The Lee Evans Bet

I have a bet with my fellow blogger this fantasy football season involving Lee Evans. I like Evans and he doesn't. To be clear, I don't like him to be a top 10 guy or probably even a top 15. I think 900 and 6 TDs should be a pretty easy mark for him to hit. There are a lot of guys that fit into this range, but what give Evans a bit of a boost (at least to me) is that he has upside. He isn't on the downside of his career like many of the guys floating around this mark, guys like Hines Ward and Santana Moss. The other positive for Evans is that he has TO meaning the spotlight from the secondary isn't going to be on him.

I'm getting 2-1 on the bet that Evans hits 1k. Whatcha think?

Pushing Health Care

The health care push is on with commercials both pro and con starting to hit the airwaves. I haven't been all that impressed with the pro side. Jim DeMint has given the pro side some great ammo to use, which means they probably won't use it.

"If we're able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him."

Republicans aren't interested in reforming health care. They are interested in damaging Obama. This should be the message that the pro side should be pushing non-stop. The White House and Democrats got a good deal of mileage out of painting the GOP as the 'Party Of No'. Why they have stopped just doesn't make much sense.

Reporting Half of The Story

Much has been made this morning and afternoon about the new Washington Post/ABC poll showing Obama's approval slipping. For some reason this is big big news. Was anybody really expecting his numbers to stay around 65 for his entire term in office? Regardless, it gives the talking heads a new story 'Is Obama in trouble?'.

I'm sure that the White House isn't happy with the slip in numbers. However, Steve Benen, points out the other half of the story.

While the gaps have narrowed a bit, the president has a 23-point lead over the minority party on economic policy, a 20-point lead on health care, and a 19-point lead on the deficit.

Of course I'm willing to bet the story will continue to be that Obama is in deep deep trouble with his 59 percent approval rating. Damn you liberal media!!!

Stop The Stupid (fantasy football edition)

I'm currently a kinda-sorta co-owner in a fantasy football league. There are some good owners in the league, but the bad ones are the kinda bad that you hope and pray sign up for you money league. A quick example....

Twice, I have seen owners draft a wide receiver as a handcuff.

I get the whole handcuff idea. I have used it in the past and will use it in the future. I, however, use it very rarely. I'm not going to select a player two or three rounds early simply so I can stash him away on my roster and hope that the starter gets injured and then pray that the offense doesn't totally change. I only handcuff running backs though and only if I have a late round pick to blow or if I pick a guy like LT where there is a clear quality back-up in place.

Drafting a wide receiver as a handcuff is stupid. I won't go into all the reasons, but simply point out that as a running back you don't have to get open to receive a hand-off.

Summer Aint For Blogging Part II

Been listening to this non-stop. Well not really non-stop, but pretty close with a little Regina Spektor mixed in.

Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land

Summer Ain't For Blogging

I would apologize for the prolonged absence and would love to tell you I have been doing super important things, but I'm not sorry and I haven't been doing super important things. Anyway...

You ever have a song that you really really liked and then for one reason or another totally forgot about it only to have it pop up at a totally random moment just when you need it?

Alexi Murdoch - Orange Sky

Really?

CNN on Michael Jackson's farewell ceremony after his daughter Paris spoke a few words:

"...it literally tore your heart out" and "I don't think there was a dry eye on the planet".

Coming from a big Jackson fan as a kid, let me just say this: Perspective and I'll take the under.