Ramble on the roof
The pointless Pro Bowl
Torrin Thatcher
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: Sports
There's nothing like scheduling the Pro Bowl for a Sunday night to make you not want to watch it at all. A friend texted me to see if I was at least going to watch Aaron Rodgers in the game, but I had more important things to do, like read about Ajax killing himself with Hector's sword.
Who knew that a character killing himself after killing and torturing "others" could be so appealing? Don't tell my future dog this, but I think I am going to name him after a character in this tragedy. I am not going to let it slip out though as I like to keep his name for my ears only.
As I was reading, I did keep an eye on the box score, and I was happy to see that our favorite Green Bay quarterback - sorry, Matt - played well. It should be no surprise that the game had over 1,000 yards of offense between the two teams, and that it took no one watching the game any time at all to realize how pointless it is.
I follow Clay Matthews on Twitter, and he said that he had a great week in Miami hanging out with a bunch of guys and that he hopes to return for years to come. There is the problem - it will not be in Miami next year, or the year after that. Even though it's probably nice to play a meaningless game, I think the game would only be fun to watch if I were there in person.
The reported attendance was a good number for the Pro Bowl. If the Pro Bowl was near here, I wouldn't mind going. Just like when Miller Park hosted the MLB gathering of good players - I use "good" because every team has to be represented, so it's not purely the best players - I would have tried to go. I would have taken my friend's tickets, but he and his dad are the type of people who go to the game and leave in the seventh. Oh well, at least I do not have to worry about watching underperforming NBA players participating in the All-Star game.
I would like to thank our school's Internet service provider again for allowing me to have ESPN360. With an exam last Wednesday, I couldn't sit in front of the television watching the Wisconsin hoopsters battle Michigan State, so I decided to watch it on my computer instead.
Who knew that a character killing himself after killing and torturing "others" could be so appealing? Don't tell my future dog this, but I think I am going to name him after a character in this tragedy. I am not going to let it slip out though as I like to keep his name for my ears only.
As I was reading, I did keep an eye on the box score, and I was happy to see that our favorite Green Bay quarterback - sorry, Matt - played well. It should be no surprise that the game had over 1,000 yards of offense between the two teams, and that it took no one watching the game any time at all to realize how pointless it is.
I follow Clay Matthews on Twitter, and he said that he had a great week in Miami hanging out with a bunch of guys and that he hopes to return for years to come. There is the problem - it will not be in Miami next year, or the year after that. Even though it's probably nice to play a meaningless game, I think the game would only be fun to watch if I were there in person.
The reported attendance was a good number for the Pro Bowl. If the Pro Bowl was near here, I wouldn't mind going. Just like when Miller Park hosted the MLB gathering of good players - I use "good" because every team has to be represented, so it's not purely the best players - I would have tried to go. I would have taken my friend's tickets, but he and his dad are the type of people who go to the game and leave in the seventh. Oh well, at least I do not have to worry about watching underperforming NBA players participating in the All-Star game.
I would like to thank our school's Internet service provider again for allowing me to have ESPN360. With an exam last Wednesday, I couldn't sit in front of the television watching the Wisconsin hoopsters battle Michigan State, so I decided to watch it on my computer instead.
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