Still fightin'

Ahhhhh, I finally got out of that damn state. Jamie wasn't lying when he posted my headline, I was certainly getting surly and looking for a Yankee to fight. And just as I thought I was homefree, just when I thought I was safe...I got on the plane and for our "viewing pleasure" United Airlines was nice enough to allow us to watch a televised program at no fee due to a delay in our flight. Um, the televised program was an interview with Derek Jeter on some local television station. It was Jeter and the guy interviewing him and about 513 sappy, sorry, good-for-nothing Yankee fans who idol Jeter as if they get to go to his skyrise in the Bronx when their time comes. Needless to say, I was pretty frustrated.

Then, I get to my hotel in Denver for the night and catch Sportscenter highlights for the first time this summer. And what do I see? Carlos Zambrano beating the hell out of a water cooler. Apparently this guy has won eight straight and has just been throwing lights out, then he gets rocked one game and he acts like a immature, irresponsible child on national television. Folks, that kind of behavior is not cool. And if you're a high school athlete, please realize that professionals that handle themselves this way are not really professionals. They're just rich ignorant assholes who are good at what they do, and, as a nation, we spoil them.

If you get your ass handed to you out there, tip your hat and go get 'em next time.

I'm out. I bet it's hot in the midwest, isn't it?