TWO THUMBS UP, FOUR THUMBS DOWN TUESDAY

Every Tuesday, I’ll be sharing the little life’s pleasures that make me jump for joy and the terrible, awful things I want to spit on.

Two that earned my love:

1. NFL FREE AGENCY!

Christmas in March for Football fans begins as the player movement portion of the off-season kicks off this afternoon at 4/ET.  

I’m really hoping the local Football franchise here in Chicago can pick up a lineman (or five) who can actually throw a damn block.
                                                                
 Smokin Jay Cutler's got a bitch ass wife and a kid to think about this these days!

2. BASEBRAWL!

That shit was awesome wasn’t it?  The World Baseball Classic may not be the best, but you ALWAYS should be ready to throw down for your country. 

Brawls in other sports can't even compare.

-Fisticuffs in the NFL and College Football are rare and dumb since you have all that equipment. 

-The NBA has a few tough guys, but a lot more wannabes who aren't REALLY about the life.

- NHL fights are cool, but the days of the Hockey goon or enforcer aren't what they used to be.

Fight breaks out in Baseball and EVERYONE is involved. From your best player, to the guy at the end of the bench.  If you're not a fighter, you better find a friend/old teammate on the other side and at least dance around.

Four that earned my scorn:

1. TOM CREAN! 

The guy led Indiana to their first outright B1G Ten Conference title since 93!

So how does one celebrate bringing back one of College Basketball's more-storied programs?  A Hoosier hoops team that was on verge of collapse because of self-imposed sancations along with NCCA probation due to recruiting violations committed by ex-coach, Kelvin Sampson and his staff four years ago?

If you guessed by getting batshit crazy in the grill of one of the men responsible, you get a dollar. That's exactly what the "Mean Crean Machine" did to Michigan Assistant Coach Jeff Meyer.

If anything, Tom Crean should be thanking the schmuck.  The old IU hoops staff Meyer was apart of jagged, and Crean was HIRED in the aftermath.  Dude technically did you a favor Tom.
                                                                                                                                                            Then again, I guess there's a reason he’s married into the Harbaugh family...

2. JOHN HARBAUGH!

Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin didn’t want to take a pay cut to stay with coach John's Ravens, so he magically gets shipped off to brother Jim’s 49ers for a measly 6^th round draft pick.  

There’s also rumors that longtime Baltimore Safety Ed Reed may head out West as well.

Wait, what? Was it Jim's Birthday and I missed it or something?

Is this just a small coincidence or is there something deeper, more sinister?

Sibling collusion? 

Is this just phase one in some grand Harbaugh scheme to dominate the NFL by trading each other their team's best players for nothing?

 If Jim somehow gifts John NaVarro Bowman by the holiday season, I'm onto something...

3. SPRING FORWARD!

I haven’t really adjusted to the time change and it’s messing with my life...  
                                                                                                                                                               Got home yesterday at five, thought I'd get a quick power nap before the gym, ended up waking at midnight, and couldn’t go back to sleep until three.

On the plus side, I had this post finished by one this morning and "The Wednesday Rant" halfway done by two. 

So, yeah, I got that going for me.

4. ST. PATTY'S HANGOVER!

Sunday is St. Patrick's day and you can bet most people will be Emerald Green in the face due to participation in any and all celebrations the day (and night) before.

I feel confident saying that more than half of you readers will be taking a bathroom trip to call up some dinosaurs at some point that morning...

Afterwards, you should go back to bed until noon and then spend the remainder of the day lounging in sweats, guzzling water (and sweet ginger-ale) and eating delicious hangover food while watching sports and old 80's movies.

So more or less, what I do every Sunday.

Sounds amazing, right?  If you don't have a hangover party to go to.  Hit my line, almost certain there should be one in full effect at my place.

Just don’t come by until after you’re done puking…

-WST