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Mood Music - Mario Kart 64 Losing Results by Nintendo. (For the record, Mario Kart 64 is my 2nd favorite video game of all time. This fact will probably interest people more than my article!)
After taking a look at the game last night, and ONLY the game last night, Greg Kirkland has come to the inevitable conclusion that the Yankees are indeed doomed. The New York Yankees, and we as Yankee fans, are looking at a monumental September collapse that will rival the monumental September collapses, or collapsi if you will, of the Braves and Red Sox in 2011. The 2012 New York Yankees will be looked upon with disgust, shame, humiliation, anger, and confusion. Think about it for a moment. Use your Yankee fan brain. How could a team that was really destined to fail from the Ibanez signing ever be a contender in this, our steadfastly strong American League East?
Could just simple chance be a reason? Luck? Good fortune? Bad fortune? Or could it be terrible management from Hellraiser 15: The Binder Has A Spiky Face? Perhaps awful Cashman decisions propelled the Yankees to their inevitability, a word that should always be spoken in a Hugo Weaving voice. These are the questions we are likely to hear. You've probably heard them before. In fact, you probably heard them last year when the Yankees made the playoffs and didn't get past the always and infallibly prediction five game ALDS series.
This is honestly what I find so funny about the whole doom and gloom scenario that fans have painted in their head. By the way, Greg Kirkland does not believe that the Yankees are doomed. I just wanted to be clear on the fact that it was sarcasm. I was using this sarcasm to depict the usual Yankee fans in our game threads and on twitter lately. Back to why this makes me laugh. Playoffs or not, the same silly questions seem to arise all the time. Like Zombies or horrible Final Fantasy games. Do I believe that asking questions like this mean that people should not be concerned? Of course not. Your emotions are you own. For now. What it means is that no matter how far we get or don't get, fans are never satisfied. Some have called this "passion." I call it silly.
There's nothing wrong with asking questions. There's something wrong with asking the same questions all the time and pretty much getting back the same exact answers. The. Same. Exact. Answers. Here, allow me to demonstrate...
- Q: Did you like Star Trek: The Next Generation? A: Yes.
- Q: Did you like Star Trek: The Next Generation? A: Yes.
- Q: Did you like Star Trek: The Next Generation? A: Yes.
- Q: Did you like Star Trek: The Next Generation? A: Yes.
- Q: Did you like Star Trek: The Next Generation? A: Yes.