Daily Segs

Hmph. That about sums about the way I feel about the National Football League at the moment. So does the rest of America, or so it seems. I guess it is a good move on my part that I did not write this post last night around midnight after I saw this happen to my beloved Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. The fact that this blatantly awful call was on national television amplifies the situation more than people realize. Through the first three weeks of this NFL season, it is no secret that the gentlemen (and lady in one instance) that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hired to work this season until the regulars get their labor situation figured out with the owners of all 32 franchises in league are just embarrassing. These officials have consistently made bad call after bad call (just YouTube NFL replacement refs bad calls and you will be able to waste a solid amount of time at work or in class shaking your head) and I think we all were just sitting around and waiting f...

Before I get into some other bits of goodies, I thought I'd share a column I wrote for The Lantern about the Cincinnati Reds that I sent on Thursday. It's a little outdated now because they clinched the division last night and are playing on ESPN tonight. Whoops. Lack of Respect for the Cincinnati Reds I have always been an avid supporter of the Cincinnati Reds. The countless memories of going to the ballpark to watch them play with my dad and going to as many Opening Days as my schedule allowed are very dear in my heart. For the majority of my life the Reds have never given me much hope for a winning team on the field and thus the opportunity to watch them play deep in October. That changed in 2010, when thanks to Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips and Co. the Reds made the playoffs for the first time since 1995. After taking a step back in 2011, the Reds are well on their way to another playoff berth. As of September 17, they sat at 88-59, first pla...