Sex, Sports and Politics

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Sex, Sports and Politics This post won't have anything to do with sex. I really don't have anything to say about that, other than I have stayed slut free, true to my word. And if you need a reminder about my definition of slut, check here. As for the sports front, the only sports I will be discussing is the Dodgers. As most of you can tell, the Dodgers are my sports team, and they have been for the past 20 years. Because of the Players strike of 1994 and moving out of the Los Angeles area, I lost touch with my team for a while. I've never been a bigger Dodger fan in my life than over the past year and a half, mostly because of my good friend Andrew There has never been a better time to be a fan of the Dodgers, or baseball for that matter. The 2008 Season was the Dodgers 50th season in Los Angeles after moving to the west coast from Brooklyn. I was lucky enough to see three games this season; One being an Exhibition game at Dodgers stadium. The second game also a Red Sox Exhibition game, This being played in the Historical Los Angeles Coliseum; Notable for being the most attended baseball game EVER. Finally, I saw the NLDS game three at Dodger Stadium, where the Dodgers swept the Chicago Cubs in a five game series and won their first playoff series in 20 years. Now, if you keep up with baseball you know that the Dodgers were defeated by the Phillies in five games. We showed a lot of promise in the series, but I believe the Dodgers were defeated by inexperience and that Dodger fans have a lot to look to in the next three years. We had an excellent team this year, and the addition of Manny Ramirez for the last two months of the season most definitely put the team in the Playoffs. I probably differ from 99% of Dodger fans, but I think that re-signing Manny will be a grave mistake for the team. Manny is looking at signing a five or six year contract, and it is estimated the team that closes the deal with him will be paying $20-30 Mil. a season to add him to their roster. Manny is already 36, and his knees are showing wear from play and age. It is no secret that Manny wants to lock in a longer contract while he still has great stats and that in the last couple of years on the contract he might not be in shape to be a starter. He's old for baseball, and even if he still can hit home runs when he is in his forty's, he won't be the defensive player he is now. If the Dodgers can sign him for a three year contract, It will be money well spent. Any longer on a contract will be a waste for the team. I guarantee Manny will not retire wearing a Dodgers Uniform. If the Dodgers Do sign him to a long term contract, he will be traded to an AL team when his knees give way. At least for an AL team he will be able to play as a DH. That might make sense, but the Dodgers would still be eating a lot of money to sign him long term and trade him in the future. I'm not talking Shit on the guy. I loved what he Did for Los Angeles, And I'd love for some miracle deal to work out and have Manny come back to our team. He's an exciting player to watch, yet i'm scared that the Dodgers will be left screwed in the end of a long contract. ----- "The State is but the executive for the capitalist" - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Check back later for my politics. I'm going to bed. 11:46 AM