I hope Jimmie Johnson’s car breaks today. Early. Like lap two.
I have nothing against Jimmie. In fact I hope he wins the Chase today (that’s the NASCAR championship for you Mets fans). Let me catch the Yankees up – basically Jimmie has a huge lead (think “games back”) and the only way he can lose the championship is if Omar Minaya hires the Mets bullpen to be the pit crew or if he finishes really really poorly, worse then 36th. That would give Carl Edwards a shot to catch up if Edwards has a great day.
So back to my point – I hope Jimmie’s car breaks down early. I don’t want a wreck. I don’t want him to get hurt. I just want to see him standing on the side frustrated while the Mets bullpen tries to repair his ride. Meanwhile I’d like to see Carl have a great day.
Why? I’d like the Chase to have theater. It’s boring if Jimmie can cruise around at 60 miles an hour hoping not to wreck, or waiting until a bunch of other guys do. I want to see a race. I want to see Edwards furiously trying to pull one out.
So Jimmie, I hope your car stalls…and best of luck on winning today, it’s a great accomplishment.
