Gregory Pratt

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 17, 2008 -> 11:20 AM) from roto .... Randy gets drunk and hits women while he has sex with them I don't know what that means, what his lawyer said, exactly, but consensual horseplay sounds like mutual rough sex. And until we know what her injury was it's hard to know if he hit her or if she was truly injured accidentally and then decided she wanted money. We'll see.

I'm slightly worried each time I write a sports poem (two and a half'; the Rockies poem, this poem, and half a poem I have for Schuerholz) that people some day will mock me as I've mocked others for sports poetry instead of more substantive poetry but then I remember that even the great writers have written poems about sports (on the side to their "real" writings, of course, and that is to same for me) so I don't feel shame. With that in mind, I present my latest, published here: http://www.patspulpit.com/story/2008/1/17/1209/60959 American Revolution In a world of hyperbole Bill Belichick is fascist with Josh McDaniels Mussolini; Moralists condemn Patriots For Taping Eric Mangini, Accusing them of ev'ry crime Although they can't be convicted For anything but Regicide For which they should be heralded As grand Revolutionaries When Tom Brady leads his army Through the cold desert Foxboro He burns Their Reichstag to the ground Finding warmth in Empire's flame; Moss grows in the damp desert's blaze And the League shivers at the sight Of cannons reinforced by steel, Impregnable and absolute Accurate and overwhelming Blitzkrieg of wondrous perfection Missiles and mines, battering rams Define the team's defensive stand And the League, to defenseless man Asks fleet to defend master plan Calling upon little birds past In hopes they'll halt New England's Pats But East and West and Old and New Are stopped themselves by Patriots Who will accept nothing short of Unconditional victory It is war against tradition That New England has been waging For the new century's decade; Against modern reality, Where all live under tyranny, The reign of the mediocre Being to the Reich's preference To spread the Time like Communists But what some call a Dynasty Is really Proletariat These Patriots' in their revolt Are writing the Magna Carta For this time, their perfect spirals Representing ev'ry person Who the Elite tries to oppress With rules meant for the benefit Of some at the expense of all; For those who march to their own drums Brady unleashes tomorrow -- It's in his arm that freedom rings

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 04:07 PM) unfortunately for Moss he has a little bit of a history with hitting women. I don't coun the traffic incident as the same thing. I wouldn't doubt that he struck her but for the charge that she was extorting him, which would of course ruin her case to me even if he had struck her. When you go for a tradeoff in something like tat, you lose credibility. But no -- in most cases, I believe the woman, but almost never if there's some sort of blackmail. We'll see.

Woman accuses Moss of battery; Moss accuses her of blackmail, denies hitting anyone and calls whatever happened an "accident". Not sure what to believe; don't care, at this moment with nothing but vague charges being thrown about.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 06:26 PM) Since Pratt wasn't kind enough to provide a link to the full article (everyone, please do so in the future when you're excerpting text)....here it is. I didn't think it was necessary since I pasted the whole article and cited that it was from Slate. My bad.

I've often cracked that Beane was helped as much by innovation as steroids. I don't mean it to the extreme -- he's still a fantastic GM. But this article is an interesting and enjoyable read, IMO. (From Slate.)

Sorry for the triple posts but I really laughed at this article from DJ Gallo of ESPN Page 2:

Gavin Floyd.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 01:47 PM) Except, you know, I'll be correct. Nah. New England and its fans are already charging tickets to Arizona, as they should.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) The NFL is happy with the final four. Greenbay...they can fluff Favre NY......get ready for the manning part 2 generation. pats....no explanation needed. I think everyone should be happy with the Final Four. It's been a great postseason and even season.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 11:53 PM) Enjoy your last semester, it should be a blast. Now what moments suck, I just got laid off last week, so I am living that life right now!! ok I will now leave my one person pity party..... sorry to hear that.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 11:04 PM) I got that now, and didn't even go to college. You gonna go? We talked about this -- didya apply?

That wasn't as bad as Romo sitting there sobbing but it was embarrassing to watch, all the same.

Good. I hate the Cowboys, and Romo.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 04:09 PM) Are you kidding me? Tony Dungy is one of the most classy individuals ANYWHERE, let alone just in football. But I'm sure Billy Belichick is god reincarnated. Well, strictly in football terms...yes. I didn't say he wasn't classy; I didn't say he was a monster. I don't care for him -- that's all I said.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) Ya got me. I actually love Philly fans, but I might be the only one outside of Philly who does. I just love Philadelphia, from the Liberty Bell to the ECW Arena to all the crazy people in between. But hey, some good ribbing. I don't have any big problems with Colt fans. But I don't care for that coach, QB, team stadium owner history OR their advocates in the media and my Friend Circle telling me that they're going to go into NE and beat the Patriots in the playoffs. I was tired of Manning's forehead on my television commercials. I didn't like seeing Colts fans boo a 14 YO girl but I don't blame all Colts fans for that at all. Truthfully, I'm breathing a little easier now that Indy's out, because they are dangerous but without Freeney I didn't think they'd beat NE, especially at Foxboro. NE was and is better, and better coached. But of course anything can happen. I'm happy to know that the Patriots will be facing San Diego, if only because I love watching the Chargers lose unless it's against Indianapolis.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 03:17 PM) That is what I hate about him. The way he acts sometimes. It's not like Colt fans are NY or Boston fans. I can't remember any NY or Boston fans booing a fourteen year old girl. Sounds like Philly fans to me.

Peyton Manning should've spent more time in the game instead of in my commercials.

These are the Colts that were going to go into Foxboro and shock the world, huh?

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 03:11 PM) Wayne just got broken in half. That was an amazing shot.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 02:24 PM) She laughed at it but I felt bad for her. Yeah. Tough girl.

That PI call was horses***.

Colt fans booed a fourteen year old girl for being from NH and wearing an NE jersey.

What IS people's problem with David Wells?

Oh, my God -- Peyton Manning + Eli Manning + Oreo commercial = travesty.