After reading through a Nino Colla article about the recent All Star picks, pondering over the Andrew Kneeland article discussing the merits of the Minnesota Twins versus the Chicago White Sox, I reviewed a Michael Taylor Q&A on the good and bad happening with my train wreck of a baseball team, the Cleveland Indians.
After I checked out how the Texas Rangers are doing garnishing All Stars with TR reporter Matthew Irby, then switched gears and jumped over to the Dr. Jeff Pooves' article pitting Cleveland Browns the incumbent QB Derrick Anderson over the future star Brady Quinn, I realized a couple of things:
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1) I was spending way too much time dicking around in sporting articles.
2) I probably knew more about the comings and goings of C.C. Sabathia than the man himself.
3) I'm not sure I can read any more articles about the Indians without some sort of electronic device paying the price by getting whacked.
4) You can watch CSI just about any time of the day, alleviating some of the Cleveland Indian induced stress.
5) I probably should get a kleenex instead of going the more traditional way of cleaning out the nasal passageway.
The fifth one got me thinking: I hardly ever use my "Pick of the Day" button.
While a facial tissue is handier for the clean nose, the "Pick of the Day" should be just that: awarding the best article I'd read on the bleacher report in the eight hours I was supposed to be spending at work, only breaking occasionally for lunch.
Upon further review, I'd discovered I'd only using my pick of the day once in the entire time I've been hanging on Bleacher Report, almost a travesty in and of itself. After all, many of the good things in life come from using the pick.
I've decided to shift my picking priorities, using the pick of the day button for its intended purpose, and trying to apply the Kleenex rule I teach my kids with the "Do as I say, not as I pick" method. It seems a good idea.
So from now on, I'll keep the Kleenex closer, and the Pick of the Day button more in the forefront, and hopefully won't have any bunching of the underwear issues to distract me from applying the new rules of "pick".
P.S. There should be some sort of widget control to keep you from applying the "Pick of the Day" to yourself, although, while a shallow reward, it might actually feel good. Oh yea, and if you buy the Bleacher Report T-Shirt, the sleeve can be used as a Kleenex in a pinch..... errr pick...
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2 months ago
LOL. We all spend too much time on here, but it is fun!
2 months ago
I love Bleacher Report, and I personally only use the POTD on truly great articles. Basically, anything by Ryan Alberti and Greg Adams as well as any article that I feel touches me. I do not, however, use it on a daily basis. Maybe I should.
about 1 month ago
I wish I had more POTD choices everyday. I guess I'm a lover...I have to read a ton of articles before I make a pick and then, before I know it, someone's been crowned.
Joe, I appreciate the compliment...it's nice to see you've been wasting your POTD vote on some of my absolute nonsense.
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