O's Sssssssssssssssssssuck

I know I've been lazy about updating the blog. It's been about 5 months since I posted anything, but I can assure you, there are good reasons for this. First, I've been trying to figure out what exactly I want this blog to be about. I started it initially because I got laid off from my old job and needed something to do to keep myself from going insane. At first, I just wrote about sports, mainly hockey because the Caps were in the playoffs and I was going nuts over the fact that they almost lost in the 1st round to the Rangers. Then, I started linking to stories I covered and interviews I conducted for my new employer. But after awhile that got boring, and linking to stuff I've written at work isn't why I created the blog in the first place. So that, coupled with the fact that no one reads this anyway, is the reason I stopped blogging.

UNTIL NOW

I guess I owe my newfound comittment to blogging to your 2010 Baltimore Orioles. Since the Caps and Terps have been awesome this year, I haven't had much to bitch about. Sure, the Wizards are awful and the Skins were a joke in 2009, but the Caps and Terps made me forget about those two. Now, even though the Caps are in the playoffs, and are favored to make a run to the Cup (I'm skeptical.....cough.....Poti......cough), they don't play every day.

Enter the O's

I should probably make this post retroactive to Opening Day, which was 6 days ago. Since then, the O's have managed to go 1-5, losing two out of three against the Rays to start the season, then getting SWEPT at home against the Jays. Real impressive. Even better is the fact that new "closer" Mike Gonzalez blew two of his first three save opportunities, and would've been 0-3 if Ben Zobrist reached base in Game 3. A guy I follow on Twitter made a good point yesterday. You could actually blame yesterday's loss to Toronto on Gonzalez, too. Even though starter Kevin Millwood gave up two homers in the 8th inning to blow the lead, you could argue that if Manager Dave Trembley had any confidence in his bullpen, he would've taken Millwood out in the 8th. Maybe then he doesn't tire and give up two dongs. Maybe then the O's don't blow the lead and get swept in their first home series of the season. Maybe then I don't pissed off enough to start blogging again. Maybe......

Anyway, there are two points here: The first is that once again, surprise surprise, the O's suck. They've sucked since I was 16, and they will continue to suck until I'm 60. The second point is that I've finally found meaning in this blog. I chose the title, "I Hate Sports" because I find myself saying that constantly, whenever one of my teams loses a tough game. And now - lightbulb - I have decided to devote this blog to documenting any and all future moments that make me say those three words. Enjoy.