Aquatics

I'll be honest, I don't really feel like talking about the Orioles or Chargers right now. Both situations are depressing at the moment, and I'm hoping the Chargers can beat the Broncos in Denver. The Penguins don't have much happening right now, so on to other stuff.

Anyway, I made my collegiate coaching debut last night. While the result was less than desirable and only half our starters showed up for the scrimmage, I think it went pretty well. At any rate, I learned a lot from the experience and-

Fuck it, here's a random video.

- Matt

At Least They Didn't Shit-Talk the German Swim Team

Today's post is dedicated to the epic comeback by US swimming in the 400 Freelay last night. I learned through playing collegiate sports that it's not wise to shit-talk a driven opponent. And there might not be any swimmers more driven than Phelps and his teammates. Everyone knows how much his record potentially means. To say you're going to smash them? That leads to something like this:

They should call Tom Brady and ask how it feels several months after being humiliated on worldwide broadcasts. Fools.

The French coach's response pretty much sums it up:

About the prediction: "Well... I think he got it wrong."

Live and learn, French dude.

New Orioles links today. I'm trying to get enough sources of information so I can make a real post one of these days. Go O's.

- Matt