The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth

There is a massive conspiracy theory afoot. A theory even bigger and more widespread than the 9/11 conspiracy all those certifiable nutjobs are banging the drum for. That theory is: Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain.

But think about it. Does that really make sense? Why would she, of all people, murder Cobain? What did she have to gain from that? It's not like she is any more popular than when Cobain was alive (although Nirvana is a million times more famous than they ever would have been were Kurt Cobain not dead). She's still drug addled, mentally troubled Courtney Love. Nothing's changed for her.

So that means that Cobain killed himself, right? I mean if Courtney Love didn't do it then nobody did, right? Right? Wrong. I'll tell you who murdered Kurt Cobain.

Dave Grohl

It makes perfect sense to anyone who can see the evidence that's piled up over the years. Grohl was sick of being in the background of the band, probably the least known and most worthless member. He wanted Cobain's limelight all to himself. After all, who would suspect meek little Dave Grohl when Cobain had more drugs than blood cells in his veins at the time of his death AND was married to clinically insane Courtney Love.

Need more proof?

Barely a year after Kurt Cobain died, Dave Grohl formed the Foo Fighters and released a debut album with his new band. The curious thing is that the Foo Fighters started off (and for the most part still do) sounding EXACTLY like Grohl's former band, Nirvana. Suddenly all those kids sobbing and depressed over the death of Cobain (and Nirvana) could latch onto the Foo Fighters' unoriginal and uninspired sound because it was pretty much the same music. Now Grohl had all the fame and glory he so desperately wanted. And the best part (for him) was that all of the moronic conspiracy theorist fans believed that Courtney Love did it!

Can anyone come up with such a compelling (and entirely believable) motive for Courtney Love to murder her beloved husband? I think not. Why do you think that there has been such animosity between Grohl and Love over the years? Because she knows...she fucking knows. And now you know too.

Baggles Top Ten Video Games of Last Generation Consoles

I've been itching to write a top ten list and this is one that is relatively easy.

Some of these games do appear on different consoles but I am putting them under the console that I played them on. I'm too lazy to actually look up every single console the game graced. If I feel so inclined then I will write a short paragraph underneath the game about why I chose that game and what it did for me (and video games in general). Other than that I am just going to list them down the page. So without further ado and in no particular order (create your own), I present Baggles Top Ten Video Games of Last Generation Consoles:

Champions of Norrath
Playstation 2

WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain
Playstation 2

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Gamecube

Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker
Gamecube

GUN
Gamecube

Soul Caliber 2
Gamecube

Resident Evil 4
Gamecube

Fable: The Lost Chapters
Xbox

Guitar Hero
Playstation 2

God of War
Playstation 2

I purposefully didn't put any PC games into this list because computers aren't limited to different generational consoles. It's a little difficult for me to zero in on what generation of video game consoles a certain PC game was released so I just left them out entirely. Besides, I've never been an overly enthusiastic PC gamer...excluding World of Warcraft and Counterstrike of course. Everyone's enthusiastic about those games.

Anyways, that's my list. It may change in the near future considering how finicky and scattershot my brain is. I'm sure that I've forgotten one or two particular games but this is a pretty definitive list as far as I can tell.

Long Time, No Blogging

So alot of things have happened in my sportiverse since the last time I posted (which was back in October). The Redskins' season has really gone to shit with the murder of Sean Taylor. Granted, things were in a downward spiral before his death, but his absence from here on out certainly won't help things. Their win on Thursday against the Bears would probably provide some hope for me if they hadn't been playing so stumbly bumbly. Besides, that victory came with a huge price tag: Jason Campbell's probable season ending injury.

Todd Collins did have a decent performance as a replacement. Note the emphasis on that word. Todd Collins is not a starter. He is a replacement. He is not the season turnaround miracle this team has been waiting for. A collective will to win is the season turnaround miracle the team needs. And when teamwork is a needed miracle you know your team is in some deep shit.

Back in my baseball world, the Nationals traded one of my favorite players, Ryan Church, along with the lackluster Brian Schneider to the damned Mets for rap star...er...outfielder Lastings Milledge. I have to say that I don't know a whole Hell of a lot about Milledge aside from his short lived career as a rapper and the fact that I wasn't too impressed with him the few times I saw him play. While I'm more than positive that the trade will be a success in the long run, I am no less pissed off about the loss of my boy Ryan Church.

The Nationals also acquired Elijah Dukes from Tampa Bay. They may have bitten off more than they can chew with that guy. He's got so many illegitmate children and so many legal troubles I can't even fit it all into this blog. Anything you want to know about him you gotta inform yourself. The overhyped Aaron Boone was also added to the Nationals roster, most likely as a bench player. And they got some pitcher from the Yankees who's not important enough for me to remember his name at the moment.

Edit: I wrote this post before the Redskins went on their end of season tear. So everything negative I wrote about them at the beginning you can completely disregard. I'm very proud of what they accomplished and how they actually looked good doing it...barring that awful playoff performance against the Seahawks.

Baggles and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend

Well this past weekend was just freaking awful for me and my two sports teams. The Redskins get destroyed by God (a.k.a. Tom Brady) and the Rockies get swept in the World Series.

Okay so the Rockies aren't really my team. But I couldn't help but like them after their pretty much unprecedented winning streak. They could've at least won one game in the Series. It was just too easy for the Red Sox. If there is any comfort for me in this it is that the Sox didn't have to try very hard to win. It was not a dramatic or competitive World Series. No real baseball fan wants such a short, straightforward sweep in the World freaking Series. We want drama and competition and unpredictability! But it is what it is and what it is sucks ass.

Now while I knew the Redskins were going to lose I thought they might at least put up a fight. I could not help but laugh when I turned the game on late in the 4th quarter and it was 52-0. Tom Brady is inhuman. He does not belong on Earth. Heaven is missing their starting quarterback. Get it yet?

The Redskins didn't really help themselves out by playing awful football. I mean just damn terrible. All I can do now is pray that they recover from this obliteration and kick the Jets square in the nuts. I am getting Goddamn tired of waiting for the Redskins to be a consistently good and competitive team. They have the talent. So what the Hell is going on?!?!

Right as Rain

New England Patriots 48
Dallas Cowboys 27

Well, just like I've been saying all season long, the Cowboys finally played a real football team and they got beaten. I would say they had their asses handed to them except for the fact that the game was close in the 3rd quarter. Hell, the Cowboys were even leading for like...a whole minute. But for now Tom Brady and the Patriots are unstoppable. They'll be damned if they're going to let an overhyped little punk like Romo beat them. The Cowboys can look good against the reject teams of the NFL (except, of course, for the Bills) but even my wishy washy Redskins could beat everyone the Cowboys have.

I hope Sunday's game has finally set everyone straight. Now people can stop their bitching about the Patriot's wins being unimpressive. They are (and have been all season) for real. Now people can realize that Romo isn't nearly as amazing as they thought. Sunday was the first true test of his skill and he failed. Tom Brady rules so hard at putting people in their places.

Tony Romo is Rex Grossman

Date of Game: 10/8/07
Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 25
Buffalo Bills 24

Factors That Contributed to the Cowboys Victory Over the Bills
-the Bills offense is completely impotent (they scored a grand total of 3 points while the defense scored the other 21)
-apparently 53 yard field goals are no longer nigh impossible
-the perseverance of the other 10 Cowboys on the field to redeem someone's mistakes and pull out a victory
-luck (and lots of it)

Factors That Contributed Nothing
-Tony Romo

Seriously, the guy throws 5 interceptions in a game and everyone praises him? What the Hell is that all about? I don't see people waiting in line to plant their lips on Rex Grossman's ass. He had almost the exact same performance and he got benched. What pisses me off more is all the reporters siding with Dallas in their upcoming game against the Patriots. Tony Romo "overcame" his terrible performance and the Patriots undefeated season consists of "unimpressive wins". Who the Hell have the Cowboys beaten? Let's go over the list.

Game 1: New York Giants
Game2: Miami Dolphins
Game 3: Chicago Bears
Game 4: St. Louis Rams
Game 5: Buffalo Bills

Nope. No real football teams there. Nothing impressive about any of the Cowboys wins. Let's completely ignore the fact that - except for a huge dose of luck - they nearly lost to the Bills. Yes, the Bears went to the Super Bowl last year but they are just awful this year. But let's take a look at the Patriots' wins.

Game 1: New York Jets
Game 2: San Diego Chargers
Game 3: Buffalo Bills
Game 4: Cincinnati Bengals
Game 5: Cleveland Browns

Two of those 5 teams (Chargers and Bengals) were legitimate Super Bowl contenders last year. Granted the Chargers and Bengals have gone downhill this year. But the Patriots have crushed every team they have played (by 17 or more points). They haven't scraped out any wins like the Cowboys had to do.

Tony Romo didn't overcome anything or show impressive stuff on Monday. He looked like shit (a.k.a. Rex Grossman). The Cowboys haven't proven anything. They haven't played any real teams. The only way they could impress me is if they beat the Patriots on Sunday. And I seriously don't see that happening. At least not with everyone telling Tony Romo it's ok to give the other team the ball.

Intro to The Blog

Welcome to The Baggles Blog. I've been inspired to start this blog to fight back against all the stupid shit that pervades the mainstream. This blog is not a journal. I'm not going to regale tales of my everyday life. It is an opinion piece, if you will. That means that since these are my opinions you cannot contradict or challenge them.

I'm here to write what I want to write. If you don't like it then find something else to keep you occupied. Or - like my uncle and myself when we listen to The Herd with Colin Cowherd - read it because you despise it so. That's what makes it entertaining.