It’s that time of year again.
Tuesday is a day you celebrate with the one you love. That’s right, it’s National Organ Donor Day. Yes, that’s really a thing.
Someone also pointed out that something called Valentine’s Day is this week as well.
Like I did last year at this time, I have some suggestions for some sports personalities who need to show some love this week.
Gisele Bundchen and New England Patriots wide receivers
Following New England’s Super Bowl loss to the Giants, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, complained about how many passes Patriots receivers dropped.
While she probably said what most people were thinking, there is a code in sports. It may sound cliché, but you win as a team and lose as a team. Gisele broke that code.
While she was defending her husband amidst a barrage of heckling comments from Giants fans, she probably only made matters worse for him. You can only imagine the things he’ll be hearing from fans and opposing players next season after this incident.
Though there is a chance that Brady will get Gisele back in the future. I can just picture the QB now.
“How dare they put her in the orange Vera Wang? The white Dolce & Gabbana was much better at bringing out her stunningly blue eyes!”
Jayson Werth and rational thoughts
Last season, when Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth struggled to get his batting average up to .240 for the season, the team struggled as well.
During a losing streak in May, he told the media that “things need to change.” He then went on a completely serious tirade about how it was wrong that Teddy Roosevelt never gets to win the Presidents Race.
Is that why the Nats were losing? Or was it because their supposed star outfielder was having a terrible season?
I’m not saying it was all Werth’s fault, but I’d say it had a little more impact than a 12-foot tall Teddy Roosevelt not winning a fake race.
Perhaps Werth should advocate for the acquisition of Randall Simon. As a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2003, Simon was arrested for assault after a game in which he jokingly swung a bat and knocked over one of the runners in the Sausage Race in Milwaukee.
In fact, Werth attempted to throw the Presidents Race in September by knocking over some of the presidents, but Teddy still could not take home a victory.
Simon might be just the person the team needs to put them over the top.
That, or players making $126 million can hit more than .232.
The Washington Wizards and luck
No I’m not referring to Andrew, though I’m sure he could crack the Wizards’ starting lineup. I’m talking about the luck the Wizards need in every aspect of their game.
Luck to get the No. 1 pick in the draft. Luck to woo some kind of talented player to come play in D.C. Luck to show up on SportsCenter with something, anything positive said about them.
It is staggering how bad the Wizards are right now.
They’re so bad that their play has inspired a website that tells just how poorly the Wizards played in the previous game, called DidTheWizardsWinLastNight.com.
Only five times this season has the answer been yes.
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch
Just kidding. This is a sports column.
So to recap: It’s not worth it to bash receivers or blame mascots or to be a terrible basketball team or to turn left for five hours. Please keep that in mind Tuesday while you’re celebrating Ferris Wheel Day.
Yes, that’s a thing too.
blasky@theeagleonline.com
