Two posts in one

I'll begin my preview of college football conferences tomorrow. For now though, I offer two posts in one. Neither is really big/important enough to make into one post by itself, so I roll them into one.

Congratulations to Bobby Cox

Tonight, Bobby Cox was ejected for the 132nd time in his career, breaking Tug McGraw's record for most ejections. It happened after the 3rd out in the bottom of the 5th, after Chipper Jones had been called out on strikes on a ball that was clearly three inches inside. Fortunately, the ultimate outcome of the game was not affected, as the Braves won 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th, coincidentally on a game-winning single by Chipper.

Why do I congratulate this accomplishment? Well for one, as a Braves fan, I appreciate that Bobby Cox always has his players back. There have definitely been players that he hasn't been particularly fond of, but he will still always go to bat for them, and will never back down in an argument. Plus, while not quite on par with some other meltdowns, some of his tirades are very entertaining.

Pepsi, you are terrible

What is this, Pepsi? Has it really come to this? Have you thrown the towel so far into the advertising ring? Your most recent excuse for an ad campaign features a chorus of yawns?? I mean, I don't even know where to begin with this. There's a reason people generally both cover their mouths and suppress the sound when yawning. Because IT'S ANNOYING! And yet, in a true stroke of what will one day go down as sheer marketing genius, you take to filming people imitating this annoyance (and some imitating it very poorly, I might add), and turn it into a full-blown orchestral masterpiece of marketing. A congratulations to you as well, Pepsi Co. You shall not receive another penny from me until this reckless assault on the television-viewing public ceases.