That blog won’t hunt

The MLB regular season is pretty much donzo, and it saddens me that it seems to have come particularly early this year.

The only races that are anything close to resembling competitive are the Wild Cards and the Western divisions. So, you know, who cares? Anything past the Central Time Zone isn't really worth keeping up with. (Plus, the NL Wild Card race is pretty much the same as the race for second place in the NL West.)

Technically, there are only two teams who cannot possible make the playoffs: the Washington Nationals and the Kansas City Royals. (Though Baltimore and Pittsburgh are each one game away.)

I don't know why I thought that would be a good blog topic. It really wasn't.

The ACC looked pretty miserable in the first week of college football, with a few exceptions. It started Thursday, when NC State lost to South Carolina with a low baseball score. Then Wake Forest lost to Baylor at home. Duke and Virginia both lost to FCS teams named the Spiders and the Tribe, respectively, which is just unfortunate. Then, in what was probably the biggest hit, Virginia Tech lost to Alabama in primetime on Saturday night, ending the ACC's only real glimmer of hope for a national championship.

I suppose the weekend ended with a bit of a bang, but it was a pretty sad affair otherwise.

Not as sad, of course, as Oklahoma's season essentially evaporating.

I know it's been a minute since it happened, but I do want to touch on the opening night shenanigans. Two things: (1) it sucks that LeGarrette Blount's career pretty much ended with one hit (and that it will end on a year in which he has a total of -5 rushing yards) and (2) Byron Hout's career, sad as it might be, should be over as well. Hout was certainly the instigator and, in my mind, the asshole of the situation. Blount's actions, though certainly not ideal, were considerably more civilized and understandable than Hout's.

Quote of the Week:

"It's like a hangover that lasts more than one day."

Brad Gilbert on Andy Murray's loss at the US Open.