Relegated!

Note that the date above says March 29th, because it's all over ALREADY for Derby. I really don't have anything else to say about the team, except to congratulate them on their epic, epic failure. Of course, we'll have to wait a few weeks before we find out if they are a bigger failure than "Misdirection", but it could go either way.

Assorted Items

So I came across a few different items that are worthy of mention today, and decided to share with the two people who read my foolish commentaries:

--> The creators of the amazing FX sensation "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" sent a pilot for a new show to Fox, and the Fox execs said it "completely leapt out of the pile" of pilots. They've already been asked for five more scripts. Of course, I know nothing about television production, but it certainly sounds like good news, and if they can make it 1/4 as funny as "Sunny", it ought to be a great show.

--> This may be one of the most horribly insensitive sports-related stories I've heard in a while. I don't know what else to say about it.

--> In lighter news, it's a huge game for the Celtics tonight, who have a chance to end the Rockets' insane 22 game winning streak on national television. Of course, Boston fans are not complete homers when asked who's going to win, not according to this fair and balanced poll (scroll down).

--> Finally, I can't remember how I first learned of the Dugout, but I can't imagine life without it anymore, sad as that is. Ever since AOL Fanhouse offered the Dugout guys money to put it on their site, it hasn't been as funny, mostly due to lack of cursing, but this Colorado Rockies season preview is one of the best of the new era.

I guess that's all...

//witty finishing line

Good Lord I Heart FJM

I don't have anything to say, just a link for anyone who's reading here...in getting ready for another baseball season, this post is the ultimate in making fun of idiotic sportswriting. I personally enjoy the fact that the writer acknowledges that Baseball Prospectus was very right about the shitty White Sox last year, and then argues that Baseball Prospectus doesn't know what they're talking about, because computers don't have feelings. Soon, they'll start stealing all of our medicine, because they're strong, and robots are made of metal.

Derby County Update!

A while back, I posted here about Derby County being on a pace to be the worst team in the history of the Premier League. Today, someone asked me, "Hey, are Derby still on pace to be historically awful?" So instead of discussing Arsenal's recent league decline, or the four English teams in the Champions League quarterfinals, it's all about the FailRams!

The first time around, I pointed out that they were on pace for a record low for points and goals scored. As of their loss to Manchester United on Saturday (their 22nd loss of the campaign, by the way) they have 10 points in 30 matches. They need five points from their last eight matches to tie the 2005-06 Sunderland squad currently holding the record. Not gonna happen. As for goals scored, they have 14 of those thus far, and need 7 more to tie the 2002-03 Sunderland record for fewest in a season. Again, this record is all but assured with only eight games left.

One other record I was curious about that I didn't look at last time was the record for goals allowed. Derby has allowed 64 goals in their 30 matches, and the record in the 38-match Premier League era goes to 1997-98 Barnsley with 82 goals allowed. (Side note: that Barnsley team still had 10 wins with all those goals allowed?!) So Derby has their work cut out for them if they want that record, but they still have a match with Arsenal this year, so that could be about ten goals allowed right there.

Either way, being on pace to set a record for fewest goals scored, and simultaneously having a chance to set a record for most goals allowed, means Derby County have just about clinched the mantle of...

**channels Comic Book Guy**

"Worst. Premier League Team. EVER!"