Why fishermen suck

Anybody see the world record Bass that was caught a few days ago? It's been on ESPN and yahoo news and such (click here for the story and pictures).

The thing is enormous. However, they may not get the world record even though they have pictures and video footage of them weighing the fish (it's almost 3 pounds heavier than the previous record). Why? Because they decided to let the thing live and let it go.

Shouldn't they be rewarded for this? Shouldn't this kind of behavior be encouraged for all fishermen? I mean, we already put a large sharp hook through the fish and yanked it out of it's home. The least we can do is put it back. According to angry (and jealous) fishermen everywhere, apparently not. They were supposed to kill the thing so it could be officially weighed. Nobody's happy until the thing is dead and mounted on somebody's wall.

Come on. We should have a little more faith in these guys. Do you really think a couple of fishermen are smart enough to doctor photos and video footage? I live on a lake where hundreds of fishermen live and I don't believe any of them know what a computer is.

Give these guys the record already. They deserve it.

The sad thing is that they've already publicized the lake they caught it in. Now every greedy bastard will be fishing that lake hoping to kill the record breaking fish. Whoever that is, I hope you rot in hell.

Somebody's bored

Yeah, that would be me. I tend to write about random stuff when I get bored, so here comes the randomness.

Saturday, 11:00pm - 2:00am on FX. TiVO it and "save until I delete". Trust me. You won't regret it.

I loved the season premier of the Sopranos. How crazy was that ending? I can't wait for Sunday. I had forgotten how much I loved this show.

I'll be watching "The Loop" which premiers tonight on Fox. It looks like it could be funny. I can definitely relate to falling asleep during meetings.

When I said that neither Japan nor Korea would match up well with any of the other strong teams in the WBC, I'm pretty sure I was smoking crack.

Is there anything worse than American umpires in the WBC making bad calls for team USA? Doesn't it just make us look like a bunch of cheaters? I hate umpires.

How long before Seung-Yeop Lee of Korea gets a Major League contract? Over-under 30 days?

Anyone try the new soda "Vault" yet? It's basically Coke's version of crappy Mountain Dew.

I get to see Coldplay in 10 days in East Rutherford. I couldn't be more excited... and no, that doesn't mean I'm gay.

A few quick notes

Watching the US team play it's first game for the World Baseball Classic last night was a weird experience. Seeing Veritek and A-Sob on the same bench was just strange. I have to say that I actually rooted for Damon and Jeter to do well... and I still rooted for Rodriguez to get hit in the face.

Disappointing yet slightly satisfying moment - Three of the first four batters for team USA were Yankees. Can you guess who made the first three outs of the game? Yup, all Yankees. Thanks a lot Steinbrenner... not sure how, but I know this is your fault.

Anybody else get chills watching the trailer for the new season of the Sopranos? Oh man I can't wait for Sunday!

When is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia coming on again? FX won't even show reruns. I only got to see 2 episodes from last season and I immediately loved it. Bring it back FX!

Steinbrenner can suck it

In the last few weeks I've been from Jersey to California back to Jersey, then to Maine then back to Jersey, then to Georgia and finally back to Jersey. So I've been a little busy to say the least. But that didn't stop me from watching the beginning of the World Baseball Classic. I love this stuff. I really hope this catches on and becomes huge. It's the World Cup of Baseball. World Champion will finally mean something. Yes, I'm excited.

Does anybody else hate George Steinbrenner even more now? I can't stand this guy. Why does he have to complain about the WBC? Can't he support something that would be good for the sport for once? Just this once? People get injured in Spring Training too George so why don't you just shut your yapper. You know he's the reason why Robinson Cano isn't playing in the WBC. The young kid doesn't want to upset his boss, while the older guys know how important it is to represent your country. Come on George, why do you have to suck so much?

So I've been watching some of the games from Pool A. Specifically the Japan vs Korea matchup. This Japanese team is so much fun to watch. They are like the Evil Empire of the far East. I truly enjoyed rooting against them, especially after the Ichiro comments (if you don't know what I'm talking about, just watch one of Japan's upcoming games... they'll mention it approximately 5000 times). They really were 10 times better than any other team in pool A, which made Korea's victory so exciting to watch.

A few things about the game...

All 3 outfielders for Korea were named Lee. Plus 2 other guys in the starting lineup were named Lee. How confusing is that? My favorite was definitly Bum Ho Lee... it just sounds dirty.

Watching the Japanese team is like watching a motorcycle ad. Suzuki in Left field and Kawasaki at shortstop. Can't they find someone named Honda to be the batboy or something?

The reason I can't root for Korea can be summed up in one word... "Thundersticks"... or is that two words? Ummmm... let's move on.

Low point in Pool A play was definitely the annoucers. It was borderline unbareable to listen to these guys. Especially color man Darnel Coles who apparently played ball in Japan. He enjoyed telling us that it's tougher to steal bases off left handed pitchers and that it's easier to score runs when people are on base. Thanks Darnel, nobody knew that already.

Two guys to watch in the next round... Japan's Nishioka and Tamura (don't ask me their first names because I can barely remember their last). Both played 10 times better than Ichiro. Also, Kawasaki is an amazing shortstop.

My predicition: Neither team (Japan or Korea) will match up well with any of the other powerhouses in the WBC (Dominican Rep., Venezuela, USA, Puerto Rico, and Cuba). Japan looked dominate (mercy ruled China and Taiwan), but it's because the other teams were pretty bad. Pitchers rarely came close to reaching 90 mph and are going to get crushed by some of these other teams. When Chan Ho Park is your best pitcher, you know you're in trouble.

USA plays their first game today. So make sure to set your TiVO's!