Sunday, September 30, 2007

On the Couch, week four

For PV's thoughts on the Viking game, see "Coming off the Ledge: Packers 23, Vikings 16." "On the Couch" is a chance to talk about other NFL games. The title refers not only to sitting on the couch watching football, but to lying on the couch during psychoanalysis. This blog is therapy for me. And that means it sometimes needs to be a place for me to whine. Guess what? This is one of those days.

It's a good week to be grading papers: the Vikings lost to the Packers, and my Hazelweird League fantasy team is staring at an 0-8 week. I don't want to read anything about football this week, and I just want next weekend to come sooner. I suspect I'll get a lot of real work done this week.

Earlier this week I wondered whether Steve Smith should be benched on fantasy teams since David Carr is starting over Jake Delhomme for the Panthers. 32 yards later, I wish I had listened to myself.

My Hazelweird League fantasy squad has cursed another quarterback. Donovan McNabb 2007, join the fraternity that includes Kurt Warner 2002 and Daunte Culpepper 2005.

On a week like this, we have to remind ourselves there are things beyond football to live for. Oh, sure: Family, Church, Work. Of course. But there's got to be some more fun. There's musical theater. At least we still have that, and you never really lose with showtunes. And there's sex. Sex is more fun than football, right? And both Journeyman and Dirty Sexy Money have potential. Ah, hell, those shows don't have enough potential to redeem a crappy Viking season.

I always pay a little attention to the baseball playoffs for one reason: I want to see tortured fans have their pain assuaged with a championship. I know there are a lot of other team fanbases and city fanbases that have suffered a lot of disappointments and championship droughts, and I'm always happy for them when they get to see their teams win championships. So this year the city of Cleveland (no pro titles since 1964) and the city of Philadelphia (no pro titles since 1983) have contenders. And of course there are the Cubs. And the Padres could advance, too, and I don't recall any San Diego titles since the AFL was a separate league. So Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Diego, and Chicago, I'm hoping for you.

By the way, next year I'm following baseball. I don't care, I'm doing it. I'm a depressed Minnesota sports fan. The Vikings stink. The Al Jefferson Reformation (we've got too many Revolutions here, and we've got room for some Reformations) looks fun, but the Wolves aren't doing anything as long as Kevin McHale is the decision maker. The Twins are the best chance for a pro championship in Minnesota (or the Wild, but I have no idea what that's all about). I was a fan as a little kid when Kirby Puckett slapped a couple banners up there (the only pro banners in Minnesota since the Lakers moved to L.A.). I haven't paid attention to the Twins since Puckett retired, but I'm jumping back on the train now. Is there room, Twin fans? Can I root along with you to see the Twins win another title? Oh, hell, it's still baseball, and I'll still be bored. Nevermind. All the best, but I'll just soak in the misery of rooting for the Vikings and Timberwolves.

Thanks for listening to me bitch. I'll try do better next time.

14 comments:

  1. Hehe, being a Vike just means you for the moment lost your mind every Sunday.Sure for once I want them to go to the Super Bowl and win.When that happens Ill be a senile old man and will forget that I happened to see it in my lifetime.
    But thats not what being a Vike fan is about.Its about believing that someday it will happen and we will either be in the above situation or Hospitals across the Nation will have an influx of heart attacks.
    Be it as it may, I love being a Vike fan year in and out.Its not for the faint hearted or those with instant gratifaction needs.Being a Vike fan is like waiting for the grapes to turn to wine, some sweet years some bitter years yet intoxicating none the
    less.
    My fantasy baseball team Whodat came in first this year.
    Got 4 first place FFL teams, 3 second place and 1 4th place team this year.I suck at College pick em, not bad so far Salary, my pro pick em went down the drain today.
    Hockey started think I like 6th so far or maybe worse lol.
    Sex is always better then Football no matter who is playing and where.With 3 kids college, 1 in service, a 5th and 4th grader when wife gives come hither look, its like giving AP the football.
    Life is good, get to watch football on Sundays, bills are paid, kids are healthy, I am somewhat healthy lol. Things that are in my control are taken care of.
    Things that are not in my control are just that, out of control.I dont sweat them, I dont lose sleep over them because the point is useless.
    PV in your Fantasy leagues, never over think.Your either right or wrong and any day can be a fantasy or nitemare.What will be will be and if you would have choose the other.Thats the day the one you benched breaks out.Never fails.
    Happy Birthday again and there will be better days.TKS btw for the blog nice place hang out.

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