Just for Sport

Remember when I told you this blog was moving?  It’s happened.  I will likely hold on to this site and update it periodically, but most of my blogging efforts will be spent on the new collaborative sports blog Odd Man Rush.  In the meantime, I will be changing the cosmetics of this site as I get an opportunity.  You may notice that the banner is a mess.  That is the result of many unsuccessful tests that suddenly worked - all at once.  The end result is that the OMR site actually looks pretty good because I ironed out most of the bugs over here first.  See you there!

There is no real connection between Mark Teixeira and Texas, besides the fact that he played 4 1/2 years in Arlington.  In fact, there is probably a greater connection between Tex (I guess that’s where the familiarity comes from) and the good people of Georgia, given that he played at Georgia Tech.

But now, Atlanta fans are getting a taste of what we here in North Texas experienced before we traded him.  Malcontent, hints of wanting to play with another team, and clubhouse dissension all seem to follow this guy.  This blog wants to bring Tex to Baltimore.  Be careful what you wish for.

Rangers fans are surely planning on welcoming Tex "home" tonight when the Braves come in to play.  Before you cheer for him, remember that he undermined Ron Washington, causing clubhouse problems that still linger today.  Remember that the notorious slow starter declined to play just 2 extra minor league games before the season last year because of travel.  Remember that the Scott Boras client turned down an 8-year, $140 million contract before we traded him.

Sound a little like A-Rod?  Think about giving him the A-Rod treatment on his "homecoming."

Hank Steinbrenner, or, as he will be henceforth known on this blog, The One Who Vomits Words, apparently doesn’t understand that baseball is a game of tradition.  Concerning the Designated Hitter, or, as it will henceforth be known on this blog, Bud Selig’s First Abomination, he said the following on Monday:

"…it’s about time they address it. That was a rule from the 1800s."

Are you kidding me?  The Designated Hitter has bastardized the game for 8/15 of Major League clubs since 1972, and now TOWVW wants to ruin it for the rest of us.  I am out of town for the week and am not even supposed to be using a computer, but look for a post coming soon concerning the DH.

One cool thing about running a blog on this site is that you can see how people get to your site.  Mostly people get here by typing in the address directly (totally cool that people actually do that, given the irregularity of the updates), but sometimes people actually link here (even cooler).  One other way, though, is by searching Google.  It’s sometimes cool to see the different searches that this blog shows up on.  Some that I see a lot are a player’s or team’s name followed by the word "overrated," which lead the searcher to the ever-popular posts about overrated players.  I mentioned Tank McNamara once, so apparently anytime someone searches for the popular comic, my site pops up, and I occasionally get visitors for that.  A lot of times people ask questions, like "When did the Texas Rangers last win a pennant?" (the answer: Never.  1 win in 3 playoff appearances does not equal a pennant.) or "What are the NFL teams in alphabetical order?"  This is the typical stuff.

Every once in a while, though, there are searches that make me laugh out loud.  There have been three recently that had that effect on me, and I wanted to share them with you:

1: Google: dallas cowboys players who refer to themselves in third person

JFS actually shows up 2nd on the results list for this one!

2: Google: baseball bigamist

Again, we’re #2. 

3: Google: donovan mcnabb super bowl vomit

#3 this time, although Google actually links to the "New Orleans Saints" category.  Who knew? 

If you’re one of the Googlers who stumbled this way, welcome, and I hope you found what you’re looking for.