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Friday: September 14, 2007 - Las Vegas Marlins
This graphic really makes me sad. This is an actual mid-game photograph from a few days ago in Miami where the Marlins were hosting the Nationals. There were only 400 people in attendance in a stadium that, when hosting football games, is packed with over 75,000. What a stupid thing to make you sad, you say. You might be right--sad is probably not the right word, just disappointed. The Marlins, while profoundly in last place this year, nonetheless have two World Series rings in the past twenty years, which is more than I can say for the Cubs. You would think fans in Miami, wanting to see their winning team, might actually go to the games but instead they...I don't know, drive really fast around town. Ingrates. That goes for you too Braves fans--you don't know how good you have (ok, had) it.
Chris was our first participant in yesterday's tag and I'm glad I was able to draw him out of a three month hiatus from blogging. Hopefully we will see the rest in the next few days. Go State!
This graphic really makes me sad. This is an actual mid-game photograph from a few days ago in Miami where the Marlins were hosting the Nationals. There were only 400 people in attendance in a stadium that, when hosting football games, is packed with over 75,000. What a stupid thing to make you sad, you say. You might be right--sad is probably not the right word, just disappointed. The Marlins, while profoundly in last place this year, nonetheless have two World Series rings in the past twenty years, which is more than I can say for the Cubs. You would think fans in Miami, wanting to see their winning team, might actually go to the games but instead they...I don't know, drive really fast around town. Ingrates. That goes for you too Braves fans--you don't know how good you have (ok, had) it.
Chris was our first participant in yesterday's tag and I'm glad I was able to draw him out of a three month hiatus from blogging. Hopefully we will see the rest in the next few days. Go State!
Comments:
- Tree
The Marlins are not moving to Las Vegas; nor is any team; gambling issues & especially after the NBA ASG incident. The Hurricanes are going from the Orange Bowl to Dolphin Stadium, then they'd tear down the Orange Bowl and build the new retractable dome stadium for the Marlins. Rain is one of the reasons that keeps the fans away (to 3,000, as opposed to 400). And Miami is a difficult town to gauge in sports: they got 3 pro-teams in a span of 8 years, and that's a lot to absorb. And what happened to the 1997 Marlins was one of the worst things to ever have done in baseball. I still say contraction is the best option. But Selig is too proud and ignorant to actually do it.
Good Things Take Time...
2 days until FSU Football (2010)
Random Picture...
The next day it's gone. The only creepy thing about this one is that I don't have any arms. Oooh!
The next day it's gone. The only creepy thing about this one is that I don't have any arms. Oooh!
Time Machine:
09-02-2009
· 09-02-2008
· 09-02-2007
· 09-02-2006
09-02-2009: I think I have the swine flu. I think I caught it during the Counting Crows concert then brought it back. I took the liberty of passing it along to 100+ college students in the hopes of teaching them a valuable history lesson about settlers and smallpox blankets (right Steve?) I actually do feel a little bit better today but I've also slept away the gross majority of the past three days. Tomorrow I have to go back to school and I can't call in sick so by 10am I'll know how bad I have it depending on how many students I inadvertently killed on Wednesday.
Football starts tonight. Thank God. Too bad I'll be asleep and have to miss the first two games. On Monday Tim and Chris are going to come over to watch FSU whomp Miami. Back to bed.09-02-2008: Ok, seriously, we're playing MarioKart tonight at 8pm. SERIOUSLY.
I got sick last night around 10pm for no reason. Just a regular cold but it came out of nowhere and by the time I woke around 2:30pm this afternoon it had almost totally gone away. Weird. I ordered ESPN GamePlan yesterday so now I can watch up to six college football games at once. This is grossly unnecessary but really, few things in life are really all that necessary. The Cubs can't clinch a playoff spot fast enough--my big TV awaits!
I also picked up Ab last night and she and Chompy covered my bed in dirt after running around in the clay before coming in. Speaking of clay, I read that some people crave eating clay while pregnant. Weirdy. Since I'm phoning in today's entry, here's a video that's worth the watch (with FSU alum Richard Simmons no less).
I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.09-02-2006: After laboring in coal-mine like conditions for the past 11 months I was pleased to get Labor Day off. Over the weekend the only major thing I "accomplished" was buying a new TV for my office. I got it at Home Depot of all places but I wanted a 15" LCD and didn't want to spend $350 at Best Buy for a crap-brand when I could spend $250 at Home Depot for a Magnavox. The TV it replaced did not change channels or allow you to adjust the volume more than once a week. Usually each Sunday I'd decide what channel and volume to watch for the week and then hate my decision to choose Lifetime (hey, Fraiser was on) on near-mute. The new TV is nice and it looks good next to my two flat-screen monitors. Booyah.
Football starts tonight. Thank God. Too bad I'll be asleep and have to miss the first two games. On Monday Tim and Chris are going to come over to watch FSU whomp Miami. Back to bed.09-02-2008: Ok, seriously, we're playing MarioKart tonight at 8pm. SERIOUSLY.
I got sick last night around 10pm for no reason. Just a regular cold but it came out of nowhere and by the time I woke around 2:30pm this afternoon it had almost totally gone away. Weird. I ordered ESPN GamePlan yesterday so now I can watch up to six college football games at once. This is grossly unnecessary but really, few things in life are really all that necessary. The Cubs can't clinch a playoff spot fast enough--my big TV awaits!
I also picked up Ab last night and she and Chompy covered my bed in dirt after running around in the clay before coming in. Speaking of clay, I read that some people crave eating clay while pregnant. Weirdy. Since I'm phoning in today's entry, here's a video that's worth the watch (with FSU alum Richard Simmons no less).
I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.09-02-2006: After laboring in coal-mine like conditions for the past 11 months I was pleased to get Labor Day off. Over the weekend the only major thing I "accomplished" was buying a new TV for my office. I got it at Home Depot of all places but I wanted a 15" LCD and didn't want to spend $350 at Best Buy for a crap-brand when I could spend $250 at Home Depot for a Magnavox. The TV it replaced did not change channels or allow you to adjust the volume more than once a week. Usually each Sunday I'd decide what channel and volume to watch for the week and then hate my decision to choose Lifetime (hey, Fraiser was on) on near-mute. The new TV is nice and it looks good next to my two flat-screen monitors. Booyah.