Jimmy Was Right

The Phillies ARE the team to beat. Hell, everyone is beating them. The Braves. The Marlins. The Mets. The Bad News Bears. Engelberg went 3-4 yesterday with 4 RBIs and two steals. Even Lupus went yard. I mean, shit, this getting ridiculous.

Today, with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the 8th, Jimmy Rollins flubbed a double play ball that would have gotten the Phillies out of the inning with a 5-4 lead. They lost 11-5 today to the Mets. Fuck-ing wonderful. They are now 1-6. Is the season over? Of course not. But if they keep playing like this, what's the point? They aren't hitting with runners in scoring position. They aren't fielding well. The much maligned bullpen has been quite, um, malignable? Yeah, that isn't a word. But you get the idea.

Meanwhile, around the league, Chris Carpenter is hurt, Brad Lidge lost his job and Mike Hampton is hurt again. I know, I know, hard to believe.

Someone I never heard of won the Masters. He thanked Jesus. Tiger sucked it up. Maybe Jesus is a racist.

I've eaten three chocolate rabbits in the last 24 hours because that racist golf fan died for my sins 2000 years ago. I fucking love Easter.

Sport or Not a Sport? (v1.0)

Sport or not a sport? That is the question. Today I will answer it for golf, an activity often found on ESPN despite its dubious connections to athleticism. Let me make this clear from the start: golf is hard. Really hard. I suck at it and I respect anyone who does not. Tiger Woods, who is in shape, is an athlete. But many golfers aren't. So now I shall tackle age old question: is golf a sport?

No. Golf has sporting elements to it: driving the ball, walking... well that's pretty much it. Any "sport" where this guy can grossly outperform me, an athletic 22 year old male, is not a true sport. Golf is an activity. It requires a ton of skill, yes, but not athleticism. If you are in shape, like Tiger Woods, you will be better at golf. But, as Phil Mickelson has proved, you can still be quite successful despite having bitchtits. There are 80 year old men out there considerably better at golf than athletic men 1/4 their age. Which is fine. But it isn't a sport. Golf can be mildly entertaining. Despite my tremendous lack of skill - my handicap is three digits - I always thoroughly enjoy it. It deserves to be televised. But it does not belong on sports networks. And don't even get me started on poker.