A day where I was perfectly content to sleep for 25 of 24 hours, I wake up to the following male-voice-on-a-female-body from ESPN. “Reports out of NY say that Texas and the Yankees have a deal to send Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees…(blah blah blah)…and mid-major top 10 Kent State is in some big trouble at home.” My first thought, after dismissing the A-Rod talk as a dream, I mean after all, the Rangers debunked all those theories a couple weeks ago, kissed, made up and named A-Rod captain, right? Instead, they’re on the verge of trading him to all that is evil with the world, the one team outside their own division that trade talks should NEVER EVER EVER come up with, much less over your star, your captain, and likely the best player IN THE GAME. If this goes down, I will almost make myself sick with how much I’d wish to see Manny Ramirez in the Rangers outfield. Don’t get me wrong, Alfonso Soriano is a stud infielder, but him and a minor leaguer for A-Rod!?!?! Trust me, I’ve seen the Yankees minor league system from up close (and not necessarily sober), and I don’t know what they’ve got to come close to completing this deal. Its obviously a salary dump, but right before spring training? Less than a week before pitchers and catchers report and you’re dealing the core of your team to Satan? This can’t happen.

Anyway, the next thought I had was, “Good, Kent State’s losing. I hate Kent State. With a passion. HEY! Kent State is playing BG, and its on ESPN2!” So I hop up out of bed, check the score, and Kent had just made a basket to cut the lead to 17-6 or something obscene like that. BG goes INTO that hole and is up 11 before Dan Dakich has a chance to fix his hair?!?! Amazing! What occurred over the next 12 and a half minutes wasn’t nearly as fun as that first minute awake. Kent pulled within 4 at the half, even taking a couple of leads, I think, and after BG finished the fizzle over the last 7 minutes of the game, all was lost, and another chapter of unachievement “what if-ness” was added to the 2003-04 BG hoops almanac.

Ah, and the Hurricanes lost to the Dev-holes 4-1, and Michigan hoops lost as well. What a more fitting day to feel like a loser than Feb. 14. At least it was all in the sporting arena, and the box scores in the paper tomorrow can find the trash easy enough tomorrow morning.

Its good to see little brother posting more often, though I don’t think his latest sausage attacks are necessary, whatever it takes to make him feel big is all right by me. Oh yeah, and he’s got a birthday next week, too. The 18th, I think its Wednesday. I think its only fair that he posts a list of celebrities/famous people he likes, and warns them not to leave the house on his birthday. On his 20th bday, Harry Caray died (don’t forget to tip a Budweiser at 7:30 next Wednesday!). Three years later, Dale Earnhardt turned right when everyone else turned left and died. It’s now been three more years, who knows who’s next. Consider yourself warned.