Surviving the Red Sox

Once again, the non-sports comes first so I don't lose half of my readers right off the bat. (Please note the sports euphemism. We use them all the time, when we just want to touch base or when we are trying to throw someone a curve...)

Survivor: CBS's show that was once the talk of the town is now trying to keep itself from getting voted off the island. Apparently, Survivor's ratings have been plummeting like the Red Sox season and the producers feel like they need a gimmick to up the viewership for the 13th season of their show. They've tried to throw in a monkey wrench with each new season to surprise both the participants and the viewers. They've even gone so far as to have a "Survivor: All Star" season. Apparently they've run out of ideas.

What are they doing this year? For starters, instead of just two tribes, there are four. Not only that, but those four tribes are divided up by race. Yup, the four teams are Caucasians, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanics. Nothing like throwing a little gasoline on a fire, huh CBS? The producers have been quoted as saying they hope that people will tune in to route for their own race. Pardon?! "We want to foster a feeling of racism in America. We don't think enough people focus on it, so we're going to give them an easy opportunity to do so."

I'm not ignorant enough to think that there aren't racist people watching the show pulling for people of their own color. But CBS is going out of its way to encourage this behavior!

This also means that the casting directors had a quota for each race to make sure the teams were even. And if you were of questionable or multiple decent, could you be on the show? "Well, my mother is Irish, but my dad is Portuguese." Oh, sorry, we don't have a team for that. Maybe you could try back next year when our teams will be divided by religion.

Don't get me wrong. This won't change how I feel about Survivor. I've always strongly disliked the show. So much so that it would be difficult for me to dislike it more than I already do. I'm simply astounded by the irresponsibility of the producers and the network to allow this divisive plan.

In a time when people are still claiming that had the victims of Katrina been white the response would have been different, it is exactly this type of stupidity that we do not need. (There are those in New Orleans who have gone so far as to say that the levees were sabotaged by the government to make sure it was the poor black section of the city that was flooded in an effort to protect the affluent white areas.) We have enough people playing the race card (including (but not limited to) politicians, lawyers, "civil rights leaders," "reverends," singers, rappers, athletes, agents, actors, and newscasters) that we don't need the people supplying America (and often times, the world) with entertainment elevating ignorance and racism on a pedestal as though it's something to be attained rather than destroyed.

The Red Sox: So the Red Sox continue to lose. Or rather, the people wearing the uniforms of the Red Sox continue to lose. Who are these people?! Here was the lineup for the past few days:

Crisp CF
Pedroia 2B
Loretta DH
Youkilis LF
Lowell 3B
Pena (Carlos, not Willie Mo) 1B
Lopez C
Kapler RF
Cora SS

There is not a single person in this lineup who played in the post season for the Red Sox last year! Compare this lineup to the 2004 lineup:

Damon CF
Cabrera SS
Ortiz DH
Manny LF
'Tek C
Nixon RF
Meuller 3B
Millar 1B
Bellhorn 2B

or even earlier this year:

Youkilis 1B
Loretta 2B
Ortiz DH
Manny LF
'Tek C
Nixon RF
Lowell 3B
Crisp CF
A-Gon SS

Take a look at the lineup on the DL:

Crisp (possibly injured shoulder in last night's game) CF
Adam Stern 2B
Ortiz 1B
Manny LF
Willie Mo Pena DH
'Tek C
Nixon RF
A-Gon SS

If I'm a Red Sox opponent, I'd rather face the current team than the players on the DL! Who are these people!?

I'm not saying that injuries are the only reason the Sox are losing, but when you lose your 3, 4, 5, and 6 hitters you're done! That's the "Giant" part of the lineup! They are expected to be back soon (Ortiz as soon as tomorrow, 'Tek and Nixon have rehab games with Pawtucket tonight) but it will be too late. Thanks for playing.

Of course, I don't know how much better next year will look like. It's expected that the following people will not be on the team next year:

Nixon
Crisp
A-Gon
Loretta
and possibly Lowell

Which means we'll have Willie Mo as our every day RF, Pedroia at 2B, Youk may move to 3B, and who knows who will play CF or SS?

*sigh* (fist waving in the air) Just wait till next year!

Fatherhood

Alright, alright, the masses have spoken. I'll do my best to reflect upon this new hat I'm wearing that says "Daddy."

Ok, if it isn't the heart of honesty it isn't worth posting. The first thought I have when I ponder fatherhood is that I feel like I'm trailblazing. (How's that for you Jenna? Remember that continuous discussion?) As many of my regular readers are aware, I didn't have the best example of how to be a father from my father. Some would say I didn't really have a father, just a much older brother. The fact that he was mostly out of the house since I was four simply adds to this feeling: I'm the first "daddy" in my family.

And as the first "daddy" I've already received my first Father's Day present (from Vanessa before Isaac was born (in fact, I think it was before he had a name)) and it is his first baseball glove. I'm very excited to be able to spend time with my son! Exposing him to all the different sports that I know and finding out which ones he likes (he has no choice regarding Ultimate Frisbee. He's going to like that one.)

I tend to see kids differently now. Every child I see is a possibility of what Isaac might become. So as I'm exiting the mall and I see the losers who have nothing better to do but smoke and loiter I ponder how they got to that point and what can I do to keep Isaac from it. I watch the LLWS and see parents who are clearly living vicariously through their kids and pray that I never do that. I look at some of the mistakes my folks made and hope I do better. There is a lot to think about as a dad. I want to discover who Isaac is and then encourage him in those areas while at the same time shaping him to be a man of God. I foresee it as being a very delicate balance.

I've heard many people say that their favorite time is when their children were newborns. Advising us that they are so cute at this time and we should cherish it. Yeah. I guess that's true. But the flip side of that is it's so hard to interact with a being that just eats, poops, sleeps, and burps. Recently, he's begun smiling and laughing. This is a major step forward and has been the highlight of my days. When my son wakes up and sees that I'm home from work and flashes he cute little smile and utters his backwards laugh (he inhales as he laughs, instead of exhaling) I'm borderline speechless.

While I'm unable to feed Isaac without some planning ahead, I have found something I'm quite good at. Getting him to sleep. I think my record is two point eight minutes. The only problem is that he's so comfortable in my arms that he nearly always wakes up when I try to put him in his bed. Would anyone like to know the song I sing to my son that calms him the most? I've tried many. Here's the winner.

Another word of advice I've oft heard is that my life will never be the same. The problem is that it is nearly always said as a negative. "Oh? You're having a baby? Well, your life will never be the same. It's over!" Instead of what I've found to be the truth: "My life will never be the same." It's beginning anew; just as it did when I wed my love.

I've been all over the world and seen a lot of amazing sights; a little boy who's been experiencing this world for just over two months who is the living example of the love that my wife and I share may just be on the top of that list.

Wanted: The Thief of Ortiz's 2006 MVP

It's been clear to all that, up until the All Star Break, David Ortiz was the front runner in regards to the AL MVP. It's not looking so good now. Why is that? Is David's performance falling off that much? No. He is still playing like an MVP. So who is stealing Big Papi's MVP award?

Here are the suspects:

The Writers: These are the people who vote for the MVP. They stole David's MVP last year and gave it to A-Fraud. He has further proven himself to be a fraud this year and (hopefully) is not being considered for the 2006 AL MVP. The writers have also broadcast a strong bias against voting for a designated hitter for this award. There is no A-Fraud for them to give it to this year, but there is Mauer (C-Twins) and Jeter (SS-Yankees). Perhaps they have their sights set on stealing David's MVP for the second year in a row.

Manny Ramirez: There are two ways that Papi's Pal could be purloining his place of prominence. First, Manny was on fire during the Red Sox crash and burn at the hands of the Yankees. I've always felt that the league MVP needs to be the team MVP as well. If Manny is competing with Papi for the team MVP he may steal some MVP votes from him. The second way that Manny could steal the award is by way of his hammy. Manny suddenly had a cramp in his hammy after he made it known that he was upset with the game scorer when a hit he had was scored an error. He had to be talked into playing the next game, then left the game after that early with a "cramp." With Manny out of the lineup, Tito has been batting Kevin Youkilis behind Ortiz. Since then, Ortiz has received two intentional walks. Without Manny behind him, nobody pitches to David. Manny may be unintentionally taking the MVP from his teammate.

Derek Jeter: There are musings that Jeter may be the writers' favorite for the non DH MVP. He's had a decent year and with the player to his right committing error after error, he's shining on that infield. Here's the problem that I have with the Jeter for MVP campaign. I don't see how a Yankee can ever be MVP. The MVP of the league needs to be the MVP of his team. When you are shuffled in a lineup with Damon, Giambi, Matsui, Sheffield, A-Fraud, Williams, Cano, Posada, Abreu and Rivera how can you possibly be the MVP of that group?! They have proven that they can cruise without two of their best players. However, as the writers have proven: they don't care. Jeter may end up stealing Papi's MVP.

Joe Mauer: While Big Papi leads the majors in RBI and Home Runs (two of the three aspects of baseball's "Triple Crown.") Mr. Mauer holds the other for the American League: batting average. Normally, this wouldn't be a concern. The MVP rarely has the best batting average. Here's the catch. Mauer is a catcher and catchers hardly ever win the batting title, let alone lead the entire majors in this category. This wouldn't be an issue if Mauer were a short stop or center fielder, positions known for their hitting ability. So, combine the fact that a catcher has the best batting average with the writers who will vote for a relief pitcher before they'll vote for a DH and you have an equation that robs David of his second deserved MVP.

The Red Sox Bullpen: "Wait a minute, Marc. How can the Red Sox pitching be stealing David's MVP? They aren't the one's pitching to him!" True enough. However, all too often, the writers won't vote for a player on a team that doesn't make the playoffs. How can the MVP of the league not be good enough to elevate his team to the post season? I bet the writers who can't stomach voting for a DH are praying the Sox continue to falter so that they have a different excuse other than "Well, he doesn't play the field." So, hear me know and believe me later: If the Red Sox pitching doesn't shape up and if the Sox don't get to play October ball (Come on, don't we all want to hear more of "the Hunt for Red Soxtober"?) then David Ortiz will not be awarded the AL MVP and for the second time in two years it will have been stolen from him. Just as it was stolen from Pujols by Bonds all those years before.

Verdict: If Big Papi doesn't get the big award we can blame the pitching. Not only are they sinking the Sox season, they are taking David's hopes of an MVP honor down with them.

Mark my words, this will prove to be more than just my opinion!

What a joke 2

Volume II "The Sports Version"

Be sure to catch "What a joke volume I" below (it was yesterday's post).

I'll start with the non-major league sports so as not to lose you all right off the bat.

The Little League World Series: This isn't all about the LLWS, but the rules are the same so I figured I'd use that heading.

I caught just a few minutes of the LLWS, but what I saw I found disturbing. First, it looked like these 11 year olds were throwing junk (curve balls for the non sports inclined among us.) This is really bad for a preteens elbow and really should not be allowed.

I also saw a child hit a home run. What an exciting moment for him. And what did he do? Showboat. He hit the ball, dropped the bat alla Manny Ramirez, and watched it fly for a few moments before he started jogging. Hello! You're 11! I really hope his coach let him have it regarding sportsmanship and the proper way to play the game.

Little League in America has universal rules. One of those rules is that every player on the team who is at the game must be in the field for at least 3 defensive outs and have at least one at bat. There was a coach who realized in the top of the sixth (that's their final inning) with at 9-7 lead that he'd failed to play one player. He put him in the game and told his team to make sure the game was tied when the half inning ended so that the child could get an at bat and they'd have a chance to win the game. The other team's coach also noticed the oversight and told his players to swing and miss knowing that if the game ended without that child getting an at bat his team would win even though the score was not in their favor. So, while one coach was telling his team to throw the game so that the rules could be followed, the other was telling his team to throw the game so that the rules could be exploited.

1) What does this rule teach the kids? Life is fair, everyone deserves a turn, winning doesn't matter, blah blah blah. Bad rule.
2) What did the first coach teach the kids? Even though it's a bad rule, it's not immoral and it should be abided by, so much so that he tried to extend the game to obey the rule.
3) What did the second coach teach the kids? Winning is everything. Whatever it takes! If you can't win based on your own abilities, win based on someone else's mistake!

By the way, there is a happy medium between winning doesn't matter and winning is everything.

Lastly in regards to Little League, there was a close game where the team in the field intentionally walked a slugger to face the kid who followed him in the line up. Now, forgetting the outrage that 10 year olds are intentionally walking each other, the batter who was up next was a cancer patient! They walked the teams slugger to face the cancer patient who hadn't had a hit in who knows how many at bats! He struck out ending the game. Once again, coaches really need to find the balance between winning doesn't matter and winning is everything. Because the coach who had his pitcher walk the slugger just doesn't get it.

The Red Sox: Maybe some of you have been waiting for this part of the post. Yesterday, the Yankees completed a five game sweep in Fenway pushing the Red Sox to 6 1/2 games back in the division. What's the problem? Pitching, pitching, pitching! I'm sure glad that Bronson is off the team. I mean, the Sox only averaged 5 runs a game against the Yankees so their offense clearly needed some help! Well, when your opponent averages around 8 runs a game there's something wrong on the mound, not at the plate.

(Hey Dr. James & Mudflaps, you'll both appreciate this part.) While the pitching is to blame, there should be some red flags flying when a major league pitching roster gives up 14 walks in a game (game 3). 14 walks. These are major league pitchers. If there are 14 walks being handed out that strike zone must be pretty darn small! I saw the two batters that Becket walked forcing home two runs. Both of those batter struck out looking and yet were awarded first base.

While the umpire had a hand in the loss, the weight falls in the bullpen. The Red Sox were unable to hold leads of as much as 3 runs. That is not a team that's going to make it into the playoffs. (And they lost yesterday on a wild pitch...)

I still believe that making no move at the deadline was the right move. 'Tek and Nixon went down after that time. Perhaps it is the fact that 'Tek isn't their for the young pitchers to aim at. Their decline did coincide with his departure from behind the plate.

"But the Yankees had injuries too." Sure they did. Matsui and Sheffield are both hurt. Leaving them with the skeleton crew of Jeter, A-Rod, Posada, Giambi, Damon, Williams and Cano. I have no idea how they are winning with that depleted lineup!

Don't get me wrong. It ain't over. 5 down in the wild card, 6 1/2 in the division with over 40 to play. Hopefully the geriatrics from New York will slip a few rungs as well. The post season is still a possibility.

So, there you have it. A few things that are, in just my opinion, complete and utter jokes.

What a Joke

So, while I realize I'm slowly becoming that guy that I was complaining about in my last post (the guy who never posts) I'm doing my best to entertain you with my thoughts. The next two posts are going to be all about things that I think are complete jokes. This post will be the non-sports post, and tomorrows will be the sports post, (though not entirely major league sports.)

First up:

Hollywood: More specifically "Snakes on a plane." Here's the plot, concentrate because it's complicated: An assassin puts a piece of luggage on a plane. It's full of snakes. The luggage is programmed to open at a certain time releasing these snakes... that are on a plane. The snakes start killing people... who are on the plane. Because the assassin wants to kill on specific passenger... who is on said plane. Can't wait to catch this one!

What is wrong with Hollywood that they can't put out a good movie anymore unless it was a book or a movie before?! Have all of the creative people packed up and vacated the left coast? Here's the biggest joke of this movie: It was the highest grossing movie at the box office this weekend, out dueling the other intellectual movie out right now: "Ricky Bobby: Ballad of Talladega Nights."

Teen Choice Awards: As though our culture wasn't youth oriented enough, now we have the Teen Choice Awards. This respectable awards show has such categories as "Choice Liplock," "Choice Hottie," "Choice Rumble," and "Choice Grill." (For those of you who are too old to know what a grill is, it is not the following: the barbeque in your backyard, the metal grate in front of your car radiator, or an interrogation scene. It's teeth. The celebs all had gold, silver, or jewels attached to their teeth!) The award given is a 6 foot surf board. This award is so all encompassing it deals with movies, TV, and music.

Ooo ooo, and this year's broadcast included the first live performance of K-Fed! (That's Kevin Federline, you know, the nobody who married Brittany Spears and now is some amazing singer! Lucky for her that she married someone so talented!)

My major issues with this concept are as follows: First: It's nearly impossible to create a piece of entertainment that is appropriate for 13 year olds and yet will hold the attention of a modern 17 or 18 year old. There is WAY too much of a difference between the beginning of the teen years and the end to have something that would attract all teens. The solution to this is to entertain the older teens knowing that the younger will watch anyway. Isn't that part of our problem? Don't we have kids in sixth grade acting like they are juniors in high school? Aren't researchers giving sex surveys to middle schoolers because they are no longer acting like middle schoolers? Second: Doesn't this simply encourage Hollywood to pander to this age group even more? Aren't we sick of movies like Ricky Bobby and American Pie? Third: I heard a song the other day that had a line "I'm going to be 18 until I die." This is another major problem I see. Our society LOVES youth. We yearn for it and try to keep it as long as we can. Skin care, hair replacement, even TV shows (that 70's show so 30 and 40 year olds can relive their youth) are signs of our desire to remain young. But what are the consequences of that? Divorce because we shirk responsibility? Teen drug use and pregnancy because we'd rather be their friends than their parents? Does our culture of "I'm a victim" stem from our desire to remain young? This award show is not necessary, nor is it benificial. Finally: Do you really think that the celebs take this seriously? Do you think Reese Witherspoon is going to put her surf board next to her Oscar statuette?

There were a few redeeming points of this laugh-fest. Several winners tried to use the acceptance speech as a platform to send out a good message to the youth. Sandra Bullock (who won for Choice Liplock with Keanu Reeves) encouraged people to be faithful in marriage (Keanu didn't really get it and was somewhat countered what she said, but not terribly). Jessica Alba (who won for choice hottie) attempted to encourage teens not to be obsessed with their looks. She thanked her hair and make up people and the photographers and graphic artists who had been air brushing her for years. She opened her thank you speech with, "We need to remember that looks don't matter, accept in this category." One other surprise was that "She's the Man" (a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night") took home Choice comedy or musical.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for the complete jokes that I've seen recently in sports!

Living in the US is so taxing!

It's been quite some time since I've been able to post on here and for my loyal blog checkers, I apologize. I know how frustrating it is to continually check someone’s blog only to find that it's still as it was a week ago. (You know who you are...)

So over the next few posts, I'll be discussing some of the things I've been mulling over during my recent blog silence.

Taxes: I am amazed that the American people are not more outraged over taxes. In regards to our money, our government gets us coming and going! They tax our money when we earn it: Income tax. This is anywhere from 20%-50% of your income depending on how much you make in a year. They tax us when we don't earn it: Capital Gains Taxes on interest of our savings or stocks. They tax us when it's a gift: Estate Tax. If my mother dies, and leaves me stuff, the government takes some of it! Then they tax us when we spend it: Sales Tax. And there are the specific items that have their own tax: Gas Tax, Prepared food tax, Amusement Tax, Liquor tax, Luxury tax, Cigarette tax, telephone taxes, Then they tax us because we own it: Property tax, Recreational vehicle tax, Excise tax, etc.

And don't forget, any fee you pay to your city or state for a license is really a tax without the title: Dog license, drivers license, car registration, parking meters, building permit, yard sale permit, hunting license, fishing license, marriage license, toll roads, and traffic fines to name a few.

And yet somehow states don't have enough money for education. The feds can't balance a budget! “We need to raise taxes!” ("There's nothing more permanent than a temporary tax." (and a temporary dorm at Gordon)) How is this possible?!

Here is a semi complete list of current taxes:

Accounts Receivable Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (40 cents per gallon)
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and
Local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

But it gets better! All of these taxes still don't seem to cover the cost of running a government! Lawmakers and tax-takers have to become more creative. Check out this completely real and true tax that I found: In Tennessee, when you acquire an illegal drug (even "moonshine"), you have 48 hours to report to the Department of Revenue and pay your tax, in exchange for which you'll receive stamps to affix to your illegal substance. The stamps serve as evidence you paid the tax on the illegal product. You need not provide identification to get the stamps and it's illegal for revenue employees to rat you out. If you are caught with an illegal substance that you have not paid the tax on, not only are you arrested, but you are also fined for the tax you didn't pay!

Here's the question: None of these existed a hundred years ago and yet our nation was the among most prosperous in the world, had zero national debt, had a larger middle class than it does now, and it was commonplace for one parent to work and actually support the family. What happened?!

Where does all of this tax money GO?! We shouldn't have half of these taxes! The first to go should be the state and federal income tax! *sigh* Just my opinion.

33 ways to make sports better.

Though this may look like a sports post, it should be entertaining and perhaps enlightening for all. With all the controversy surrounding many sports (the ref in last years NFL, Floyd Landis in the Tour de France, 'Roids in the MLB) something needs to be done! As a public service, I have compiled a list of 33 ideas that would make sports better for all. Here they are in no certain order:

1) Anyone heard yelling "Get in the hole" as soon as the golfer hits the ball is immediately escorted off of the course.

2) Bring back the glowing puck

3) Full time NFL refs

4) Salary cap for all sports

5) Salary floor for all sports

6) Price cap for tickets

7) NFL OT is no longer decided by a coin flip. The home team gets to choose the ball or the side to defend

8) MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL all on free TV

9) Certain play by play and color commentary people no longer allowed to speak over the air! (You know who you are!)

10) Make NASCAR drivers do a physical challenge during their pit stops. They have to accurately complete a complicated math problem while their tires are being changed or they are penalized a few seconds at the end of pit row.

11) The following phrases are outlawed:
"110%"
"We just need to score more than the other team"
"We didn't get it done tonight"

12) Call Peyton Manning for false starts! It's illegal to put your hands under center and then pull back with out the ball for any reason, including to audible.

13) No more horseracing. Period.

14) The following people need to be permanently removed from their sports and their records expunged:
Barry Bonds
Mark McGuire
Rafael Palmiero
Jason Giambi
Jose Cansaco
T.O.
Randy Moss

15) The following people need to be reinstated to their sports:
Shoeless Joe

16) Soccer ties are no longer allowed. Any ties after regulation are decided based on attack time. The team with the most attack time wins.

17) There needs to be a Triple A for the NBA. I'm sick of young players "learning on the court."

18) MLB should institute what the UK soccer league has. The worst team drops down a league and the best one from the lower league takes their place. (I'm talking to you Kansas City! "Tomorrow, the Seattle Mariners face off against the Pawtucket Red Sox")

19) No more sideline reporters. We don't have them in baseball, soccer, and hockey and we don't miss them.

20) Instant replay for baseball. Just like football. Red flag, three times, you are charged an out if you are wrong.

21) Get rid of the NIT (No-one's Interested Tournament) If you didn't make it to the big dance, don't go to the loser's ball.

22) Homeruns are not highlights

23) The Tour de France route changes every year. Riders are not informed where the route goes until the day of that stage. If you get lost: too bad.

24) Tiger starts two strokes over par

25) Playoff tournament for college football, no more Fiesta Kleenex Tidybowl Bowls!

26) Shorter hockey season. Ice hockey should not be played in April!

27) Change the win/loss determination for pitchers with the ability for the scorer to award the win or the loss and the ability for no pitcher to get the win.

28) No more no-calls on superstars in the NBA. Call consistently!

29) Olympic medal winners are automatically allowed back for the next Olympics to defend their championships. They do not have to qualify. They do not count against their nation if there is a certain number of athletes that are allowed to be sent from any one country for their event.

30) Test Test Test! Universal drug testing for all performance enhancing drugs including the Head Growth Hormone (Thanks Mudflaps)

31) No retro jerseys for certain teams (like the Padres and the Astros!)

32) If you can't find a sport to broadcast on your cable sports station, don't try to convince me that dominoes is a sport!

33) Where is the professional Ultimate Frisbee?

Feel free to add your own or disagree with any of these. Because, after all, they are just my opinion.