The Poppa Jeff Curse

Let's take a look and see how my favorite teams did this year.

PGA Golf: Sold to the Arabs in an effort to sports wash their human rights violations.

NFL: Green Bay Packers. Aaron is gone, and all we've got is Love. How they will do is up in the air, but the divisional title and the playoffs are unimaginable.

MLB: Chicago Cubs. Spectacular moments are interrupted by spurts of disaster.

Milwaukee Brewers Second place in the weakest division of the national league. Since I started to become a fanboy, they have yet to play well. Their bats and pitching are sporadic.

Premier League: Leeds United. They fired American Coach Jess Marsch and were relegated down to the championship league.

NWSL: Angel City. I see a coaching change coming here.

MLS: Seattle Sounders, Not good, and the future is not bright.

UW Basketball: New coach. We'll see.

UWGB: Where is Dick Bennet when you need him.

Call me if you have an opponent that your favorite team can't overcome. I buy and wear their kit until they play themselves out of contention.

Health Report

Started radiation this week. It felt like they were filming an episode of Star Trek.

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