BLOGGING BETRAYAL

I’ve fallen into that proverbial trap. I vowed long ago that I’d still try to put up posts during the season, knowing that I’d still be busy. I’ve failed miserably. It pains to see that nobody put one up on threedrunk during May, so I figured I’d be the first.

There are some things I need to comment on. First, the WV Power are playing well and that has taken up most of my time. Following these guys all over the South Atlantic League is a busy job. Its good though. This is a great team and I’ve enjoyed following them so far. If you get a chance. Go to http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/multimedia/audio.jsp and find the WV Power, click on WSWW and you’ll get to listen to my games.

It’s a little late to comment on the draft, but I’ll throw my two cent in here. My Packers did OK, but certainly not great. I like Harrell, he’ll be a solid D-Tackle who can help that defense out right away, as long as his bicep stays attached. They failed miserably to get Randy Moss, and as far as I’m concerned, that’s the story of their draft. Two things went wrong, #1 was Moss, and #2, they didn’t get Marshawn Lynch, the guy they wanted desperately.

They had the chance to get Moss, but Ted Thompson decided to lower his bid, so the Moss camp, and the Raiders said the hell with it, and traded him to the Patriots instead. Moss and Favre have a good relationship, and they would have worked out very well. As wide open as that division is right now, a guy like Moss could have made a HUGE impact. They had the chance to land him, and they blew it.

As for the Browns, I’m glad for the Browns that they picked Joe Thomas, its about friggin’ time they picked an offensive tackle with their first pick. Thomas will be a top five tackle for a long time. That offensive line is at least formidable now. McKinney, Bentley, Thomas, Steinbach, and then either Tucker or Schaeffer at right tackle, that’s not a five man front. They at least have a chance to win the war in the trenches now.

I’ve never been a fan of Brady Quinn. I don’t think he’ll be a great pro quarterback, but he’s a decent value pick in the middle of the first round. My question on that pick is this….this guy projects to be solid, not special. So why do you give up a high second round pick and your first rounder next year for a solid, not special player? I’ll stop there.

The Browns altogether displayed some urgency, and at least for the fans of Cleveland, you have reasons to be excited going into the season.

Other things I’d like to comment on……..minor league baseball. This is my fifth year doing this, and I really wish that buck nights or Thirsty Thursdays were around when I was growing up.

Its an incredible value. Baseball in its purest form where you can get close to the action and enjoy it at an unbelievable price. A dollar to get in, a dollar to drink, a dollar for hot dogs, its an incredible value.

This is a feeble attempt at trying to get back into blogging, but hey, it’s a start. Check out my other blog at www.blogginwithbull.blogspot.com I’ll have some posts on the road trips on there.