January Madness

Maybe it should read MORE January Madness. Either this has been an incredibly bizarre month or I just haven't been paying attention for the past 6 years or so. Anyway..........

- looks like I'll be retiring that Join Rudy banner. Woodrow likened Rudy's bedshitting to the 2006 Mets collapse. Seeing as how the Mets' season was cancelled last year I had no idea what he was talking about. I have racked my brain trying to think of someone whose stock fell so far so quickly WITHOUT a major faux paus like blurting out a racial slur in front of a running camera. I don't think we'll see too many hopefuls following Rudy's strategy of not setting foot in the early states while letting the other guys eat up the headlines. I don't see Rudy as a VP type of guy but if McCain wins the strap Rudy will get a major post.

The real killer here is that Rudy had by far the best economic plan. Steve Forbes reviewed Rudy's plan on his website far more eloquently than I ever could (I would post a link but I don't want Forbes to unleash his lawyers on me, I'm sure he wants no association with this drivel). But the one nugget from the article that I can't get off my mind is that the U.S. has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world. You want to grow the economy? Don't give everyone a thousand bucks, slash that fucking corporate tax rate so doing business here becomes feasible again.

- asshole Yankee fans, douchebag Sawwwwwwwx fans and worst franchise ever so who the fuck are you to talk Phillies Phans are greeting the arrival of Johan with obnoxious "look at the Mets fans celebrating in January" bullshit type taunts. Eat a dick. We just got the best pitcher in baseball. A lefty, and not some noodle arm pretty boy like Barry Zito. We gave up four guys who will have no impact on the 2008 season regardless of what major league team they are affiliated with. A couple of weeks ago everyone said we were out of this derby and we got him. That's about the best thing that can happen to your team in January so excuse us for being pumped up. Fuckfaces.

ps I loved Glavine downplaying the addition of Santana. He replaces you quite nicely dipshit and is a pretty significant upgrade from your old, no-heart, Braves t-shirt under your Met jersey ass so zip it.

- finally, not to beat a dead horse but this week's super bowl hype has been a series of articles saying definitively that if the Patriots win they are the greatest team ever and nobody else has an argument. This is plain laziness by writers and is also asinine. Did anyone consider the '72 Dolphins the greatest team ever? And just walk away if you find yourself listening to some schmuck saying "Well today's players are bigger and faster". Do you honestly think that players from bygone eras would not eat and train in the same manner that players of today do if the older guys came up now? Back in the day half the team used to smoke cigarettes during halftime in the locker room. Paul Hornung used to wake up after staying out all night chasing poon and drink a serious amount of whiskey in the morning before he walked out the door for practice. Might help explain the gambling problem that got him suspended from the league. Something tells me those activities might be frowned upon in today's environment. If you think they have the best players, fine. If you think they have the best coach that's fine too. But don't use those other points as the thrust of your argument or I'll get Santana to bean you with a heater.