Her Act Is Getting Old

Anyone that knows me realizes there are a plethora of athletes that I do not like. Generally, my dislike is a result of two things: the team the player plays for or being vastly overrated. In the case of Danica Patrick she falls into the second category. She has received attention for simply being a girl and for no other reason. It only took her 50 tries to actually win a race in a circuit that has not had very many competitors during her tenure. As far as I can tell she thinks that because she is the prettiest driver that she should get special treatment. Someone should let her know that being the prettiest race car driver is about as impressive as being the fastest placekick holder.

In addition to not being very good it appears that Patrick has Napoleonic Complex. If I'm not mistaken she got after a male driver because she got in a wreck earlier this year. I admit to not being the biggest race car fan but even I know there is a decent chance of wrecks when driving 200 mph and maintaining all of 2.64 inches of clearance between other cars. Then Patrick goes and wins a race in Japan a little while ago. Again, car racing is not my thing but I have never known people getting too excited about a race in Japan. If she was nearly as hot as she thinks she is the tape-delayed ratings for the race would have been greater than 0.00043, which translates into about three viewers.

All of this brings us to yesterday when she decides to go off on another driver by going over to her pit and calling her out for being too slow in practice. My new favorite driver, no idea what her name is, went on to throw a towel in Patrick's face two times within one minute. Only Danica Patrick would think it is a good idea to act like a jerk and then try to explain it away on TV today by saying she simply wanted to talk to the other driver. Who taught Patrick that it is appropriate to be really overrated and act like a buffoon at the same time? It must be a complete joy to be married to her. Nothing about her suggests she would give her husband a curfew, bedtime and allowance. Just a real sweetheart I am sure.

On a related note, someone should have told Patrick that her showing up in the front row of the ESPYS was a bad idea. My Gold Glove performance in left field at Kloss Field #2 on Friday night had a better chance of winning an award than anything she did last year.

Hot Dancers Make For Good TV

I spent the other night watching the finale of Dancing With the Stars. Luckily I am married so I can pass it off as having to watch what my wife wanted. Whether or not that’s true, one will never know. Since IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves was victorious this certainly is an appropriate forum to congratulate him on the victory. I did not, I repeat did not, watch every episode. In fact, I don’t think I watched one in its entirety so I can’t speak to whether or not Helio should have won. What I can say is that the young lady that is his partner, Julianne Hough, certainly could not have hurt his chances of winning. If I’m not mistaken she won the previous season with Apolo Anton Ohno (speed skater) so she must be a great dancer. It is also pretty apparent that she’s very good looking and to be honest nearly all of the female professional dancers are. That fact alone is the reason why I find the show bearable. My wife knows that’s why I watch the show and it doesn’t bother her, which makes her the coolest girl ever. Congratulations to Helio and I hope he is able to bounce back from the news that his engagement has been called off. Something tells me he’ll be just fine.

(Photo from abc.com)

Weekend Recap

This was an excellent weekend as the weather turned out great in San Diego. My wife dominated the Rock'n'Roll Marathon and finished in a tie for 13,338th place (over 20,000 runners participated). Her uncle also dominated by qualifying for the Boston Marathon. All in all the race was an awesome experience. If there was one complaint it was that the trolley service downtown was atrocious. This resulted in my in-laws (mom, dad and brother) and I walking/running about 14 miles on the day. This distance is confirmed by a pedometer I picked up at the marathon expo the day before the race.


Some interesting things happened in the world of sports while I was away.

1. LeBron James saved the NBA with help from Daniel Gibson. We now know with certainty that more than 30 people will watch the Finals. I could not have said that with as much certainty if the Pistons had won.

2. Billy Donovan's NBA coaching career can only be described as an unmatched success. He did not lose any games and did not have a single player revolt. However, he was seen crying only days after signing a $27.5M contract, which cannot be a good thing.

3. The Chicago Cubs are the worst team in MLB. Wait, I take that back. The Cincinnati Reds are the worst team in MLB. Hell, I don't know which team it is but I do know they will be battling valiantly for that title up until October.

4. The Oregon State Beavers are making an attempt at back-to-back titles. After a comeback today they are needing a victory on Tuesday to keep the dream alive. As the only Pac-10 baseball team in the state of Oregon I am left to root for them as if they were my own. Yes that's right, the Oregon Ducks do not have a baseball team. Please contact your Senator to complain.

5. Keeping on the alma mater baseball theme. My high school's baseball team completed a three-peat. It's sad to think the team must have been in 5th grade when I last played.

5. Danica Patrick has won the same number of IRL races as I. In my defense I have never actually started a race. I do not know what her's is. Next time her car is bumped by a former Indy 500 Champion I suggest she walk to the garage with grace and finish in the middle of the pack next time.

6. And finally, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of Orange County California have taken a 3-1 lead. Who cares!?