RANDOM THOUGHTS PRESENTS: THE DEATH OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL

18. November 2008 by admin.

First Thought: Jimmy Johnson on Sunday won his third straight Sprint Cup Championship and you know what? Who cares! There I said it, because does anyone even understand what that means? I think more people this year will remember how Dale Earnhart Jr. switched racing teams over who won the Sprint Cup.

Also what’s the point of winning a trophy where the name keeps switching sponsors? It was originally the Winston Cup, but you know cigarettes are bad. Then they turned it to the Nextel cup because the cell phone companies got too huge too fast and then Nextel got eaten up by a bigger cell phone company.

Just wait in two years when the NASCAR chase will be renamed the Apple Iphone cup. I mean is it really that crazy when the same world presented the Chicago Bears presented by Bank One in 2003.

Charlie Weis has to go: was anyone even watching that game on Saturday against Navy? I would rather watch a high school football game over the another fighting Irish football game. I also loved the promo for next weeks game. ND trys to get to a bowl game by taking on Syracuse in south bend next Saturday.  Man I am so not there! Also don’t forget that the Irish still have to face USC to finish the season. Sacrificial lamb anyone?

Here is the key stat about Notre Dame that is not written enough. NO BOWL WINS IN 16 YEARS! And here is the reason for that, any time the Irish have a somewhat good year, the bowl selection committees want to put ND in a huge bowl game on new years day or later against a great opponent, to get huge viewer ship, Smart idea in theory, but the Irish are really never that good.

I am sorry but if you beat Air Force, Navy, Michigan State and Syracuse. You do not deserve to play in any good bowl game. Now they do usually play tough opponents like USC and once proud Michigan team, but its not like they ever beat those teams year in and year out. This is why I hope the Irish get to play a after Christmas day bowl game against TCU and finally break the streak. But maybe I am asking for too much.

Looking back on the Charlie Weis era at South Bend will be two facts. Losing to the Trojans at home on the final play in 2005. And thinking Jimmy Clausen is special. Now that is sad.

NOW ON TO THE DEATH OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Fox Sports on Monday lost our in the bidding with ESPN to show the BCS games for the next four years starting in 2011. WOW this is so awful, because now championship games will be played on cable, meaning you are going to pay to watch Ohio State get smacked by a SEC team every year!

This have been one of my conspiracy theories since 2004, when the day of watching major sporting events will be only seen on paid cable or satellite. I always thought one day the Super Bowl will be shown on pay per view and now I think we are one step closer to this coming true.

This really makes college football a joke because now ESPN not only bought the rights to the BCS, they now have no right ever making fun of how stupid the system is or saying they should have a playoff. It is just like the coaches who oppose the BCS system. Sorry but all the coaches signed and get money from having a BCS system.

Also I am hoping that Oklahoma beats Texas Tech in the following weeks because then we will have a three way tie for first place in the Big 12 north, The BCS will then decide who goes to the Big 12 title game and then onto the so called title game later in January.

MORE BCS BASHING: Is it also crazy to say one day the BCS Title game will be played after the Super bowl? I mean last years game was played on the eighth of January. Why stop there? Why not have it the day after the first pitch in April?

Also how come no one talks about how Florida is going to face overrated Alabama in the SEC title game? I can see Florida destroying Nick Saban’s team and then winning their second BCS title in three years.

Cool side note, I just let spell check try to spell Saban and its first thought was Satan. Yeah I know.

MY THOUGHT IS THIS: I am not paying to watch any title game, end of story! I don’t care if you have the most HD channels available over Dish Network. You are not taking my money anymore. I don’t want major college football being only shown on cable for now on, I don’t want it to end up like NBA basketball, where if you don’t have cable, you don’t even know a season is going on.

I DARE YOU TO TELL ME WHO IS THE HIESMAN TROPHEY WINNER THIS YEAR: Is it Tim Teabow again if they beat Alabama? It is anyone on Texas Tech? Remember the QB on Missouri? Wow That guy fell off!

THE BEARS ARE AWFUL: Here is the reason, no first round talent on the field. Jerry Angelo has been cute with all his late round picks making contributions. But after a while you need big first round talent if you want your team to take it to the next level.

Tommie Harris dropped to the mid first round because of injury problems and guess what, I finally agree with the draft gurus, he is injury prone. The only other first round pick out there is Greg Olsen and I am sorry but he is not a playmaker. And don’t even get me started on Rex Grossman, I feel if he had a real coach teaching him to play QB in the NFL, the bears would have a real player.

FINAL SAY: NO TALENT ON THE FIELD EQUELS BUTTWHOOPING FROM PACKERS!

I am sorry: But if you think the Bears should put in Caleb Hannie, then you know nothing about football.

THE NFL IS DOWN THIS YEAR: I just want everyone to know, that baseball was so good this year, that it has made football really not that exciting this year. I mean look at the scores from last Sunday, Bengels and Eagles tie 13-13 and then the Steelers beat the Chargers 11-10. There is so much parity in the NFL right now, that there is two teams who look like teams who can make the playoffs, in the Giants and Titans and everyone else looks like a wild card team or worse.

Also have you notice no one is really acting like a superstar this year. No one is really putting up monster numbers like people did last year. If you look at fantasy football, can you tell me five players who you wouldn’t trade under any circumstance. No records are being broken and no one is turning into a break out star. This is why, I would vote for Kerry Collins for MVP. Yes the NFL is so down this year I would vote for Kerry Collins for MVP.

mark

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Random thoughts presents: PLEASE STOP CRYING ALREADY!

7. November 2008 by admin.

While exploring the local dollar tree: behind the counter, I saw that you could purchase a home pregnancy test for a whole dollar! Look do I even need to make the joke? Nine months later the mother is telling the doctor, “how could this be, the dollar pregnancy test said I wasn’t going to have a baby?” spend more money on this one ladies and coming from a cheap guy like me is saying a lot.

I am having problems trying to burn some Sony and WB DVDs from the red box. Give me time and I will figure out how to get around this problem.

It has now been a week since the season started and I have no idea where basketball went? I think the answer comes from not having cable and then just stop caring about cable.

I feel tired and awake at the same time.

Election Night Notes: I had to cover the republican headquarters party for the night and it was an experience. I think one of the best parts of my job, is talking to real people, not another press talking heads or people with communication degrees giving you their answer off a cue sheet. No really people who are dying to tell you what they hate about the world.

The room knew what was going to happen on election night. They knew it was a night for the democrats to take power again across the board. The only people who were really upset were first time voters. Once you start voting a couple of times, you realize your not going to win every time.  But isn’t that what competition is all about. Fighting against someone else for a common goal.

President Bush still makes me laugh: hearing him say “president obama:” is classic.

And don’t worry, when I am talking to you. I will remember everything you just said.

The following story really happened to Mark Moses on election night. The story is true, the names has been changed to protect the innocent.

Old man- man so your with the press huh?
Mark-yes I am WCHV News.
Old man- well its been a long day, I am happy its over.
Mark- I agree with you, so what do you think is going to happen tonight?
Old man- well ill tell yeah, my wife is a big democrat and she is happy with to……

(TV reporter woman walks through the door and sets up)

Old man- oh man do you see that? Look man you better go over there and start talking to her.
Mark- what?
Old man- man are you single, no not you, you probably got a girlfriend.
Mark-no I am single, no woman for me.
Old man- well look you better stop talking to me and get over there because she is really good looking.
Mark-ummm ok if you think I should.
Old man-because if I was still your age I would be over there talking to her in a heart beat.

And scene.

Look this is my only question for you old man, are you me from the future?

Also seeing one college aged girl cry when it read on the TV, that McCain lost just was priceless.

I don’t hate McCain: when he gave his final speech of the night from Arizona, I kept thinking. He would have been a good president and he still has the respect of the American people. He just ran a horrible campaign. McCain should have just been himself, stop using the words, “maverick” and “my friends” and just said what he thought. Palin wasn’t the problem, his fake personality was. I also thought, if he was 20 years younger he would have beaten Obama.

In the end: don’t trust politicians, trust me.

Obama won because this country just needed something new. People were sick and tired of hearing about things we can’t do or try. People and voters want to try new things, take new leaps, new sacrifices, a new risk. They really want money in their pockets again.

The reason Obama really won: I first said this idea back in April of 2007 and Obama went with this all the way to his victory. He was the only candidate to talk to young voters. Obama understood the future is with young voters and technology. The other candidates didn’t understand this.

You have to use technology to reach people, use it for business and not be afraid of where technology will take us.

Election night results also said something true about how the country is going to go forward. Baby boomers are not the future. They are getting older and will not lead like they once did. You have to let the newer generation have their chance to make their mark on the world. Now I am not saying baby boomers are dying tomorrow, most of them are still in power, but it really was time for the country to take a new direction. I know your thinking these all seem like generic statements, but trust me, the reason obama won was not because of race, it was time for something new.

Now it is time to knock on obama so my republican friends don’t get mad at me: Sorry but Michelle Obama is not pretty and she is a horrible dresser. Obama is a corny guy and he is not the messiah. Stop crying because he won, you didn’t win anything.

And over all: CAN PEOPLE STOP CRYING ALREADY!

If you win the superbowl after losing a couple, like John Elway did: ok you can cry.

Winning 50 buck at the lottery: no you can’t cry of joy.

Your mom dies: ok you can cry.

The Miami Heat got you pregnant: you can cry.

Sallie Mae screwed up your credit because they forgot to authorize your payment: cry.

NIN played your favorite song live: no crying.

Pull your groin: yes cry.

Being force to watch Grey’s anatomy for ten straight hours: YES PLEASE CRY AND ASK FOR GODS HELP!

Akon just tackled you stage during his performance: cry and then punch him.

White guy crying because a black guy will be the first black president: NO! NO! NO!

See what I am getting at. STOP CRYING!

Men only clean their apartments when there is a chance of a new woman coming over or their mother is going to visit.

Explain to me this one: Sprint told me that I am done with my contract, but if I wanted to get a new phone, I would have to pay full price because I am still a costumer of sprint. This means for me to get a blackberry, I would have to pay around 700 dollars for a phone. If I cancel my account and start a new one, then I would get the phone for pretty much nothing. WOW thanks for cutting a deal to a customer who has never been late on a payment in three years.

That’s it rock band is awful: look when I was at best buy and rock band had a Interpol song playing, I thought about breaking the TV. I am sorry but guitar hero and rock band is a huge fad in the video game industry. Trust me it won’t last and you will buy one on Craiglist for 20 bucks in another year.

Speaking of Craigslist: did you know the government is going to crackdown on the greatest website ever because of prostitution problems on the website. WAIT THOSE ADS WERE REAL FOR ADULT FUN?

NIN IN CONCERT: NIN was really good, not great but still good. Hearing Hurt live was really cool. And I only paid around 20 bucks to go. See I told you, no one is worth more than 20 bucks to see in concert.

Look if you are tall skinny guy, with a  pony tail, cowboy hat and trench coat on. The fashion police are on the way!

Next march the bball arena is going to have a monster truck rally: that’s it I am going! Just so I can hear,
GRAVEDIGGER!

I also understand the idea of, you are never as cool as you think you are.

Someone call facebook and tell them Mark Moses is coming to kick you ass for changing the whole layout of the website.

The bears will beat the titans on Sunday, just watch! And with Grossman.
Wayne- yeah and monkeys might fly out of my butt! (early 90’s joke!)

There is something in the sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings that just doesn’t sit right with Mark Moses.

When I say something really crazy and then follow it with, oh I am just joking. don’t trust me.

By the year 2009: Mark Moses will be dating that one singer Katy Perry because she will be washed up by then. See it will work because I will not be washed up by then. Look celebrities can have their money but at least I am not washed up. And by 2009 Barrack Obama is going to take all their money by then anyway.

Dream Sequence:

Mark-so hey how’s it going, I am mark
Katy-yeah hey whatever, does it look like I care?
Mark- well you should care, I am Mark Moses, Vibe Magazine said the Random Thoughts with Mark Moses is the worst blog of 2007.
Katy-(pause and hand on her chest) I am so sorry I had no idea.
Mark- you should be, now lets get some turkey sandwiches and go to Kmart for blue light specials on electronics.
Katy-huh?
Mark- oh I am just joking.
Katy-oh ok, your funny.
Mark-yeah I know, your music is terrible by the way.
Katy-stop it you should be a comedian.
Mark-that wasn’t a joke……….so are we going to make out or go to Kmart or what?
And scene.

I think about winning the Stanley Cup maybe three times a day. Hitting a home run to win the pennant against the twins maybe 7 times a day and beating the packers 50 times a day!

Also while driving I think people are shooting at me in a high speed chase. My love interest is in the passenger seat and I tell her to hold on as I flip the car, shoot the gas tank of the bad guys, they blow up, my car lands normal and I end it with a Michael Moses joke as rock music is blasting in the background!
MY FATHER-SO IS ANYONE ELSE HUNGRY?
As we drive off to the next scene.

I think I just found myself attracted to a woman with a lazy eye, but no way she is beating the bartender in Iowa with a hook hand!

And now another scene in the life of Brian Austin Green:

Brian looking tired from dating a 21 year old for the past year, is driving in his car with Megan Fox.

Megan-man I love this song, TI is so dope, I wonder what it would be like to date a rapper?
Brian-really, well you know I came out with a rap cd, like ten, wait I mean 2 years ago.
Megan- no you didn’t, I don’t believe you brain.
(Brian takes a cassette tape out of his jean jacket because he has been waiting 15 years to impress a good looking girl that he once was a rapper and not just the guy from 90210 and then just realize that his car doesn’t have a tape deck, because it is the year 2008 not 1994.)
Brian-ok your right I was just playing around.
Brian cried a little more than usual that night. WHICH MARK MOSES WILL ALLOW!

Sometimes I think Keanu Reeves kicks ass and then sometimes I think cupcakes kick ass a little bit more.

The people have spoken: multiple states voting against gay marriage. I am sorry but they did, I think that is horrible but what can you do. It is 2008 and gays are still not accepted. AWFUL!

Did you know: you can ask for no salt on your fries at McDonalds? This is good.

Did you know: I haven’t played basketball since July. This is bad!

Cable news is news entertainment not real news. I wish people could understand this.

PLEASE SOMENE KILL THE SIMPSONS ALREADY, IT IS SO AWFUL NOW. IT IS MY FAV SHOW OF ALL TIME, PLEASE END THE SHOW BEFORE IT IS RUINED FOR EVER!

Fin

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The Random Thoughts Presents: Virginia is for Big things Poppin!

28. October 2008 by admin.

While waiting for TI to show up for a record signing at a local music store, I heard the following comment.
Announcer-as you know, November 4th is going to be a very important day in American history and as you know, TI is coming out with a new clothing line. His first shirt is called, REGISTER MY VOTE! Now the shirt sells in stores for 32 dollars, but if you buy one today, it will only cost ten dollars and yes TI will sign it inside.

It was in this moment, it hit me. Vacation is over, TIME TO BRING BACK THE RANDOM THOUGHTS!

So I think you can tell by now, I moved to Virginia. In the past month (cue the Johnny Cash) I was in Chicago, Houston, Austin, Charlotte, Richmond and somehow in my final destination Charlottesville, Virginia. I interviewed and moved to C’ville in the span of one week. I dare you to beat that one. I am now the evening anchor for WCHV radio news. AND YES THOSE WERE ALL SENTENCE FRAGMENTS.

And if you have no idea where that is, Charlottesville is home to the Virginia Cavilers.

Notes on Hurricane Ike: Unless you were living in Galveston, it wasn’t that bad. While staying in my sister’s apartment with no power for the night, I have never felt heat like that before. In the Midwest if you have no power, you can bare it for a couple of days. In Houston in the middle of September is another story. It was so hot in her apartment. I kept getting up in the middle of the night and pouring water on my chest, just so I wouldn’t suffocate to death. (yes this RT just got R rated.)

At Coyote Ugly in Austin Texas, the bartender stole my tie and was wearing it on her head while dancing on the bar. Other men were jealous of me because my sister and cuz jackie were also dancing on the bar. Look guys you can have them because I’m not into that type of stuff.

And to Kai I just wanted to say, I hope you liked the polar bears at the Lincoln park zoo.

The Charlotte airport had rocking chairs for people.

While watching a White Sox game down the stretch, I saw a Walgreen’s commercial with a guy I went to college with. Yes Mitchell I’m talking about you.

And by the way: TI showed up an hour late.

I must have been a black woman in a previous life: In my new apartment I am still getting Vibe Magazine and let me tell you, IT IS AWFUL! Look if you want to learn something about hip hop culture, go to the club, if you like a 100 ads with Sean Combs in it, read Vibe!

Reason the economy is bad: While checking out a health club next to my new apartment, here were the prices:

$250 installation fee which could be paid 20 bucks a month.
$83 a month for membership

People put up with this, I told the guy sorry but NO!

The next car I am buying is a hybrid in 2010, sorry ladies but if you want to date me, then you must respect this idea. Now get in the van!

And another thing: look I don’t feel sorry for people who got hurt from the stock market. NOPE, note one bit.

I forgot how amazing it is to fly on the ice.

Virginia is for lovers and there are too many trees as well.

Is Kyle Orton really going to be the Bears QB for the next ten years. I am not sold yet.

Sometimes I miss the innocence of my youth.

I just wanted to say, I did more in the span of six weeks in Chicago then I did in three years in Iowa. But I don’t hate Iowa. I had to go and I hope you can understand that one day.

Name me one musician who is worth seeing in concert for more than twenty bucks? And mother don’t say the Beatles because its not going to happen.

Insane sports stat no one talks about: since 1993 all four expansion teams have at least won a pennant.  Florida 2 (including two world series championships) Rockies 1, Arizona 1 (1 world series championship) and now Tampa Bay 1. I bring this up because the CUBS HAVE ZERO!

I almost got into a fist fight with the sports director at work: I told him, the White Sox would at least have made the world series this year with a healthy Carlos Quinton and Joe Crede, who were both all stars this year. He told me no and gave me a look like I don’t know what I’m talking about. THIS GUY DOESN’T EVEN FOLLOW BASEBALL. This had to be written and I don’t care. I am not here to make friends.

I have problems with taking advise from people younger than me.

That guy in a band will always be that guy in a band doing cover songs of people with talent.

Every girl knows someone who works inside that bar!

Something I learned about myself: If you are at the club and girls come up to you, then I know right away, these girls like me and my crew and no BS. RODNEY DANGERFILED-TIME TO PARTY!

A crazy homeless man came up to me and my friend Tim and said the following comment at Wrigleyville:

Homeless man- OH MAN ITS SALT AND PEPPER!

Back to Hip Hop fashion- I have seen more teenagers dress like Chris Brown than Jay-z in the past week.

Don’t watch the NBA till after the all star break. ESPN will even tell you this on opening night. And the Bulls will be good but not good enough to do anything in the playoffs. Watch out for the spurs because they do this every other year. Chris Paul is overrated and Kobe still isn’t Jordan. The Celtics will not repeat and Michael Beasley will win ROTY. The Knicks will be awful again and never give up on Steve Nash. Houston will lose to the Jazz again in the playoffs again and Lebron wins MVP but loses to Tim Duncan in the finals.

I am picking up cable TV from my neighbors with my TV antenna, well until February 19th, 2009.

If you like a girl: you need to be clear right off the bat, because woman in 2008 are now busy for the next 58 straight weeks. Hanging out with their friends complaining they cant find a man.

Every girl in Chicago-SORRY BUT I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT GUYS TO TURN DOWN!

And people think I cant write for a sitcom: while all the guys were waiting for me to get in the car, so we could drive to the club. I got in and could just tell, they were all ready to look at some booty. So I yelled, MAN I HOPE I MEET MY WIFE TONIGHT!

I already miss watching the White Sox everyday. I hope people will understand I now only hate one team, THE TWINS. I don’t care for the Cubs or Red Sox or Cardinals. NO just the twins. They never go away but my team finally got the on final day of the season. I still don’t like Jim Thome, but he did hit that ball to the Dan Ryan. And I was happy I could at least see it happen with my father and brother, instead of being at a dive sports bar with ugly drunks.

Side note- I have covered a lot of teams in my young broadcasting career, but I could never cover the White Sox, it is just too emotional for me.

I also hope every goes on you tube and watches Mad TV make fun of Ozzie. THAT WAS AWESOME!

Being a White Sox fan is like being Jewish: people know your there, they just don’t care.

Dear Microsoft: I bought your lousy system, now can you do me a favor and make a game worth buying.

And to the married woman who sat right by me at Sabbro yesterday: sorry but I am not killing anyone’s husband!

Don’t tell me what I can’t do, tell me what I can do.

Jason thinks my name should be: Mark Moses is really Mr. Dark Roses!

The last thirty minutes of Indiana Jones 4 should be thrown to the bottom of the ocean.

And speaking of Indy: Raiders of the lost ark is the best one hands down. Best plot, best action, best jokes, best chick. Best bad guy. Best ending.

Well I think Lil Wayne’s 15 minutes are up. Maybe I can now go back to listening to him, like I was in 2004. NO wait I mean when my sister and I were listening to him in 1998. WOW I HAVE NOW TURNED INTO THAT GUY! Underrated Lil Wayne song-gossip.

Why I like rap music: gets me hyped for playing ball and getting these woman at the club.

I walked into a bar last night and it smelled like a swimming pool. Good day sir.

I was wrong about the Bears. But I was really wrong about Mark Moses.

All I care about now is, getting these new suits to impress woman at the club. I think that’s my real career goal now. I don’t think that was a major at Western Illinois University.

I told someone last night, that I can relate to Darth Vader.

I want everyone to know, there is no stopping Tyra Bank Moses

The Red Box DVD bin is amazing. One dollar rentals, now that’s more like it!

Happy Birthday Andrew Moses.

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End of bears game not shown nationally due to beach volleyball.

26. September 2008 by admin.

While helping my sister get back into her apartment after hurricane Ike on Sunday in Houston. We went to a local sports bar and tried to catch the end of the bears game against the bucs. The bears had a ten point lead with four minutes to go at home. Game over right? WRONG! Brian Griese of all people went crazy in the game beating the bears by going with the game plan of throwing the ball more than fifty times in the game. The plan worked and sadly the bears were toast.

Too bad I couldn’t watch the end of overtime from the Houston bar (side note, if your watching football, don’t blast Reggie music in the back round). Fox switched away from the game to go to their mandatory showing of beach volleyball. Maybe it was better this way, because I didn’t have to sit through the boneheaded personal foul play by Charles Tillman, that set up the game winning drive for the bucs. Bears move to 1-2 on the season, when they clearly could be 0-3. Coming this Sunday night, McNabb and the high power Eagles. Won’t be easy for the Bears, but at least I know NBC won’t switch to beach volleyball in the fourth quarter Sunday night. Bear Down. mark

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White Sox need miracle this weekend at the cell!

26. September 2008 by admin.

The White Sox coming off one of their worst loses in team history late last night, losing to the pesky Minnesota Twins 7-6 in ten inning. Position themselves in a do or die three game set this weekend at US Cellar Field against the Cleveland Indians. The Sox need to win all three games against the tribe, just to force a make up game on Monday against the Detroit Tigers. This is just to tie the twins, so the Sox can make it to a Tuesday for a one game playoff at the cell.

Trust me it wont be easy. After going 2-8 on the latest ten game road trip, with stops in New York, Kansas City and the Metradome. The Sox are going to need a little magic this weekend just to sweep the Indians. Win or go home should be the new sox slogan, because if they lose just one game, it really is over. The Twins on the other hand get to host the Royals for the three games to end their season. The Twins really did look like hungry piranhas all three games against the sox. The smelled blood from game one and it showed on the field between the two teams. Getting better pitching, defense and always finding a way to score without using the long ball. That is what playoff caliber teams do, finds ways to win.

It just seems the sox right now look like they are just finding ways to lose and this is the worst time to play that way. It is going to be up to John Danks now, to at least go seven strong innings tonight and get a win for the sox because no one is for sure when the bullpen is going to be needed in the next couple of days. Bobby Jenks had to go three innings last night in the lost, so time will only tell when he can go again.

The Sox offense is a whole other story. Someone please wake up the power hitters for this team. One thing is to say, this team isn’t manufacturing runs., but no one on this team is even getting on base. You can’t score people in no one is on base. The one guy in the line up who really hasn’t step up in last month of the season is Jermaine Dye. He hasn’t hit a home run since late august and he was suppose to pick up the slack when Carlos Quinton went down for the season. It just hasn’t happen. The only positive for the offensive is they will be hitting in homer friendly US Cellar Field this weekend, where the sox have hit most of their 200 homers on the season. The team needs something to look forward to and maybe this will be the key. Stick to what you can do, hit home runs at the cell.

It is simple for the sox, Win the next three at home against the tribe and then become a religious man. Make sure the twins don’t sweep the royals at home or at least find a way, to get to the one game playoff against the twins.. (Also a horrible side note, Potential Cy Young award winner Cliff Lee is going Sunday for the tribe). The sox have a uphill battle, but at least it will be exciting the next couple of days on the south side.

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Bears blow 2nd half lead and SuperBowl 41 game program sells for one dollar!

14. September 2008 by admin.

The Chicago bears lost to the Steve Smith less Carolina Panthers 20-17 behind two costly Ben Olsen fumbles and an offense that’s needs to read offense for dummies at the local book store starting on Monday. If the Bears didn’t get a first quarter blocked punt Touchdown and a defense interception that led to a easy touchdown.  The bears would have only scored three points in the loss. Rookie running back Matt Forte, almost got his second consecutive hundred yard rushing game, running for more than ninety yards in the game, but it wasn’t enough. Kyle Orton and the offensive units game plan for the whole 2008 season, is to not make mistake. Let the special teams and defense create plays and hold on the lead by not making turnovers.

The Bears offense got exposed on Sunday, it can’t play from behind and it cannot produce points. Last weeks shocking win against the Colts was only a tease in letting Bears fans think the offense will do anything remotely special this season. The QB cant throw the ball accurately down the field, the tight end of the future can’t stop fumbling and no one knows who the number one receiver is on this team.

With two minutes to go in the game, the bears were down three with the ball at midfield and facing a third in one. Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner called for a run up the middle with Forte, but Orton checked the play the line of scrimmage because he saw that Carolina was going to blitz. The play was switched to a WR screen to Marty Booker on the wing. The ball was thrown backwards and almost picked off by the defender. Awful decision and a perfect example of why the bears might be in trouble in 2008. The point of the game is to go forward to score points. This was the play of the game and it was game over Bears.

Most people will be complaining about the 4th down decision to give the ball to FB Jason Mckie, but it wouldn’t matter, the bears were not going to convert that fourth down play no matter who got the ball. When your offense is built to not lose the game, more than just go out and win. You are not going to win a lot of games at any level of football. Bears move to (1-1) on the season and host another offensive challenged team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next weekend at Solider Field.

Side note that has to be stated: I was at a local Dollar Tree store right next to my parents house this week and picked up the Super Bowl 41 game program for a whole dollar. Is this a perfect example of how far the Bears have fallen in the span of eighteen months? One minute your in a tight Super Bowl game and the next you can’t convert on forth and ones on the road? The game program is on sale at the Bears stadium shop for thirty dollars and this sports reporter found it for a whole dollar. I dare you to beat me on a better sports collectible bargain!  mark

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Mark Moses guest interview on the Morning Sound off with JT

6. September 2008 by admin.

Mark gives his insight on the MLB, as baseball hits the home stretch on the Morning Sound off with JT. Thoughts on the Cubs, Barack Obama and the White Sox and why he just doesn’t understand the Brewers anymore. click below to the hear the ten minute interview (left click to play in quicktime and right click lets you save mp3).

Mark Moses a guest on the morning sound off with JT

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The Random Thoughts Internet TV Show coming soon!

5. September 2008 by admin.

The Random Thoughts with Mark Moses is coming to Ustream.tv for a weekly live show. check out the link or just watch it live on the site under podcasts. mark

. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-random-thoughts-with-mark-moses

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CAN BOBBY JENKS PITCH EVERY INNING FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON?

3. September 2008 by admin.

The White Sox who won earlier today 4-2 in Cleveland, avoided a sweep by the hands of the Tribe and ended their disappointing 10 game round trip with a 4-6 record. The player of today’s game has to Bobby Jenks, who got his 28th save of the season. Jenks got five outs in only nine pitches including two double play balls in securing the win for the White Sox. The way the bullpen has pitch in this latest road trip, the RT was wondering if Jenks could just pitch every inning for the rest of September?

The White Sox are pretty much in a dead heat with the pesky Twins for the AL Central Crown with only a month to go. The Sox pitching staff has looked tired for the past ten days and it won’t get any easier for the Sox with the first place Angels coming into town for a three game set. It is going to be up to Jenks and the rest of the bullpen to just hold on and let the starters go deep into games.

September is usually the time when guys pitching arms get tired. The pitchers who can hold on down the stretch and pitch big games, usually get the big bucks and championship rings. Jenks did it in 2005, but can he do it for all of this September for the Sox? Mark

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RT DOESN’T REMEMBER ATTENDING WILDCATS OPENING DAY WIN

3. September 2008 by admin.

While attending last Saturdays home opener for the Northwestern wildcats, The RT cannot remember even going to the game due heat exhaustion . I have attending hundreds of football games in the past but nothing like this. I somewhat recall the wildcats recording a second quarter safety to cut the lead to 3-2. I also remember T. Sutton breaking three thousand yards for his career on his first carry of the day and going to run for more than 140 yards in the victory. But after that its all a blur.

With game time temperatures in the high 80s. Ryan Field felt more like the Sahara desert. That is why I am making a new rule for all football games, no games shall be played before September. There is no debating, I have spoken. Football games were not meant to be played in perfect summer weather. That is what baseball is for. Football should always be played in the worst possible conditions possible. That is what makes football great and especially being played in the Midwest.

On a side note, what happen to the University of Syracuse? The Orangemen have not been the same since Mcnabb got drafted ten years ago. But I will give credit to their fans who drove all the way to Evanston. I mean I don’t know why, you just lost to the Wildcats of all teams and gas isn’t cheap either. Maybe they are more diehard than I am. But I don’t know I root for the Blackhawks.

Northwestern now travels to Duke to get revenge as they lost to the Blue Devils last season. Could the Wildcats actually start the season 2-0 and host Southern Illinois in two weeks. Time will only tell, but if only I could remember going to the opener. Mark

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