Why do people stick with teams? Why do we care at all? I like three teams and I’ve largely abandoned the worst of them. Well, worst, while being absolute, is a story of degrees. Over the last decade two of my three teams (Seahawks being #3, thanks to a son who is devoted) rank last in win percentage. In fact, their combined win percentage is less than that of the other NY team, and of course, the Chiefs. They are each worse off than the Browns who get a lot of press for sucking.
At least the Jets had 3 First round picks. They get 3 more next year and have the 6th highest available cap space this year… Guess who I’m playing in Madden 2027? The Giants had 2 first rounders and have about 15 million in cap space. That’s decent. I also think they are better positioned to win now than the Jets, but that doesn’t change the fact that this entire enterprise is a pipe dream. The chart above tells me that…
Then again, it is just numbers. Numbers have little to do with faith. That is what fandom is really all about.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Britney Spears pleads guilty to lesser ‘wet reckless’ charge in DUI case, avoids further jail time” This is less about the woman and more about the charge… Wet reckless? Sounds like her next album. According to the Crawford Law Firm, “A “wet reckless” is a negotiated plea bargain in which a driving under the influence (DUI) charge is reduced to reckless driving involving alcohol or drugs. It is not a standalone charge but a reduced-penalty alternative to a standard DUI, usually for first offenses with lower blood alcohol content (BAC) or weak evidence”
- Quote of the Day: “My 5-year-old daughter asked me what the difference between baseball and football is. In her estimation it was: ‘Baseball is the one where they hit the ball with the bat and run around bases. And football is the one where you stare at the TV and yell, “F—!“‘” — A Jets fan.
- Realization of the Day: I don’t have time to be a writer and a teacher and a student. Not if I want to have any time to devote to me. In little over a half hour my day is over. Noon I’m talking. Noon. For all intents and purposes I get to working by 8:30. That is less than four hours to get everything I need to get done in my life done. It is not a schedule I can work with and expect to be effective. I might actually be done this time, because everything that takes place after noon is more important to me and trying to cram it all in is making me stressed beyond human imagination.
- I’m going to blog tomorrow about how I organize that small sliver of time that is supposed to represent all of the work I do in one day. I will say this: I’ve got to get a lot better about it, because today I spent an hour of it watching Darth Maul. I did so because I was burnt out and needed a break. I can no longer afford to take breaks during my work time. It is shrinking thanks to the lack of a work schedule. That time is being filled by more important things, like living life with the Lady Talis and our daily routines. When those routines expand, the work shrinks. This is especially true in weeks where I have the kid and need to drive him around the city.