The Morning After: Week 5

I usually enjoy being right...

On Friday, June 5th, I wrote the following statement, "Papelbon has come to earth and, before it's all said and done, he'll have cost us a must win game."

Don't believe me?

Your lack of faith disappoints me, dear readers. But I'll offer proof in the form of the following link:
http://originalsportsandthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/morning-after-vicious-cycles.html.

And, while you satiate your skepticism, I'll sing a musical interlude.

INTERLUDE: "Every anywhere, heights, plains, peaks or valleys. Entrances, exits, vestibules and alleys. Windin' roads that test the firm nerve, fortune or fatal behind the blind curve. The engine oil purrs, light flash to a blur, speed work through the earth make your motor go scurrrr."

Mos Def with The Roots. Awesome.

I'm sure you're wondering why I'm pointing out this prediction, dear readers. Rest assured, I'm not here to say, "I told you so." I'm simply here to point out that the failure we witnessed on Sunday was the same failure we witnessed all season long and the flaws in our team need to be remedied or we'll experience the same heartache next October.

Listen, I never imagined Papelbon's meltdown would be on display in a playoff game, Sox Nation. Nor did I think it would happen with 2 outs and a 2 run lead. But it did happen. And, in its wake, it left us with a familiar option: "Wait 'Til Next Year." Come to think of it, I think that old adage is hanging in the back of my closet somewhere.

I hope it still fits.

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Quick Thinking
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-- Nothing knocks a girl from the proverbial mountain-top-of-hotness to the muffin-top-buffet-line faster than the following question: "Um, do you have a plunger?"

-- And my response to said question earned yours truly the Quote of the Week, "Funny you should ask. As a matter of fact, I do have a plunger. But I also have a front door. Guess which one I hope you find first?"

-- True story.

-- Randy Moss is hurt more severely than we're being told.

-- Memo to all NFL defensive players: Can someone puh-leeeze choke slam the quarterback when he lines up as a wide receiver so I don't have to watch and/or hear about the Wildcat offense anymore?

-- Thanks in advance.

-- Tom Brady's career record of 1-6 against the Broncos shows that every great athlete has his kryptonite.

-- We learned a long time ago it wasn't women.

-- Am I the only one that thinks C.C. Sabathia looks like the Monster from Young Frankenstein?



-- Putting on the RIIIIIITTTTTTTTTZZZZZZZZZZZ!

-- Star Wars: In Concert is an immersive, multimedia experience built around John Williams' score -- anchored by a three-story, high-definition LED screen showing clips from all six Star Wars movies -- currently on tour worldwide.

-- 32 years later and Star Wars continues to polarize and generate revenue.

-- Ride that shit 'til the wheels fall off, George.

-- The new South Park episode, where Ike sees dead celebrities, is the funniest I've seen in a long, long time.

-- In a galaxy not so far away.

-- ESPN Films' documentary series 30 for 30 is worth watching every Tuesday night at 8pm.

-- The Cowboys' overtime victory in Kansas City earned coach Wade Phillips a longer stay of execution.

-- But not THAT much longer.

-- My flatulence, following a night of drinking, should be considered a WMD.

-- Painfully Reality Check of the Week: The New York Yankees are cement to win the World Series this year.

-- The sad part is there are some folks out there that actually WANT to see Marge Simpson naked.

-- Are classical musicians who perform Star Wars: In Concert considered to be "geeks" by other classical musicians?

-- Finally got a chance to watch Gran Torino and was disappointed by both the poor acting and the plot predictability.

-- You know things are bad in Patriot Nation, dear readers, when our defense makes Kyle Orton look like a Pro-Bowl quarterback.

-- And signing a 40-year-old linebacker is not the solution.