Before I start I need to explain something. For those of you who don’t know I’m a die-hard Bay Area Sports fan, Giants, 49ers, Warriors, Sharks and I’m going to throw UCLA in there too for no particular reason. Now I’m no fair-weather fan but to be honest watching sports events I am emotionally invested in has been one of the most depressing uses of my time since the 2002 World Series…or really since Steve Young retired. This weekend, however, was a little ray of sunshine on the cloudy day and I thought I’d share it with you since you started reading this anyway.
49ers (and Jay Cutler) beat the Bears
Going into this game I was assuming Alex Smith would be the quarterback who would lead the 49ers to victory (if they won that is). I was wrong. They still won, but Jay Cutler did more for Mike Singletary than the Niners’ passing game could dream of. Thanks to his efforts the 49er defense had more total yards receiving than all but one of the Chicago receivers (90 yards). Who’s wondering what Rex Grossman’s up to?
UCLA destroys Wazzu
No one’s saying this shouldn’t have happened. Washington State blows. But it’s nice to see our boys in blue stick it to someone for once. Prince looked comfortable in the pocket and made plays, the receivers caught their passes, and for some reason Coach Neuheisel decided Chane Moline should get every potential touchdown run. 1 win away from bowl eligibility wooooo!!!
Stanford takes USC behind the barn and shoots it
What a mess this was. It’s not just that USC got its vaunted ass handed to it. It’s not that it happened at home. It’s not even that Pete Carroll’s golden boy Matt Barkley threw 3 interceptions. It was Pete Carroll’s face after the game as he walked to shake Jim Harbaugh’s hand (and presumably lecture him on running up the score, ironic much?). The game Saturday wasn’t a tricky win, just a straight up beating issued by Stanford’s offensive line that effectively ended the Trojans’ hopes of being at all relevant this year. This wasn’t a win for Stanford; it was a win for America.
San Jose Sharks
I hear they’re doing pretty good. Ok, to be honest it’s too early for hockey. Moving on.
Warriors wi-…Warriors almost win!
How often does a team score 125 points in regulation and not win. But then again how often does a rookie score 55 points against them…during his seventh game ever in the NBA…without any overtime. There’s no denying it now, our boys might have a problem on defense…might. However, assuming they were a normal team and could play even acceptable defense there’s no question they’d have won. I’ll scratch that down for a win for Don Nellie and his Warriors.
And then…
Warriors trade Steven Jackson!!!
Thank god, I’ve been saying we should drop Jackson since Baron Davis got the hell out of dodge and ended up on the seasonal powerhouse LA Clippers (HA!). So anyway this story didn’t ruin my weekend until I read the whole headline: “Warriors Trade Steven Jackson…to the Charlotte Bobcats.” As good as Michael Jordan was at playing basketball, he’s that much worse at managing basketball teams. Under his guidance Charlotte has become a wasteland of mediocrity that simply boggles the mind. The only saving grace of a trade sure to bring us a heaping pile of nothing is that the Warriors somehow pushed Capt. Jack onto a team with less of a future than they do.
So much for this weekend. I wonder what’s going on in Politics.
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I'm not feeling too good about Big Game this coming weekend, but if we do somehow manage to pull one out against Stanford, it'll be like beating Oregon and USC all at once. That's how the math works, right? Right????
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank god Jackson is gone. What a cancer. CURRRYYYYYY