I Tweet Therefore I Am

My posts at this nightclub have gone waaaaaayyyyyy down...but my illicit joy is now on twitter. @soulslam55 is me. I'll be around for awhile though, so check back regular-like.

Memo to Sandy

2012 NY Mets Season over. In case you were in a deep slumber, they sucked. 74-88 record. Only saving grace was that the Miami Marlins sucked even worse.

1. Resign David Wright. Nothing to discuss.
2. Get some real outfielders. The team looked like a 4th (or 5th) outfielder convention this season.
3. Get a closer that can close. Frank F. is not it. Does anyone remember Armando Benitez.
4. Make some trades: Murphy, Valdespin, Bay (if humanly possible). Gotta go.
5. Stop the whole we are waiting to spend in the future crap. Oakland A's. $49MM. In the playoffs.
6. Take a good look at Wheeler this spring. At least our pitching staff looks OK.
7. RA Dickey. Brightspot. Lock him up for another 3-4. He throws a knuckleball. That will last for another few.
8. Get a catcher. One that can hit. Josh Thole is a nice kid. Perfect back-up. Need a real catcher. Mike Napoli will look good in a Mets uniform.
9. Can we stop accepting mediocrity.
10. Short leash on Terry Collins. Team's failure after the All-Star Break is his failure. Don't care what anyone says. He has to motivate and get best out of team.

Out.

SoulSlam

Definition

What do you call the act of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result that never comes?

I call that the coaching on YSSS's football team.

Sometimes You Gotta Leave

OSSS has decided he does not want to play with daddy-ball club team any longer. Can't say I blame him.

BWSS (Beautiful Wife of SoulSlam) says it has a lot to do with it not being as structured as our local program (which was no daddy-ball, at least at the levels I was involved in).

Can't help but feel I kind of pushed him into something he was not really wanting to do. Oh, well. On the plus, he's attending pre-season workouts with HS squad. Lots of running. Good stuff.

My weekends have certainly freed up.

Far and Away

So this club team (jury's still out on daddy-ball part) cancelled last night's practice, saying it's rained out. Trouble is it hasn't rained since Tuesday. So instead we have a practice at 3PM in Jersey City!

Now I know you don't know where SoulSlam is in relation to JC. Mapquest tells me about 22 miles. And these aren't straight miles. Oh well.

Game tomorrow - let's see.

YSSS has a bye week in football. No B Squad in Little Falls. Team gets a 2-0 W. That makes them 1-2 on season. They play a pretty good squad with the oddest offense in history next week.

Comfort in the DS

Evenings: I drive the Sons of SoulSlam to there sporting endeavors and hang. Getting used to sitting on the drivers seat and listening to the AM dial. As we speak I'm at OSSS' HS for a fall baseball Captains practice. First night. It's 8:32. I guess this is the next 7 years of my life.

Wouldn't trade.

Sports Update

YSSS' football team played 2nd game of season, another loss. He's getting some playing time, not starting...I tell him that when he gets in to make the most of it and play hard. The coaches are nice guys. Let's keep it at that.

OSSS' fall (club) baseball team played game 1 yesterday, a 6-5 loss. He started on bench (new guy?) then came in and played RF for about 5 innings. Batted 7th. Went 1-2 with an RBI single, two BB, scored a run. Solid day. I'm thinking this is a daddy-ball operation based on the lineup. We'll see...