It’s almost like Christmas January 12, 2009
Posted by gretchenarchangel in Football, Sports.Tags: Eli Manning, Football, Indianapolis Colts, NFL, Peyton Manning, Schadenfreude, Sports
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Ah, schadenfreude. I am thy Queen. No Mannings in the playoffs makes me one happy Archangel.
Ah, the sweet, sweet feel of defeat January 5, 2009
Posted by gretchenarchangel in Football, Hot Guy Pic, Sports.Tags: Football, Hating, Hot Guy Pic, Indianapolis Colts, NFL, Schadenfreude, Sports
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Having the Colts suck it up totally in the last few minutes of the 4th quarter of the game on Saturday was awesome. Even better was that it was Over-Pey’d-ton Manning that hesitated on a quick pass and got sacked that did it. All he had to do was connect. And he failed. Miserably. MVP, my ass.
There is one bad thing to come of the Colts’ loss. Here at home in the Circle City, the “fans” are now calling for Tony Dungy to retire. They want him gone, because, somehow, the inadequacies that the Colts showed on Saturday are all his fault. Nevermind that he coached them to a pretty good season this year, through injuries and with the bunch of whiny brats that they can be. Nevermind that he’s one of the winningest coaches in the current NFL configuration. Nevermind that he’s actually a class act, gives a reasonable and steady press conference, and is a damn good guy overall. I swear, Colts fans are among the worst in the fairweather department. They’re also bad at being blind to the obvious – PEYTON ISN’T AS GOOD AS YOU’D LIKE TO THINK HE IS. CAN YOU SAY CHOKE???
Icing on my proverbial football cake was the ViQueen’s demise to the Eggles. They should have stuck with Frerotte…and who woulda thunk you’d ever hear that??
Short one today, so beyond the above, I have your Good, Bad, Ugly, and Funny:
Good: My boss is back and she confirmed that I am not stupid, her boss is an ass at times, and that I’m top of the list to get a window cube! 
Bad: I actually have quite a bit of work to do this week, and it’s my short week!
Ugly: Eric Mangina to coach the Browns? Well, stupid is as stupid does, sir.
Funny: Two jokes for you today:
- What do a televangelist and the Indianapolis Colts have in common? They can both make 50,000 people stand up and yell “Jesus Christ!”
- What do Indianapolis Colts call the NFL postseason? Basketball season.
Random Hot Guy Pic:
I'll admit that my DH got a pair of Armani briefs strictly because of this ad campaign...
Schadenfreude November 17, 2008
Posted by gretchenarchangel in Football, Sports, baseball.Tags: Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Football, Green Bay Packers, Michigan Football, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Schadenfreude, Sports
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Schadenfreude (n) – satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune
Yeah, that's right. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)
Boy, do I love it when the Packers win. It’s even better when it’s a big win, and it’s almost the tops when it’s a big win against the Bears. Because we all know, the Bears Still Suck.
Not a terrible weekend – I survived the onslaught of small children and near-constant talk about those children. I did have a good quip that the tornado must have picked up the Wicked Witch and dropped her right in the middle of MunchkinLand. All in all, it wasn’t awful. I just didn’t have a lot of fun.
College Football: Michigan showed that they still don’t have it all together by losing to Northwestern on Saturday – a game I couldn’t bear to watch. I’m just glad I was reasonable enough to think that last week’s drubbing of Minnesota was not much more than good luck at the right time. Perhaps a little favor from the Football Gods?
NFL: Pro football had my adopted hometown’s team winning one in Kansas City, the ViQueens losing to the Bucs, and, of course, my beloved Pack trampling the Bears 37-3.
Oh, we suck. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)
Of course, it can’t be all a bed of roses. The Dolts beat the Texans and have to head to San Diego next weekend to face the Chargers. I’ll be a Bolts fan for a day (Bolts vs Dolts is a great tagline, I think). The Yets beat the Patriots in OT. I still say that the Pats are the better team…the Yets are relatively healthy and it STILL took them 4 quarters plus OT to pull it out by a field goal. Had the coin toss in OT gone differently, it would probably be a different result on the scoreboard.
The Titans were able to manufacture a win against a Crohn’s-disease fighting David Garrard (is anyone else tired of seeing that ad?) to remain undefeated. 10 – 0. I’ll laugh my ass off if they get beaten by the Liedowns on Thanksgiving.
In odd football news, the Eggles and Bungles played to a tie. A tie? Of all goofy crap, it had to come from these two teams. The Eagles, despite being 5-4-1 on the season play worse (gasp!) than (eek!) Detroit. The Bengals, despite…oh, wait…they’re 1-8-1. Yeah, that’s about right, even with all the hype they got in the preseason. One to watch, huh? Yep.
MLB: In the big-money department, CC Sabathia has been offered $140M to play for the Yanks. Holy shit. 140 million dollars? And then this is what I read about it:
While the Yankees’ initial offer to Sabathia is significant, sources indicate that he almost certainly will not accept it.
Say what? Is he holding out for a contract worth the national debt? For the love of a divine being, $140 million is more money than I could spend. Maybe. If he doesn’t take it, who’s he waiting on? A Saudi prince?
The Braves are no longer going for Jake Peavy, but apparently the Yanks are scooping up free agents like they’ve got the dosh to do it, and Peavy’s being looked at. Does that mean that the Cubs aren’t going for him either? If the Yanks are willing to dish that kid of dough in the direction of players, other clubs won’t want to keep up with the Steinbrenners.
Nick Swisher was traded to New York, and the ChiSox also traded out Uribe. I know we’re looking for youth and speed here, Mr. Williams, but we need some good veteran leadership as well. Moving Alexi to SS might work out…he IS fast.
In other assorted stuff of interest, the Red Wings won, and my desire to be more into hockey this season has petered off. It’s hard when football takes so much effort to support and now I’m interested in the hot stove for baseball. I just gotta know where some of these guys go after all the trades are made!
