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Hey Dewey, Pass the S'Mores
It's deep winter in the northeast. The Giants are out of the playoffs (who cares, really), with the Pats following suit just a week later (tragedy!). We won't mention the lowly Jets, who are to football what the Royals are to baseball, except with a budget. So what does all this mean? It's fantasy camp time!!
That's right - for a measly 5K (or thereabouts), you can hobnob for 6 days with your favorite ex-mediocrities. With the Red Sox, that means Dick Drago, Rick Wise, and John Curtis (they're kidding, right? John Curtis!??! He played for the Sox for like two years back in the mustache years, when 87 wins was a nice season). If you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse of Dwight Evans (but only if you are well-behaved during rest hour). The Yankees don't offer any names or guarantees, you have to pony up your cash with the expectation that the storied franchise will provide someone more shag-worthy (fly balls, that is) than Kevin Maas or Butch Wynegar. Either way, you get to keep your hat and shirt, play on a regulation major league diamond, and throw back blue plate specials with someone you think might have spot-started for the team of your childhood, if only you could remember what position they played.
well, I'm voting for you guys at the best of blog site here:
http://www.thebestofblogs.com/vote-here/
YFvSF is nominated in the sports category.
Posted by: Nick | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 10:03 AM
Thanks! As they say in Chicago, vote early, and vote often.
Posted by: SF | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 10:19 AM
I take extraordinary umbrage with your comparison of the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!!!! to the Royals. The Royals, among other things, have won a world championship since 1969, have what (at one time) was considered the most attractive ballpark in the league and had a HoF player who did not wear panty hose.
Posted by: Disgruntled | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 01:39 PM
Point taken. I should have compared them to the LA Clippers.
Posted by: SF | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 01:47 PM
But the Jets have loyal fans and, even if they are ever successful, the rest of their potential fan base will STILL be embarrassed to root for them.
Posted by: Disgruntled | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 01:51 PM
even if they are ever successful
Well, your "even if" qualifier notwithstanding, what makes you think this would ever, in your lifetime, be considered a reasonably remote possibility? The Jets' chances for success are equal to, if not worse, than the chances that our President could solve a long division problem, with no time limit.
Posted by: SF | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 04:26 PM
No confidence in Mangini, you Patriot fans? He's a Belicheck protege for god sakes.
Posted by: Nick | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 04:38 PM
It's the Jets, Nick. They could have had Einstein on their staff and he would have f*cked up the Theory of Relativity.
Posted by: SF | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 04:53 PM
Unfortunately, SF, you are correct.
Posted by: Disgruntled | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 05:37 PM