Baseball

Well, Barry Bonds has broken the all time homerun record. I can't stand it. Not so much because of the allegetions of steroids and other performance enhancers, but because the guy is a big jerk. He's an egotistical crybaby. To have him hold the home record and the The Face of baseball's most treasured statistic is a sad day.

I consider the post Barry Bonds era to be Baseball Held Hostage. Today is day 2. Hopefully one of these days Alex Rodriguez or Albert Pujols or some other power hitter will come along and break Bonds's record.

As for the Dodgers, they continue their annual tradition of fouling up the place after the All-Star break. They usually go in the tank right after the break. This year they waited a while...even built up a lead of a few games. Now they have lost 15 of the last 19 and have been shut out three straight games. As usual, looks like there is really nothing to be interested in beyond September again.

Of course, the best thing about baseball in August is that football is just around the corner. The Cowboys have been in camp for a while and have their first pre-season game tonight. And the Hurricanes started practicing this past week. This is an exciting time. If things come together, some people consider the Cowboys a contender in the NFC. Meanwhile, even though it will take a while to undo the damage of the Larry Coer era at UM (I liked the guy, but it became painfully evident the program was headed in the wrong direction), you can't help but be excited about Randy Shannon. Things are looking up.

So I am anxiously awaiting a new football season with a new coach for both my college and NFL teams. I guess we'll see how it goes.

Until kick-off, I can at least stay entertained with my fantasy baseball team. And who knows, maybe the Dodgers will sneak into th playoffs again so that they can get swept again just like last year.