Finally, OJ has been convicted of a crime. Potentially, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. It's about fucking time. In a psychopathic rage, OJ Simpson murdered two people, almost beheading them. A jury of his "peers" saw fit to let this monster roam the streets. Finally, the karma train has caught up to Simpson and no longer will he be allowed to walk free, thinking he can get away with anything he wants. The irony is that this conviction for kidnapping and armed robbery comes thirteen years to the day of his acquittal on murder charges.
Enjoy your prison stay, Mr. Simpson.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Football: Pick 'Em, NFL Week 5
Let's think about something other Wall Street extorting $700 billion from us and the Chicago baseball teams stinking it up. Let's think about my wonderful football picks, which are, as always, in caps.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
CHICAGO BEARS at Detroit Lions
San Diego Chargers at MIAMI DOLPHINS
Atlanta Falcons at GREEN BAY PACKERS
Seattle Seahawks at NEW YORK GIANTS
Tennessee Titans at BALTIMORE RAVENS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs at CAROLINA PANTHERS
Washington Redskins at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at DENVER BRONCOS
Cincinnati Bengals at DALLAS COWBOYS
Buffalo Bills at ARIZONA CARDINALS
New England Patriots at SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at Jacksonville Jaguars
MONDAY OCTOBER 6
Minnesota Vikings at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Babble: The Bears should (hopefully) have an easy time of it with the Lions, but sometimes it's those winless teams you really need to watch out for...I think if 2-1 Baltimore beats the so far unbeaten Tennessee, that could be considered an upset...will Cincinnati win a game this year?...I'm thinking the addition of Cedric Benson isn't going to provide the turn around the Bengals need...the Steelers at Jacksonville on Sunday night could very well be the most exciting game of the week.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
CHICAGO BEARS at Detroit Lions
San Diego Chargers at MIAMI DOLPHINS
Atlanta Falcons at GREEN BAY PACKERS
Seattle Seahawks at NEW YORK GIANTS
Tennessee Titans at BALTIMORE RAVENS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs at CAROLINA PANTHERS
Washington Redskins at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at DENVER BRONCOS
Cincinnati Bengals at DALLAS COWBOYS
Buffalo Bills at ARIZONA CARDINALS
New England Patriots at SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at Jacksonville Jaguars
MONDAY OCTOBER 6
Minnesota Vikings at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Babble: The Bears should (hopefully) have an easy time of it with the Lions, but sometimes it's those winless teams you really need to watch out for...I think if 2-1 Baltimore beats the so far unbeaten Tennessee, that could be considered an upset...will Cincinnati win a game this year?...I'm thinking the addition of Cedric Benson isn't going to provide the turn around the Bengals need...the Steelers at Jacksonville on Sunday night could very well be the most exciting game of the week.
A Terrible, Yet Familiar, Sound
I heard it last night, we all heard it, the sound, the strange and horrible sound, like screaming weasels being fed into a paper shredder. The skull piercing buzz that filled the cool, autumnal night air covering the Chicago area was dreadful, yet strangely familiar, like a sick and twisted distant relative that once came to the family gatherings but that you thought would never be seen or heard from again, like a demon exorcised from a possessed favorite child. That sound, we've all heard it before around here. That sound, what was that cacophony of horror, WHAT WAS THAT SOUND? Oh, yeah, that was the sound of the Cubs choking, yet again...
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Baseball: The True Test
Last night was not the true test for the Chicago Cubs. It would have been nice had they won, but they did not, so that brings on the real evaluation of their character as a team. Having blown it in a big way yesterday, do they bounce back, play hard and win? Or will they, in what is the unfortunate but true Cubs character, prove themselves to be Surrender Monkeys, and lose again?
The Real Test is tonight.
The Real Test is tonight.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Baseball: Postseason Picks
Fall has arrived and so has the baseball postseason. Here's my picks:
In the National League Division Series', I'll take the Cubs over the Dodgers in 4 (remember, these are best of 5), and the Phillies over the Brewers in 5.
In the American League Division Series, Tampa Bay Rays over the White Sox in 3, and the Angels over the Red Sox in 5.
In the league championships, the Cubs will beat Phillies 4 games to 2 in best of 7, and the Angels will beat Tampa Bay 4-2.
Cubs win the World Series in 7. Chicago will explode. The End Times will obviously be near. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will be seen riding in the skies over Wrigley Field. The Chicago City Council will demand the horses wear diapers so as not to make a mess on city streets.
Sorry Sox fans and all those that think the Sox now have some crazy momentum going that will carry them to the World Series. A Cubs-Sox series would definitely be exciting, at least for people in the Chicago area if nowhere else, but it ain't gonna happen. The Sox are a streaky team, finishing the regular season with three straight losses, forcing a make-up game and a one game tie-breaker. They just don't have what it takes to get past Tampa. They over achieved during the season, but that season is now over for them.
The Red Sox are the best baseball team so far in the 21st century, but this year, the Angels are better.
Even with Manny Ramirez acting as a catalyst for the Dodgers, they are not better than the Cubs, nor are the Brewers better than the Philllies. The Philadelphia team will give the Cubs trouble in the league championship, just as they give them trouble in the summer, but it isn't any kind of trouble the Cubs can't overcome.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, or whatever they are calling themselves this year, have the best record in baseball. That does not make them the best team, however. This is the year. The Cubs have the pitching, the hitting, the defense and the manager to win it all. If not this year, then never. Go Cubs!
In the National League Division Series', I'll take the Cubs over the Dodgers in 4 (remember, these are best of 5), and the Phillies over the Brewers in 5.
In the American League Division Series, Tampa Bay Rays over the White Sox in 3, and the Angels over the Red Sox in 5.
In the league championships, the Cubs will beat Phillies 4 games to 2 in best of 7, and the Angels will beat Tampa Bay 4-2.
Cubs win the World Series in 7. Chicago will explode. The End Times will obviously be near. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will be seen riding in the skies over Wrigley Field. The Chicago City Council will demand the horses wear diapers so as not to make a mess on city streets.
Sorry Sox fans and all those that think the Sox now have some crazy momentum going that will carry them to the World Series. A Cubs-Sox series would definitely be exciting, at least for people in the Chicago area if nowhere else, but it ain't gonna happen. The Sox are a streaky team, finishing the regular season with three straight losses, forcing a make-up game and a one game tie-breaker. They just don't have what it takes to get past Tampa. They over achieved during the season, but that season is now over for them.
The Red Sox are the best baseball team so far in the 21st century, but this year, the Angels are better.
Even with Manny Ramirez acting as a catalyst for the Dodgers, they are not better than the Cubs, nor are the Brewers better than the Philllies. The Philadelphia team will give the Cubs trouble in the league championship, just as they give them trouble in the summer, but it isn't any kind of trouble the Cubs can't overcome.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, or whatever they are calling themselves this year, have the best record in baseball. That does not make them the best team, however. This is the year. The Cubs have the pitching, the hitting, the defense and the manager to win it all. If not this year, then never. Go Cubs!
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