Peavy has says he wants to win here in San Diego consistently.  That's what we all want, management, ownership, players and fans.  Everybody wants that, but it's not going to happen.  The Padres were able to escape the last few seasons with a winning record but the window on that core group of players has closed.  Fresh talent either wasn't being acquired, wasn't being played or wasn't performing.  Now we are facing an overhaul of the team and we enter a rebuilding year.

Peavy doesn't want to stick around while the team rebuilds, because he'd rather play for a winner.  Guess what Peavy?  The fans would rather cheer for a winner too, but we stick around when a team loses.  We don't just start cheering for the Dodgers because they made the playoffs.  We don't cheer for the Rockies whenever they beat you.  We've made a commitment to the team, much like Peavy did with your huge multi-year contract.  The only difference is that we aren't getting paid.  Peavy can also directly affect whether the team will win or lose by being here.  Trust me it's a lot more frustrating when nothing you do has any affect on the team.  Rebuilding has to happen or else we will certainly face a hundred loss season again.

That being said I like Peavy stirring sh*t up.  He's one of the guys that can express his displeasure and people will listen.  He's in a safer place because Alderson can't really fire him.  Being the star player allows him to say what a lot of other players probably wish they could say and it's refreshing to hear it.

I just think it's a little early to be threatening to leave.  Air your greivances by all means, otherwise it's unlikely we'll hear anything.

Amazing Race Season 13 Episode 3

The episode started off with a conflict.  One of the divorcees accused Starr of pushing her sports bra out the window of their hotel.  Starr denied it but let's be honest she probably did it.  Starr and her effeminate brother Nick are ruthless.  They'll cheat, lie and push undergarments off buildings.  Since the divorcees are already angry and bitter at the world  this just intensifies their anger.  Now  the target of their hatred is Nick and Starr instead of their ex-husbands.

All the teams have to go to La Paz, Bolivia which is 12,000 feet above sea level.  This means all the old people are going to be out of breath.  They get to La Paz and they have to spend the night on blankets by a statue while they wait for the morning paper.   The paper arrives and they scour the ads looking for their next clue.  The clue tells them to go buy these little Bolivian bowler hats. The teams race to get them.

Upon leaving the hat store, two teams do not read the clue properly it says that they must travel by foot to the detour but they took taxis.  Only Terrence and Sarah realize their mistake and turn around to correct it.  That means my favorite team the San Diego Nerds will incur a time penalty.

The detour gives the teams the choice of riding really unsafe bikes made of wood down a long cobblestone street or leading a very slow moving marching band down a street until they get their next clue.

Everybody but the two Southern blondes and the Frat Guys take the bikes.  It is apparent from the beginning that the bikes are very dangerous and the teams have no idea how to use the breaks.  One of the divorcees wipes out really hard as she jumps a curb and hits a wall.  I'm surprised she is able to walk away from it.

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While riding their bikes down the hill Nick and Starr ask another team to U-Turn the Divorcees.  A U-Turn can only be used once in the whole race and all the teams decide not to use it.

All the Teams then take Taxis to a wrestling ring where they must train and fight women by using a combination of moves.  One of the Nerds, named Mark needed an oxygen tank and had to do the wrestling three times because he kept messing up his moves.

At the end Quarterback and the wife that he cheated on came in first.  She really needs to grow some real eyebrows, she's grossing me out.

The last two teams are the Divorcees and the Nerds.  The nerds have to wait 30 minutes as a penalty for taking a taxi when they were supposed to walk.  The Divorcees took 8th place and the Nerds were eliminated.

I'm a little bummed that my San Diego Nerds were eliminated, but I have to move on and choose the mother and son combo Toni and Dallas as my new favorites.  I'm actually liking the Southern Blondes a little bit now too.  They are so ditzy that they make the episode fun.

I can't believe anybody would actually want to buy officially licensed Padres Dirt for $25.