The Obsession Continues...

Looks like we'll have to wait till 2012 until I have more to post on Strasburg.

Comedy!

It is not the forte of the sportswriter generally. Sure you may have a King Kauffman here or there, but there are a whole lot more Jay Mariotti's. And I found one "mini-jay" today going by the name of Bob Ford:

All these years, I thought GQ stood for Gentleman's Quarterly, but when the magazine came out with its exclusive, wide-ranging interview with Donovan McNabb this week, it's obvious the initials stand for Gone Qwazy.

Ouch.

Because that's where McNabb has gone. Not Washington, D.C., or Landover, Md. But Qwazy, USA, Zip code 55555.

So...you're gonna keep going with that joke huh?

And then there's the barfing. Admittedly, a lot of the legend associated with whether McNabb did or did not lose his Keeblers in the Super Bowl hinges on the recollection of Freddie Mitchell, who has a little Gone Qwazy in him, too.

Wow, you really want to hammer this thing home...well comedy of three's I guess.

Case Closed!

Sometimes...

I pick on an article, not because it has facts wrong, or an ill-informed opinion, but because I just didn't like how it was written. Who am I to judge a professional writer? I don't know what the qualifications of a media critic should be, but I have a 10th grade education from a school that was the focus of a documentary on basketball. Seems qualified enough to me. So this article doesn't come from the usual suspects. It was posted on Salon.com by a new writer to my blog, Steve Almond. There's nothing wrong per say with the column, just the ending struck me as being...off:

The hit TV series based on Bissinger's own book is the quintessential example. Way back in the pilot episode, the star quarterback suffered a paralyzing spinal injury. The next week, his teammates were back in action, ready to "play through the pain" and prove themselves in battle. And we were there to watch – and cheer.

This is probably over-picky but it just kinda cuts the article off, without an ending. Maybe that's just me.

No case to close here really.

I Didn't Realize That Last Post

...was number 100. If I had known I would have tried to make it special, or at least interesting. Anyway, time for a Strasburg update since I've now dedicated this blog to following the young fellas career. The Nationals are thinking of shutting Strasburg down for the season? No! What will I use for filler on the blog?