Let's go to the judges

One of the tough things about being away from home is the extra effort it takes to keep up with the sporting world. Poor Kerry had to go two whole weeks without hearing me scream profanities at the TV. So sad.

Well one of the main reasons I wanted this blog was to scream profanities at the internet as well. No this does not replace the screaming of profanities to the TV, but as we all know, sometimes sports demand multiple outlets. With the teams I root for, I may ultimately have to set up a multi media headquarters, but for now the blog will do… hopefully.

So let’s grade the performance of the home-blog heroes over the last two weeks.

• Houston Astros: F-
  The Astros weren’t active during this time, but I didn’t have the blog during the season, so this grade is retroactive. The only positives this season were Biggio’s 3,000 hits (even the Yankees don’t have one of those), getting rid of the stupid fat man, GM Tim Purpura, and getting a chance to personally watch the young players beat up on the Reds from the GE Luxury Suite in Great American Ballpark.
  
  
• Houston Texans: C-
  Yeah, they went 1-1 during the break, but it seems that the loss to the Chargers just wasn’t even close and we lost Dunta Robinson during the win at the Raiders. When you’re hoping he’s just out for the season, that’s not good. Our list of injuries this season is longer than… my flights. What did you think I was going to say?
  
  
• Florida Panthers: C
  They went .500, but they had a great chance to pull within a few points of division leader Carolina and instead got slammed causing G Tomas Vokun to question the effort of the team. Nothing like the new guy calling out his teammates to build team unity.
  
  
• Northwestern Wildcats: D
  We went 0-2. Yeah, they were tough opponents and your expectations for Wildcat Football shouldn’t be too high in the first place (not healthy), but we were leading both games late in the second quarter and got beat soundly. Not good
  
  
• Houston Rockets: A-
  This is what we call a sprinkle of sugar on a pile of shit. Finally one team that didn’t suck. They went 3-1 to start the season and lost a tough one to Dallas yesterday. Dallas is still one of the best teams out there, and they had to pull off a pretty impressive run to steal the win. Considering the new coach and new players, I’m going to give them a little bit of a pass on this one. If they make that a trend though, expect it to change.