Dan's Predictions for DCI-Division I

So as I sit here, I was thinking that I need to make my predictions for Division I. And away we go!! (I'll repost this after Worlds and see how far I was off.)

Division I
1. Phantom Regiment-On Air will lead Phantom to their first ever outright DCI championship.
2. Bluecoats-2006 DCI Director of the Year David Glasgow will lead Blooooo into uncharted waters-the top 3.
3. Cavaliers-Cavaliers will be on fire (excuse my pun with Billy Joel and "We Didn't Start the Fire....eh, fuck it.) with And So It Goes. However, the Green Machine will finish outside of the top 2 for the first time since 1999 with a lot of rookies.
4. Blue Devils-This is the corps that I always have a difficult time placing. They will do really well during the first half of the season. Winged Victory won't lead them a victory, but it'll still be a good show.
5. Cadets-I love the music they're doing. However, the narration completely and utterly pisses me off. That's why they're fifth.
6. Santa Clara Vanguard-Vanguard's one of those corps that you never know where they'll finish. "!," (pronounced Eureka!) featuring the music of Ravel, Bartok, and Resphigi, will not disappoint. However, I think they'll be middle of the pack.
7. Carolina Crown-My favorite corps to listen to-just for the brass sound. In my opinion, probably the second best brass sound-behind Phantom. They're still up and coming-give them time, and they'll crack the top 6.
8. Blue Knights-Doing another "Dark" show. It seems to work for them. Should be solid in 8th.
9. Boston Crusaders-Not my favorite shows year in and year out. But man, they always seem to be right there as a finalist.
10. Blue Stars-In their second year back in Division 1 (14th last year), they will wow fans everywhere with the music of Stravinsky, Saint-Saens, and Tchaikovsky. Will make finals for the first time since 1979.
11. Spirit-It's taken a while, but they're one of my favorite corps now. Their shows are always really catchy and they have a great sound. Their show of Jun Nagao, Imogen Heap, John Mackey, and David Gillingham is eclectic, but impressive.
12. Colts-Them not making finals last year was complete bullshit. That better not happen this year, otherwise a lot of fans will be extremely pissed. This corps is still up and coming, and always right around the threshold of finals.

The Rest
13. Glassmen
14. Madison Scouts
15. Crossmen
16. The Academy
17. Troopers
18. Cascades
19. Southwind
20. Mandarins
21. Pacific Crest
22. Pioneer

The 126 worst Cubs of All Time according to HireJimEssian.com, 126-100.

So over the past couple of months, a Cubs fan blog has been posting the 126 worst Cubs of his lifetime. I remember almost all of these players. And they're pretty damn terrible. It's worth it to read some of the entries about these players.

126. Sandy Martinez
125.Adam Greenberg
124.Chad Fox
123.Todd Zeile
122.Julio Zuleta
121.Robert Machado
120.Dan Plesac
119.Chris Stynes
118.Leo Gomez
117.Rick Wrona
116.Chico Walker
115.Troy O'Leary
114.Jason Bere
113.Gary Varsho
112.Chad Meyers
111.Rick Aguilera
110.Scott Bullett
109.Damian Miller
108.Brooks Kiechnick
107.Damon Buford
106.Ruben Quevedo
105.Enrique Wilson
104.Paul Noce
103.Francis Beltran
102.Rey Sanchez
101.Kevin Orie
100.Steve Rain

what next????

So I'm watching ESPN tonight at my friend's house, and they're showing highlights of the Cubs. And lo and behold, Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano got into it in the dugout.

Link for my facebook friends.




According to Bleed Cubbie Blue, here's what happened:

Z may have said something to Barrett along the lines of, "If Henry Blanco had been catching me, this wouldn't have happened". Now -- that's not a quote, nor do I have any proof of this. But I can imagine some words like that might have inflamed Barrett to that point; we already know Michael has a temper, and he really would have had to be pushed past the breaking point to slug one of his own teammates. Some reports have Piniella, who is 30+ years older than both Barrett and Zambrano, stepping in to help separate them.

Either Zambrano or Barrett have played their last game in Chicago, and here's the thing: I don't care anymore. Either that, or Zambrano just talked himself out of a new contract.

Bleed Cubbie Blue suggests trading Zambrano to the Mets for Mike Pelfrey and Aaron Heilman. I'd take that trade.

What a way for Zambrano to spend his 26th birthday, eh?