Zach's Stiff List 6/1/11

Tressel should be #1, I just didn’t really look at it as a ranking of 1-5 rather just five individuals who each were stiffing it up in one fashion or another.

This is the first time since the Jordan era, that ratings are this high. I just don’t see how that equates to Lebron ruining the game. He was free to choose whatever team he wanted to go to, and he decided to take less money to get better teammates around him to increase his chances of winning. I’m sorry, but how is that more criminal than Mark Cuban spending tens of millions more each season than every other team, or Melo demanding a trade and sabotaging an entire season for us? It’s the system that everyone should be upset with, not Lebron. If you didn’t like what he did then you should be upset with the concept of free agency. Like that old saying goes, don’t hate the player, hate the game. Put yourself in his shoes and think about it, right now you could be (A) on the brink of a championship alongside your best friends, or (B) already on vacation in scenic Akrn, Ohio. Hmmmm, what a tough call.

May was one of the worst months the Rockies have played as a team. June is already off to a good start.

Baseball should be on the list.

You’re right, its just…I love the Rockies, I love them more unconditionally than the Nuggets believe it or not. I think its because for the longest time the Rockies were terrible, or mediocre…in fact they pretty much always been terrible or mediocre but I loved them all the same because I remember what it was like with no baseball team (though, growing up in Colorado Springs I did catch a lot of Sky Sox games, who actually predate the Rockies) and thus I will always take a lousy or mediocre team over nothing at all.
I don’t know why I put more pressure on the Nuggets to perform, possibly because basketball is my favorite sport and the Nuggets are my team so I care more about winning a championship and thus hold them to a higher regard.

However, I have said this year, this year, there is no excuse to not win the NL West, I therefore am merely saving a spot on my personal stiff list for the Rockies, most notably Jim Tracy, if they fail to win their first division title.

that’s ridiculous

John’s lawyer: Hey John, some rock band is calling themselves “Elway”
John: Oh wow, that’s cool
Lawyer: Well no actually it’s not
John: Why not?
Lawyer: Well the name Elway is considered a protected trademark representing the John Elway brand yadda yadda lawyer jargon yadda and we need to stop them so we can keep making lots of money. So we’re going to do that, ok John thanks a lot, good luck with the Broncos.
John: wait…
Lawyer: click