingons and Wookies the first time around.

Dumbledorf Calrizzien? A ring back to Mordor??? LOL!!!!! No, Andy, that doesn’t sound right indeed.

- Michael: I just don’t want my employees thinking that their jobs depend on performance. I mean, what sort of place is that to call home? And Meredith needs this job. This is her main source of money.”

…………

- Meredith + Chastity Belt = #*$@()$@!*$!!!!!!!

STOP, PLEASE!

(And I did not need to see Dwight peeing into a soda bottle. Did he even clean it before…never mind.)

- Yeah, it must be exhausting to do nothing but watch Dwight work all day.

- That’s TWICE now that Michael has thrown away food for NO GOOD REASON! YOU BASTARD!!!

- Jim: “Nineteen minutes and forty-eight seconds. What were we doing for nineteen minutes and forty-eight seconds?” You mean, not counting the time it took to walk up and down the stairs?

Dwight: “None of your business.”

Jim: “So I guess I can assume that was…PERSONAL?” OH SNAP!!!

Yes, I caught that one immediately.

- Ok, now I absolutely love Holly’s character. The tension in the break room was awesome. I just hope, somewhere down the line, there isn’t a scene where Michael and Holly start ripping off each other’s clothes.

(LET’S GET PHYSICAL!!!

Ugh.)

- GRAY AREA????? WHAT IN THE HELL???

WHAT IN THE HELL??????

Wow, I guess Michael Scott really knows how to run this company.

- Phyllis: “I don’t care what she’s doing, I hope she just keeps doing it.” Oh my.

Full review to come later, but as a preview, let’s just say that I’ll be as optimistic about this episode as I possibly can.

Tags: business ethics, chase utley, derek lowe, los angeles dodgers, philadelphia phillies, rafael furcal, The Office by Peter
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Random Thoughts:

- Never, ever, in a million years, could I have seen the Dodgers sweep away the Cubs in three games!

And Cubs fans, please stop saying that the Cubs choked away the series. The Dodgers beat them, plain and simple.

- The weather here has been crazy lately! Late last week, it was chilly; we’re talking mid-70s with winds. Over the weekend, it was a tad warmer, maybe in the 80s.

Today, it was in the mid-90s, and it’s expected to be even hotter tomorrow! Even stranger, the day after, it is expected to be back in the mid-70s!

WTH???

- Shot-Online Update: I’m a Level 48 semi-pro, and yet I’m too afraid to try Cadeiger :P.

(One quick Shot-Online rant: You morons that are clogging the AH with your one-hit items are freaking annoying.

All of you, please go DIAF.)

- Week Five Fantasy Football Updates:

Going into Monday’s Minnesota v New Orleans tilt, I was trailing by 11 points in one league (with only Minnesota’s defense left), and I was up by 30 points in another league (and facing, gulp, Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson).

Then the punt block/TD happened, and I felt really good about the first league.

Then, inexplicably, New Orleans’ run defense started playing really well, practically shutting down AD to the tune of THREE fantasy points! Brees ended up with 13 points, thanks in part to two lost fumbles, and my opponent in the second league ended up with only 16 of the 30 points required to overtake me.

I figured that I was in big trouble in both leagues, and now I’m 2-3 and 2-2-1, with plenty of Fantasy Football left to play.

Some non-fantasy football thoughts from the past week:

- A win is a win is a win, but T.O. going T.O is still T.O., and I love it:

‘This was a great team win,’ T.O. said. ‘It was frustrating out there, but I kept with it. My teammates stuck with it. … God used me today for his glory. Reality is where glory resides. That’s all I’ve got to say.’

What???

First of all, how is holding off a pathetic, winless Bengals team a “great team win”? Second of all…WHAT???

I can’t wait for T.O. to drop a game-tying TD late in the fourth quarter of game, then proclaiming that the loss as a “bad team loss” while staring in the general direction of Tony Romo.

By the way, how would you like to be 4-1 and be in THIRD place in your division? I have a good feeling that the NFC’s Super Bowl representative will come out of the NFC East.

- Another game, another Ed Hochuli controversy. How his crew blew that obvious facemask penalty is beyond me. But can we stop blaming Hochuli for this one? This was not his call!!!

Look, part of sports is the human aspect of it; officials are going to make mistakes! Yes, that’s what instant replay is for, right? Well, why not allow instant replay to reverse non-calls too? If we do that, then where would we draw the line on what is challenge-able and what is not?

Besides, two missed calls in a five-game stretch is not exactly a compelling sample size to determine if a referee needs to retire. Also, what if the Jay Cutler fumble didn’t result in a Broncos TD? What if Reggie Bush did not fumble following the facemask? I’m not arguing that these outcomes would have made the blown calls right, but I will once again hammer the point that one cannot attribute the result of a SINGLE play to the outcome of a game!

- Where are the pro-Diva Favre Packer fans calling for GM Ted Thompson’s head? Is Aaron Rodgers hiding in a bomb shelter? Is Greta Van Susteren getting ready for a second interview, entitled “I Told You So!” with Favre?

(By the way, Packers fans, your secondary looks TERRIBLE. I just thought I’d throw that opinion out there before you mail out your expletive-laden hate mail to the Packers.)

- I guess Kurt Warner shouldn’t retire just yet.

Poor guy, though, to have to witness his teammate—Anquan Boldin—get seriously hurt because of a poor decision on Warner’s part. I immediately became a fan of the guy, and I still am, and I hope that this is not going to be his final season. I would love to see Warner take a team to the playoffs one more time.

(Fantasy football tangent: the goose-egg I got from Trent Edwards, thankfully, did not ruin me.)

- Sage Rosenfels, congratulations on winning the Colts’ Team MVP award. My goodness!

That was kinda cool, I guess, for you to try to channel your inner John Elway. However, you do realize that this was Week Five of the regular season, right?

And Colts fans, isn’t it amazing that you are two failed second-half rallies away from being 0-4?

- And finally…

My Rams did not lose this week! WOOHOO!!!!!

Tags: chicago cubs, choke, controversy, diva favre, ed hochuli, fantasy football, kurt warner, los angeles dodgers, monday night football, nfl, retirement, sage rosenfels, shot-online, sweep, t.o., weird weather by Peter
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