http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9xq-TVyHI

Watching this video was the first noteworthy thing I did this month of September. Can I just fast-forward to October now? This month isn’t going to get any better. Unless the Braves collapse and don’t make the playoffs somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glii-kazad8

- Somehow I managed to NOT make a post about Anderson Silva’s miracle triangle armbar a week ago. The dude is fucking amazing. Just like seemingly everyone else, when Silva was taken down in the 5th round I thought the match was over, but he had enough strength left after getting punched more than in his entire UFC career to pull that shit off. Wow. GSP-Silva needs to happen ASAP.

- It’s amazing how It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is now AT BEST the third-best half-hour of television on FX. Archer and Louie have had amazing first seasons, while Sunny is in decline. Shit, The League had a fantastic first season, too.

- My ability to not buy shit has increased tenfold. The Bourne Trilogy on Blu-ray for 35 bucks? Months ago, I would’ve jumped on that like Tiger on a blonde cocktail waitress, but now I just want to sell more things. I apologize for the Rick Reilly/Jay Leno-esque joke.

- It always feels good watching guys who make a living playing golf miss 5-foot putts. Then I remember they make hundred of thousands, if not millions, of dollars playing golf.

- I need to play a roto fantasy league for money next year. And a keeper league. Maybe combine the two for ultimate fantasy baseball action.

- I don’t touch upon controversial subjects on here much, especially not legitimately important controversial subjects, but the Ground Zero Mosque bullshit is ridiculous. I won’t dedicate a full post to it because it’s too fucking simple. It’s a goddamn community center two blocks away, not even within view of Ground Zero; it’s not the 100-foot-tall minaret-topped building most people envision when they think of mosques. I understand the outrage of some relatives of victims, but some people in that group didn’t want any reconstruction at the WTC site at all. Sorry, but fuck them. I totally empathize with their grief, but life needs to go on. Republicans meanwhile, politicize a building that SHOULDN’T BE A FUCKING ISSUE, but vote against a bill that would actually help people directly affected by 9/11.

- Girls grow up way too soon. I’m going to stop checking out hot girls in the mall, because I’m sure they are all 16 years old.

- I’m not surprised at Scott Pilgrim vs. The World totally bombing, losing to Inception‘s 5th weekend. If it weren’t for Edgar Wright’s involvement, I would think the movie looks incredibly awful. Since I doubt most people care about that fact — if they were even aware in the first place — $10 million sounds about right. But I’ll still go see it; I don’t want to risk Speed Racer-like regret.

- David Wright is now officially having the worst offensive season of his career. It’s cool how Wright and Jose Reyes have declined right when most players hit their prime. Really. Fucking. Cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqv4Vviod0c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdJcYTh1rP0

Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time For An Open Alternative – I like this idea more than the “OMG EVERYONE QUIT FACEBOOK!!!” idea. Maybe it’s not even an idea, because I’m sure the market will come up with an alternative soon enough. Right? Capitalism don’t fail me now! Even if you’ve already failed most of us recently…

Hey LeBron, Welcome to New York – Will Leitch and Ira Boudway lay out the reasons why the only choice for the best basketball player on the planet is to come to New York.

Baseball Scouts Like Big Butts And They Cannot Lie – Maybe the Mets should hire Sir-Mix-A-Lot as a scout? And I wonder what Oliver Perez’s butt is on a scale of 1-10. I need Buck Showalter to help me out here.

Your Office Chair Is Killing You – Yeah, I’m gonna go play golf now instead of staying on my laptop while watching the Mets game…

David Ortiz Is Getting Paid $13 Million, By The Way – I laughed at this until I realized Oliver Perez is getting paid $12 million.

My NY Mets Journal Blog – An awesome dude who should be employed by a newspaper creates a drawing for each and every Mets game. They are really, really great.