The following were on my mind between Thursday, September 17th, and Monday, September 21st:
- Good for Justin Verlander on winning the AL MVP award today (first pitcher to do so since 1986). He had a truly remarkable season (251 innings, 24-5, 2.40 ERA, 0,90 WHIP, 250 Ks, 9.0 SO/9, 8.6 WAR), and helped lead the Tigers to an AL Central title. And while I was never one of the biggest supporters of him winning the award (I still think that maybe someone who played more than 34 games should have won, like Ellsbury or Bautista), I'm certainly not going to write a bunch of paragraphs angrily opposing this, because I'm really not. After all, his season was one-of-a-kind, and if baseball writers felt that they should have rewarded him for it besides that unanimous Cy Youg victory last week, then so be it.
- Of course the first episode of "Community" that aired following NBC's announcement that it will go on hiatus after December 8th was one of the finest of season three. Of course it was.
- Speaking of "Community" (and, don't worry, I'll try to keep the discussions of it to a minimum after this), last week was a surprisingly big week for co-star Jim Rash. On Thursday, he had quite a showcase for himself on "Community" while on Friday, "The Descendants," of which he co-wrote with Nat Faxon and Alexander Payne, premiered nationwide in theaters and has gotten some pretty big Oscar buzz over the past few weeks. Oh man, just thinking about the possibility of Dean Pelton winning Best Adapted Screenplay is already getting me the most hyped up for any Academy Awards show in years (and by " in years," I really meant "since 2009" when the late Heath Ledger was up for Best Supporting Actor for "The Dark Knight.").
- I wonder how the people who questioned Jay Cutler's toughness after January's NFC Championship game feel about him now that they heard he played the rest of Sunday's game against San Diego after suffering a thumb injury that will cause him to probably miss the rest of the regular season. Also, call me a naive homer/optimist, but I do think that the Bears still have a good shot to make the playoffs even without the loss of their star QB. Four out of their next six games are against under .500 teams, and I think that the defense, special teams and running game are solid enough to temporarily give the Bears wins on their own. It could be like the end of the 2006 regular season all over again!
- For anyone that is sick of the "Twilight" phenomenon and all their crazy female fans (especially now that "Breaking Dawn" premiered this weekend, making some seriously big bucks along the way), here's a simple technique to avoid it: just ignore it. There's a reason "ignorance is bliss" is a well-known phrase, and it's been working for me like a charm for these past few months! Or you can just go ahead and read "The Hunger Games," the soon to be next big craze among the tween and young adults demographic in the coming months. And unlike the drivel that Stephanie Meyer wrote, I heard that this one is actually pretty good.
- So now Newt Gingrich has risen in the Republican presidential polls now. I repeat: Newt Gingrich, the guy who everybody called dead for the last few month, has risen in the polls! (sighs) I swear, the Mitt Romney/"Forrest Gump" analogy that "Saturday Night Live" made a month ago just gets more and more accurate by the day!
- I don't know which is the worst disappointment of the month: Congress's "supercommittee," or...actually, you know what? There isn't anything more dissapointing than the "supercommitte." But then again, with these set of Congressmen and all that they've done since the beginning of the year, I guess this isn't really what one might call shocking.
A quick programming note: because of the Thanksgiving holidays, I have decided not to post a Thursday installment of the RTs for this week. So, as you might have guess, this means that the next one won't arrive until this very same time next week. To compensate the void, here's a picture of a pig humping a cow, just so you can imagine the uber-delicious spawn that it could create (if cows and pigs were allowed to do that, of course). Otherwise, enjoy the rest of your week, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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