Last fall, after Cubs legend Kyle Farnsworth seemed to criticize recovering cancer patient Trey Mancini for missing a game due to “general soreness” then semi-backed down, I expressed disappointment that he didn’t stick to the message. Yesterday, Farnsworth was in the news again, this time for being unbelievably ripped. He’s evidently doing body building now. Which…
I don’t know, man. The body building part is fine and cool, but if it weren’t for that, I’d be pretty sad. You had a memorable Major League career. Shouldn’t you be developing a gut and going fishing all the time? Slugging domestic lights with a couple buddies?
If this was something where Farnsworth really wanted to get into body building, so he got into body building, cool, I’m good with it. But if the man who once pancaked a Reds baserunner for crimes lost to the sands of time got strong and then got into body building, I’m worried about him. Getting really jacked at that age? That’s midlife crisis stuff. Getting into a new hobby at that age? That’s fine and good.
Fargo: Healthy
A little bit of poop fountaining from Fargo over the weekend at our friends’ place, but we got her back last night and she is a happy, exhausted dog. Laid down a quarter of the way into the walk this morning. Of course, it’s also routinely above 100 degrees here right now, so the heat was a factor (and she did come back and play with a variety of toys for an hour, reacquainting herself with all the ones we hadn’t sent with her—and we sent a lot), but she’s wiped. Hopefully it continues into tomorrow. A tired Fargs is an easy Fargs to have in the office, and I’m trying to spend less money on coffee shop purchases made while fleeing my puppy.
NASCAR to Chicago?
Multiple sources are now reporting that NASCAR is wanting to run a street course in downtown Chicago, and wanting to do it next year. The only track that makes sense for being removed for this is evidently Road America, which is currently the Fourth of July race, meaning we could get NASCAR on the streets of Chicago over the Fourth of July, which…two things:
- A lot of people get shot on the Fourth of July in Chicago every year. Just reminding everyone of that whole thing. People get shot in rural America too, but I just want to have a conversation about NASCAR and Chicago and the Fourth of July with the people deciding these things.
- This better not interfere with my mom’s fireworks party out in Crystal Lake.
As long as we get through those two issues, and as long as it’s actually downtown and not somewhere dumb and boring (looking at you, F1/Miami), I’m fired up. Downtown Chicago’s the best cityscape in the country. NASCAR on that? Doesn’t feel like a natural fit, but I think that’s kind of the point.
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Viewing schedule, today/tonight:
2:00 PM EDT: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M (ESPN)
Hoping Oklahoma does its thing here and Texas A&M doesn’t do its, unless Texas A&M’s thing is losing or Oklahoma’s is losing. Basically, I would like to not have to think about Texas A&M right now. I don’t begrudge A&M at the moment (great NIT fans, also their veterinary facilities are the ones who process Fargo’s bloodwork), but there’s just so much going on there that they’re a lot to deal with, and I’m still trying to get a computer fixed that I brought in for fixing three months ago. I spent eight dollars to send a fax through my phone today after two UPS Stores tried and failed. I don’t need to worry about A&M. I don’t need that in my life.
2:10 PM EDT: Blue Jays @ White Sox (MLB TV, second screen)
Will White Sox closer Joe Kelly get the save? This is a whole new flavor of Joe Kelly fandom, guys. And I love it.
7:00 PM EDT: Mississippi vs. Arkansas (ESPN, gonna have to do some screen juggling between this and the Cubs)
So long as Arkansas is at least passable in the big-money sports, it is far and away the coolest school in the SEC.
7:05 PM EDT: Cubs @ Pirates (MLB TV, second screen)
I think Keegan Thompson should throw a no-hitter. I think that would be fun.
8:00 PM EDT: Avalanche @ Lightning (ABC)
Not enough people are complaining about this matchup, and I blame myself for that. Carpetbaggers and Floridians, the latter of which aren’t a bad thing in and of themselves but are just way too big a player in hockey right now. If A&M is the friend at the party who is so awkward that you’re terrified they’re going to offend someone and it’ll reflect poorly on you so you constantly monitor them, the Lightning are the rich guy who’s kind of boring but is also buying all the liquor so your friends are big fans of him right now and it’s getting old. It’s getting old, Lightning, ok? You can’t do this forever. We can’t let you do this forever. You were a nice subplot but now you’re the main plot and we just cannot with that anymore. Give us the Penguins back. At least they were from a hockey place.
