Last month, I watched the Bull blow at 33 point lead in the 3rd quarter against a really awful Sacramento Kings team. It really got me into those, "Why do we invest so much in these teams, what have they ever done for us?" moods. And that made me mad, because I hate being in those moods.
I haven't watched one of my favorite sports teams lift a trophy since 2005. That was when Arsenal beat Man United in the FA Cup on penalties, which was terrifying enough. But, that wasn't even in this hemisphere, let alone the city of Chicago. I've had to live through the White Sox, Cardinals, the freaking Arizona Cardinals, who came within 1 play of winning the Super Bowl, Man United, Chelsea and Boston sports teams win every major championship since then. Fuck Boston.
Since then, the Cubs have lost 9 straight playoff games, the Bears let Rex 'Sex Cannon' Grossman throw away the Super Bowl, the Bulls took the Celtics to 7 games in possibly the greatest playoff series ever, only to lose it, Arsenal finished out of the top 3 in the EPL for the first time in 20 years, the Blackhawks made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals only to lose in heartbreaking fashion to Detroit (sucks).
Do I just have terrible luck in picking teams? Do I blame my parents or location? Let's face it, I'm a Cubs/Bears/Bulls/Hawks fan because my Mom grew up in Chicago and followed those teams her whole life. My Grandma was the biggest Cubs fan I had ever met until she passed when I was 7. I got into English football because of my Dad, but I picked Arsenal on my own, can't blame him on that one.
Cubs: Don't even get me fucking started.
Arsenal: They've had a really bright future for the last 3-4 years, and it's about time we started seeing some results from that, but I don't think it will happen for another couple years. However, you never know in the EPL, a couple dropped points from Chelsea and Man U and we're right on top.
Bears: Possibly the most disappointing season I've ever experienced as a Bears fan. Pre-season: We got a QB! We're gonna be good! We can throw the ball! Post-seaon: Fuck Cutler. Interception machine. At least they fired Turner today, and Marinelli will take over the defense.
Blackhawks: If it weren't for the Hawks, life would be miserable, but man the Hawks are fun to watch. This post is not about the Hawks.
Bulls: Like I said, they blew a 33 point lead last month. They've got a bit of talent and they could probably contend for a middling spot in the East if they had a competent head coach, but they don't, so they suck.
I'm not going to stop caring, because I don't know life without sports, and I don't want to start. I would probably just sit in my apartment and stare at the wall until someone came over to play beer die, or it's time to go to UncFats. Not a fun existence.
Awesome Video of the Day:
Awesome Song of the Day (this goes out to Marcus):
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sorry I'm Away So Much
So, in the words of Michael Jordan, "I'm back."
Don't really know what happened this summer, I wasn't especially busy, could have easily kept this going. But now I'm back with a vengeance, and I might even have opinions to express (doubtful)!
First, the obligatory "My Top Albums of the Year"
Hip hop came back huge in '09, and that's something that really makes me smile. It was only a couple years ago everyone was saying/yelling/screaming/blogging that hip hop was dead (and after Kanye's last album, who can blame them).
There really was nothing between my top 3 albums, so I made it a 3-way tie for first. Had any of these albums come out in a different year, they'd be a clear cut #1. Any coincidence that they're all Rhymesayers releases? I think not. Year after year, the little giants from MPLS continue to show why they're the best in hip hop. Next year looks to be good too, with Evidence's Cat's and Dog's due out.
I'm awful at describing why I pick things, it always sounds good in my head, but never translates to paper (or blog), so I'm just going to post a couple videos from each album to help me state my case. Maybe I'll get to it later, when I'm bored at work.
1. POS - Never Better
1. Brother Ali - US
1. BK-One - Radio Do Canibal
4. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon
5. Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
6. Mute Math - Armistice
7. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
8. Clipse - Til The Casket Drops
9. The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E!
10. Taintstick - 6 lbs of Sound
(The album kind of sucks, but the videos are too good to pass up... red dragons)
Don't really know what happened this summer, I wasn't especially busy, could have easily kept this going. But now I'm back with a vengeance, and I might even have opinions to express (doubtful)!
First, the obligatory "My Top Albums of the Year"
Hip hop came back huge in '09, and that's something that really makes me smile. It was only a couple years ago everyone was saying/yelling/screaming/blogging that hip hop was dead (and after Kanye's last album, who can blame them).
There really was nothing between my top 3 albums, so I made it a 3-way tie for first. Had any of these albums come out in a different year, they'd be a clear cut #1. Any coincidence that they're all Rhymesayers releases? I think not. Year after year, the little giants from MPLS continue to show why they're the best in hip hop. Next year looks to be good too, with Evidence's Cat's and Dog's due out.
I'm awful at describing why I pick things, it always sounds good in my head, but never translates to paper (or blog), so I'm just going to post a couple videos from each album to help me state my case. Maybe I'll get to it later, when I'm bored at work.
1. POS - Never Better
1. Brother Ali - US
1. BK-One - Radio Do Canibal
4. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon
5. Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
6. Mute Math - Armistice
7. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
8. Clipse - Til The Casket Drops
9. The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E!
10. Taintstick - 6 lbs of Sound
(The album kind of sucks, but the videos are too good to pass up... red dragons)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Times, They Are Changing
Boy, over a month with no posts, sorry about that folks.
I wish I could say lots of things have been happening and I've been to busy to post, but that's clearly not the case. Been on the road with FUZE a lot recently. Went back up to Minneapolis, great time as always. Been to Lansing and St. Louis since the last post also, nothing too exciting to write home about. Heading up to Madison this coming weekend, also.
It's getting kind of weird around the apartment recently. Everyone's leaving, and a whole new crowd of people are moving in. The last of the guys on the first floor next door are moving out this weekend, and it's going to be sad to see them go, I had a great time with them for the last 13 months. Some new guys already moved in the 2nd floor apartment next door, and apparently were blasting death metal within a few minutes of being moved in, which already is quite the change of pace from is usually played around here. Should be interesting. Super excited for the 2nd floor in our building to be moved out, they were Nazis for a while about our partying.
We've officially taken over The Scoreboard, which is pretty cool. From now on we'll be known as 'The Scoreboard House,' or 'The Scoreboard Guys.' Which I suppose is better than 'The Guys Next Door To Those Guys With The Scoreboard.'
Things are getting hairy for the Blackhawks, not thrilled about how this series went. It made me realize how much work this team has to do to to really be one of the elite teams in this league (even though being in the final 4 would say they already are). And call me bandwagon if you want (Martin), but during my life the Hawks home games weren't even on TV. It's kind of hard to follow a team you can't watch. All sorts of props go out to Rocky Wirtz, who realized what his Dad did wrong and fixed it. He turned this franchise from what ESPN called 'The Worst Franchise in Professional Sports' only 3 years ago, to what Forbes now calls 'The Greatest Turnaround In Sports Business History'. Most importantly though, Rocky and John McDonough made believers out of the entire city of Chicago. The Winter Classic changed EVERYTHING. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, and living across the street certainly helped. Right after the national anthem, there was a flyover that went right over my apartment. Once in a lifetime.
I'll try and keep the posting more regular, and check my other blog, Wrigley's Back Yard, for most posting. Greg and I promise we'll get it going eventually.
Awesome Video of the Day (Super excited for this movie)
Awesome song of the day
I wish I could say lots of things have been happening and I've been to busy to post, but that's clearly not the case. Been on the road with FUZE a lot recently. Went back up to Minneapolis, great time as always. Been to Lansing and St. Louis since the last post also, nothing too exciting to write home about. Heading up to Madison this coming weekend, also.
It's getting kind of weird around the apartment recently. Everyone's leaving, and a whole new crowd of people are moving in. The last of the guys on the first floor next door are moving out this weekend, and it's going to be sad to see them go, I had a great time with them for the last 13 months. Some new guys already moved in the 2nd floor apartment next door, and apparently were blasting death metal within a few minutes of being moved in, which already is quite the change of pace from is usually played around here. Should be interesting. Super excited for the 2nd floor in our building to be moved out, they were Nazis for a while about our partying.
We've officially taken over The Scoreboard, which is pretty cool. From now on we'll be known as 'The Scoreboard House,' or 'The Scoreboard Guys.' Which I suppose is better than 'The Guys Next Door To Those Guys With The Scoreboard.'
Things are getting hairy for the Blackhawks, not thrilled about how this series went. It made me realize how much work this team has to do to to really be one of the elite teams in this league (even though being in the final 4 would say they already are). And call me bandwagon if you want (Martin), but during my life the Hawks home games weren't even on TV. It's kind of hard to follow a team you can't watch. All sorts of props go out to Rocky Wirtz, who realized what his Dad did wrong and fixed it. He turned this franchise from what ESPN called 'The Worst Franchise in Professional Sports' only 3 years ago, to what Forbes now calls 'The Greatest Turnaround In Sports Business History'. Most importantly though, Rocky and John McDonough made believers out of the entire city of Chicago. The Winter Classic changed EVERYTHING. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, and living across the street certainly helped. Right after the national anthem, there was a flyover that went right over my apartment. Once in a lifetime.
I'll try and keep the posting more regular, and check my other blog, Wrigley's Back Yard, for most posting. Greg and I promise we'll get it going eventually.
Awesome Video of the Day (Super excited for this movie)
Awesome song of the day
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
I've Met Someone Else...
I'm starting another blog. Wrigley's Back Yard. It's going to be what this blog was supposed to be; stories about the Cubs and our drunken debauchery on the weekends.
Running Into Street Poles will become the Official DrewTang Blog
Running Into Street Poles will become the Official DrewTang Blog
Monday, April 6, 2009
Bring The Mother Fucking Ruckus
3 amazing dude-bro's I know are taking a trip around Lake Michigan on their Ruckus' (Ruckai?) for a good cause. They're riding around in support of The Inland Seas School of Expeditionary Learning which is a not-for-profit organization established to serve as a dynamic educational community for the academic and character development of adolescent youth through marine education programs. Check out their site, follow them on Twitter, donate to the cause. Help a couple brothers out.
They're actually riding up to The Good Land tomorrow to see the school and meet the students there.
Seriously, it's a good cause, help them out.
By the way,
I'm on Twitter now also, so you can follow me in my travels and pointlessness even more.
They're actually riding up to The Good Land tomorrow to see the school and meet the students there.
Seriously, it's a good cause, help them out.
By the way,
I'm on Twitter now also, so you can follow me in my travels and pointlessness even more.
2009 MLB Predictions Sure To Be Wrong
Well, it's opening day, my favorite day of the year, and before I continue with my Opening Day Traditions (Watching the Sandlot), I'll make my predictions.
Awards:
AL
Rookie of the Year: David Price (Rays)
Cy Young: Jon Lester (Red Sox)
MVP: Mark Teixeira (Yankees)
NL
Rookie of the Year: Pablo Sandoval (Giants)
Cy Young: A healthy Rich Harden (Cubs) or Brandon Webb (D'Backs)
MVP: David Wright (Mets)
Division:
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: D'Backs
NL WC: Phillies
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Yankees
Playoffs:
NLDS:
Cubs vs Phillies: Cubs in 5
Mets vs D'Backs: Mets in 3
ALDS:
Red Sox vs Twins: Red Sox in 3
Angels vs Yankees: Yankees in 4
NLCS:
Cubs vs Mets: Cubs in 6
ALCS:
Red Sox vs Yankees: Red Sox in 7
World Series:
Cubs vs Red Sox: Red Sox in 7
So there you have it. Against my better judgement, I pick the Cubs to finally make to the World Series (I originally had the Mets). However, I think the Red Sox are just too strong this year to be ignored. It's going to be a helluva race in the AL East this year.
Hopefully I'm wrong, and the Cubs can take it all.
Baseball themed Awesome Video Of The Day (My favorite Conan bit... ever)
Song Of The Day
Awards:
AL
Rookie of the Year: David Price (Rays)
Cy Young: Jon Lester (Red Sox)
MVP: Mark Teixeira (Yankees)
NL
Rookie of the Year: Pablo Sandoval (Giants)
Cy Young: A healthy Rich Harden (Cubs) or Brandon Webb (D'Backs)
MVP: David Wright (Mets)
Division:
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: D'Backs
NL WC: Phillies
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Yankees
Playoffs:
NLDS:
Cubs vs Phillies: Cubs in 5
Mets vs D'Backs: Mets in 3
ALDS:
Red Sox vs Twins: Red Sox in 3
Angels vs Yankees: Yankees in 4
NLCS:
Cubs vs Mets: Cubs in 6
ALCS:
Red Sox vs Yankees: Red Sox in 7
World Series:
Cubs vs Red Sox: Red Sox in 7
So there you have it. Against my better judgement, I pick the Cubs to finally make to the World Series (I originally had the Mets). However, I think the Red Sox are just too strong this year to be ignored. It's going to be a helluva race in the AL East this year.
Hopefully I'm wrong, and the Cubs can take it all.
Baseball themed Awesome Video Of The Day (My favorite Conan bit... ever)
Song Of The Day
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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