09 July 2008

Neighbors and baseball

Drowning Man by U2 is just finishing up and Pistol Grip Pump (a cover by Rage) is starting.

The one bad thing about living in an apartment complex is the neighbors.  In our complex there are families, college kids, young professionals, and old people.  And then there are our neighbors.  To call them trashy is a vast understatement.  And I say this with no remorse.  Take away the facts that they talk loudly on their porch, smoke, and have trashy friends over, I'm sure that they are great (or at least decent) people.  Case in point for my trashy title:  

They bought a charcoal grill and have used it a couple of times.  As a result, ash has built up on the bottom.  Instead of emptying it out.  They use it for an ashtray.  Nice.  So here is this charcoal grill with tons of cigarette butts hanging out underneath it.  

These are the kinds of people that really really make me want to own a house.  Lawn mowing and upkeep be damned, I can't stand our neighbors and want a house.  

It feels like the only time I get to watch the Tigers on tv, they lose.  They have an ESPN curse on them.  And it isn't just me who sees this.  The sports commentators have stated it.  It's awful.  So for my daily fixes of baseball, I have been watching the Kansas City Royals.  There are many comparisons between the royals and tigers.  For instance, both sucked for an extended period of time.  The Tigers, not so much the past few years, but while I was in high school and college (you know, when I had the chance to watch them for several months at a time) they were horrible.  The Royals are the same way.  They do have their moments, and they are quite a young team.  However, the play by play and color commentary guys are great.  They have an old school baseball announcer mentality.  It reminds me why I like to watch baseball in the first place.  They just sit around and shoot the shit and call a ball game.  And for being on a local fox sports television channel, they do remain objective (for the most part).  Wonderful wonderful.  


1 comment:

  1. Hey I found you too...like 5 freaking years after you found me but whatever. Now I have a new way to stalk you, sweet.

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