24 Just Got Nipped by a Hammerhead
This was a disappointing nite of television to say the least. 24, Raw, and the futility of the Cincinnati Reds are the current targets of my disdain.
24 (SPOILER ALERT) began by ruining the Fifth Season with the untimely and lame death of Tony Almeida. I just don't understand how Tony dies from 1/10th the dosage of the same "truth serum" which was incapable of even keeping Henderson in a coma last week. And don't human beings have sternums? That reminds me, where the hell is Henderson? His escape from CTU was not addressed this week, for some odd reason. Tony has defied all odds and been Jack's right-hand man especially through the past three seasons. How can you write off the show's rogue badass with a weak syringe to the chest? They brought Carlos Bernard back to essentially walk around in a hospital gown for three episodes and croak? On top of that, (my #1) Elisha Cuthbert exited with little fanfare and sex appeal. She had, what, 7 lines in the past two weeks? At least they introduced her worthless, Jim Rome wannabe boyfriend. This show is headed downhill fast and knocking off main characters is not adding to the enjoyment level. Thank God THE SHIELD will show these other programs how it's done tomorrow nite in the blockbuster season finale.
Raw was really an average show in every regard. The Triple Threat Match with RVD/Flair/Shelton was a nice tv match with a creative finish when Benjamin covered Flair as he applied the Figure 4 to RVD, but where is the other wrestling action? I'm sick of the McMahons bloviating on the microphone for the first 15 minutes of Raw. How many times does Shawn Michaels have to be squashed before Vince's ego is adequately padded? If this angle doesn't lead to Bret Hart coming out at Wrestlemania, I'll be sorely disappointed. I'm really looking forward to Edge-Foley at Mania. I miss high spots in the sport, and Edge is very underrated.
On to the scourge of Major League Baseball, the Reds... What the hell is going on in their front office? They're trading a 24 year-old right-handed corner OF capable of 40 HR power to a team we're likely going to be battling for a Wild Card. In return, they've landed an average 4th starter with a career ERA of 4.59. Arroyo is 29 and a flyball pitcher. Anyone who's witnessed Eric Milton and Ramon Ortiz being treated like Job in GABP should realize that this is NOT a good indicator of things to come. Do the Reds really see the 1B platoon of Hatteberg/Aurilia as an upgrade over Pena? Is this punishment for Pena defying management and playing for the Dominican Republic in the WBC (Griffey---hypocrites)? The constant failure to develop young talent or properly rebuild makes me laugh. They're a business spending minimal money to put a third-rate product on the field just barely good enough to deceive the ignorant masses into thinking they have a chance in the NL Central by signing 4-5 grizzled veterans per Spring. I'll be at the stadium rooting for good slapstick humor in a month, Reds' fans. Because of today's gaffe there should be more flyballs over our heads in the hot RF Wall seats we usually occupy. Go Tribe!
24 (SPOILER ALERT) began by ruining the Fifth Season with the untimely and lame death of Tony Almeida. I just don't understand how Tony dies from 1/10th the dosage of the same "truth serum" which was incapable of even keeping Henderson in a coma last week. And don't human beings have sternums? That reminds me, where the hell is Henderson? His escape from CTU was not addressed this week, for some odd reason. Tony has defied all odds and been Jack's right-hand man especially through the past three seasons. How can you write off the show's rogue badass with a weak syringe to the chest? They brought Carlos Bernard back to essentially walk around in a hospital gown for three episodes and croak? On top of that, (my #1) Elisha Cuthbert exited with little fanfare and sex appeal. She had, what, 7 lines in the past two weeks? At least they introduced her worthless, Jim Rome wannabe boyfriend. This show is headed downhill fast and knocking off main characters is not adding to the enjoyment level. Thank God THE SHIELD will show these other programs how it's done tomorrow nite in the blockbuster season finale.
Raw was really an average show in every regard. The Triple Threat Match with RVD/Flair/Shelton was a nice tv match with a creative finish when Benjamin covered Flair as he applied the Figure 4 to RVD, but where is the other wrestling action? I'm sick of the McMahons bloviating on the microphone for the first 15 minutes of Raw. How many times does Shawn Michaels have to be squashed before Vince's ego is adequately padded? If this angle doesn't lead to Bret Hart coming out at Wrestlemania, I'll be sorely disappointed. I'm really looking forward to Edge-Foley at Mania. I miss high spots in the sport, and Edge is very underrated.
On to the scourge of Major League Baseball, the Reds... What the hell is going on in their front office? They're trading a 24 year-old right-handed corner OF capable of 40 HR power to a team we're likely going to be battling for a Wild Card. In return, they've landed an average 4th starter with a career ERA of 4.59. Arroyo is 29 and a flyball pitcher. Anyone who's witnessed Eric Milton and Ramon Ortiz being treated like Job in GABP should realize that this is NOT a good indicator of things to come. Do the Reds really see the 1B platoon of Hatteberg/Aurilia as an upgrade over Pena? Is this punishment for Pena defying management and playing for the Dominican Republic in the WBC (Griffey---hypocrites)? The constant failure to develop young talent or properly rebuild makes me laugh. They're a business spending minimal money to put a third-rate product on the field just barely good enough to deceive the ignorant masses into thinking they have a chance in the NL Central by signing 4-5 grizzled veterans per Spring. I'll be at the stadium rooting for good slapstick humor in a month, Reds' fans. Because of today's gaffe there should be more flyballs over our heads in the hot RF Wall seats we usually occupy. Go Tribe!
posted by The Eminent Gadfly at 12:04 AM
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