Jeter Continues His Nefarious Plot to Drive A-Rod to Suicide

Not surprisingly, given that it is October and the Yankees have once again made the playoffs, Derek Jeter went 5-for-5 last evening with two singles, two doubles and a home run. Alex Rodriguez managed a single to go 1-for-4. I think this has less to do with Jeter being "clutch" in the playoffs than it has to do with Jeter's single-minded obsession to destroy A-Rod. Four years ago, A-Rod made some fairly disparaging comments regarding Jeter in Esquire, and Jeter has clearly never forgotten. We here at QC applaud this type of lengthy retribution and hope for it to continue for many years. Even if Derek Jeter is clearly a minion of Satan.

Mike and Mike had an interesting debate this morning regarding Jeter/A-Rod (and by extension, Peyton Manning/Tom Brady). The debate was which player would you select if starting a team? They had Tony Dorsett on as a guest and he argued strongly that Brady was a "winner" and since the object of sports is winning, he is the "obvious" choice. While I agree that between Manning and Brady I would select Brady (little statistical dropoff plus proven success in the playoffs), how far does this argument logically extend? Mark Rypien won a Super Bowl. Is he a "winner"? Trent Dilfer? It seems to me that arguing about the impact of one player's "refusal to lose" when 21 other players also affect the outcome is short-sighted.


Watched Friday Night Lights last night. Stop reading if you don't want to know what happened. There are a couple of points that need to be made regarding this show. First, I am absolutely convinced that people from Texas are batshit crazy when it comes to football. Putting that much energy into anything involving high school kids is insane. Second, the show has promise, although they did rely on the "star quarterback is injured in the first game" cliche and also threw in the "back-up QB leads them to victory" cliche as well. Varsity Blues, anyone? The show will be interesting only if they concentrate on the lives off the field. Gratuitous high school sex, violence and alcohol abuse is always good for entertainment on an otherwise slow Tuesday.

In the list of bad decisions, this one ranks right up there. Have a cold one for me, Mel.




And finally...you know those times when you feel a little down and think the world rewards those who take the easy way out or cheat their way to the top? Sister Mary Ann at St. Ignatius used to say those people would get their "comeuppance" in the next life. Sometimes it's good to see karma kick those people in the balls now, though. I give you:

Nice game against Illinois, donkey.