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Teblown

sarah — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:27:03 +0000

Looks like God had a night off for the NFL’s “Golden Boy” and exploited the fact that Tebow has just been lucky, not skilled. You can’t rush your way to QB greatness! And with the Lions late game charge for a TD under the 2 minute warning bringing their score 28-27 against the Raiders, the AFC West is still a crapshoot. Now let my Chargers get their game on for an almost perfect Sunday. Ok, KC won too making them still somehow a favorite in the face of a weird 4 way tie, but I still don’t consider them a contender. So please whoever I need to worship to, let SD take this one…

Happy birthday to me…

sarah — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:32:44 +0000

Well, yesterday. 23 again . And for my b’day, the Chargers finally came to play. Rivers was all smiles. Yeah dude, that’s what it feels like to win! Maybe you should try it more often. Guess I don’t have to burn this SD jersey after all. At least not yet…

Football Flashbulb

sarah — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:35:48 +0000

The Broncos didn’t win last night’s game. Sure, they had the higher score but it was really the Chargers game to lose- and that’s exactly what they did.

Maybe Turner/Rivers have a different game plan in mind than the one their fans were hoping for. Perhaps they’ve decided to throw the season in hopes the rumors around moving to LA will disappear with the Chargers playoff hopes… San Diego has few professional teams- in fact, the Chargers moved to SD after the 1960 season in LA. The Padres don’t typically excite SD fans in the playoffs and the two NBA teams to ever grace SD arenas (Rockets, then Clippers) haven’t been San Diego teams since the 80′s. I want to puke just thinking about supporting an LA football team so if the move happens, my Chargers jersey will probably burn like a Christmas tree after the new year.

Do or Die

sarah — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:48:15 +0000

I feel like a closet Chargers fan. If Tebow handles the sinking SD defense (5 game losing streak…) like he did against the Jets last week, there’s going to be a big shakeup in the Chargers organization. Rivers has thrown 17 interceptions and denies the rumors he’s hurt but you’d hope something is keeping him from looking like the QB he has in his career. If they loose another game, Norv Turner should update his resume.

The Eagles are another team desperate for a win so the Pats better look to score quick and often- should be a good game to watch.

Ultimate Fruitbooting

sarah — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:07:14 +0000

My SEMA “wtf” conversation (filled with awkward first date silences) occurred with a Performance Marketing Manager for GM. I tell a guy that bleeds Chevy blue that all of my cars are Japanese sport compacts and he pretty much told me to talk to his hand. I threw him enough girly charm until he at least appreciated our conversation more than the one he had earlier that morning with this guy, a dare devil that is looking for a 200mph ride behind the new Camaro on some rollerblades, probably not the kind I used to sell at Sports Authority.

So I had to look this dude up to see what nut tree incarnated such a whacko. His website identifies his accomplishments, which I think are measured by simply not tattooing his skull into a ribbon of asphalt.

Basically, if you were to compare this guy to a car, he’d be a Nissan GTR:

0 – 100kph (0-60mph for you metric conversion challenged folk): 3.5 seconds (with VDC turned off on the GTR)

1/4 mile: 11.8 seconds

Top speed: 189mph (193mph with the GTR)

Now, I’d love to take a GTR for a ride that would shame any porn star but there is something about Mincemeat on Wheels that just doesn’t offer that same attraction.

Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison

sarah — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:09:22 +0000

These corks are packed like the pin on a grenade. Once you finally get it loose, it pops off like a 13 year old boy with his dad’s Playboy. Good thing the beer is tasty! Just don’t lose an eye or you’ll be drinking like a Piraat- bad pun, Pirate.

SEMA 2011

sarah — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:49:30 +0000

Where these two things slam headfirst into each other:

1) Mecca for auto enthusiasts

2) Crazy Vegas nightlife

Read and enjoy the pics, nightlife only last page (9)

Snow-toberfest 2011

sarah — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:25:49 +0000

Manual tranny with limited slip differential

Blizzaks (4, then 3…)

150 miles

10 cars spun out, downed trees, electricity out many places

3am tire change

Flat spare

Borrowed truck

11am tire change

I’m ready for Spring!

The best World Series you aren’t watching.

sarah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:05:32 +0000

If you haven’t been following the tennis match between the Rangers and Cardinals (which ratings suggest you haven’t), you really are missing baseball history. A little history- the Cardinals came back from a 10.5 game deficit at the end of August to secure the wild card spot. After taking care of the assumed favorite, the Phillies, you could tell they wanted this like Cosby to a jello shot. Games 1 and 2 were unbelievably close- both starters pitched into the bottom of the sixth inning the first game and the Rangers only scored their only two runs in the 9^th inning of the second game. Game 3 was offensive- seriously! Both teams scored like they were playing a football game. 16 to 7 was the final, with Pujols going deep 3 times to tie the Series record. Game 4 was a brilliant display of pitching. Derek Holland was two outs away from a complete game shutout, when Ron Washington pulled him. The Rangers were up 4 runs- I say let him have his shot at history. Game 5 didn’t seem to go down as planned. LaRussa called to the bullpen in the 5^th asking for Rzepczynski. Another call, some confusion, Lance Lynn came in to pitch (on little rest), and suddenly the Rangers had the lead.

And last night’s Game 6 was probably the most exciting yet. After a one day rain delay, basic baseball fundamentals seemed to go east with the storm. Once the teams swept 5 errors up on the scoreboard, the game became do or die every inning. David Freese, who committed one of the most egregious of those errors when he failed to keep a routine pop up in his glove, nailed a two strike, two out, 2 run triple in the 9^th to tie it up. The Rangers came back with two more runs from a Hamilton homer in the tenth- groin injured he can still work a ball. Lance Berkman tied it up again with a two strike, two out single and we go into the 11th. The Rangers are shut out in the top and Freese, the hometown hero, absolutely crushes one to straight center, sending this Series to game 7 tonight. Check it out- 8pm EST. Even if you’re not into baseball, you can’t help but get a kick out of the dancing and gyrating Washington does in the Rangers dugout.

News bolt! (news flash?)

sarah — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:22:36 +0000

Jets 27, Chargers 21

And they say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place… then how do you explain two 4th quarter interceptions that had SD fans crying a Rivers. Maybe Rex Ryan was right. Ok, I’ll rinse my mouth out with soap for that comment but Norv has to take some blame for the Chargers 2nd half of the game after coasting into half time with a 21-10 lead. Not to mention almost every play seemed to carry a neutral zone infraction against SD defense- no more tweaker like movements at the line! Ugh, just pathetic. It was their game to lose and they proved it. You can play like that against the Colts, Dolphins, or Rams but not a team that can win a game!