Since the Chargers were on a bye week, next much to report there, however there is an interesting story developing, in which a Chargers season ticket holder named Patrick Cronin is suing the team, the city and just about anyone else he can think of over an incident in 2007 where he claims he was hit in the face by another Chargers fan, Donald Etheridge. Here is the kicker, or I guess, puncher, Etheridge claims that Cronin was actually the one instigating things and that he was known for selling his tickets to opposing teams fans. This is where I hope you weigh in on the comment section, my thought is, if you are a season ticket holder and you can't make a game, okay, offer the tickets to friends and/or family first, hopefully someone who is a fan of the team. If you need to sell them, put them on a local craigslist site or eBay, but once again, try, if you can, to sell them to a fan of the team. Understandable that through those sites you never really know who is purchasing and you are allowed a pass a few times…BUT, if you are purposely selling your tickets to fans of the opposing team, 1) you are not really a fan of the team because you are not using your tickets, you are just trying to make a profit and 2) you deserve to be punched in the face if the fans of the opposing teams are constantly ruining the experience for the other season ticket holders around you. I am 100% on Etheridge's side in this matter and think this guy Cronin held the tickets just to try and make a buck while the Chargers were hot in 2007. You can read the story by clicking on:
Unfortunately, there is more domestic violence to discuss and no, Tila and Shawne are not back together (however, it might help if they did get back together because the last thing Merriman hit, was Tila…allegedly). Former Padre and brother of Brian, Marcus Giles, was placed under citizen's arrest early last week when wife Tracy, claimed that she had been hit by him. Marcus was arrested on battery charges, yet, Mrs. Giles was unhurt. Domestic abuse is no laughing matter, despite my lame joke above, but what I do not understand is why these men (Giles and Merriman) were arrested when there was no sign of abuse on either of these women? How can someone claim battery when they were never actually touched? Obviously, in the horrific case of Chris Brown and Rihanna, that boy needed to be arrested. Let's say a male athlete who was hit by his wife or girlfriend, called 911, and made a citizen's arrest on battery charges…well, the media, especially the sports media, would mock him, but when the male athlete is accused of battery whether he touches the woman or not, it becomes a circus (Merriman case) in which social debates begin to take place. I am not sure why these two cases have occurred recently in San Diego and are so similar, but what I do believe is that Merriman's case, even though dismissed, could be part of the issue in decline of his performance (being off the steroids might have something to do with it as well). All I am saying is that facts should be checked and there should not be a rush to judgment in siding with the accuser without knowing all the details, especially when the accuser was not actually hit.
Okay, time to admit a few things: do I believe Bret Favre came back only for revenge against the Packers, yes, but do I believe he can still play, oh yeah. Who would have actually cared about the Minnesota Vikings, besides people in Minnesota, if not for Favre? Fox is playing all of their games, the stadium is sold out, and his jersey is selling like crazy and to top it all off, they are winning and by a lot. I still think, towards the end of the season, there may be a decline in performance, but Adrian Peterson will pick him up and the Vikings are a team to look out for. The Manning brothers are unstoppable. If you need to make some cash, go to Vegas each weekend and put your money on Favre, Eli, and Peyton. Don't put any cash on Brady and the Patriots. The Broncos played incredible defense yesterday and I think it is going to take another season until we see the Brady of old.
MLB Nightmare, this weekend, the Angels swept the Red Sox, the Dodgers swept the Cardinals, and the Yankees swept the Twins. That is a total of six potential, revenue generated games that will not be played because of the sweep. Only one series remains, and of course it is the lackluster series featuring the Rockies and Phillies. The scenario could not have played out worse for MLB. Here's hoping, for their sake, that the Angels and Yankees live up to the billing, because if MLB has to deal with another sweep in the AL League Championship series by either one of those teams, it'll really hurt. I still think the World Series will feature the Yankees and the Rockies, even though a So Cal freeway series would be nice, the Yankees are too powerful and the Rockies are built for playoff baseball (even when it is 20 degrees out).
The hockey season began, anyone notice? The Phoenix coyotes are playing despite being bankrupt. I know San Diego ran the NBA rockets out of town to Houston and Donald Sterling (slum lord, see: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/10/west-wing-star-feels-heat-apartment-burns-up/) packed up the Clippers and left town, but the San Diego Gulls and hockey in general were always popular. I do see a positive opportunity for the Sports Arena, if there was a chance to get the Coyotes moved to San Diego. There would be an initial interest by San Diegans to attend and thus a positive flow of revenue. If the team could compete with the rest of the west, then I think a NHL team could make it.
I'm very excited that the 2016 Olympic Games will feature Rugby. Not so excited about golf, but despite Obama's effort and tax payer dollars, the folks in Rio are definitely going to spice things up with the addition of Rugby.
Let's wrap up this week with a "not so cool" to St. Louis Cardinal Catcher, Yadier Molina who is being sued for taking $90K for autograph signing sessions and not showing up.
An "isn't it ironic" moment goes to new Jets Wide Receiver Braylon Edwards. Just hours after your beef with LeBron James took place, you were shipped to New York. No worries though, you and LeBron will be together again when he signs with the Knicks next season and let's face it, the Jets are a much better team (even though I think Miami pulls off an upset tonight).
Last, my shout out goes to Sunbelt Publications for publishing my book, San Diego's Finest Athletes, which comes out this week. I am thrilled. The book looks great and I cannot wait for you all to read it. Reminder I will be doing a book signing at the Chula Vista Borders at 878 Eastlake Parkway in Chula Vista from 4 pm – 6 pm. I hope to see you there.
You can check out the book at www.sunbeltbooks.com where it is the featured book of the month.
Until next week…
If a season ticket holder wants to sell their tickets and can't find any friends, family or other fans to buy their seats, why don't they use the service offered to season ticket holders to sell them through the Charges website at the ticket exchange? It is completely obnoxious to sit in the season holder section and continually have the same seats in your area turned over to fans of the other team.
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