With a new shiny $240 million contract, Albert Pujols probably doesn’t care that I still laugh every time I read his name.
But wait! There is more! The $240 million is only part of what Pujols is actually getting. The Angels are giving the almost 32 year old (his birthday is next week) a 10 year contract that is complex enough to require three separate agreements.
Did you guys even know Jeff Garcia was still playing in the NFL? I didn’t until yesterday.
Jeff is 42 years old and that isn’t even the most surprising part.
Aw Christ, Denver made it into the playoffs? The only good that will come of this is more Tebow jokes.
But lo – I’m not here to make fun of Tim Tebow. I am here to talk about the playoff picture in the AFC.
The NFL playoffs. I am not going to sit here and pretend not to be all sour grapes (10 losses in a row! C’mon Bucs! IN A ROW? *breathes into paper bag*), but I can still be vaguely rational about the rest of the NFL. In fact, I think knowing that my team is out of it – WAY out of it and all focused on their fancy new draft pick and finding a new coach – it means I can probably be more clear in my thinking.
Probably.
This is the third and final installment of the Spohr > Corso Trilogy by our friend Heather Spohr.
If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 you can read it here or here and believe me, you want to read them. Thanks again to Heather for letting us repost them.
Sarah
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The day ESPN’s College GameDay show announced they’d be broadcasting from Los Angeles, I got about 187,000,000,000 texts, tweets, and emails asking if I’d heard the news. As if my sworn enemy could come to town without me knowing? Nope. Whenever Lee Corso gets within 300 miles of me, my hair stands on end.
I told Mike that Corso was coming to town.
Mike: *sigh* Does that mean you’re going to go to the show and hold up a sign?
Heather: Uh, DUH.
Mike: You know you’re 32 years old, right?
Heather B.: The flight attendants totally knew what we were all doing. As they did...
GoonSquadSarah: I love this so much, Heather. I think there is something wrong with me...
VeggieTart: I'm going to politely disagree with you on one point: Yes, Ovie's hit...
flutter: Exactly what Trix said....
Tricia Honea: This is so sad. I hope that he will be remembered for his grand career...