Perfect Socks

These were just the most gorgeous uniforms. It was an afront to god when they had to wear all orange when they played against Russia. Probably why they lost.

Yes, Euro 2008 ended 7 months ago.

Shut The Fuck Up

Okay, so this has basically become a sports blog. That could change at any second, but at the moment, I'm only pissed off about sports. Today its David Beckham.

Is it that big of a deal if he leaves MLS? Was anyone watching while he was there? He didn't raise the profile of the league, he raised the profile of himself. He passed his prime 5 years ago and hes 33, turning 34 in May, which I suppose means he fits in perfectly with all the other geriatric players in Milan.

Yet after all that, everyday theres another headline about him. Not just in England, that could be justified. He won the treble at Man U, he was England captain 58 times, I could understand that. But no, its ESPN that runs a story about every breath he takes at AC Milan. Its needless.

How about you run a story about what Barcelona is doing right now? 17-2-1 and they started the season 0-1-1. They're undefeated in their last 18, but no, we'll talk about Beckham having eggs this morning. They've got Lionel Messi, best player in the world and half the people at ESPN probably think its still Ronaldinho.

Has anyone heard of Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Fernando Torres? Cesc Fabregas? Gianluigi Buffon? Kaka?

Apparently not.

McNabb

There was talk before the playoffs about who was the more likely Hall of Famer, Kurt Warner or Donovan McNabb? Well Sunday answered that and now everyone is questioning if McNabb is any good at all. If you listen to the B.S. Report on ESPN.com, Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman go into great detail about it. Mostly about Chris Webber, but they take a good look at McNabb too. So I'm making a list of the 10 most memorable things about him(in no order) and you decide what his legacy should be.

- Booed on draft day
- Rush Limbaugh
- 4th and 26
- Vomiting in the Super Bowl
- Losing 4 NFC Championship games
- That scramble in Dallas
- The T.O. situation
- Didn't know games could end in a tie
- Injuries(missed at least one game in 6 of his 10 seasons)
- Chunky Soup
- Statistically the Eagles best quarterback(career wins, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns)

Okay thats 11. Anyway, only three of those things are positive in regards to football. Its just been one shitstorm after another for him and while hes had a solid career, it hasn't been a successful career.

Explain.

Robin van Persie, Arsenal striker and Dutch international, had an interesting quote about 6 weeks ago. This isn't an Arsenal blog, by the way, but the team will be mentioned from time to time. Anyway, what non-football(I'm never going to say soccer) fans don't realize is that the teams are made up of nothing but ESL players. Arsenal's first choice starting XI features players from Holland, Togo, France, Spain, Brazil, England, Switzerland and the Ivory Coast. Theres bound to be some comedy. So here's this from the left footed RVP...

"Positive thinking is the key for me – when I have a chance I think positively. I think this is a good chance with my right foot – I can score this one. And I think you will miss many more chances with your chocolate leg if you think negatively, thinking that it’s not your strong foot."

"Chocolate leg" doesn't symbolize anything for me, its just a ridiculous thing to say, and perhaps my favorite term that I can't use because no one cares. So giving this blog that title is just an excuse to say it a lot. The man has 12 goals and 8 assists this year, he can't be wrong.

This blog will be about anything, and I promise nothing. Checking it everyday is borderline pointless, but check in every few days, you might find something worth reading or I might not post for weeks on end. This is just where my spare thoughts go, nothing too deep or personal, just, well, shit.

Come enjoy the shit.