This is why SC almost never writes about anything involving the San Diego Chargers until after the fact. Some observations occasioned by the event:
- In the past, SC has suggested to people that he might name one of his children LaDainian or Drew (or maybe Drew LaDainian). Philip is out of the question (if SC did so, people would ask his children why they got a normal middle name like "Philip", and the strange first name "Curseyou"). However, based on today's results, if he wants to name a son after the Charger whose name gets called the most, his name will be Personal Foul.
- Tomorrow, SC will wake up in Southern California. The temperature will peak at 62 degrees Fahrenheit over the course of the day. It will be sunny. Bostonians will wake up to a rainy day with a high of 35. No reason SC mentions that one.
- This marks 5 years in a row that Reche Caldwell has made Chargers fans sick. The first four years he did this, he was drawing a paycheck from the organization.
- Next Sunday, SC will enthusiastically root for someone with the last name Manning. He will then be checked into a hospital for psychiatric observation, and will not be released until That Name makes him visibly ill again.
- From the Annals of Statistically Improbable Phrases, a comment made on the phone by SC, after the game, to a friend: "Marty Schottenheimer will probably be fired this week. I actually feel sorry for Marty." If you don't know why this is something that took SC 30 years to be willing to say, you probably don't know that Marty spent the '90s coaching a hated rival.
Alright, that's enough grousing. OK, no it isn't. But SC is going to stop now, to focus on serious things again. Like how Gregg Easterbrook calls the Patriots the "Flying Elvii" based on their ridiculous logo.
Recovery will be a long, slow process.
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