Rumblings & Grumblings

I hate Dell. Apparantly, I'm not alone either. My Dell laptop crashed recently, unable to get past the initial startup, ruining my blogging and creating an upheaval of mythical proportions. OK, it wasn't that bad, but as you all know, it sucks not having a computer at home. Dell's blow, as this is my third Dell that has crashed on me, forcing me to revert back to what feels like the stone ages. Even worse, I'm paying for an internet connection that I'm not using. Now I know most of you don't really care about that, but hey, this is my blog and I can bitch if I want to. Here are some thoughts on recent events in the sporting world.

Last nights game in Baltimore was entirely too tragic, and if every team decided to gift-wrap the Patriots a victory, do we even need to watch the end of the season? I'm just waiting for that Dolphins game in a few weeks, where you can just feel the poetic justice eminating from that matchup. A winless Dolphin team, against an undefeated Patriots team. It just has to happen during that game doesn't it? Just like the Dolphins beating the then undefeated Bears in 1985, it just has to happen? Doesn't seem very likely, but don't those things just happen in sports?

The Lakers continue to be an enigma, just good enough for everyone not to be on their case all of the time, and just crappy enough to lose to teams they shouldn't and get blown out by teams like Utah. Kobe has been up and down, Lamar still blows, Mihm looks like a crappy Radmonovic, and even Fisher has been a turnover machine. If it wasn't for Andrew Bynum and Jordan Farmar both blowing up and really killing other teams' second units, the Lakers would be far worse off than they actually are. I still think they need a trade, a shake up for a good power forward. Mitch, get rid of Lamar, I'm begging you.

Time for college bowl season boys and girls! Our first Go Blue Radio contest is upon us as well! In the future you can expect prizes and other giveaways but for now, just your pride is at stake. Go to ESPN College Bowl Mania and sign up. It's all too easy, pick the games, rate them in order of confidence, with your higher confidence games receiving the highest number of points. Submit your picks, and the join the Go Blue Radio group! The Go Blue Radio group is affectionately titled "Go Blue Radio", and the password is, "goblueradio". Simple stuff here people. Sign up, invite friends, and test you manhood (or womanhood).

After their disappointing football season that saw them lose every league game, and miss the playoffs for the second straight year, the Loyola Cubs turn to the basketball season with high hopes. After winning their first two games at the Redondo Union High School tournament, they went on to lose two straight in the later rounds of the tournament. They have a 4 game tournament in El Segundo this week, and I hopefully plan on attending a game or two to give you some analysis. The Cubs have a highly touted 6-8 junior Hollis Thompson, who I've heard and read great things about and am pumped to see him in person. High School basketball is always a good time, and hopefully Loyola has something going on this year.

Finally, as the baseball winter meetings start heating up, I feel like I'm having deja vu all over again. It seems like every year, the Dodgers are one of the 3-4 names listed in every single major trade. Yet inevitably, they never make any of those trades, and just sit tight or pull or weird trades for utility infielders or relievers just so they can say they did SOMETHING. It's a broken record at this point, and only making a solid move for a starter/3rd baseman would suffice to change the attitude of the club. Cause as it stands now, they're no better off than they were a year ago, with a few less players in the mix. I'm tired of seeing the Angels get every good player they want and make the necessary changes they need to compete, and even more tired of seeing the Red Sox and Yankees engage in their annual pissing contest until one of them pees on the MLB long enough and a crappy team unloads their best player for what seems like pennies. Like I said, deja vu all over again.

Hopefully I get a computer soon and can get back on schedule, but in the meantime look forward to some more great pieces from my other writers, including a NBA Power Rankings.