Friday, December 28, 2012

It's the MLB Batting Practice Fashion Show!!!

Photo credit: espn.com
Hockey no longer exists, baseball is in the off season... what on earth can I write about?

NEW HATS! Not just any hats-- BATTING PRACTICE HATS!

I'm rolling my eyes. I swear.

Are the regular uniform hats worn during the game not good enough? While I could comment on how ugly some of them are, and kinda cool and retro the others are, I just can't bring myself to care. Strange, I'm a girl that loves fashion too. But this-- this is silly.

Just like that damn screaming Braves logo. What the hell is that?

No seriosuly, why?



There was a special guest that sang "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch at tonight's game. Wow, how can you get better than Jeff Daniels and The Tigers?
Add Verlander keeping the Yankees scoreless for eight innings with a kitten and some ice cream.


New York Yankees 1 - Detroit Tigers 2

Series: NYY 0 - DET 3

Saturday, October 13, 2012

MLB Postseason: ALCS, Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees -- Game 1


MLB Postseason: ALCS, Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees -- Game 1
 

Back in the U.S. of A and just in time to talk about some very serious news that occurred in Game 1...
(Photo credit: Jim McIsaac)
It's quite devastating.
In the press conference following the game, Joe Girardi and rest of the New York Yankee organization announced that each and every player will be wearing a #2 on their sleeve in honor of their fallen teammate.
May god speed.

MY GOD, MLB TONIGHT. TELL US WHAT HAPPENED IN THE GAME!
Dear Internet,
I would like that in gif form. You know what I'm talking about, that fumble-fall from the top of 12th. Please and thank you.
-Kat

In theaters this holiday season...
I cannot wait until they make this into a feature film. I wonder who would play Jeter. He would play himself, I'm sure.

The worst part about all of this? Not only do I have to hear about this for the next decade, but if the Tigers were to advance, you'll be sure that will be used as an excuse.

Treat Jeter like a horse-- or Old Yeller. No. Wait. Save the shot for me. Not sure if I can handle it anymore. How many times I have heard the name "Derek Jeter" in the past 30 minutes? I'm sure both Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder would be plastered if this were a drinking game, where they must take a sip for every time his name was mentioned.

Okay, let's move on.


Detroit Tigers 6 - New York Yankees 4

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Free Agent, Raburn Update

Free Agent Extravaganza!!!!!!!11one
Source: NHL.com
At this rate, I say Parise is going to sign with:
1. Windsor Spitfires
2. Quebec Nordiques
3. The WNBA
 Or maybe he'll join the Heat...?
I don't know and I'm starting to care less.
 
Raburn Update 
Now, Mario, you tell me that were "signs" in June that Raburn was going to be picking it up soon. Were these "signs" perhaps made of construction paper and written crayons, which Raburn tapped all over the club house? Because I haven't seen them yet.
Tell me, Dave, that we are getting rid of him.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Nicklas Lidstrom to make Retirement Anouncement after 20 NHL Seasons

Source: Sports Illustrated

Tigers: Raburn to Toledo

   Real Quick, Tigers have optioned Ryan Raburn to Toledo. No idea why it has taken this long, but it has been done. However, it has brought up a lot of concerns. We don't have a consistent team. Worth and Kelly haven't lived up and don't seem to starter-like qualities.
   Now everyone seems to be all happy do to the Raburn thing, and now want to pick up someone big like Vladimir Guerrero or Bobby Abreu. Well... getting that one "big guy" isn't going to do anything. Haven't you learned? No offense, but just look at recent years with the Tigers when we added Sheffield, Damon, or even Cabrera and Fielder. Those players are not a single solution. There are a lot of things wrong with the team which are preventing us from being a solid contender. Let's work on a little bit of everything.
 

But seriously, Tigers, you really need to make my day today. Because...
  



Friday, May 18, 2012

VERLANDER.

Not going to lie. I'm a bit depressed. Actually a lot of depressed.

   As most fans in Detroit, I'm going to be reflecting on that game that was played. You know, that Detroit-Pittsburgh game. Interleague really wasn't what made it interesting... it was Verlander.

Part 1 -- Being at an event with the game projected on a giant screen, this above was our view. It was like watching Dyslexic Detroit Tigers with a 5-0 lead facing... I think... that's a "q" so I think the Quebec Expos. It was completely awesome to see Verlander as a lefty. The broadcast was in Russian which was usual, but there was a MAJOR error by Delmon Young, who ran the bases the WRONG WAY. Hot mess, and they even took away two runs way and the score became 3-0 Tiger.

Oh wait... we were watching the game backwards.
Darn, if only Verlander and Alex were lefties.
Part 2 -- And then it was the 7th inning and we soon realized we needed to actually watch the game how it should be watched. We were all ecstatic going into the 9th. He got one down, which was awesome. Okay, great, now just two more. Everything was all fabulous AND THEN...











FRACK.



Part 3 -- Then the final two outs came. Well... at least we won, right? Then I went home in a bad mood.


I don't know... I don't really have much to say. *sigh* 

Pittsburgh Pirates 0 - Detroit Tigers 4
Verlander: 9 innings, 2 walks, 0 runs, 1 hit.

The MLB network is not talking about Verlander or anything some-what exciting; but Andy Petitte.
SHUT. UP.

Other
Also, caught about 40 seconds of the Momorial Cup stuff so I can't really comment.
Did catch the Sox-Cubs game. If only the Cubs could have won. At least it ended with a strike. Congrats with everything Kerry Wood, and good luck.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Baseball is upsetting me so we will talk about hockey

Well, I took a long break from this because I was finishing up my final semester as an undergrad. So now that I have graduated, I do what any graduate does, I post useless junk online instead of doing anything productive.

What have I missed since I last posted something on here?
Detroit related...
- Wings went out since I last posted... don't care to talk about that.
- Tigers are in a rough patch... don't want to talk about that either.

Okay, I missed A LOT. Don't care to talk about the past, let's look forward.

NHL Hockey Playoffs
Steve Dangle posted a video that's discussion worthy.


And I agree...
1.) When you see a high scoring game, then usually the defense and goal-tending is poor. I'd much rather watch two teams battle, who actually have dimension to their rosters and just a few goals then watch a blowout from either one or high scoring on both sides (half the reason I didn't care for the first round PHI-PIT series; it was a hot mess and neither teams deserved to win this years cup).
2.) I do think hockey needs to calm down a bit. I like it how it is.

Sergeri Fedorov to become GM for KHL team
I always wanted him to come back to Detroit or at least want to stay here but I guess it's just not in the starts. Feds, you were always one of my absolute favorites, whether you played forward or defense. I wish you the best of luck. Just don't steal any more of our beloved Russians for your league-- we like Pavel... A LOT.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Wings, CCHA, Poo-face Pettitte

Again, super busy with work but here is an update entry:

Wings
   Well... at least they got a powerplay goal this Monday night against the Caps and almost had a comeback. 

Washington Capitals 5 - Detroit Red Wings 3, final.

CCHA 2012 at the Joe: Western Michigan University vs. University of Michigan
   On a happier note in hockey: I attended the 2012 CCHA Championship at the Joe Louis Arena. Never has a hockey game been so hot-- literally. It was about 80 degrees in that place. Granted I was in the student section of Western and they were intense group of fans. Which I have to say, was actually really nice. I have been to games of any sport where the people spend more time participating in chants and trash-talking than on watching the game. I love the whole "team spirit" but sometimes there's a limit. But Western did good. I enjoyed the game (went a Western vs. Central football game a while back and it was also a nice atmosphere for someone who wasn't affiliated with a team).
   Sadly, I was only able to see the final game that evening due to work. But it was certainly worth skipping dinner and running down to the Joe as fast as I can. Both teams are respectable but Western certainly outplayed Michigan for most of the game. DeKeyser, specifically, is a pretty rounded defenseman. No wonder he was named MVP. Just found out he is from Michigan (heck yes!).
   I'm just thankful that Western won, since my friend invited me to the student section. Man, that place would have rioted if they lost. I also was just happy that both teams in the finals were from Michigan.
Here are some pictures...
 











Good job, and good luck in the NCAA, Broncos!

University of Michigan 2 - Western Michigan University 3, final.

Poo-face Pettitte
   Andy Pettitte decides to un-retire and go back to being a full-time jerk in the world of baseball-- of course he joins the Yankees.


This upsets me. -- Why? Here's why:
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
from ESPN
   I could easily go on the rant of why steroids in sports is bad and everyone who took them should be highly ashamed and basically not play anymore. That's how I feel. But the thing that really grinds my gears is how Pettitte and Clemens handled the situation. Instead of owning up and taking responsibility, they both continued to tell lies and claim they were falsely accused. Let alone, Pettitte and his stupid "mis-remembered" comment. Andy, if you want kids to look up to you, stop taking steroids, stop lying, and stop using crappy English grammar. Idiot.
Picture Credit: 20th Century Fox
And we thought the clucking was the worst
Clemens would ever have to encounter.
   I don't care how good Pettitte is as pitcher. I don't like the guy because he is everything wrong with the game. The whole "going-in-and-out" of retirement makes me wonder why he left in the first place. To me, it's a way to retire and get a big hype and come back. You got lazy for a year or two and decide you want to be back in the lime-light once again. It's like Clemens again. He retires and then comes back but has the crazy-arse demands of getting his own jet, not having to be at the game when he doesn't pitch. So why did you come back, Clemens? A real baseball player would stick through all 162 games a season with his team. You don't get special treatment because you did hella good on steroids a have the nickname, "The Rocket". Now Pettitte is just following in his footsteps.
   Gahh, I can't talk about this anymore. It truly frustrates me. 

   Andy Pettitte, I don't care if it's just a minor league contract-- I hate you. I hate you so much, you lying, cheating, egoistical, sack of crap. I don't "misremember" or forgive you for your past. Stay retired because you do nothing but ruin baseball. Go step on a Lego, Sir.



And on a happier note of baseball:
17 days.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Wings Powerless, Corktown Race

Well, I haven't been posting due to the lack of being able to watch the games and honestly, writing about losing and crummy powerplay gets boring fast.


Wings lose to the Kings
   To sum it all up, Zetterberg said a swear.

It would have been nice to win in front of Tom Hanks and Gretzky, but... but I can't keep repeating myself. If you watched the game, you know what went wrong. Quincy's reaction to the empty netter was the same look on every Wings fan that was watching the game.
*sigh*

 0 - 4

... although, I liked hearing "Benny and the Jets" on organ. I was NEW AGE FUN with a VINTAGE FEEL...

Detroit Red Wings 2 - LA Kings 5, final.


Detroit Corktown Race 2012
   On happier note -as if people care-, I ran my second 5K run this past weekend! I even shaved nine minutes off my previous time. So that either means I have improved significantly since January... or I was just real crummy to begin. Just a few more minutes less, and I can then call myself a below average but reputable runner! The event was nicely organized; some of the vendors at the race sold veggie-dogs and we got free beer at the end just like the Tour-de-Troit bike ride. My friend who ran with me also improved his time and we both medaled-- although, so did everyone who finished in the first 7,000. Here are some of the pictures of the race and the parade that followed:

-2012 Corktown Race followed by St. Patrick's Day Parade in Detroit-
Clearly I had separation anxiety with the medal.

   The weather was lovely, atmosphere was nice, and the beer was free. You can say is was a good day.




---> 22 days.

MLB 12 The Show Commercial

Chicago Cubs, most tortured fans of all-time...???


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Retirements in MLB, Powerplay and the Wings

 *Note, internet is down so I just want to get this up for now. Will update, add pictures, write more later. ...LOL like people read this. I even haven't advertised this whatsoever nor do people care what I write.

Carlos Guillen Retires

Photo Credit: Detroit Free Press
"It's a tough decision for me, for my family, for everybody because I tried to come back..." - Carlos Guillen
... Now, if that doesn't break your heart, there's something wrong with you.

Kyle Terada/US Presswire
   After 14 major league seasons, in fielder Carlos Guillen, who signed back with Seattle in the 2012-12 off-season from the Tigers, has made it official that he is now retiring. Yes, he had a lot of injuries towards the end of his career, but despite all of that, he was a good player. When he was in the line-up, he was consistent. And that's what I really liked about him.

Accomplishments of Guillen's MLB career
1.) The walk off homerun in the '06 season.
2.) Three time All-Star player in 2004, 2007, and 2008.
3.) Played a big role for the 2006 season, when the Tigers won the American League Championship.
4.) He hit a cycle, the tenth Tiger to do so against the Tampa Bay Devil Ray in late 2006.

Other reasons I love Carlos Guillen:
1.) His batting average was over .400 against the Chicago White Sox... I don't like the White Sox. At all. What also was funny, he was a better at batting left, a concept that Ozzie Guillen never caught on to. He would always change his pitchers and Carlos would always would get the job done.
 More specifically, his bunt single clinched late in game 3 of the Mariners' 2000 division series against the White Sox.

2.) When he smiled, you know stuff was going down. You can't lie he looked B.A. when going up to the plate to bat.
Carlos and I back in '07
3.) He really picked up his game in 2006 when Placido Polanco was for that long stretch. 
4.) He wore a Ralph Lauren Team Sweden Polo.
5.) He hit a grand slam against the Yankees, which lead us a 4-8 win over New York. Yeah. He also had great numbers over the Yankees.
6.) The Jered Weaver incident.
7.) The walk-off homerun against the Yankees at 3:27am after a long rain delay.
8.) The time it was "Photo Day" at Comerica and I couldn't get a picture with Guillen. He walked past me and I was really bummed. But then he saw me wearing his shirt and looking all sad and pathetic and said "Sorry, I missed you." That made my day!

Carlos, you know the game quite well and I recall you saying you wanted to manage or coach. We wish you the best. Hopefully, we shall see you around!

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"... and here comes Carlos Guillen rounding second with his Mr. T starter kit." -Rod Allen

Man, all my favorite players have retired now. I'm so lost in the world now...

Tigers Spring Training 
   Tigers not doing too bad.

Seattle Mariners 1 - Detroit Tigers 3, final.


Other MLB
Jason Veritek retired? Ah, Jason Veritek retired. Didn't know that 'til now.


Wings Fall to Flyers
   As I have been saying for the last week now, WE NEED TO GET THAT POWERPLAY WORKING. I want to shake the entire team and make them realize they must capitalize on those situations.

   Niklas Kronwall hit on Jakub Voracek. Wow, Kronner didn't budge-- at all.
Now, I'm trying to be non-biased, but that hit looked legal to me. Voracek did look down the last second; but you can't blame Kronner for that. In fact, his whole posture wasn’t good. He was leaning over and not pay much attention to anything else. That's just being irresponsible as a player. You need to be looking up at all times. Hopefully this won't be a suspension... our D is dropping like flies.
   Although, I must say, where was the whistle?! They needed to stop play. That's something worth reviewing.



Update: No suspension, but Shanny is still reviewing it...? Okay...?


Detroit Wings 2 - Philadelphia Flyers 3, final.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Verlander Did Well in Spring Debute

Tigers Spring Training
So Verlander did all 'ight in the few innings he pitched in spring training...


(Photo Credit: MLB)
Life is tough for Verlander.
 
Toronto Blue Jays 2 - Detroit Tigers 4
Yeah, nothing really going on today.
--->31 days.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Wings fall to Hawks 2-1

The Tigers and a countdown
   According to what I heard and the internet (that statement seems scholarly), the Tigers didn't do bad for their third spring training game today. Fielder got a homer, Raburn got two-- one a grand slam, and Miggy got a misplay at third (*gasp*). Not too worried.

Atlanta Braves 3 - Detroit Tigers 18


Also, 32 days until the Detroit Tigers 2012 season begins *



*It's actually early morning Monday, but I'm going to say it's late night Sunday. That way, I'll think it's farther than it really is and so when April 5th arrives, it will be like Christmas came early!

Aw, it's even the teams home colors. So süß!

Red Wings 
   Urgh, to the Hawks... why?!

   Maybe I have no right to comment since I worked during the game, but I see that we didn't capitalize on the power plays. I do believe I mentioned this in my last post. But at least we didn't miserably lose. I have no idea how exactly the Hawks played either.

   On a lighter note, nice to see Smith doing well (was he on ice for any of Chicago goals?). Here some video:

 


Chicago Blackhawks 2 - Detroit Tigers 1

womp, womp.


Okay, tired. Ciao for now.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Spring Training Tease, Wings win 6-0 over The Wild

   So with the winter semester in full effect, I pretty much failed at updating and posting. I totaled in zero ( 0 ) posts since I joined in November. With 17 credits, two jobs, two organizations, and swim, I haven't had much time to sit down and write something logical. Well... the first spring training game and the Wings game to tonight, so I feel this is a great time to actually get this started.


Spring training, you’re such a tease.
  It’s like, I know that game of baseball is being played by my Tigers but….. it’s not REAL baseball. However, I do like seeing the young guys get some practice in.
 
What did I care about? Price Fielder. Doubled in his first and only time up.
Yeah… I like that a lot.
You as many Cheetos as you want if you keep that up, boy.

Florida Southern 1 - Detroit Tigers 11, Final.


Other MLB related
   Despite how late it is, let’s not talk about Ryan Braun because there is nothing to talk about. Do not get me started.


And that Wings game… shutout against the Wild.
   When I left work at 3pm, I called everyone to see if they wanted to take advantage of the $20 upper bowl AND upper bowl tickets for the CCHA because it’s the first Friday night I had off in years and my favorite prospect was actually playing at the Joe (unlike on the 23rd of November). No one was able to go.

   But anywho, it was actually quite nostalgic to watch at home. I almost forgot it was a live game and I wasn't playing NHL 94 due to my crummy, pixelated feed.


This is an actual screen cap from my laptop for the Friday night game.

   So it's been really nice to finally see Val with-- what, 52 points (?) this season. It’s much later than I wanted, but it’s hard to be with the Wings at a young age, since there’s so much talent to begin with. I just hope it can continue because the Wings need something strong right behind the Datsyuk-Zetterberg generation.

   Moving on. Dear, Wild Announcers, it was actually, Brendan Smith who got the second goal—not Abdelkader. (that I was actually able to make that out). Nonetheless, I was pretty ecstatic. It's his first NHL goal. Now, Brendan Smith for the past few years has been the top prospect in my mind and hopefully just a regular favorite (you know, after the departure of most of my favorite players last season, a lot of guys can get promoted on my list). Saw the guy play with the Griffins a few years ago and I was quite impressed. He seems to be more than just a defenceman. Decent skater, can help with forecheck. He’s pretty physical too. Now, there is a problem with this. This could be another Meech/Quincy thing (...and yes, highly aware we got Quincy back), where they should have had more ice time to prosper but the Wings were just too stacked. We shall see how this pans out.

(Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)
An offensive scoring defenseman, attended Wisconsin-Madison, and is Canadian…?! Hey, Brendan Smith… call me ;-)
Here’s the goal, by the way.

   Now the game as a whole: A lot of people said, “Ahh, now those are the Wings I know and love.” Um, they really didn’t go anywhere. Two losses with an OT loss, isn’t really THAT bad. I know being a fan of Detroit, we accept a lot from them but it just annoys me because I’ve seen much worse. And I’ve seen much better.
Does no one remember when the wings had about 11 losses in February of ’08. And how did THAT season end? … And that game we played against Boston? So far, my favorite this season has been that game. THAT was a battle because both team were incredibly aggressive and weren’t slacking in energy. To me, that was much more impressive.

   And tonight, we didn’t get a single goal on the power-play. That’s not good-- at all. We had five chances (I think) and if we want to do well, we NEED to capitalize on that.
On the other hand, we didn’t have Lidstrom and Dats and Howard did play great for the shutout. Zetterberg is getting back it in again. I’ll give them that. I’ll take the two points.
Good game guys.

Minnesota Wild 0 - Detroit Red Wings 6, final.

... You know, life is really unfair to Minnesota. That’s a place that really actually loves hockey and they really deserve a good team. Nothing against the players, they have talent, it’s just not clicking. I still don’t understand why San Jose or Florida has a team. Those places don’t even get snow.

… side another side note. They radio just compared Jonathan Ericsson to Todd Jones. That’s an interesting debate. Maybe sometime soon later.
And some Cubs bashing too? Tisk, tisk.


Other NHL related
   Ron Wilson was let go. Like no one saw that one coming…


Soccaaaa
   Clint Dempsey got the single goal against Italy. Dempsey, one of my favorite American players (I think I like only three of them) also plays for Fulham. Yes, I am a Fulham fan. Yes, I don’t care what you say. There’s a 50/50 chance I will be going to the Olympics this year and I really hope that’s something I could catch. U.S. soccer has always been a “joke” in some ways (I’ll use that loosely). But it would be really nice to see something go with that team in London.


Italy 0 - U.S.A. 1, final.


Alright, I think that’s it. Until next time. Bis dann.

Hallo... or so.


   So… why start a blog? I don’t know. I just noticed that I post way too much crap on Facebook, so I figured this would be a nice way for me to keep track of my sports related postings and have them all nicely organized in one place. And that way, I won't have to annoy the hell out of all my friends who don't really care. Maybe a nice little hobby for I travel often, have lived abroad before-- so therefore, this will help me stay up to date on my teams and share my experiences as well.

Blog is a silly word.


   So my direction… this is simple. The Detroit Tigers and The Detroit Red Wings along with baseball, MLB, hockey, NHL, and anything in between. Occasionally some other teams and sports... if I feel like it.

   About me… born and raised in Detroit. Mother and step-father are die hard baseball/Tiger fans and therefore, I am too. I have a lot of great memories with the team. I was also in grade school when the Detroit Red Wings had their back-to-back wins in ‘97 and ’98 which made a pretty big impression on me as a child. Now, over a decade later, here I am and I need to get a life.

   Best described as cat-liker. I study German and education while currently entering an early-life crisis about my future. I lived in Germany my entire junior year of college and attended Ludwig Maximilian Universität in Munich.


My friends and I at Allianz Arena in Germany. Home of FC Bayern München.

Additional Facts:
1.) I like making lists.
2.) Despite having Photoshop, I prefer MS Paint.
3.) Regardless of popular belief, I do not sleep with a Chris Osgood plush doll.
4.) I’m aware that the blog name is in French, but sadly, I don’t know any French. However, I may slip into German, Swedish, Russian related things. Be prepared.

What I like/Interests:
At CoPa in September 2011
1.) Favorite athletes: Chris Osgood, Carlos Guillén, Sergei Fedorov, Alan Trammell, Nastia Liukin, Mallory Holtman, Mark Fidrych, Robert Fick, Iván Rodríguez, Omar Infante, Plácido Polanco, Justin Verlander, Austin Jackson, Curtis Granderson, Mike Hessman, Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, Starlin Castro, Ryan Braun, Joe Mauer, Kevin Slowey, Tim Lincecum, Ichiro Suzuki, Cliff Lee, Evan Longoria, Chase Utley, Rich Harden, Huston Street, Asdrúbal Cabrera, Elvis Andrus, Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidström, Brendan Shanahan, Igor Larionov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, Darren McCarty, Tomas Holmström, Johan Franzén, Brian Rafalski, Henrik Zetterberg, The Russian Five, Pavel Datsyuk, Niklas Kronwall, Brendan Smith, Jiří Hudler, Valtteri Filppula, The Grind Line, The Bruise Brothers, Evander Kane, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jeff Skinner, Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn, Henrik Lundqvist, Ryan Miller, Moritz Volz, Antti Niemi (soccer goalie,not hockey), Brian McBride, Clint Dempsey, Cesc Fàbregas, Martin Harnik, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Ryan Lochte.
2.) Travel.
3.) Music. The good Music.

What I don’t like:
1.) The New York Yankees.
2.) Annoying players.
3.) Annoying fans disrespectful fans.
4.) Bandwagoners—to extend. If you are not interested in watching a team lose miserable, I don’t blame you. Go on, have a life and do something else. But what I can’t stand, are the people who trash talk when one thing goes wrong and then act like it’s okay to support it the moment things are looking good.

Oh, hey there, Mr. Stanley. June '08
Notes:
1.) For the most part, I’m non-biased. However, I am a still fan. If I have a reason to not like something, I will try my hardest to back it up with facts.
2.) I do like satire and sarcasm. If you can’t pick up on it, oh well.
3.) Take me serious, but not a whole lot.
4.) I'm going to make quite a few grammar and spelling errors. I'm very sorry.

For now on, I'm going to talk as if I been doing this awhile. I'll begin to share this with people I know as I get more situated.

Okay, jetzt geht's los!