Chargers Make Enviro Crowd Happy By Recylcing
Random thoughts while wondering what ever happened to Dan Spillner:
The Village Smithy Stands Dept.: Wow. The Chargers hire a guy who has failed twice and saved him the trouble of hiring his own assistants.
Ron Rivera parts ways with the Bears because he has the audacity to think that going after the quarterback once in a while is a good thing.
What we're seeing here is disturbing. First, a GM that wants to be an ad hoc coach and coaches through a puppet he installs (see Jones comma Jerry). After being burned by Daniel Snyder and Al Davis, you would think Norv Turner had enough sense to come in out of the rain. Nah, Norv apparently likes a good downpour.
Second, Lovie Smith hired Ron Rivera when he couldn't hire his first choice for the job and the two men, while cordial, never really saw eye to eye. The problem with a head coach who will not listen to his assistants is that the team falls quicker than a lock of Britney Spears hair on a barber shop floor. Lovie needs to start acting more like Tony Dungy than Mike Martz if he expects the Bears to get back to the big game.
All said, being a Charger or Bear fan may be a little tougher next year.
On a personal note, Norv Turner has become a hero for guys like me who work hard, treat people right, have faith in themselves and hopefully get another chance at doing what I do at a high level. It's not about the wins and losses sometimes, although I can tell you winning does cure everything. But if it were only about wins and losses, there would be 30 coaches fired every year.
Crying Injustice Dept.: I have long advocated that Ron Santo belongs in the hall of fame. Outside of Brooks Robinson, there was not a more dominant third baseman in his era. If you can vote Bill Mazorowski in, Santo should have no problem.
Please Joe Morgan, give the guy the honor he deserves while he's still alive instead of ignoring him because he wasn't one of your teammates or that he has a friendship with Ryne Sandberg.
Friends Don't Let Friends Dept.: The shocking part of this story is that they have liquor in Indiana.
The Way I Want to Touch You Dept.: Kudos to Captain Sulu for having a sense of humor about Tim Hardaway. Humor is a much more palatable emotion than anger
People's Exhibit One Dept.: Michael Irvan gets canned by ESPN because he's a lousy announcer and it helps them in the Harold Reynolds lawsuit.
If I were Harold Reynolds attorney, I would argue that ESPN has a habit of throwing a flag several plays later and not at the point of infraction to avoid adverse publicity while the employee assumes everything has been resolved. It is not correct for an employer to say to you "Jim, remember that day when you left ten minutes early six months ago? Well, you're fired."
Good Knight Dept.: If you judge him on what he says, not on the fact that you think he's an asshat, the man makes a great deal of sense. There's nothing anyone can do about it, but he does make a great deal of sense.
Jim Dandy Dept.: I love Jim Leyland. Next to Ditka, he's my favorite hard ass. He's the embodiment of the old school philosophy of "you take me on, I'm coming after you." The only thing that's wrong with that philosophy is that there are lots of attorneys with nothing to do. And over rated sports networks and bloggers.
Down For the Count Dept.: Apparently one of the jurors in the Charlie Weis case must have used the same doctor.
Rally Cap Dept.: What four words does an American League manager want to hear in the ninth inning? "Now pitching, Joe Borowski."
Big Fish Dept.: Two whales in a fishbowl called New York does not a happy ocean make.
Fat of the Land Dept.: He has finally returned. The patron saint of beer guts, El Guapo!
Don't Fence Me In Dept.: That shiny new fence the President has promised us protecting our southern border against illegal aliens, drug smugglers and terrorists is really this decades version of SDI.
Besides, the tree huggers won't stand for it. And, the illegals won't fall for it.
Time of the Month Dept.: What's that the Kinks wrote in Lola? "Talks like a woman, but walks like a man?"
Kitchen Bash Dept.: Rachel Ray: The gift that keeps on giving. At least Martha Stewart is totally unlikeable.
Waffle House Dept.: John McCain, fresh from pandering to Christians, now tries to line up people opposed to the war.
Big Apple Dept.: I always thought New Yorkers were a bunch of coke suckers.
Stupid Criminal Dept.: A Tampa man who was busted for driving with a suspended license, enacts revenge on the cop who took him in by flooding the police department with e-mail saying the cop was a child molester. Lawyer up for this one.
Right Stuff Dept.: Apparently, the price of sin has been set at $130,000. Only in America can you humiliate everyone around you and draw a paycheck.
Internet Addiction Dept.: There is now a twleve step program for people addicted to E-Mail. One of the steps is not "make amends with anyone you have cussed at who has sent you spam challenging the length, staying power or operation of your penis (even if you don't have one) or who has left you a large African inheritance."
Congrats Dept.: Butkus is hired by the Bears!
Butkus D. Dogg
The Village Smithy Stands Dept.: Wow. The Chargers hire a guy who has failed twice and saved him the trouble of hiring his own assistants.
Ron Rivera parts ways with the Bears because he has the audacity to think that going after the quarterback once in a while is a good thing.
What we're seeing here is disturbing. First, a GM that wants to be an ad hoc coach and coaches through a puppet he installs (see Jones comma Jerry). After being burned by Daniel Snyder and Al Davis, you would think Norv Turner had enough sense to come in out of the rain. Nah, Norv apparently likes a good downpour.
Second, Lovie Smith hired Ron Rivera when he couldn't hire his first choice for the job and the two men, while cordial, never really saw eye to eye. The problem with a head coach who will not listen to his assistants is that the team falls quicker than a lock of Britney Spears hair on a barber shop floor. Lovie needs to start acting more like Tony Dungy than Mike Martz if he expects the Bears to get back to the big game.
All said, being a Charger or Bear fan may be a little tougher next year.
On a personal note, Norv Turner has become a hero for guys like me who work hard, treat people right, have faith in themselves and hopefully get another chance at doing what I do at a high level. It's not about the wins and losses sometimes, although I can tell you winning does cure everything. But if it were only about wins and losses, there would be 30 coaches fired every year.
Crying Injustice Dept.: I have long advocated that Ron Santo belongs in the hall of fame. Outside of Brooks Robinson, there was not a more dominant third baseman in his era. If you can vote Bill Mazorowski in, Santo should have no problem.
Please Joe Morgan, give the guy the honor he deserves while he's still alive instead of ignoring him because he wasn't one of your teammates or that he has a friendship with Ryne Sandberg.
Friends Don't Let Friends Dept.: The shocking part of this story is that they have liquor in Indiana.
The Way I Want to Touch You Dept.: Kudos to Captain Sulu for having a sense of humor about Tim Hardaway. Humor is a much more palatable emotion than anger
People's Exhibit One Dept.: Michael Irvan gets canned by ESPN because he's a lousy announcer and it helps them in the Harold Reynolds lawsuit.
If I were Harold Reynolds attorney, I would argue that ESPN has a habit of throwing a flag several plays later and not at the point of infraction to avoid adverse publicity while the employee assumes everything has been resolved. It is not correct for an employer to say to you "Jim, remember that day when you left ten minutes early six months ago? Well, you're fired."
Good Knight Dept.: If you judge him on what he says, not on the fact that you think he's an asshat, the man makes a great deal of sense. There's nothing anyone can do about it, but he does make a great deal of sense.
Jim Dandy Dept.: I love Jim Leyland. Next to Ditka, he's my favorite hard ass. He's the embodiment of the old school philosophy of "you take me on, I'm coming after you." The only thing that's wrong with that philosophy is that there are lots of attorneys with nothing to do. And over rated sports networks and bloggers.
Down For the Count Dept.: Apparently one of the jurors in the Charlie Weis case must have used the same doctor.
Rally Cap Dept.: What four words does an American League manager want to hear in the ninth inning? "Now pitching, Joe Borowski."
Big Fish Dept.: Two whales in a fishbowl called New York does not a happy ocean make.
Fat of the Land Dept.: He has finally returned. The patron saint of beer guts, El Guapo!
Don't Fence Me In Dept.: That shiny new fence the President has promised us protecting our southern border against illegal aliens, drug smugglers and terrorists is really this decades version of SDI.
Besides, the tree huggers won't stand for it. And, the illegals won't fall for it.
Time of the Month Dept.: What's that the Kinks wrote in Lola? "Talks like a woman, but walks like a man?"
Kitchen Bash Dept.: Rachel Ray: The gift that keeps on giving. At least Martha Stewart is totally unlikeable.
Waffle House Dept.: John McCain, fresh from pandering to Christians, now tries to line up people opposed to the war.
Big Apple Dept.: I always thought New Yorkers were a bunch of coke suckers.
Stupid Criminal Dept.: A Tampa man who was busted for driving with a suspended license, enacts revenge on the cop who took him in by flooding the police department with e-mail saying the cop was a child molester. Lawyer up for this one.
Right Stuff Dept.: Apparently, the price of sin has been set at $130,000. Only in America can you humiliate everyone around you and draw a paycheck.
Internet Addiction Dept.: There is now a twleve step program for people addicted to E-Mail. One of the steps is not "make amends with anyone you have cussed at who has sent you spam challenging the length, staying power or operation of your penis (even if you don't have one) or who has left you a large African inheritance."
Congrats Dept.: Butkus is hired by the Bears!
Butkus D. Dogg
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