jocktober

sorry, i couldn't resist the cheesy rename of october, adding to the already extremely overused rocktober and the not as popular shocktober. this is one of my favorite times of year to watch sports - the nfl and college football are in full swing, and the mlb playoffs have started. awesome! here are a few observations from watching the baseball playoffs:

- the boston red sox are on a collision course with the la dodgers and one of the most prolific offensive players ever - manny ramirez - who by the way they traded away during the season to the la dodgers (incidentally, being managed by joe torre, the longtime manager of the yankees, the hated rival of the red sox). my head is spinning.
- the tampa bay rays are for real and dangerous.
- there is some sort of device called a blackberry that can handle email/phone/pics, etc. this is an ingenious invention, but will never take off. no one wants to be in constant contact with work.
- academy award winner timothy hutton has a new show debuting in december on tnt, but it has been kept under wraps and its name escapes me.
- noah wiley is starring in an indiana jones rip off made-for-tv movie
- thank goodness chicago has the bears, bulls, and blackhawks, or there would be a spike in the number of people jumping from the sears tower this week.
- 100 wins in a soft division doesn't mean a thing (see "California LA Anaheim and whatever other geographic name you would like to give to the Angels)
- frank caliendo does great impressions, but how will they translate into a season's worth of shows?
- nobody cares about the phillies or the brewers
- everybody has a little captain in them.

a couple other things to ponder:

apparently, joe biden learned only 9 commandments, skipping over the 8th commandment at some point.
so far, barack obama's answers to america's woes are more vague than a fortune in a fortune cookie.
does being a vietnam vet and a "maverick" qualify someone to be president?
if sarah palin winks at a camera one more time, i think i'm going to go ballistic.
the economic bailout plan sucks! why should we have to pay for the idiocy of these large bank's decisions. shouldn't the decision makers/ceo's of those banks be held responsible?

i'm stumping for presidential votes, so if anyone is as fed up with the current candidates as i am, please feel free to write me in as your choice. i know i've got at least 1 vote so far.