The run starts tonight. The Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs for the first time since their magical 2013 World Series run. Red Sox take on the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS tonight. The storylines write themselves as the tribe is led by former Sox manager Terry Francona and their roster features multiple former Red Sox World Series champions. But what I want to talk about is dancing. This season after victories Red Sox outfielders have partaken in a little victory celebration dance tradition.
The two constants all year have been all star outfielders Mookie Betts (RF) and Jackie Bradley Jr (CF) who've teamed up with a revolving door of left fielders to make up the win tradition. Its crazy how many guys the Sox have thrown in LF this year. Totally forgot Rusney Castillo was a living person. He should be in jail for life for stealing 72 million dollars from the Red Sox. Fleece city. Basically how the dance works is all 3 guys meet up in CF. They then do some little hand-jive type situation (boy do I sound white) and then whoever had the best game usually poses for a fake picture taken by the other two guys. As the season went on they added a bunch of new stuff, most notably JBJ's "ski jump" dance. And if you've somehow been living under a rock this year, here is a video showing a good majority of all the team's dances from this season.
Fans (including myself) have soaked up all season long. It's fun and that's what sports are supposed to be, fun. However with the magnitude of October baseball I ask the following question "Are the Red Sox going to keep doing this in the playoffs?"
First off, I know they have to win to even have this be an issue. So if they are doing it, it's a good thing because it means the Sox won but my only question is should they continue to do it? I'm very torn because one hand they've been doing it all season and you don't want to switch things up now. Stick with what got ya here basically. But on the other I think it is kind of a bad look. Say the Sox are down 3 games to 0 in the ALCS and they win game 4. Are they going to dance then? I'm not sure. I know this is the franchise that has always been loose and is the team that did comeback from 3-0 hole in the ALCS, but I'm just saying, I think it would rub a lot of people the wrong way if they were celebrating when down in a series or on the brink of elimination. You want this team to have fun and everything, but at the same time, winning is the #1 priority. It appears the Sox are going to keep the dance going in the playoffs as the hashtag #WinDanceRepeat is trending on twitter and they've tweeted about it already today. I'm just really torn. I hate sounding like an old man but it might not be the best idea in the playoffs. But if they are winning and playing well I have 0 issue with the dance. I don't know, I'm on the fence. What do you think? Let me know in the comments. Haven't had a comment in a minute. All I know is if they do this dance 11 times in the next few weeks I'll be a very happy man.
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Its crazy to me how quickly Justin Forsett blew up, and then went away. I guess that really just is life in the NFL. His story is one we've seen and heard hundreds of times before. Journeyman running back, finds the right spot, has 1 huge year (in Baltimore) then back to obscurity.
I don't know if Forsett is done (or finished) or not, but after this tweet if I'm an NFL GM I'm bringing this guy in for a workout.
He does it all with this tweet: Let's you know he's searching for a new gig, asks if you know anybody who's hiring, lists some skills and ends with the perfect resume booster. In 2016 twitter is basically the resume of your entire life and this tweet alone should be good enough to find Justin Forsett a new job.
Does being freakishly good looking matter for an NFL running back? No it doesn't. But at the same time I don't think it hurts your cause. People are always nicer to attractive people, that's just a fact of lie. Go into any place on earth and you'll see if firsthand. So you might as well just pepper it in. As Wayne Gretzky/Michael Scott said you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Look at his avi too. I mean I know athletes are held to a different humor standard. Guys who crack a joke once are considered comedians even if they aren't funny at all, but this is an A+ dad joke and I'm all on board the Justin Forsett train now. I can't image him being out of work for too long. P.S. Way to steal my brain bro (even if I tweeted this after you did), I too was asking the twitter sphere for help on the job hunt yesterday.
I'm not ready to cut my flow yet.
Song: Cool Girl Artist: Tove Lo Album: Lady Wood
Hooooooolllllllyyy shit. The first 20 seconds of that clip might possibly be the dumbest thing a politician has ever said, and that's saying a lot given the state of this election.
Then the dude just said every buzzword in the dictionary to try to sound like he knew what he was talking about. Unreal. Have politics always been such a shit show or am I just noticing now because I'm 24?
Also can I be honest for one second? I don't even know who Gary Johnson is. I mean, I know he's one of 3rd party candidates in the election, and that he doesn't know anything about geography. That's about it. Before watching that clip I had no clue what this dude looks like. Is he white or black? Tall or short? Happy or fat? I had no clue. He could've busted into my room like the Kool-Aid man, I'd just be like "who the hell is this?" Luckily I don't have to worry about him pulling a kool-aid man in my room since he probably thinks Rhode Island is part of New York. Yesterday when asked about his lack geographic knowledge Johnson had this to say. (I'm pissed I found a video, now I know what this idiot looks like)
That's not a direct quote from Johnson, but if you watch the video that starts this blog, it's basically what he said on MSNBC yesterday. His lack of basic knowledge actually makes him a better candidate. That is a 1st Ballot Hall of Fame Spin Zone.
In a way I'm not even mad at the guy because I'm all about playing to your strengths. I have to do it all the time. As someone who is not a "classic beauty" I need to be funny, sweet and have awesome hair to get girls to even think about talking to me. Nobody is looking at me and thinks "OMG that dude is sooooo hot". I'm a BIG personality guy. So in a way I get what he's trying to do here. Use the fact that you know less about the world outside of the U.S. than the average 7th grader to your advantage. I don't know much about life, but one thing I know is that confidence is everything. I've heard that my entire life. If you say something idiotic with confidence, people (other idiots) will eat it up. Now most people with brains will be able to see through you, but you will be able to convince some people to think "you know what he's right" And in a way he's not wrong....technically, you can't fight someone if you don't know where they are. How are you supposed to go to war when you don't know where you're going? Knowing where other countries are, or who other world leaders are is why Wars happen. You can't hate someone you don't know exists. But in all seriousness this dude is a joke. I know he isn't getting as much press because he has zero chance of winning the election, but oh my God how can a man this stupid get more than 4 people to vote for him? P.S. Gary Johnson is 100% one of those idiots who still doesn't know the difference between "there and their" or "you're and your" and tries to say you're the stupid one for caring for about not looking like a moron. I'd bet my life he's sent a text saying "your a idiot". Song: The Weeknd Artist: Starboy (ft. Daft Punk) Album: Starboy MLB playoffs officially start today. Orioles v. Blue Jays for the American League Wild-Card game. Don't like either team, but as a baseball fan I hope the Blue Jays win just for the storyline in a rematch against against the Rangers in the ALDS. You gotta go all the way back to April 1st for the 3rd part of my MLB Preview mlb-preview-part-3-contenders-and-playoff-picks.html where I had my official playoff and award picks. Not to s my own d but for a random baseball fan I did pretty good. Let's take a look. This comes straight off of that blog: My standings projection My DOZONLIFE Regular Season Standings Predictions I'm gonna include how many games I expect the teams to win. It may not add up correctly, idc, I'm blogging for free. American League: East: Central: West: Wild Card Teams: 1. Red Sox 90-72 1. Royals 93-69 1. Astros 95-67 Rangers and Indians 2. Blue Jays 85-77 2. Indians 89-73 2. Rangers 92-70 3. Yankees 79-83 3. Tigers 81-81 3. Mariners 86-76 4. Rays 78-84 4. White Sox 79-83 4. Angels 70-92 5. Orioles 71-91 5. Twins 78-84 5. Athletics 67-95 National League: East: Central: West: Wild Card Teams: 1. Mets 94-68 1. Cubs 96-66 1. Giants 95-67 Nationals and Diamondbacks 2. Nationals 92-70 2. Cardinals 90-72 2. Diamondbacks 91-71 3. Marlins 78-84 3. Pirates 88-74 3. Dodgers 89-73 4. Braves 67- 95 4. Brewers 72-90 4. Padres 74-88 5. Phillies 63-99 5. Reds 69-93 5. Rockies 72-90 Sure I only got two division winners correct in the Red Sox and Cubs, BUT I did predict 7-10 playoff teams correctly. Red Sox, Indians, Rangers, Nationals, Mets, Cubs, and Giants. 70% right. If we're going by batting average I'm hitting .700 which would be the best career batting average of all time. So transitive property I'm the best of all time. Go dozo! Other than predicting the 69 win Diamondbacks to make the playoffs, I really don't think you can bash these picks too much. Maybe that I had the Orioles as a 5th place team, but I'll still stand by that. They're frauds. Even if they win tonight they have 0.00% chance of winning the World Series. There's a better chance that the World will end by November then there is of the Baltimore Orioles winning the World Series. They stink. Don't worry you'll be able to bash me very soon Let's take a look at my award picks. Cy Young Winners: MVP: AL: Chris Archer (Tampa Bay Rays) AL: Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox) NL: Noah Syndergaard (New York Mets) NL: Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs) Rookie of the Year: Manager of the Year: AL: Joey Gallo (Texas Rangers) AL: Terry Francona (Cleveland Indians) NL: Corey Seager (Los Angeles Dodgers) NL: Chip Hale (Arizona Diamondbacks) Of the 8 picks I made for the major awards I'm going to rank them 8-1. 8th being the worst. My bottom 3 were TERRIBLE. 8. AL ROY: Joey Gallo Joey Gallo played in 17 games for the Texas Rangers this season. That's less than 3 weeks of baseball. In that time he hit .040, yes .040. Worse than most pitchers. A cool 1-25. In my defense that one hit was a Home Run. Way to make your one hit in 2016 count bro. 1-25 with 19 strikeouts. I don't think it's possible to make a worse pick than this, although my next two predictions were very bad as well. But if I'm Joey Gallo I'm pulling a reverse Tebow and trying to make it in football because this baseball thing just isn't working for him. 1 for fucking 25. 7. NL Manager of the Year: Chip Hale I went all in on the Diamondbacks being good this year. It was those stupid uniforms and the pitching they added this off season. I think Shelby Miller would make them a contender HAHHAHAHAHHA. I thought they'd make the playoffs, they ended up being one of the worst teams in the entire league. Some times you just gotta say "I fucked up" which I did by believing in this team. Chip Hale led the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 69-93 record, and has been relieved of his managerial duties. Aka he got fucking fired. Yikes. That's what you get for trying to be the smartest person in the room. Any other year this is the worst prediction. 6. AL Cy Young: Chris Archer Chris Archer wasn't that bad this season. 4.02 ERA isn't what you want out of an ace but it's not horrible. Plus he finished 2nd in the AL in strikeouts that's very good. However Chris Archer pitched on a horrible team and went 9-19. I know in today's baseball a lot of people say Win-Loss record doesn't matter when determining how good a pitcher is. I don't think you can entirely throw it out, but it is a flawed statistic. 19 losses is 19 losses. Regardless, the dude I picked to win the Cy Young award LED THE AMERICAN LEAGUE IN LOSSES. Not ideal. Here is where I can pat myself on the back again, because even if I'm 0-5 here they were good picks, all will probably finish top 5ish in their respective award. 5. NL MVP: Anthony Rizzo Rizzo was 2nd in the NL with 109 RBI. 8th in HR with 32. Tied for 19th in the NL with a .292 batting average. Plays a gold-glove caliber 1st Base as well. He had a fantastic year for the best team in baseball. I'd say he's easily top 10 in MVP votes, probably top 5. Solid pick by me compared to the last 3. 4. NL Cy Young: Noah Syndergaard Missed some time and still was able to go 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA and 218 strikeouts. 3rd in the NL in ERA and tied for 4th in strikeouts. Again another great pick by me, will finish probably somewhere around 5th in CY Young voting. THOR is the man and pitching the NL Wild Card game against Madison Bumgarner Wednesday, it's going to be a great pitching duel (on-paper). 3. AL MVP: Mookie Betts Mookie Betts had a fantastic season. As someone who watches him play everyday, let me tell you, he is a star. Elected to All Star team for the first time this season, should win Gold Glove for RF. Only reason this is my 3rd pick is because there is some doubt as to if Mookie wins MVP, when my next two are basically locks. But let's take a second to appreciate what Mookie did in 2016. .318 Batting Average. Tied for 2nd in the AL with teammate Dustin Pedroia. 31 Home Runs. Tied for 19th in the AL, but Mookie was hitting lead off for 70% of the season. That's insane production from a lead off guy. 113 RBI. Good for 4th in the AL, again he batted lead off for most of the season. 122 runs scored. Tied for 2nd in the AL. 26 Stolen Bases. 6th in the AL. 14 Outfield Assists. A true 5 tool player. Mookie SHOULD be the AL MVP this year but between saber metrics losers that want Mike Trout to win even though the Angels were horrible, and David Ortiz' fantastic final season, it is likely Mookie will not win AL MVP. 2. AL MOY: Terry Francona Won the AL Central despite losing a ton of key pieces to injury throughout the year. In my eyes Tito should be the runaway winner for this award. Would be shocked if someone else won, idk who else you could even say deserves it? The Cleveland Indians won 94 games this season. That alone should give Tito the award. 1. NL ROY: Corey Seager Corey Seager is going to be the NL Rookie of the Year. .308 26 HR 72 RBI .877 OPS Good job Corey, and better job Dozo for calling it. As for the playoffs here is what I had.
American League: Wild Card Game: (4) Rangers beat (5) Indians ALDS: (4) Rangers beat (1) Astros (2) Royals beat (3) Red Sox ALCS: (4) Rangers beat (2) Royals National League: Wild Card Game: (4) Nationals beat (5) Diamondbacks NLDS: (1) Cubs beat (4) Nationals (3) Mets beat (2) Giants NLCS: (1) Cubs beat (3) Mets World Series: National Champion Chicago Cubs beat American League Champion Texas Rangers I'm sticking with my World Series pick of Cubs over Rangers. Obviously hope the Sox win the World Series but I still don't believe they have the pitching to get the job done. Again, let's just appreciate how good my predictions were. Song: Around The World Artist: Kings of Leon Album: Walls — Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) October 3, 2016
That's right ladies and gentlemen, as of midnight (I think that is when the suspension officially ended) Tom Brady is free again! As the Great Martin Luther King, Jr once said "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, we are free at last"
I too have a dream, and it is for the Patriots to win the Super Bowl (again) Julian Edelman, who once compared losing Brady to having a friend go to jail, said it perfectly. #free Brady is now out on parole, but he may get locked up again after Sunday, as he may get charged with murder after what he does to the Browns. Spread could be Pats -24 and they'd still cover. After 4 weeks away Tommy can now come back to 1 Patriot Place and it couldn't be better timing. Although I'm sure he had a nice time sunbathing naked in Italy and hanging out with his alma mater in Ann Anbor, I bet Brady cannot wait to be back. (Uhhh ya think, Doz?) When the Patriots started 3-0 without Brady, a lot of fans (including myself) got big heads and thought this team could win no matter who was missing. I think we all learned yesterday that is not the case, as the Pats got shutout at home against the Bills of all teams. Congrats Rex, I hope your wife let you lick her feet after the game, you sick mother fucker. I missed the entire game, which is something I haven't done in years, but had a preeeetty good excuse as I was at the Red Sox for David Ortiz Day. They lost too :( Even after the loss I'm not too worried about this team (Except for Gostowski. Dude just misses kicks now huh? Not ideal) But if you told me the Pats were going to go 3-1 without Brady I would've signed up for the all day. Everybody said the Cardinals would kill the Pats, but they went into Arizona and beat them in their house. Although now the Cardinals may not be as good as everybody thought as they've sitting at 1-3 at the 1/4 mark of the season. Only thing that sucks is now we have to lose another regular season game because I hate the idea of going 18-1 again. Legit makes my skin crawl. After getting shut out at home for the first time since 1993 the Patriots head to Cleveland, just like the Red Sox who are facing the Indians. Only difference is that the Indians won the AL Central and the Browns are 0-4. I guess the Cavs magic can only rub off on one team. In Brady's first game back I wouldn't be surprised if he threw 12 touchdowns just to make up for all the time he missed. I mean, if you break it down it's only 3 a quarter. What day is today? That has nothing to do with today's song just have to post that every single October 3rd until I die. Song: American Money Artist: BØRNS (yes I had to copy and paste that...no idea how to type that strikethrough O) Album: Dopamine |
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