Life In The DPC!

Richard A. Dotson, of Detroit, has been arrested again after breaking into a cleaning store to steal a mannequin dressed in a Frenach maids outfit.  The accused has six convictions for breaking and entering and stealing mannequins.

“He told his parole officer he was going to buy a mannequin so he didn’t have to do these break-ins anymore,” said Detective Brendan Moore said. “Apparently that didn’t work out.” 

According to initial reports the accused repeated stealing of mannequins is an odd fetish and he will undergo a psychiatric examination before standing trial for his latest relapse. Statuephilia “is an uncommon sexual fetish or paraphilia that involves sexual attraction to statues or dolls.In its literal sense it means sexual attraction to statues (usually but not exclusively nudes), but the objects of attraction may also be lifelike mannequins or dolls”.

A little bit of Internet based research seems to show that this branch of sexual fetish is obscure but still somewhat prevalent after a bit of digging. Through my own assumptions and the words of those trained to deal with the human mind, Statuephile is essentially those who are sexually by the human body in a frozen pose. Mannequins, statues and random science fiction flicks where individuals are frozen by technology or Medusa seem to be the basis of this subculture.

We at DavidPatrickCastro.com try not to be overly judgmental on how people get their kinky kicks as long as it is legal but Richard A. Dotson and other folks who maintain a similiar attraction to statues and mannequins seem to be a bit off kilter. I have similar views on plushies but my opinions are probably jaded due to an episode of CSI that involved this subculture and I found it quite bizarre. On a side note; after seeing that particular episode of CSI I looked at the University of Nevada’s mascot, Alphie, in a very odd light and wondered if he was inclined to pounce on the Boise State Bronco during time outs.

An American is free to do that which he or she feels as long as it doesn’t breach any statutes or inhibits the rights of others. Though I don’t understand stauephilia or plushies one is free to do whatever they want and I will respect those boundaries but will still be creeped out when this subject arises.

The Chicago Bears come from behind victory of the Arizona Cardinals had grim repurcussions for those associated with the Monday Night Football Malady. Head coach Dennis Green fired his offensive coordinator Keith Rowan the following morning and replaced him with quarterback’s coach Mike Kruczek.“I’ve known Keith for a long time. I have the utmost respect for him,” Green said. “We are not scoring enough points.”

It seems odd to me to fire the offensive coordinator when the Cardinals put more points on the board than any team that has squared off against the Bears this season. Hell, the defense was stout too but I know desperate times call for desperate actions and the promotion of Matt Leinart wasn’t enough to satisfy the Cardinals community. The past few weeks have been very difficult for the Cardinals they blew games against the Rams, Chiefs and now the Bears. A  bit of luck and some execution and they are 4-2 but luck has never been something they have had an abundance of (drafting Leinart aside) and now we get to watch Green melt down before our very eyes.

A part of me feels bad for Green he is in a situation that he can not overcome. The Cardinals are at least two years away from serious playoff contention and most likely he will not belong for the ride when this maturation process comes to fruition. Many of the parts are in place. Leinart the franchise QB. Boldin, Fitzgerald and Johnson the trio of downfield threats. Dockett and Barry anchoring the line. And yet their are holes in this star laden armor but these flaws can be fixed but these soultions of pass and run blocking will not occur this season and Green may not be here to put the pieces in place.

The future is bright for the Cardinals but this season will be like the other 18 that the Cardinals have enjoyed in the desert; mediocrity and crushed dreams from pig skin prognosticators that guaranteed glory and playoff births. If those that jumped on the bandwagon when they built their new stadium stay on through this lean season fruition and the actual fulfillment of off season promises will be realized.

“You’re like a parent whose sons are on opposite sides of a great war. Torn. I do not envy you, my friend.” - Cliff

   There was no issues of loyalty on Monday Night. The Chicago Bears were in town taking on the Arizona Cardinals and I know where my loyalty’s lie.I like the Cardinals but I was raised as a Bears’ fan and I will always be one. The Cards get love when the Bears are not in town. That said, I will succinctly maintain the the Bears’ 24-23 victory was the most bizarre and quite frankly the greatest sporting event I have ever witnessed in person. It’s unfortunate to peak at 28 but I have and the rest of my sports viewing will be down hill.

“I think anybody watching this game was surprised by the ending,” said Head coach Dennis Green. “And you should never be surprised in the game of football.”

And I wasn’t shocked by the ultimate result of the game. I am new to Phoenix and equally naive about the Cardinals but the last three home games have been defeats by a total of six points. In each of the losses the Cardinals had the deck stacked in their favor and found creative ways to blow each one. Neil Rackers shanked field goal attempts in the last two that would have either won the game or sent it into overtime. Kurt Warner fumbled after the St. Louis Rams gift wrapped a come from behind win and last night was a team effort on blowing a game. The Bears scored three offensive points. Their defense and special teams put together the other 21 and the Cardinals blew a 20 point lead.

I blame part of this loss on the Cards’ offensive line. I realize that this is common in any anlysis of the team but this time it really cost them. Leinart had good protection the whole night except on one occasion when Mark Anderson blew around from the left side and blind sided Leinart. The ensuing fumble was gobbled up by Mike Brown and returned for a touchdown. Also, and most importantly, the Cards couldn’t run out the clock in the fourth quarter due to the their inability to open up any holes for James. The Edge finished with 55-yards on 36 attempts.

“First of all they weren’t blocking me,” Brian Urlacher said. ”So that was easy.”

In my perch in section 451 I wasn’t overly worried about the Cardinals before kickoff. They were thirteen point under dogs and the dome was nearly a home game for the Bears. But Leinart showed why he is starting as rookie and as usual the Cards exploded out of the gate. Unfortunately their inept offensive line can’t block, Edgerrin James can’t run and the Cards never went for the jugular of the Bears after forcing six turnovers. This is what seperates the also rans from the upper echelon squads: the ability to put a team away and win games when you are not playing your best. The Cards showed that they have a long way to go and the Bears proved that some of their hype might be legit.

Roger Clemens has reportedly been named by a former major leaguer as a user of performance enhancing drugs. Clemens, along with Andy Pettite, Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts, David Segui and Jay Gibbons were listed on an affidavit from the search warrant of former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley’s home in June. The raid on Grimsley’s house was in response to having a shipment of performance enhancing drugs shipped to his home. Grimsley has since admitted to using steroids and named the aforementioned former teammates during the federal investigation of his home.

“I’ve been tested plenty of times,” Clemens said. “My physicals I’ve taken, they have taken my blood work. I have passed every test. Again, I just find it amazing that you can throw anybody out there.”

Clemens was also named in Jose Canseco’s tell all steroid journal Juiced.

Truthfully I have always suspected Clemens of doing something a bit illegal to stay in such dominate form into his early 40’s. When most pitchers, especially flame throwers, hit their mid to late thirties there is a tendency to go down hill not to pitch at a higher level. The only exception to this notion is Nolan Ryan and he was not domintae day in and day out. He had the ability to bring magic to the mound on rare occurrences as he got up in years. For Clemens to dominate at such a level he is either genetic freak or a doper. Since there are few physical anomalies in Major League Baseball I most go with doper.

A part of me would like to commend Jason Grimsley for naming names and taking no quarter but I seem to think the federales tightened the screws and Grimsley broke. I don’t fault the guy for it. Baseball is a cut throat business and for players like Grimsley if you dabble in doping you can tag on a few years to your career and a few more checks. If you name names to federal agents who catch you red handed with drugs you have to cover your tail.

The odd thing about this whole fiasco is that I was at a Diamondbacks game when the news broke. Nothing was mentioned over the P.A. that Grimsley was not in attendance that night but when I went out to have a smoke there was a group of guys chatting it up about how Grimsley got busted for drugs before the game. Details were sketchy as I eavesdropped on their conversation but I got the feeling that this journeyman’s career was over.