Summer has settled in as have the long days and the crazy people are coming out again. My neighbor is who nuts said the grass is going to burn (seriously?) and he waters the grass at least 3 times a day if we have no rain on the forecast. A random customer at work told me summer is over now that the 4th has passed. Then I got to thinking about all my weekend plans for the next month or so and I was scared to admit I just talked my way to almost Labor Day save for one or 2 unplanned weekends. Scary. I am now booking my afternoons and evenings with non-stop cover letter writing and researching grad schools. Ugh. I guess its a good thing there's no sports to really follow right now due to this.
Hockey is out of season, the football season is still trying to be salvaged and baseball is like a sitcom you can just join in progress whenever and still know whats up. To be honest there's tons of small stuff still happening in the sporting and hockey world, but none of it is really of much interest now, at least to me. I still check sites and recommend Puck Daddy on Yahoo for the best fix for a wide variety of topics when it comes to hockey.
Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos still isn't signed. Same for the Kings' Drew Doughtry. At this rate we might have a football season before these two have new contracts. Good God.
The Coyotes really, really need an owner. Their best suitor was ran out of town by the Goldwater Institute and he has decided he fancies the St. Louis Blues now. The man just wants a hockey team. Can't we just give him one already? I mean his dedication to this pursuit is unreal. Maybe if the Blues fall apart he can go after the Dallas Stars. I heard they in the market for an owner too since they lost their star player to the Rangers due to instability in management. No seriously. Brad Richards took less money to play for a team with an owner. The Stars had the money and still lost him. Go figure.
The NHL really is into the idea of a realignment overhaul for the 2012-2013 season. Everyone has some wild ideas on this which range from normal to a bit crazy. The best part about this is was when the Toronto Star decided to give us their idea, they not only wrote an article, they made this awesome map for our viewing pleasure. Thanks to the wide world of interwebs which never lets you forget any mistake you make. Of course fixed the Wyoming Av's to be the Colorado Av's once again in the map currently attached to the article but it's still funny. Wyoming doesn't have a hockey team and I'm sure they really don't want to lay claim to one of the bottom teams if they become sudden owners.
Climbs on top of Soap Box:
Derek Jeter hit his 3,000 in style with a home run. Then he apparently pissed off someone high up, who didn't even have the courage to name himself, by not going to the all-star game. Yea it's an honor, yada yada yada, but Jeter has done almost everything right in his career. If his whining over a contract this off season and skipping one all-star game after just coming off the DL are going to be his biggest faux pas, I can live with that. He hasn't done drugs or steriods or been arrested for a night of partying that got out of control. What more do we really want? He's an athlete that gives 110% every game and has for 15 years to MLB, USA Baseball and the New York and Yankee communities. But he is also human and needs a few days off here and there. He's 37 and still making himself valuable to a team which can't be said for all baseball players his age, let alone younger. I get the All-Star game lacked some serious shine this year, but that's sort of how it goes. The body needs rest. It needs time to heal and if him skipping the All-Star game to help his team in the long run (because he will be better rested) then I don't see the issue.
Climbs down from soap box.
Hope everyone is having a good summer and stay cool!
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