Dead Flowers...

With the mention of the almighty Guns 'n' Fuckin' Roses over at GLB; I thought I'd point out that Mike Ness and Axl Rose both bit off the same Rolling Stones song to create respective classics. Compare the intro to "Used To Love Her" and the entire chord progression of "Ball and Chain"... Oddly enough, Ness ridicules G'n'R onstage as part of his between-song banter on 2004's Live In Orange County while his drummer Charlie Quintana looks on from a few feet away- this being the same Charlie Quintana who played in G'n'R side-band Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds...

Whatnot...

The shitty thing about sports is that sometimes you have to root for teams and people you hate. Case in point, I need the better Manning and his gang of Colts to beat Tennessee tomorrow so the Browns can get in...

Here's something semi- Padres related that I drew up for my friends' bands:


The Chargers game should be nice. I especially hate the Raiders, so it'll be nice to see them get their shit pushed in... For coherent analysis, why not head on over to J-Dub's Boltz 4 Eva? There's good stuff goin' down over there...

Smug? Check. Millionaire? Check. Notorious for being a swinger off the field? Perhaps the biggest check until yesterday. Yep, Jim "King" Leyritz is a real lady-killer. Dex over at GLB summed it up better than I could...

Go buy some Fugazi records and burn everything else you own...

Pads and Pats

I don't know about most people but I am still not completely satisfied about what we did the off-season. I really hope that KT is not done and pulls out a trade, either for a corner outfielder or center fielder, before spring training.
Is it me or is anyone else worried that Brian Giles isn't going to be ready for opening day?
Anyone heard what Aki is looking for? I wouldn't mind having him back in the bullpen one bit if the cost was right. I think him, Tatch, and Merrideth would be an unbelievable tandem in the pen.
I really hope Headley gets his fair shot to start out the year. I really do not want him on the big league roster if he isn't going to get a significant number of at bats. Either play him in left and give the everyday job or keep him in AAA and let him start at third.
Reiterating how happy I am about the Prior signing. I am glad he wanted to come back and play at home and I think his deal is best for both him and the Padres although I wish there was a team option for 09.
All in all I'm excited for the season to start and can't wait to see how things play themselves out in spring training.

In non-padre news. I hate the Patriots. I always have, there is just something so smug about Tom Brady and Bill Billicheat. I hate how he can go up to Anthony Smith and start barking in his face and everyone says what a great leader he is yet Phillip Rivers gets called whiny when he talks shit. I have never rooted for a New York team in my life, not to mention Eli Manning is one of my least favorite players in the NFL but tonight it will be like I am rooting for the Boltz or Pads. Is it the smartest thing to do for the Giants to not rest their starters? NO. Would i start them knowing i can't improve/lower my playoff spot? in most cases no i wouldn't but we are talking about an undefeated season and i commend Coughlin in his desire to win. Good for him. Go Giants. STP. screw the patriots.

I'm done have a good weekend.

More ellipsis...

...I'm a big fan of ellipsis (...); they're the perfect transition when you don't feel like working up a witty or relevant transition. My friend Tessa pointed out to me that ellipsis are supposed to have a space between each period and I can see where that makes sense- ellipsis imply something unsaid, so perhaps each space is meant to represent a sentence punctuated by the following period. I really have no idea but I just type it without the spaces because I'm lazy...

...I mentioned to my brother last night while we were watching SportsCenter that I don't like the Mavericks or basketball at all but I still think these jerseys are about as awesome as they get...

...Social D's been playing a new song live recently. It's called "Can't Take It With You"- it's pretty bitchin'. The first time I heard it, it reminded me of my Christ-lover* of a mother who always used that as her excuse for never spending money...

...*not that there's anything wrong with that...

...That Wednesday night Purdue/ Central Michigan Motor City Bowl game turned from a first half blowout (we were watching other shit most of the time because it was so lopsided) into a badass nailbiter. I was paying particular attention since CMU's Head Coach Butch Jones, a former WVU assistant, is the leading candidate to take over for Rich "Supervising Bagger at the Douche Factory" Rodriguez at the helm of the mighty Mountaineers foosball program. I was impressed with his ballsy management as he guided his students from a twenty one point deficit to a tie. I also like that Dan LeFevour is a poor man's Pat White and has flourished under Jones...

...I read a pretty nifty article about 2007's retirees over at the Worldwide Leader. I especially liked Paul Lukas's blurb; I could really relate. I remember feeling old realizing that guys younger than me were succeeding as Major Leaguers when "K-Rod" was lighting Giants up for the Angels in the 2002 World Series... Now I know I'm old when my stepdaughter makes jokes about me having a pet dinosaur as a child...

...I guess that's about enough for now...

Thus ends the wait...

What can I say about the Mark Prior signing that hasn't already been said by everybody else while I was still asleep? Extremely low risk (a million bucks), extremely high potential for reward. I hate the word "potential"; I always have. I've always had it stuck to me and I've always interpreted it to mean "you could suck less but right now you're a piece of shit". I bet Mark Prior's sick of it too...

I hope everybody that celebrates Christmas had a merry one and that everyone who doesn't had a bitchin' Tuesday nonetheless. Anybody get anything awesome? I know that thepadfather got a couple of rad hats- speaking of whom, I figured he woulda blogged up a storm by now. Maybe I should call him up and twist his arm to bust out some in-depth analysis of the Prior pickup or something...

West Virginia pride:

Tonight I popped my big little brother's tattoo cherry. Here's what we came up with:

Ellipsis...

What an absolutely brutal game if you're a Browns fan. I can only imagine how distraught my brother-in-law is right now and frankly, I'm glad this is the one Sunday I'm not watching the game over at their house- I'm sure it's an absolute funeral scene. It also makes me glad I'm not a die-hard football fan. I dwell on Padres losses until they win and I can't imagine waiting a week or even two weeks for the first shot at redemption. I mean, I get pissed when the Mountaineers lose but it doesn't stay with me. Now, the Rich Rodriguez thing? Yeah, I'll hold onto that 'til the day I die. I was telling jbro12 the other day that I've always hated Ohio State more than any other program but now I hope they kick the shit out of their arch-nemesis Michigan in every sport, every time out... As you probably noticed, the poll is readable now. I'll count that as my one accomplishment for the day. For the record, it allows multiple answers... SHIT! INTERCEPTED IN THE END ZONE?!?! What the hell is wrong with Derek Anderson? This is just getting worse and worse... Finally, Happy Festivus to everybody. Go gather your loved ones for the airing of grievances...

Just what the world needed...

If I were saying that out loud, you'd sense the sarcasm. The world doesn't need another Padres blog; we've already got Gaslamp Ball. This is my attempt at something a little different; a bit more self-centered and definately less focused. This is intended more as a "what's on my mind right now" kind of thing rather than being tailored toward one particular audience- i.e.: if you're a Padres fan, you might have to sift through some crap you don't care about. I guess I just wanted to create a place where just about anything can be said without fear of irrelevance. Have at it in the comments department; I welcome open debate and don't mind (wait, strike that, encourage) any sort of obscenity and off-the-wall lunacy...