Tim Lincecum and the 420

Last week I could not think of anything to blog about, so I just spewed out random thoughts to fill up space. While last week had no eventful moments, this week was the complete opposite. Some of the things I thought of harping on were the three hikers getting detained in Iran for espionage (which is a joke), or the 49ers losing their 4th straight. These subjects were interesting, and could have made a great blog, but I decided to write about Tim Lincecum getting arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Not gonna lie, this absolutely cracked me up (no pun intended). The Giants ace was arrested at 8 in the morning going 75 MPH in a 60, and the cop smelled weed on his breath and in his car. Timmy, were you craving the bud that much that you were forced to speed as fast as you could to get it? Not only did Lincecum go out and get it early in the morning, but he could not even wait till he got home to blaze it up. What a dumb thing to do. Lincecum is a guy that is up for arbitration this year, and could get a raise up to about 10 million per year, and now may not get that much. It is almost a certainty that the Giants will use this as a bargaining chip to not have to pay him so much money. It is no lie that baseball players have a long history of enjoying drugs of all kind. The steroid epidemic ran throughout baseball for about 25 years, and players today probably still use Human Growth Hormone to get an advantage. Players still take "greenies" on a daily basis, and these are amphetamines that give players a boost during the course of a game. Vida Blue was notorious throughout the game for doing cocaine before and after his starts. In no other sport to players need a drug fix so much. Timmy, I have a little advice for you: if you want to get high then go for it, but just wait till you get home to pull out the little baggie of 420 and get high as the sky.

Vocab Words

-Nadir- the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

-Impugn- to challenge as false.