Today is Sunday. To some, Sunday is the day you go to church. To others, Sunday (for part of the year anyway) is the day chock full of pro football games. To those who don't go to church or care about football, I am not sure what Sunday is. The day the newspaper is thicker than usual? That is, if your city still publishes one?
Of the above subjects, this is a post about football. I'm in a fantasy football league with a bunch of other guys this season. I did this a couple of times before. There are a couple of ways to go about fantasy football: You can watch every single game any of your players is in, and obsess about their stats. Or you can sit back and make sure you check to see that your players aren't injured and are playing that weekend. I'm more in the latter category.
In the fantasy football draft for my league, I had a low number in the draft order. So by the time I got my turn, all the really good quarterbacks were gone. The best of the ones left was Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys. So I got him. Everyone around here hates the Dallas Cowboys.
Tony did good for the first game, the season opener. I won that fantasy football match-up. Next game, last Sunday, was the first in the new Dallas Cowboys stadium. That place cost a lot, and was kind of a hassle to build. And the Cowboys lost. The phrase "Lose In Our New Stadium (L.I.O.N.S.) was coined for the Detroit Lions, who have a relatively new stadium, and have lost 19 games in a row. But hey, they have a swell new stadium.
According to a commenter here, the new Cowboys stadium " is a complete waste of money. It is mostly financed by the taxpayer", and the cost was $1 billion. Another commentator commends the place for its $90 pizza. Well, I never see any reason to spend one dime of government money on sports stadiums. The government (any government) is strapped enough for cash as it is.
We'll see how the game goes today.
Suomi Summer
6 hours ago
7 comments:
It is always interesting, the things government will choose to spend its money on. That l.i.o.n.s. thing is rather clever though. Good luck with your fantasy football league.
By the way, to me Sunday is most often family day :-)
I mix church and football both into Sunday. Of course, my heart isn't in it, since the Eagles got Vick and I can't stand Andy Reid! A jersey girl voting for NY doesn't cut it around here, but oh well! :-)
I tend to follow the old Balgles song and think of Sunday as my "Fun day." I did have fun too.
Big grin.
Oops... forgot... yes, good luck with your fantasy football games. I thought that sounded fun.
I don't quite get how the fantasy football stuff works, but I know plenty of people who obsess on it.
I also hate the Cowboys. I think it came from the 70's when they were everywhere and I've always been a big Bears fan.
The comedian Adam Ferrara once said that he and his family went to church every Sunday...until the Giants made the playoffs.
Our family livingroom would get all rowdy on Sundays. I think I was the only one who wasn't excited about football, but I still loved the excitement of everyone together.
I normally do not give a rodent's rear about pro football, perhaps because I lived in Detroit for so long, and, well, you know. However, it has come to my attention that The Lions Won This Week. It is possible that we are in the end times.
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