12 Reasons We Live in Bizarro World
Well Ladies and Gentlemen, it seems we have landed in Bizarro World. You know, where everything is backwards, up is down, left is right and even Superman is a villain. We’re not just talking about one division, one conference or even one sport. We’re talking about a pandemic. Don’t believe me? Let me give you the facts:
1. Look at the NFL where Washington, Detroit, Buffalo and San Francisco all own at least a share of the lead for their division crown a quarter way through the season. While the 49′ers play in a weak division, the other teams do not. Even Buffalo beat the mighty Patriots for the first time in the better part of a decade.
2. The Super Bowl champions of the off-season, the Philadelphia Eagles, are sitting at a paltry 1-3. In a league where typically 10-6 gets you into the wildcard and 11-5 wins you a division, the “Dream Team” has already amassed half of those losses only 4 weeks into the season. Mike Vick seems to be reverting back to the #7 of Atlanta and Ronnie Brown is throwing the ill-advised passes.
3. Again, it’s not all about football. Just look at the Major League Baseball’s ALCS. Not one team from the AL East is represented. That has only happened 6 times in the last 25 years. The Texas Rangers are in the ALCS in back to back season, a phenomenal feat for a team with only 2 other trips to the post season.
4. More baseball. If not for Bizarro World, how did the Boston Red Sox lose a 9 game wildcard lead to the Tampa Bay Rays with less than a month left to play in the season? To top it off, it comes down to the final game of the season, Tampa Bay is down 7 runs late and eventually down to their last strike, and some how tie it up, while the RedSox simultaneously lose to the lowly Baltimore O’s. Only in Bizarro World does a rain delayed game and a 14-inning game end within minutes of each other both in dramatic fashion.
5. You know that guy Tiger Woods? Yeah, arguably the greatest golfer ever? Well, he’s not even considered one of the 50 best players in golf right now. Bizarre.
6. Who would’ve thought NBA Owners would be losing LESS money by not having a season. The NBA, the dream of so many young kids, loses less money by NOT having a season? And though this is my own personal bizzaro moment, the other day I was talking to a couple of NBA fans and they were ACTUALLY surprised that the NBA would be missing regular season games. There will be no convincing me we’re NOT in Bizarro World if the NBA actually starts before Thanksgiving.
7. Probably the two greatest streaks in sports both end within a year of each other. Brett Favre’s consecutive games started streak ends last season and Peyton doesn’t even get on the field this season? The only person that I believe could’ve EVER passed Brett Favre suffers a possible career ending neck injury… and he played through it most of last season.
8. Did you happen to catch Tom Brady throw for over 510yds on opening night? He tied an NFL record (that will never be broken) with a 99 yard TD pass to Wes Welker. While, THAT may not be bizarre, him following up that performance with his 4 interception day at Buffalo was. Tom Brady already has more interceptions in 4 games than he did all of last season. The Buffalo game alone tied his season long number from last year.
9. Another personal “Bizarro” moment came during the Baylor/K-State game last saturday. As I’m watching the game, one of the announcers (either Gus Johnson or Charles Davis) says “Robert Griffin III is the greatest quarterback in college right now.” — Wait, what? — Yeah, he just said that. RG3 is good. He’s amazing. He may even be great. But there is a guy that plays college football right now, he happens to be a quarterback and he has NFL fans all over the country begging their team to lose. Yes, Andrew Luck still plays college football right now. It’s not even a comparison.
10. Speaking of Andrew Luck… did you see this play?
Why make that call? Why is he so amazing he makes that one-handed catch? Why send the only reason why Stanford football is relevant right now out in a pass route? Bi-effin-Zarre.
11. Oh, the Jaguars can’t win at anything. Since Mark Brunell left, I don’t think anyone in that organization knows what is going on. They can’t even get the arrows on the field to go the right direction.
12. Last but not least we have the Jets and Ravens last Sunday night. These two defensive teams combined for 51 points… I thought these were defensive teams? Oh, wait, their offenses only combined for 16 total points. There were FIVE returns for touchdowns. Four defensive returns and a kick return. What a crazy game! Some would even say bizarre.
