Job Hunt

For those who don't know, I've been on the job hunt lately. I graduate in December, but if I can't find employment then I'll stay an extra semester to finish my History minor.

I went to a job fair and did not get a job. The important  is I got my name out there. I just told them my name is Sidney St. Cyr and I want to be a sportscaster then gave them my resume.

I don't have a super impressive resume, but I think I can compete (just barely).

Let's see what happens with my journey to living out my sports TV/ Radio dreams.

Dolphins stun the Steelers

The Miami Dolphins surprised all NFL fans when they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-15. The Steelers were huge favorites to easily beat the Dolphins.

The Dolphins had their offensive line healthy for the first time this season. It led running back Jay Ajayi having a breakout game and Ryan Tannehill not being sack once.

The offensive line was able to open holes for Ajayi, who ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Ajayi ended up being the AFC Offensive player of the week.

The defense had their moments too. They held Antonio Brown, arguably the best wide receiver in the game, to four catches for 39 yards.

Everything that went wrong for the first five games of the year went right. Let's see if we (Dolphins fans) fall back to Earth.

The Cubs opponent for the NLCS

The Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers will play a decisive game five to see who will face the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series.

The Cubs will be favored over either of the teams since many predict them to win to World Series.

Both the Nationals and the Dodgers have a recent history not getting past the first round. We will found out on Thursday night who celebrates with champagne and T-shirts.

The Bringer of Rain

I don't know if its a name that was given or came to his mind, but Josh Donaldson has lived up to the name "Bringer of Rain". Donaldson first came on the scene with the Oakland Athletics and he was a pretty good player on a decent team.

As usual, the Athletics trade away players when they can't afford them anymore. Donaldson ended up being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Everyone thought he would benefit from being with the Blue Jays: smaller ballpark, the ball carries more, and a better lineup.

Donaldson reaped all the benefits and won the 2015 American League Most Valuable Player. If there was a jersey to buy, for baseball fans, it would be Josh Donaldson's jersey.

Book Review: Don't Make Me Think

It is amazing how we measure the amount of clicks on a webpage in this current day in age. So many of these pages focus on the amount of clicks, but not the how easy and assessable the webpage is for the web user. The book Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug explains this concept really well.

Whenever I am surfing the web, I never think about how many clicks it takes for me to get to where I want to be or how many webpages I have to go through to get to the page I want to see. I mindlessly click through the many pages until I get what I want. The key word is mindlessly. We live in a world where we want things so much faster.

This book does a great job of giving unique point of views to the way we, as society, sees the internet.

Marlins are the same Fish

The Marlins at this point of the season are done. Many people, who are optimistic, think they still have a chance, but I think its over.

The thing is, at the beginning of the season, I thought this team would not make the playoffs. Many of friend and other Marlins fans complained I was being too negative, but I made several points that predicted to be true.

The pitching staff had too many questions and the batting line up didn't have enough depth. They were above .500 (above average) for most of the year, which I believe is credited to new Marlins manager Don Mattingly.

Once the team started to suffer from injuries, the season started to fall apart. However, the team could probably have a winning record, which I think is a great season for this team.

As a huge Marlins fan, I feel like this is the same old stuff the Marlins do every year. I don't know what it will take for us to get over the hump, but until it happens I have every reason to not be an optimistic fan of the Fish.

Christian Yelich's Power Surge

Mimai Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich recently hit his 20th home run of the season. Coming into the season Yelich has hit 100 career home runs. No one knows where he is getting his power.

Yelich was drafted in the first round by the, then, Florida Marlins. I remember when he was drafted, all of the scouts and experts said he would develop his power in time.

This year, he has matured into this power everyone said would eventually have. The best part about it is he has maintained his high batting average by hitting above .300.

Yelich's potential new power numbers (20 home runs and 100 runs batted in) will be a huge part of the Marlin's foundation for the future. The foundation would be players like Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, Jose Fernandez, and of course Christian Yelich.