Monday, September 30, 2013

A Fable From the Not Too Distant Future

While I randomly use through Monday, today will be a little different.  Thanks to a friend, I have something singular to muse over.

http://ht.ly/242X5j

The gist of the story is that a High School football phenom shuns college to work with a quarterback coach and challenge the NFL's draft eligible rule.  Financed by Nike, he can afford to tell the NCAA,  "No Thanks!  I'm good."

Considering the one play or less shelf life of a football player, I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened before.  High School football has received unprecedented coverage on a national level, turning on the marketing machine at that level.  All that seems to be missing is the LeBron James personality that could generate the hype in sufficient quantities.

The NCAA has made the situation plausible by insisting the college "education" received is compensation for the services rendered.  Maybe it was in the days when NFL players worked in the offseason, but those days are long gone.  While I strongly support education, I question the level of education received when the player is required to study film 20-30 hours weekly.  I've heard coaches say, "That's what summer sessions are for."  Isn't that when those "optional workouts" are needed?

The only thing preventing the realization of this fable is the number of all mighty dollars a Nike could be spurning by disconnecting College Football.  The monster is huge, and the interest generated intense.  The swoosh seems to be everywhere, and they had the guts to open a new golf market this way.  Remember, "Hello world"?

Who would challenge the NFL's rule?   Ohio State running back Maurice Clarrett was unsuccessful, last heard from with Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL after a stint in jail.  Supposedly, he is playing rugby now.

For the moment, the price is too high to fail.  It's a matter of time before someone makes it work.  The question is, "Who?"

So...am I off base?

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Starting A Trend Doing Things Right

The news out of Roosevelt, Utah this week has given me some encouragement that things are being done the right way.

If you check my blog post of September 7, Do It the Right Way, I encouraged coaches at all levels to cut off the monster.  While it is probably unrelated, I would like to think we have seen evidence of change.

Matt Labrum, head football coach at Union High School, suspended his entire team for acts of bullying, cutting class, and general disrespect of teachers in the school.  He put standards on earning your way back on the field, completed by 33 of the 41 players.  They took the field Friday night in their Homecoming game against Emery.  The final score read Emery 41, Union 21, but the real life scoreboard read Character 1, Poor Behavior (Still too many).

A link to the game's article follows: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587232/LIVE-STREAM-Union-Cougars-vs-Emery-Spartans-7-pm.html

This brave action is exactly what I wrote about three weeks ago.  If we could find more coaches willing to do these kinds of things, we might have less players getting arrested at higher levels.  We could return to the standards where pride in the football team came for the right reasons.  It's about learning a game and life lessons involved, because the NFL doesn't look for average size individuals to play their game.  Without freakish talent, the play for pay brigade is out of reach.  Learn the important lessons and the character of a nation can change.

I applaud Coach Labrum's efforts, and wish there were more willing to take a stand.  Am I naive enough to believe a total change is coming?  No.  But I am glad to see change in the correct direction for a change.

I hope he doesn't get fired for teams performance on the field.

So...am I off base?

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Thank You, Brian McCann

All the way back in March, I thought the Braves would be a World Series team.  After last night's dust up in Atlanta, I like that choice even more.  Brian McCann, a solid catcher in over the past few seasons, took a step up last night by throwing down.

Carlos Gomez, holding a grudge for taking a pitch in the knee from Paul Maholm three months ago, felt no remorse in showing up the left hander after hitting one out of the ballpark.  Slow trot around the bases is disrespect to the opponent.  As someone coaching kids, I believe it is disrespect to the game.  When you take that trot, instead of a solid run, you are making it all about what you just did, not about the team.  Pitchers don't like it, and team leaders won't tolerate it.

Enter Brian McCann.  Supposedly, some pleasantries were exchanged over home plate, ending with McCann laying down the law: "Don't expect to touch home plate when you get back."

He was true to his word.  The scuffle that followed was a typical baseball fight, more testosterone than fight, but it set a tone for a team headed for the postseason.  The Braves still have an opportunity to get home field throughout the playoffs, only a half game behind the Cardinals.  They have been at the top of the East most of the season, and clinched the division early.  It would be easy to cruise the rest of the way through the season and see who you get to play in October.

I like the leadership shown by Brian McCann.  Recent winners have had a strong leadership out of the catcher's spot.  A.J. Pierzynski loud leadership over most of the last decade earned one Ring and two World Series appearances.  Yadier Molina has been a quiet leader in the Cardinals recent success.  Buster Posey has two NL MVP trophies to go with those World Series Rings, a great leadership accomplishment for a young player.

Might be the Braves year after all.

So...am I off base?

Monday, September 23, 2013

Wild Cards and 0-3

Thoughts while waiting for a green banana to ripen.

-The just finished weekend has opened some space in the Wild Card races.  The Texas Rangers have really fallen, going from inside the playoffs to a game and half outside the October fun.  One week of baseball remains, and I see very little changing.  Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have a five game lead over the Nationals, so the NL seems set.  The American League has six teams still with an outside chance, but he Rangers are the only team that seems to have any opportunity to displace Tampa or Cleveland.  Right now, Texas is on the verge of a huge failure.

-I sure didn't see San Francisco, Washington, or the Giants at 0-3, but it has happened.  The Giants coming off a 38-0 drubbing by Carolina looked horribly out of sync.  San Francisco lost to an improving Colts team, and Washington looked the most competitive against Detroit. Tom Coughlin has just about run his course in New York.  The team did not respond at all and Carolina is talented, but not a playoff quality team, yet.  San Francisco looked like they needed a quarterback change, Kaepernick certainly not producing at this point. Washington has a leader in RG III, but the mix is not potent enough to overcome well prepared team.

So...am I off base?

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Wild Card Wanderings

Major League Baseball's marathon pulls into Station 162 next Sunday.  In the old days of One League, one team directly to the World Series, the Red Sox would have a three game lead over the A's, 3 1/2 over the Tigers.  The Braves would have game and a half lead over the Cardinals in the National League.  Please mind that tonight's games have not completed, so these numbers might be different when you wake up tomorrow.

The long time status of two Divisions to the League Championship Series would be The Red Sox holding the 3 1/2 game lead over the Tigers in the East, with the A's having already clinched the West.  The National League East would have the Cardinals leading Pittsburgh by 2, and the Braves leading the West by 3 games over the Dodgers.

Even the three Division, one Wild Card scenario would be Boston, Detroit, and Oakland looking good, with Tampa and Cleveland in a dead heat, Texas a half game back of both. Baltimore, Kansas City, and The Evil Empire fading.  National League would be Atlanta, St. Louis and Los Angeles, with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in a dead heat, one of them going home early.  In other words, the same scenario that exists today with two Wild Cards.

My point in all this supposin'?  Baseball actually did something right adding more Wild Card teams.  In a monopoly which, for the most part, loses money, a smart business decision is as hard to come by as a fresh armed pitcher this time of year.  Interest has been stirred in a lot of markets, shown by the increased number of teams mentioned in each paragraph above.  Giving the incentive of October baseball should put more people in the seats...

Tell that to Cleveland where 17,000+ saw the Indians stay in a dead heat with the Rays, winning 2-1 over the Astros.  How about Kansas City, where 21,000+, less than half capacity, saw the Royals stay alive with a 2-1 win on an always exciting bases loaded walk in the eighth.  I might be able to excuse Kansas City: a lot of their fanbase may have believe they were mathematically eliminated in early May.

Every other game drew at least 29,000+, lowest figure being the Cubs and their second division lineup.

What is the issue?

Baseball is still the game it always was, but the heroes speak with a myriad of accents, some of which we cannot understand.  Their questionable muscles bulge in ways God didn't create, questioning the authenticity of the game.  I have trouble with that argument because the words that come out of most football players mouths are sometimes just as difficult to understand.  Maybe the players, awash in cash, have lost sight of the fans.  Maybe the owners forgot a business axiom: you can shear a sheep for a lifetime, but you gotta feed the sheep.

Maybe the bread and butter got lost in the words of a Little League coach that blew the questionable kid out of baseball and into another interest.  The main reason kids quit playing Little League Baseball is rarely the game or the kids: it's the adults.  Little League had the stats to back that number up as recent as two years ago.  Kids are different that they were a generation ago:maybe they'd rather play X-box than spend a night at the ballpark.

Either way, we're all missing a pretty good show.

So...am I off base?

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Chiefs/Eagles:Intriguing matchup

Thursday night football is usually an affair for the football junkie, someone who can't live without a football fix.  I was that way in my younger days, when it wasn't available.  NFL Network has done a good job of getting intriguing games on the football junkie's night.

Tonight's matchup intrigues me.  Kansas City and long time Eagle Coach Andy Reid invade Philadelphia to face his old charges under the rapid attack direction of Chip Kelly.

Fourteen years is a long time to be in charge of a football team in today's Win-or-Else world, and Andy Reid did that in Philadelphia.  His new team, the struggling Chiefs, have shown early life winning their first two games, albeit against Jacksonville and Dallas, a weaker sister and an enigma.  Alex Smith, recently displaced in San Francisco, has played well in their two wins, just as he did early last season getting the Niners started on their Super Bowl run.  Then the injury bug bit.

Philadelphia has scored a lot of points in their first two games of Chip Kelly's reign.  They dismantled a playoff team in Washington, who took three quarters to figure out what hit them, kind of like their owner, the worst in professional football.  They lost to San Diego, another enigma, but caught on quicker.  Michael Vick has thrived in a system that seems to suit his style of play, throwing for big numbers in both games.

I'm intrigued by the matchup: Old vs. New, I-formation vs. Run and Gun, Ribs vs. Cheesesteak.

When all else seems equal, go with the guy who's been there before.  Andy Reid's experience and knowledge of personnel in Philadelphia could be a factor tonight.  His ability to design a scheme for that personnel should make the difference.  The counter is that he hasn't seen that personnel in this system, a true wild card in this situation.  Still gotta like experience.

So...am I off base?

Monday, September 16, 2013

SPECIAL EDITION-Washington Under Siege

I want it known that I respect our government and our leaders.  I am grateful for people who are willing to do what I am not.  The same goes for our military.  I respect everything they do in defense of our freedom so we can pursue things like baseball, softball, and observe the sports we love. Washington, D.C. has been the butt of jokes for a long time.  One of them is that most of the jokes were elected.

I am saddened that someone chose to attack our military, apparently from within.  Aaron Alexis, a 34 year-old Navy veteran, decided to shoot people today.  He decided to do it in the heartbeat of the Navy, the shipyards in Washington D.C., just three miles from the White House.  He decided to do it, and no one seems to know "Why?"

More people have died in rampages, younger people have died in rampages, even military people have perished in rampages.  The question is still "Why?"

Most people confuse freedom with license.  License means you can do whatever you want, with no limits.  Freedom means you can do what you want within limits.  Freedom leads to the greatest country in the world: we are free to succeed, we are free to try what we are inspired to, we are free to fail in the process and get up again.  License leads to destruction.  "Why?" is not a question here.

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone associated tonight, even the shooters who have not been apprehended.  It is easy to pray for the victims and the families around them.  They need the comfort that goes beyond all understanding.  The shooters will need mercy and grace, even though they showed none to their victims.  No one is ever beyond it, no matter what they do.  The question is still "Why?"

"Why?"  We just want to know.  It has happened for a reason.  We may never understand "Why?"

So...am I off base?

Tide and Irish and Seahawks...OH MY!

Some random thoughts while waiting for the acetamen...Tylenol to take effect.

-Didn't see the game, but the Alabama-Texas A&M game on Saturday sounded very entertaining.  Big plays were everywhere, and it cemented two things:. 1) Johnny Manziel is a big time player, maybe the best in college football this season. and 2) Alabama is again the team to beat.  Neither one of these observations are news, but they are the two most salient observations to an entertaining game.

-Notre Dame is not that relevant this season.  An improving, but undermanned Purdue team played just well enough to lose to superior talent.  If it weren't for one lapse of belief, and the three quick touchdowns during said lapse, we would be talking about Spoilermakers again.  If Wisconsin thumps the Boilers this weekend, Notre Dame's true character will be revealed.  Michigan State could remove all doubt, providing they play like they did last Saturday.

-Seattle proved they are for real last night.  Marshawn Lynch's three touchdowns, and the five turnovers forced by the Seahawk defense were part of a dominant performance.  Colin Kaepernick is probably still confused, three turnovers and a lost fumble cementing the final outcome.  Everything looks great in Seattle...for now.

-Weather delays in Chicago affected NASCAR and PGA Tour events. But delays in Tampa and Seattle for lightning.  WOAH!  Didn't see those coming.  Imagine that...rain in Seattle!

-A follow up to Friday night's post: we had some mixed results.  Heather ran two minutes faster than she did a year ago, but finished 153 out of 178 runners in the girl's varsity meet.  Girl's team was 14th of 24 teams.  Our top boys finisher was 16th, but the team was 19th of 25 teams.  However, we run against teams that have as many kids running Cross Country as we have kids to draw from in the entire middle school, even with an extra grade.  Shout out to Sydney Weaver, the daughter of my old friend: she finished 19th.  And we did get to talk briefly.  Look forward to seeing them again next Saturday.

So...am I off base?



Friday, September 13, 2013

Going Home...Kind of

It is time for a couple of trips home.  The first one is scheduled for tomorrow morning, the second one a week later.

I don't go near my hometown very often, even though I'm only 75 miles away.  I usually schedule three trips each year: around the Fourth of July, a fall trip, and Christmas Eve.  I don't believe there is a lot there for me now.

My parents have been gone for over 20 years.  My wife hails from the area we live in now, within shouting distance of the Golden Dome of Notre Dame.  I have nine sibling families, each living their own life.  Seven of them are close to the hometown.  We gather around the hometown and still see each other these three times annually.  It's remarkable when you realize the oldest two are past social security age.  It's not a close relationship, but it is warm and loving.

My daughter is running in her chosen sport of Cross Country in the morning.  The meet is at Columbia City, IN, which is reasonably close to my hometown.  An old friend has a daughter running from my hometown and I hope I get the opportunity to see him tomorrow.  Cross Country was how we met, and it's fitting the circle comes back that way.  They will run in the same race next Saturday at Ligonier, IN, and I will continue on home to play a little golf, gather with family.

I'm waxing a little poetic because it is comforting to see familiar school names.  It is great to see my daughter compete with the offspring of people I knew in another life.  I am excited to have some of my family see my children compete.  My children never met my parents and having someone cheer for them just because they're family is a unique experience.  I know I never got the opportunity.

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I returned to my hometown.  Where would I live?  Who would I spend my time with?  Would my kids have the same interests?  Would I even have the same wife?

The past would be great place to visit, but living there is a bad idea.

I love my children, my mediocre life, my pug.  No woman in the world could look as good to me as the one I pledged to love, honor and obey 22 years ago.  I've no desire to look elsewhere.

So...am I off base?

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

A Day to Never Forget

It is easy to forget.  It is easy to remember.  It is a day where you may want to do the former, but need to do the latter.

September 11, 2001.  It is a sentence, a statement, and a feeling all it's own.

I forget why my wife was home from work that day.  She had a rib injury and was on vicodin.  I forget what my kids looked like.  My son was 2, my daughter a day short of seven months old.  I forget even what vehicle I drove that day.  I think it was a blue Taurus.

What I remember was the sarcastic bent to my first reaction.  Have we dumbed down our pilots enough where they can't miss a building?  "But the instruments say this is right..."

It changed when the second plane hit.

I remember the fleeting thought of Islamic stupidity.  I remember wanting a piece of people that put it together.  Blow your own world up, but leave mine alone.  Stay off my doorstep.  I will protect what is important.

What is important?  My faith, which is guaranteed that I will not be persecuted for.  My family, which could only happen in one place.  My team, at that time, the people I work with daily at a hospital, a possible terror target.  Who would protect us and defend our freedom?

People gave their lives to protect us and defend our freedom, from the days at Fort McHenry, commemorated in the Star Spangled Banner, to the foreign fields of service now inhabited by the bravest people one could hope to know. Brave doesn't mean you're not scared, it means you feel the fear and get the job done.

I'm grateful for all of them.  I will never forget that.

So.. am I off base/

Monday, September 9, 2013

Random Thoughts Go With Monday

Random thoughts while waiting for the sinus medicine to kick in...

-The word yesterday is turnover.  The NFL opened a bakery's worth of them yesterday.  One circulated joke last night read, "I just ordered a pizza.  They said it would be here in 4 turnovers."  One theory talked about decreased practice time, another about increased intensity on defense.  How about hard play and a lowered level of fundamentals?

-Another key word yesterday was safety.  Three of them in the early games alone, one averting a shutout.  The line play I saw yesterday, the only week I get Sunday Ticket, was not very good.  It didn't matter if it was pass protection or running the ball.  Sloppy footwork and missed assignments were the order of the day.  Offense will improve, and did I already something about lowered level of fundamentals?

-I actually got to watch some college football, too.  Three games: Indiana State at Purdue for alma mater reasons, South Carolina vs. Georgia, and Notre Dame vs. Michigan, only so I know what the locals are talking about.  Purdue is poor at best and will help Notre Dame bounce back.  The other two games were very entertaining and pretty well played.  Georgia had to play some truly inspired football and Andrew Murray threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers.  Looked pretty good.

-While the Notre Dame-Michigan game was entertaining, I don't see any national significance this year.  Notre Dame is sliding back toward mediocrity, possibly due to a lack of leadership.  The defense has several oversized personalities, but can they lead when it counts? Tommy Rees is capable, but when they needed a strong personality, none could be found.  Some locals are deluding to 11-1, probably 8-4 at best.

-Last Friday, I actually had an IU alum talking smack about football.  Will be interesting when I see him this morning after their loss to Navy.  Wonder what it would be like if Navy beat Notre Dame again...

So...am I off base?

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Do It The Right Way

I love college football.  The effort level and intensity of the play on the field is preferred to the "it doesn't matter until the playoffs" effort of the NFL.  I have been rough on the NCAA recently.  I am about to pile on.

An intelligent friend who does not follow sports pointed out the following article: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/18/2834915/honored-unc-employee-talks-of.html .  Not sure how reliable the source, but it brings up an intriguing point: are the schools and the NCAA failing their athletes in pursuit of dollars?

The main point of the article is that the University of North Carolina failed to academically support a number of their athletes.  The reason to bring in the athletes is to win.  It is no secret that winning athletic teams, especially football, motivate alumni to donate as much as 30% more money.  In general, all students benefit when the giving is to the school.  The elite athlete benefits when the giving is to the athletic program.

The article highlights a couple of young men who were not prepared academically for their dreams: one wanted to become a middle school football coach, another wanted to open a Y in a poor neighborhood.  Neither graduated with a degree and were unable to complete these worthwhile goals, the result of "show up" classes and lack of support from the university.  I cringe when I think of the number of lives that could be positively affected, future thrown away to win now.

I do not deny the athlete's responsibility in seeking an education.  College can change your life, but you have to learn, change and grow.  You sacrificed your teen years for the opportunity, use it.  If the school tells you need to take something, you take the class.  Be sure to ask "Why?"  Their motivation is not yours.

Their motivation is like a business owner that does not pay employees.  In the real world, they are thrown in jail.  In the NCAA, it is expected.  The argument is that their education is paid, and they are earning it with representing the school on the field.  Noble, if an education is actually provided.  Some young men and women have become the first in their family to earn a college degree because of their skill in athletic endeavors.  It has changed lives.

Winning on the field and the money generated has trumped this noble idea.  The idea of winning has lowered the standard of who actually plays at lower levels.  In years past, a great, but divisive individual would be left off to further the team.  Now, the division is fostered and encouraged, hoping the individual will eventually become a team player.  When a brat gets what they want, they have no motivation to become a team player.  They can always find somewhere to play, because someone will take the chance, hoping to win and enter the great and gloried land of dollars unlimited.

Stop feeding the monster.  Youth coaches, teach your players the right way to play and stop coddling the brat.  High Schools, maintain your academic standards, and stop sacrificing integrity to win on Friday night.  Colleges, remember your original purpose, and have the guts to cut off the monster.  Otherwise, have the integrity to at least pay the employees that are working to fill your coffers.

Arlo and Janis, a syndicated cartoon, highlights the point: http://www.uclick.com/client/kcc/aj/2013/09/01/

So...am I off base?

Thursday, September 5, 2013

NFL Is Back

The National Football League returns tonight.  Many men will disappear until early February.  Depending on your area of the country, leaves will remain unraked until spring and many dogs will walk with crossed legs on Sunday afternoons.  Suddenly, the words "Tony Romo" and "Life and Death Decision" are uttered in the same breath, usually by a desperate fantasy football owner.

I will watch a little bit this Sunday.  I have other obligations tonight and baseball is still on the docket while the weather is good.  Just because I'm not shutting down for the start of the season doesn't mean I'm not paying attention to what is going on.  As usual, I have an opinion.

-It will be interesting to watch the progress of defending read option quarterbacks.  Players like Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III, and Colin Kaepernick have had success using that scheme.  Defensive coordinators have had a lot of time to figure out how to attack it.  The aforementioned quarterbacks had pretty good preseasons.  I believe the first half of the season could be very successful for these guys.  When the weather starts turning bad, the defensive coordinators will start winning.

-Football is still football.  The best performing blockers, tacklers, and skill players will lead there teams to victory.  Heavy emphasis given on blocking and tackling.  You gotta score points to win.  I believe Ryan Kerrigan will step up in Washington and become a defensive force.  Too bad he plays for one of football's worst owners.

-Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are still setting the standard.  The Patriots are showing some age, and the preseason scare involving Brady's knee should have put a little sense into their preparations for the season.  They cut the read option quarterback, some guy named Tebow.  It boils down to a simple philosophy: We don't have to do a lot different, we just have to do it better.

-Super Bowl picks?  Why not?  I can be wrong at any time.  Prefacing that I am a fan of the Seattle Seahawks, I do like their off season moves, and they have played dominant defense in the preseason.  Their two regular season games with San Francisco (9/15 and 12/8) could be must-see football. I believe a Wilson/RG III NFC Championship game would be as entertaining as last year's playoff match-up.  One of those three teams, but I favor Seattle, based on team defense.  AFC is still the Patriots, but the Texans have a lot of tools.  But the Patriots set the standard one more time.  I see the Patriots going all the way, only because the NFC is still finding their identity.

I know...go out on a limb.

So...am I off base?

Monday, September 2, 2013

Randomly Great Time of Year

Some random thoughts while waiting for the oatmeal to cool....OUCH!

-September and October are one of my favorite times in the sports calendar.  Baseball is heading into it's pennant race with expanded rosters and usual one month wonder who hits .400 after spending all season at Triple A.  Football is just starting, meaning the Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams haven't been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet.  College football is in it's first weekend and the Georgia Bulldogs will be eliminated from National Championship contention with one more loss. They aren't eliminated from being conference champs yet.  Even Volleyball and Cross Country are firing up.  Everyone is a contender now.  By the time the leaves change color, the pictures are going to be come a lot more clear.

-As much as I admire the individual, Tim Tebow's NFL quarterback career appears to be over.  The young man could be a quality quarterback in Canada, where Henry Burris still roams the landscape for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.  With his size and head for the game, a tight end might be the best fit.  I would like to see inside linebacker, the quarterback of the defense, maybe even safety.  He's too good to not play anywhere.  Biggest point here: coach your kids to do things the right way.  Different delivery could equal a long career.  I do not see an end to Tebow's relevance.  His outspoken faith will challenge a lot of people.  He would look perfect on NFL Today, Fox NFL Sunday, Monday Night Football.  Would be great to see him team up with another faithful individual, Kurt Warner, on NFL Network.

-Wonder if the Washington Nationals are going to shut down Stephen Strasburg.  They are two games over .500, 6 1/2 games out of the Wild Card, and, according to ESPN.com, have a 5% chance of making the playoffs.  Would make a whole lot more sense to shut him down this year than it did a year ago when they went to the playoffs without their best pitcher.  He is at roughly the same number of innings right now.  His 6-9 record looks a lot different than the 15-6 he was last season, but the only stat significantly off the number of strikeouts.  Pitchers usually get too much credit when they win, too much blame if they lose.

-I have shifted gears from coaching to public address.  The school my children attend learned of the experience and gifts God has given me in that area, and are allowing me to serve in that capacity.  My hope is to add some color to their games, help make it more memorable for the kids, and allow the school the opportunity to generate some more revenue.  I enjoy being part of the game, no matter where it falls.

So...am I off base?
 

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