Ted Cottrell Fired, One of Five Headlines That Should Surprise Nobody

Some things just shouldn’t be all that surprising, right? So why does MSM write about them with big, bold headlines as if the world should immediately halt what they are doing and take notice?

The sports world is clearly not immune and it’s starting to piss us off. What’s got us going on this? Well, first off, we’re having a sh*t week and it’s only f-in Tuesday. Second, we’ve read a few stories that seem to have been dubbed worthy of discussion by…whomever. And, frankly, we have no patience. So what are we going to do? Predictably, we’re going to bring them up again. Completely asinine.

Here are the headlines scoring high on the no-f-in-sh*t scale of utter obviousness. Kinda reminds me of that classic SNL skit when Vick got busted for weed (or not) in Miami. How long ago does that seem? Oh, just for fun…

And, now, onto the duhhh headlines of recent memory:

1. Chargers fire defensive coordinator Cottrell: Poor Teddy, he’s just not very good at this job. Perhaps it’s time to identify a new career path. I mean, if you were a waiter and got canned at three different restaurants in a five-year stretch wouldn’t you maybe think about exploring new professional options?

2. Curry’s out of Knicks rotation: Wow, I didn’t see this one coming. Really? The medicine-ball buster himself, not deemed fit (literally and figuratively) for D’Antoni’s run and gun? Hmm, interesting. In other news, the NBA apparently started its season tonight. Will Leitch seems to think the Eddy sitting thing is one of a few reasons to perhaps start to believe in the Knicks again. We don’t believe, won’t believe. But, like suckers, we’ll watch again. Masochist.

3. Game 5 ratings reach new low: Wait a second, can someone look into this? Phillies versus the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-1 series from dark, rain-soaked Citizens and a paucity of viewers. You don’t say…

4. Olson’s stroke led to depression and, ultimately, retirement: We can’t blame the silver-maned legend for having some pride and keeping this to himself. That said, it wasn’t too hard to see this coming.

5. Are West Coast Teams at a Disadvantage When They Travel East?: Talk about grinding my gears…I get it. What I don’t get is how every single football fan, media member and talking head seemed to all get this “strange” phenomenon at the same time. Is it just me? Hasn’t this been happening for a long time?

Whatever. I’m tired and moody at best. We’ll try to come back at it later this week. The man’s keeping us down. Pretty soon football will be our only solace for a long, cold winter.