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A little sports…

Well…I can’t remember a time when all the teams I follow have been so bad…okay…except Michigan, but they lost this past weekend so maybe I should add them to the list. Normally, there is at least one that I can watch and depend on to do well…let’s do a count…how many teams do I follow? Man U, the Lions, the Red Wings, the Tigers…USA mens soccer, Michigan State, Michigan, Notre Dame,….hmmm…I would add some other BPL teams, too, but they are more just fillers when I’m bored…so…9 teams…and they all are pretty terrible right now…but what do you do? I should be used to terrible teams by now after following the Lions for so long but Man U sucking for the third year in a row? And the Red Wings playing no better than .500? I guess it just goes with everything else that is happening in the world right now….I did find headlight bulbs at Rock Auto for 5 bucks a pair including shipping so I guess everything isn’t terrible…just almost everything….

Some sports…and filler…

Well…sitting here waiting for the temp to come up so I can get on the bike so I thought I’d get one of the last ones for the month done while I wait…so, it’s going to be sports…yay!  I just can’t figure out the Tigers this year…at or near first place all summer and then, bang….they just can’t win a game…I was almost sucked back into watching them as they played well this summer but that was killed after they started to play like a minor league team…I’ll be the Whitecaps could have beaten them this summer. Not sure if I have hope that they will be better next year…probably not….but, they are still not as frustrating as the Lions who look like they have regressed from last year by a bunch…I mean, 0-3 already? But, the frustration in my case is over 50 years old and I probably should know better than to have hope with those guys. But, the Red Wings might make me happy this year with all of the young guys coming up and the addition of a couple of pretty good veterans…they looked good in preseason but that is preseason…we’ll know more after the first game Friday. Then, there is Manchester United…who, even after playing like crap to start are at the top of the table…but, I think that is more the weakness of the Premier League this year…..in European competition, the Premier League has been beaten up pretty bad…I guess we’ll see this afternoon when they play Wolfsburg in the Champions League….fingers crossed

A little sports…

Well…as promised, going to do a little commenting on sports that have happened recently…or maybe not recently but I have something to say about it that I just haven’t gotten to…first…we had a Man U victory yesterday over Liverpool but they looked pretty bad doing it…the final score was 3-0 but without the goaltending of DeGea, it could have easily been a loss of 5-3…I can’t understand why it is so hard for them to defend and why they continue to get caught out on breakaways…a win is a win, though, and it gets them closer to champions league next year…second, the Lions are 10-4? They too played like crap yesterday and the defense had to bail them out time and again…again, I can’t understand how they can gain 500 plus yards one week and then can’t do anything the next….oh, one last thing…they should let Suh go to anywhere else next year…he doesn’t want to be in Detroit and I think his best playing is behind him anyway….okay, third….I am confused about the trades that have been going on with the Tigers lately…last year, they gave up Doug Fister for basically nothing, and this year they give up Rick Porcello for some old journeyman center fielder….and Fister has his best season of his career and Porcello is looking to be developing into a great starter and he is only 25…they had a good 7 or 8 years left in him and they just gave him away…oh, well….still have the Wings….but they are on a losing streak that needs to end soon….more later…

Trying to not get too far behind…

Well…just took a look at the numbers and I’m already 3 down and we’re only 5 days in so I thought I’d better do something….the damn Lions are making me angry again, dangling the tiny bit of hope that they will be a better team and then this afternoon they yanked it away…looking a lot like Michigan and I am tired of it…now all that needs to happen is for the Tigers to lose and it will make it a complete day….yep, a little depressed today with nothing happening on the job front and not making any money…oh, made some last week so I guess I shouldn’t bitch too much….it was kind of funny today going out on the bike and having the computer not work…flashed back to Friday when I told Tom that all of my equipment has been working well and I couldn’t believe it…it was an easy fix, though, with just adjusting the pickup…..okay, the Tigers are going to lose so I need to change the channel….

A little more Tigers…and Lions

Well…it’s been a full day of sports and I wanted to just do one more short one since theTigers just won their game and are the division champions! Pretty cool game and the celebration after the last out was just outstanding….it hasn’t been an easy season for them but they kept trying and trying and got to the goal…so congrats Tigers! I am a little in shock that the Lions won again today, too…3-1 now and in the lead of the NFC north division…and they looked okay today…not going to roll out the playoff bandwagon just yet, though, I have been watching them for 55 years and they normally find a way to disappoint us fans…but, at least they have been competitive so far…I will let a tiny bit of hope squeeze in, though….more later…

Talking a little Tigers…

Well…sitting here watching the Lions and Tigers and thought I’d get a little celebratory post out…the Tigers have been in the playoffs for a couple of days now at least in one of the wild card spots…but they need to win today to win the division and that would be better…with all of the talent on the team, it should have been decided a few weeks ago and I am a little concerned about the post season with how they have been playing….I mean, losing to the Twins by 9 runs? Oh, well…I’ll watch them anyway just to see how they do…but the Wings are starting tomorrow night so my attention will be divided…more later…

Some sports?

Well…have been thinking a little about the sports teams that I follow and thought I’d do a little update on the pros and my disappointment so far this season…first, the Tigers are collapsing and it looks like they may not make the playoffs and I’m not sure why…some people are going to blame the new manager but I’m sure he’s not playing or making all the errors or not hitting….not sure I want to talk about the Lions yet…they haven’t looked that hot in pre-season but all of us long suffering fans have to have hope until at least the first game is over….then, we have Man U…who sucked last year, fired the manager, hired a new one and still suck…come on, who ties Burnley? That is three games with no wins and who knows when they’ll win one….better happen soon or I’ll start watching other teams…do that already but Everton lost 6-3 to Chelsea and they are the other team I like….what else?  Not much…I think I’ll come back in a while to talk about college sports….have to cheat to make the quota….

Not much happening…

Well…it has been a long day today and I have been tired as heck all day and I hope it’s from not eating enough and not some bad health problem that I am going to have to deal with….I am looking forward to the new EPL season that is starting in a few days and I hope that Man U does better than the 7th place in the league that they placed last year…I guess they can’t be worse without getting relegated and that would be the last straw….the Tigers are going into their August slump and have fallen out of first place for the first time this year…not sure what is going on with them but they need to do something to get moving again…not sure what to say about the Lions since they have been disappointing me for more than 50 years and I don’t see anything that would make me have hope…but, I will, and I’ll watch them win just enough to keep people interested then they will return to the normal Lions and disappoint us all again….Okay, still tired and am going to end here…I will get caught up with good topics tomorrow…I hope…

A sports day…

Well…with this being a Sunday, it’s nice that it is a sports day, too…have already watched Man U lose and look bad doing it…and now the Tigers are on until the F1 race starts in a while, then the Wings are on at 3…might have to have a shot and a beer with that one but I don’t like to drink during the day so maybe that will be out…I am looking forward to the game and already have the gear on for it…but, there is no way we’re going out of Boston with a 2-0 lead….the split will be okay…just can’t get blasted out of the arena 6 to nothing…might be bad for the youngsters…but, then again they just let it roll of their backs like only youngsters can…and, if we can take this out to 7 games, Hank may even be back but if we’re playing well, who do we sit? Not going to be an easy choice that’s for sure…My only problem is what am I going to do after the game? Maybe take a drive with the top down….who knows?