A True Story

Saturday afternoon I was reading Night, Elie Wiesel's harrowing, Nobel Prize winning account in his times at the death camps during World War II.

I then received a phone call from My Work Buddy Johnny, who implored me to turn on the E Network, as they were showing The Craziest Moments from dating shows. The clip in question came from that bastion of culture, Cheaters, as a man named Quincy was getting tazered by some kind of security guard. I only assume Quincy was the eponymous cheater, and caused a ruckus that lead to him getting electroshocked.

The next segment feautured a goat. I did not hang around for that.

Well, that could have gone better.

We had ‘em too, up until Troy Brown’s offensive pass interference call late in the second quarter. That was a momentum changer and the Colts ended up outscoring us roughly 345-12 the rest of the game.

We got beat, though. Can’t say the Colts didn’t earn it.

One nice thing about being a Boston sports fan is that I’ve seen so many catastrophic losses, that this game seems like losing an exhibition game in comparison.

We’ll be back. Hopefully Brady gets healthy, we’ll use our first round draft picks wisely (speed on defense, please), make some good use of the cap (big name receiver), and re-sign Assante Samuel for God’s sake.

T-Minus 6 hours from gametime.

This is a similar situation to the last game. If the Pats win or lose, I would not be surprised either way. But I think they win today.

Part of it is that I'll still take Brady/Belicheck over Manning/Edwards. The Pats have been catching a lot of breaks so far. Brady has never lost in a dome. Peyton looked like crap last week, and he knows this is his best shot at a Super Bowl. He won't kill his team, but he won't win it either.

Adam V misses a 47 yard field goal that would send the game into overtime.

Pats 27, Colts 24

Well.

That may have been the most draining game I’ve ever watched. How do you get your ass kicked for 3 hours and somehow come away with the win? At the end I was exhausted but so wired I knew I wouldn’t fall asleep until the wee small hours.

I know next week’s game is going to come down to a last second field goal. Only problem is, I’m not sure who’s kicking it.

Oh man, if Peyton Manning beats the Pats in an AFC championship game on a Viniateri field goal…I have no words.

Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?

The San Diego Chargers have shut out New England fans from purchasing tickets for Sunday’s game, limiting sales to Southern California residents only.

Apparently this is all legal, because there are no laws against geographical discrimination. If they said, say, no women could purchase tickets, that would be illegal because there are clear laws against discriminating against women.

What if you’re a Charger fan in, say, Nebraska, and you wanted to make the trip out? Are you shut out? And what if your ticket goes to a transplanted Pats fan who lives in SoCal? Are they really expecting Pats fans to flock from around the country and fill up Jack Murphy Stadium (do the Bolts still play there, or is it something like Diet Pepsi With Lime Stadium now?)? And if they did, isn’t that the San Diego fanbase’s fault for not scooping up tickets ASAP?

Anyway, The Chargers seem to be the consensus pick. They had the best regular season record in the League (14-2), they were 8-0 at home, they’re coming off a bye, they have the league MVP in LDT and probably the best defensive player in Shawn Merriman.

But I keep looking back to the coaches and QB’s.

San Diego
Marty Schottenheimer
Phillip Rivers

New England
Bill Belicheck
Tom Brady

Holy crap is that lopsided. That’s a Mike Tyson vs. Glass Joe level mismatch. If the Pats can point some points on the board and neutralize LDT (a pretty huge if) the Chargers will be forced to put the game on Rivers’ shoulders. I like our odds then. Plus you know Marty will screw this up somehow.

So the Pats win a close game. But if the Chargers win, I would not be surprised. If it’s a blowout either way, that would surprise me.

Pats 31, Chargers 28

YAY first blog post of 2007:

--My New Year’s resolution was to drop a few pounds. So far so good, although dieting is miserable as always. I’m actually pretty good about working out (5 days a week) and I drink almost a gallon of water a day. My problem is I eat like total crap. Now I’m trying to eat just a little less crappily. 4 pounds so far, 8 to go.

--BEST WINTER EVER: I went out to check my mail on Saturday and bundled up in my winter coat and Patriots knit cap. Then I stepped outside and realized it was just shy of 60 degrees. Plus there’s been zero snowfall, except for a light dusting that was gone the next day.

I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate being cold. Living in New England I’ve had to endure some crap weather in my life. I don’t know if it’s global warming or we’re just lucky, but this is A-OK by me.

--And, lastly, some of the search terms that brought people here:

Law and Order SVU cattle prod (Hopefully not looking for instructions)
Detective Goren lame (No, you’re lame!)
serena Sutherland (By far the most popular search term for my sight)
is peyton manning dating anyone? (No comment)
growing a beard first few weeks (Ummm)
Is eli manning dating anyone (I guess Peyton was taken)
does candlebox sing hey jealousy (They, in fact, do not)
desmond lost eddie vedder (Desmond, in fact, is not Eddie Vedder)