I Know, I Know...This is a Footy Blog!

I know this is a footy blog, but as a big fan of the Indy 500, I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to Helio Castroneves for securing the Pole today.  It couldn't happen to a better driver and nicer guy!  And also to Roger Penske...the Maestro of Indy!

Can "Spiderman" make this year his fourth?

On another note...not that I want to put its name on this site, but to those (Danica) who think they are all that (Danica) and feel the world revolves around them (Danica)...I am no Fanica.
It is poor form, sweetie, to get out of your car that has been sweated over, toiled, over, and bled over and blast the very people who KEEP YOUR ARSE OFF THE WALL!  I have never been a fan of this girl and I never will be.  Whiny, overrated, arrogant, lucky...just a few names that spring to mind when thinking of it.
Well karma has a way of making things right and that happened today to Miss Thang.  It found out that although only one driver in 33 wins The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the crowd appreciates the efforts of all who give it a try and that includes the hard-toiling pit crews.  The crowds know the crews don't get the glory and are rarely recognized unless wearing their crew attire.  A good driver will get out of a car in Victory Lane, wave to the crowd, drink some milk and say..."I couldn't have done this without the hard work of my crew!"
Getting on the PA after you barely make the field on Pole Day and blaming your crew for having "the worst car I've ever driven," is what former Indy winner Eddie Cheever called, "another step in the building of her career.  You have good days and bad days and it's important to deal with the bad days alot better than she did today!"
Despite being booed by the fans in the Paddock area and the stands, Her Royal Highness was unrepentant:

"I say one confident thing out there, that it's not me, and everybody boos me," she said. "I don't know, maybe they were booing me before, but some of them were probably cheering for me before. I'm not a different driver than I was five years ago."

Right.

So what about her crew?

"You take one on the chin, but maybe you had it coming this time," Tom Anderson, Andretti Autosport's senior vice president for racing operations, said. "All you can do is turn the other cheek and just get back to work."

Right.

A very wise old race driver (BU) told me, "When you're strapped into the car it's good to remember that you're only one turn from humility."
Exactly.

Being a champion isn't just about winning races, it's how you deal with the losses. 

So I will add my voice to those in the paddock and stands:
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!