Mile High Musings

I say a lot, but I never really say anything. So, that said, let's chat.

-- I went to Copper Mountain Resort today and it was awesome. The mountains are exciting. I may or may not have a bruised body in the morning, but who cares? If one is presented with the opportunity to come kick it like tae bo in the Rocky Mountains, one should do it.

-- Blizzards are more annoying than your 6-year-old cousin who wants to play you in Madden every 10 minutes at Thanksgiving...not that that has ever happened to me.

-- I like lime-flavored tortilla chips. They are delicious.

-- I'm bored with the NFL. Is there any way we can change the format so the NFC just doesn't count? The best part of this little blurb is that because I said the previous sentence, an NFC team will probably win the Super Bowl. That's just how it goes.

-- Turf toe? Out for the season? Really? Only in the SEC, where tough guys go for manicures and facials. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2709812

-- Next up on UConn's softer-than-a-too-ripe-banana schedule? Grandma State. This time around? Coppin State. Wow! The Huskies are 11-0 and No. 9 in the country?!?!?! We'll see how they do when they play teams that don't recruit small children and elderly folks who enjoy throwing feces. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=263610041

-- Whatever happened to Tyson Wheeler, Antonio Reynolds-Dean and Luther Clay?http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=263610195

-- The Steelers are out of the playoffs. What a buzzkill after winning the Super Bowl. It's like winning the first World Series in 86 years then getting swept by the worst World Series Champ in the history of baseball the next season. Oh wait, the second-worst World Series Champ in the history of baseball. Who is the worst? Did ya watch the Major League Baseball playoffs this year?

-- Ultimately, I blame the entire season on Bill Cowher and the rigidity of the NFL coach's mindset. Why can't you start Charlie Batch? Oh, because Ben Roethlisberger is the "Franchise QB." But when the franchise quarterback puts his head through a windshield on a dumbass joy ride through downtown Pittsburgh, throws 55 interceptions a game (none of which ever seemed to be acceptable picks), had an emergency appendectomy in the middle of the season and rarely appeared comfortable in most games, you might want to start considering your alternatives. Plus, Charlie Batch was cool, calm and collected in his appearances, and no one ever said that when Roethlisberger was completely healthy he would have to battle Batch for the job.

Oh well, I'm just glad I didn't have to spend the season as a Steelers fan -- rough times were had by all. It was unfortunate in a city that loves its football and supports its team through thick and thin. You would think Bill Cowher would respect that loyalty and give the fans a winner instead of a stubborn season plagued by mediocrity.

-- P.S. Willie Parker is a stud, but you didn't need me to tell you that, did you?

-- Barry Zito belongs in the National League.

-- If the Yankees trade Randy Johnson, and that's a big "if," who will deliver a sweet 15-15 record with a 5.50 ERA? What will the Yankee fans do?!?!

-- In response to the sarcasm stated in the previous blurb -- Carl Pavano? Jaret Wright? The options are there -- who will deliver?

-- If I had a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame...pause for laughter...I would probably go with Harold Baines, Jay Buhner, Scott Brosius, definitely Dante Bichette, Wally Joyner of course and last, but certainly not least, Bret Saberhagen.

(But really -- Tony Gwynn, Jim Rice, Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Goose Gossage, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Lee Smith)


I guess that's it for today. I'm stuck in a mountain cottage with a blizzard fast approaching and only five days of freedom left. Wish me luck.