All you need to know:
Cubs, Bulls, Bears, Hawkeyes, Anti-DH.
Seriously, that’s it.
Ok, that’s not quite it. I graduated High School in 2000 from Newton, Iowa. Went to the University of Northern Iowa and received a degree in Criminology. I spent way to much time on the Hill with my Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers. I got married to Katie October 27th, 2007, 5 weeks before I deployed to Iraq. Once I got back, I decided to start blogging about sports. I write as a hobby, and mostly because I think I’m always right, and everyone on the internets should know my opinions. Katie and I live in Ankeny, Iowa with our Black Lab Scout.
I started the Blog back in April 2009. I’ve gone through a couple different formats and a couple different url’s. Sorry, I’m indecisive. In February 2010, I decided to bring on a long time buddy of mine to help me with the blog. That’s the current format that you see now. We update the site once a day. Sometimes it’s serious, sometimes regular guy sports talk, sometimes (and these are the moments I pride myself on)you’ll have Fruity Pebbles coming out of your nose because you’re laughing so hard.
In May 2010 we started Des Moines Sports Freaks LLC. We’re just getting started and are excited for the future. If you’d like to advertise with us, or are interested in being a part of our business from the beginning, let us know!
We encourage other people to post comments on the columns we write. It’s more fun that way. Try not to cuss at us though, but anything short of that, well…that’s just what sports are about and that’s what makes it fun for us. If I can provide dialogue, make you think, make you laugh, or make you yell at me because you think I’m wrong, then I’ve done my job…not that this is a job, because I certainly don’t get paid…unless, somebody out there wants to start paying us, that would be awesome.
One of my columns I wrote was a reader bill of rights. I feel obliged to publish them again here, for all to see, forever.
10. I promise to write on Monday’s and Friday’s, and anytime in between when I have time. If I cannot do so, I will get a guest blogger…unless the guest blogger turns out to be better than me, in which I will Tonya Harding the crap out of the guest blogger, and make it up for the lack of a blog with a mega-blog as time allows.
10. The original 10th right had to change when the format of the site changed. Now, here is the updated 10th right: We promise to post a blog once a day during the week. If we don’t, you can blame Joe, or the Cubs losing. You can also expect extensive coverage from anything to Football to Chinese Football. From Baseball to Hot Dog eating contests. From the highest pro ranks, right down to local rec league coverage.
9. I promise you will be offended. Be prepared.
8. I promise to be wrong at least 50% of the time. If you want to disagree with me, please feel free to leave a comment, but don’t do the anonymous thing. It angers me and if I don’t know who disagrees with me it makes it harder for me to put a hit out on that person.
7. I promise to be unbiased.
6. I promise to lie occasionally (number 7 is a total fabrication) and periodically embellish a story.
5. Readers should be prepared to set aside 5 minutes to read the blog. Some days it will be shorter, but 5 minutes should still be allowed.
4. I promise to proof read the column at least once before posting. There will be grammatical errors. I don’t have an editor, and I got C’s in English Composition.
4a. I promise to not write in complete sentences.
3. If I post a weekend column or a running diary, I promise to be drinking as I’m writing.
2. You too should be drinking when reading any column of mine. I’ve found I’m a lot hotter and funnier if you’re drinking.
1. I promise I will not quit writing until the Cubs win the World Series.
