Daily FaF Smear (4/8/09)

The one where every time I buy a Heineken mini-keg a choir appears and starts singing.

Geno, a hulk and the Hulk

Yesterday was productive, in a “I didn’t do a damn thing” kind of way.  That’s what I get for insisting that I’ll be the one that signs for my FedEx package!  But, whatever…  Everyone should take an impromptu, unannounced day off from work every once in a while.

Geno Auriemma doesn’t take days off.  His teams don’t either.  He coached yet another undefeated team to the promised land of championship and a snazzy wood and glass NCAA trophy.  Is there ever a point that you get tired of winning?  The only challenge you have to face is trying to compare your unbeaten teams.  There’s no way I would want that task.

The NBA has significantly less days off as well.  That’s the kind of thing that happens when you decide that there must be 80+ games to decide what half of the conference teams get into the play-offs.  Blake Griffin is up for the rigorous schedule though having declared for the NBA draft.  Take the money, kid.  It’s not very often that players as uninteresting as you get offered that kind of scrilla… except Greg Oden.

Finally, the UEFA Champions League is in their quarterfinal ties right now.  The only “productive” thing I did yesterday was watch these matches.  The productivity of that action (or inaction) is still up for debate.  If anybody watched, listened to, saw highlights of the FC Porto, Manchester United game you were in for a treat.  Hulk (who didn’t score any of the goals but has by far the most interesting name) and his Porto squad took the draw at Old Trafford (take THAT, Wanks!!)… oh damn, I lost you.

Let’s move on to your Houston sporting teams’ updates:

Texans:  Kubiak wants Duane Brown and Amobi Okoye to step up – as opposed to sitting down and sitting idly by.  I don’t know if I agree with this strategy of “stepping up” and “trying.”  Seems kind of counter-productive.  If I can just sit here and someone is going to give me what I want then it’s a win-win.  Like, how you’re gonna make me that grilled cheese sandwich, bitch.  Now.

Rockets:  Carl Landry is back sans hole in his leg.  He has a couple things to teach Plaxico Burress, besides the whole let someone else inflict the wound don’t do it yourself lesson.  I would think that the preference would be to not get shot at all.  Landry had eight points and five rebounds coming off the bench for Houston in their 93-83 win over the Orlando Magaic.

Astros:  Keppinger made Ed Wade seem like a regular Nostradamus yesterday.  A week after being traded to Houston from Cincinnati he hits the game winner against the Cubs.  The 10-inning final was 3-2 in favor of the home squad.  Among other accomplishments: Ivan Rodriguez got his first hit as an Astro and Tejada was not deported for lying to Congress.

Dynamo:  I got nothing…

University of Houston:  The Cougars baseball team is finally on a roll.  They have won their last seven games including a 9-2 butt-whooping of the Aggies last night.  Their record is starting to get to the respectable .500 territory currently sitting at 14-17.  There’s hope yet.

- Septimus Rex

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