My gym teacher was just on SportsCenter from highlights of a high school basketball game where he Tee'd up one of the coaches.
As Joe Walsh said: "Life's been good to me."
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
NFL Divisional Playoffs
Well, now that the Patriots got crushed, you can read my non-biased sports picks for once.
They will be made in chronological order:
(4) Arizona @ (1) New Orleans
After watching Arizona put up 51, one would think it would be easy to pick the Cardinals. However, they also gave up 45. Against an offense not as potent as New Orleans. New Orleans has been slumping lately, but they pull this one out.
Saints 45-31
(6) Baltimore @ (1) Indianapolis
The Ravens looked unbelievable against the Patriots this weekend. All be it, they only had one decent quarter. And Indy has the best record in the NFL. However, it will have been a month since the starters have played a full game. Baltimore advances to the Conference finals for the second year in a row as a 6 seed.
Low scoring, the Ravens take it 17-10
Sunday:
(3) Dallas @ (2) Minnesota
This is perhaps best written in rhyme scheme:
Well Brett Favre is ol'
And the Cowboys are on a roll
But just their luck
Alas, "America's Team" will suck.
Vikings, 31-17
Finally, (5) New York Jets @ (2) San Diego
The Jets got lucky on their way to the playoffs, but they're as hot as anyone. The Chargers have won eleven in a row. This will be closer than most expect, but because I hate Rex Ryan's cocky attitude so much, I pick the Chargers
"Go Chargers, Go!"-Arnold Schwarzeneger, 24-21
We'll recap next week, and make my Conference Championship picks
They will be made in chronological order:
(4) Arizona @ (1) New Orleans
After watching Arizona put up 51, one would think it would be easy to pick the Cardinals. However, they also gave up 45. Against an offense not as potent as New Orleans. New Orleans has been slumping lately, but they pull this one out.
Saints 45-31
(6) Baltimore @ (1) Indianapolis
The Ravens looked unbelievable against the Patriots this weekend. All be it, they only had one decent quarter. And Indy has the best record in the NFL. However, it will have been a month since the starters have played a full game. Baltimore advances to the Conference finals for the second year in a row as a 6 seed.
Low scoring, the Ravens take it 17-10
Sunday:
(3) Dallas @ (2) Minnesota
This is perhaps best written in rhyme scheme:
Well Brett Favre is ol'
And the Cowboys are on a roll
But just their luck
Alas, "America's Team" will suck.
Vikings, 31-17
Finally, (5) New York Jets @ (2) San Diego
The Jets got lucky on their way to the playoffs, but they're as hot as anyone. The Chargers have won eleven in a row. This will be closer than most expect, but because I hate Rex Ryan's cocky attitude so much, I pick the Chargers
"Go Chargers, Go!"-Arnold Schwarzeneger, 24-21
We'll recap next week, and make my Conference Championship picks
Friday, November 27, 2009
Halladay Trade in the Making
As all 3 of us know, the Red Sox and the Yankees (who will get as much praise as a Sox fan can give them, by me saluting 99 year-old recently retired Yankees PA announcer Bob Sheppard, who in his first game, introduced 8 Hall-of-Famers, and Dom Dimaggio as his first introduction) are in a competition to acquire Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays.
As half of my avid two readers know (thanks to one not showing up on Thanksgiving, even though he said he would...*jackass*...and we bought you a card.) Alex Gonzalez was recently signed to a short-term deal by the very same team shopping for Halladay. Now in my non-expert, very biased opinion, this is an extension of the trade for Halladay, who I believe the Red Sox will get. (Part of this is bias, the other part is believing, even though they are Canadian, the Jays can't be stupid enough to dig that big a grave for everyone in the division by letting the Yankees have Halladay, along with Sabathia and Burnett)
Anyway, I believe the Gonzalez signing was part of the awaiting acquisition of Halladay. Earlier this season the Red Sox wanted Halladay, but were not willing to give what the Jays wanted. Obviously Buchholz is/will be involved, and others too. The Red Sox could not reach a deal with Gonzalez, and he looked good in his second stint in Boston. Maybe the Sox really didn't want to sign him, or maybe they told him to sign with Toronto, who knows? I truly believe that this was the first step in Halladay's one-way ticket to Fenway Park.
Also, To the Thanksgiving skipping jackass:
As I discussed with Uncle Richard, and you would know if you showed up, I was watching my favorite morning show, Mike and Mike, and they were discussing the NL Cy Young voting. One voter didn't vote for Carpenter at all, and gave Javier Vazquez a third place vote. This, the two Mike's said, was because the voter was making his decision based on metrics, such as WAR and VORP. So I hope your happy, jackass, because one writer in Seattle is listening to you.
As half of my avid two readers know (thanks to one not showing up on Thanksgiving, even though he said he would...*jackass*...and we bought you a card.) Alex Gonzalez was recently signed to a short-term deal by the very same team shopping for Halladay. Now in my non-expert, very biased opinion, this is an extension of the trade for Halladay, who I believe the Red Sox will get. (Part of this is bias, the other part is believing, even though they are Canadian, the Jays can't be stupid enough to dig that big a grave for everyone in the division by letting the Yankees have Halladay, along with Sabathia and Burnett)
Anyway, I believe the Gonzalez signing was part of the awaiting acquisition of Halladay. Earlier this season the Red Sox wanted Halladay, but were not willing to give what the Jays wanted. Obviously Buchholz is/will be involved, and others too. The Red Sox could not reach a deal with Gonzalez, and he looked good in his second stint in Boston. Maybe the Sox really didn't want to sign him, or maybe they told him to sign with Toronto, who knows? I truly believe that this was the first step in Halladay's one-way ticket to Fenway Park.
Also, To the Thanksgiving skipping jackass:
As I discussed with Uncle Richard, and you would know if you showed up, I was watching my favorite morning show, Mike and Mike, and they were discussing the NL Cy Young voting. One voter didn't vote for Carpenter at all, and gave Javier Vazquez a third place vote. This, the two Mike's said, was because the voter was making his decision based on metrics, such as WAR and VORP. So I hope your happy, jackass, because one writer in Seattle is listening to you.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Ah, Football at it's finest
Quick Update:
Went to the Patriots game yesterday, won 59-0
Had a JV game today against Springfield, won 57-0
Two games, 24 hours, 116-0
Went to the Patriots game yesterday, won 59-0
Had a JV game today against Springfield, won 57-0
Two games, 24 hours, 116-0
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Sign of the Apocalypse
Well the world of sports is offering us an Apocalypse that might just be the real Apocalypse and not a phony one...let's check things out:
In the world of Baseball, in a freaky turn of events, the Angels swept the Red Sox out of the playoffs, or for that matter the Angels beat the Red Sox in a series, or for that matter, the Angels won a game against the Red Sox in the playoffs!
In Hockey, the Bruins actually have a losing record, and just last night the Calgary Flames came back from a 5-0 deficit to win in overtime!!
And since the NBA is starting up soon, lets go there. Rasheed Wallace think the Celtics could break the Bulls record of 72 wins!!!
And finally to the NFL, where the Patriots are only 3-2, Tom Brady has less than 10 Touchdown passes 5 weeks in, and the Broncos decided it was necessary to bring back the most hideous uniforms in Sports history!!!! Oh yeah, and they're also 5-0.
So as you can see here, the world of sports has correctly indicated the end is soon to come.
And for further proof, the Nation is actually talking about US Soccer and its chances in the 2010 World Cup.
In the world of Baseball, in a freaky turn of events, the Angels swept the Red Sox out of the playoffs, or for that matter the Angels beat the Red Sox in a series, or for that matter, the Angels won a game against the Red Sox in the playoffs!
In Hockey, the Bruins actually have a losing record, and just last night the Calgary Flames came back from a 5-0 deficit to win in overtime!!
And since the NBA is starting up soon, lets go there. Rasheed Wallace think the Celtics could break the Bulls record of 72 wins!!!
And finally to the NFL, where the Patriots are only 3-2, Tom Brady has less than 10 Touchdown passes 5 weeks in, and the Broncos decided it was necessary to bring back the most hideous uniforms in Sports history!!!! Oh yeah, and they're also 5-0.
So as you can see here, the world of sports has correctly indicated the end is soon to come.
And for further proof, the Nation is actually talking about US Soccer and its chances in the 2010 World Cup.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
2009 NFL Predictions: Bigger, Better, Uncensored
I sit down this morning to discuss what really matters in life: football. Good, hard core, football. And I am writing this with the utmost distaste for football at this very moment. Let's set things straight, I hate football, I can't stand it, but I love it. Last night I traveled to the other end of the state where our team would play in St. Albans. Three hours. A game we dominated. Up 8-0 in the fourth quarter (courtesy bad snap for a safety, and a touchdown with a bad kick). They're kicker proceeded to make a 30 yard field goal that would have been good from the 45 yard line (could we protest he was on juice, HGH maybe? After all, we were practically in Canada...)and then returned a punt to the 11 yard line, and then scored with ten, yes ten seconds left to win 10-8. I really thought there were thoughts of suicide on the bus on the ride home. I got home at 2 in the morning, and I am now sick and hating almost-Canadians. Anyway back to what matters, my NFL 2009 predictions, which I hope hole up better than my baseball ones...
Let's do this division by division, a quick summary, and a prediction for the winner, followed up by playoff picks.
AFC East: Well, this division threw a curve ball last year. The awful Dolphins suddenly became good, and the Patriots missed out on the playoffs at 11-5...still not over that...Expect the Jets to drop off, and the Bills to still be bad. I pick the Patriots, too much offensive fire power.
AFC North: A very strong division, and probably the premier of the NFL. Expect low scoring in division games because of the great defense. How can you go against Pittsburgh though?
AFC South: The Titans ended up being the best regular season team in the NFL last year, but don't expect as much this year with the loss of Pro Bowl Defensive Tackle Albert Haynseworth, among other things. The Colts will win the division under Jim Caldwell in his first year of coaching the team.
AFC West: Weak division, period. If you can't predict who wins this division you have a problem. It's the Chargers, in case you didn't know.
Seeding for Playoffs in AFC:
1)New England. You just can't pick against them with a decent D, and the best offense arguably ever.
2)Pittsburgh. A strong team in title defense with solid players on both sides, and it earns them a bye week.
3)San Diego. The six easy in division games give them a record that puts them ahead of the Colts
4)Indianapolis. Barely scrape through the division, but still, they're in.
5)Miami. A year for defensive coordinators to figure out the Wildcat offense loses the division for them, but still earn a Wild Card Berth.
6)Houston. The Texans are a team that have steadily improved since their inception, and have enough this year to make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Now to the NFC:
NFC East: This division is always strong, and there never seems to be an awful team...generally **cough cough, Redskins**. The main things to watch are Michael Vick and what is his role with the Eagles, and what can Tony Romo do with the loss of Terrell Owens. If I had to choose, I like the Eagles, but that isn't a confident pick.
NFC North: Ahhh, He's baaaaack. That's right, it's BRETT FAVRE!!! YAYYYY who hasn't gotten sick of him playing, honestly. Boring division, possibly a race between Chicago and Minnesota. Unfortunately, Favre leads a team to a division title, the Vikings will win this division.
NFC South: Well, generally it's the team that finishes last leapfrogs to first, but not this year. Matty Ice leads the Falcons to his first division title.
NFC West: The shocker Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl last year, but in recent history the loser of the Super Bowl normally doesn't make it back to the playoffs, but it's the NFC West, and anything can happen. I like the Seahawks, but it could be the Cardinals.
Playoffs Seedings for NFC:
1)Atlanta, the only reason is because the other three divisions are competitive, or suck.
2)Minnesota, Brett Favre, Adrien Peterson, and a good D earns the bye week
3)Seattle, if they win the division, this is where they stand.
4)Philadelphia, too tough a division to finish anywhere else except the last divisional slot.
5)New Orleans, Drew Brees is a passing god, and leads the team to a record better than even Seattle.
6)New York Giants, come on, its a good team, how can you pick against them, but it will be close with Chicago.
Now to my playoff picks:
AFC Wild Card Round:
6)Houston at 3)San Diego: San Diego chokes in the playoffs, period. Houston wins in postseason debut.
5)Miami at 4)Indianapolis: You just can't pick against Peyton Manning early in the playoffs.
NFC Wild Card Round:
6)New York Giants at 3)Seattle: The Seahawks just aren't a playoff team. New York wins.
5)New Orleans at 4)Philadelphia: Tough call, but I don't think the Eagles have what it takes here.
AFC Divisional Round:
6)Houston at 1)New England: Let's be hones, Cinderella, it's midnight, New England is just too good, and Houston plays in a dome, January weather is sucky. New England wins big.
4)Indianapolis at 2)Pittsburgh: Indy has nothing left in the tank after a long season. They really aren't that good anyway, making it this far was a lie. Steelers advance.
NFC Divisional Round:
6)New York Giants at 1)Atlanta: A great quarterback showdown. It comes down to overtime, and Matt Ryan leads his team down the field for the win.
5)New Orleans at 2)Minnesota: This could be a game for the ages. Honestly, I don't know who would win, but I don't think Favre will be healthy, or have enough energy to pull it out.
AFC Championship Game:
2)Pittsburgh at 1)New England: These teams meet in this game for the third time in less than ten years. Pittsburgh has a great defense, but the Patriots line is extraordinary, and in the end that combined with a great receiving core, leads the Patriots to their fifth Super Bowl in less than ten years. Patriots win by 3.
NFC Championship Game:
5)New Orleans at 1)Atlanta: Another great game featuring amazing quarterbacks. The postseason is full of them. Since I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place on this one, I have to go with Atlanta because Matt Ryan is from BC. Atlanta by 4.
Super Bowl XLIV:
In a rare event, it is a battle of the top seeded teams. The Atlanta Falcons going up against The New England Patriots at Dolphins Stadium on February 7, 2010 with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the game on CBS. (Yes all of this was just looked up on Wikipedia.) Let's be totally honest here, if it does get to this point, experience gets it done. The Patriots win Number 4, 31-17.
So what have we learned?
Well, I am a little biased when it comes to sports.
Also, I have way to much spare time on my hands.
This Postseason is sure to be full of great games with amazing signal callers.
And finally, I, as well as everyone else, do not care about the Pro Bowl, even though it's not in Hawai'i this year, which honestly, makes it less interesting.
Those are my picks, hold me to them
Let's do this division by division, a quick summary, and a prediction for the winner, followed up by playoff picks.
AFC East: Well, this division threw a curve ball last year. The awful Dolphins suddenly became good, and the Patriots missed out on the playoffs at 11-5...still not over that...Expect the Jets to drop off, and the Bills to still be bad. I pick the Patriots, too much offensive fire power.
AFC North: A very strong division, and probably the premier of the NFL. Expect low scoring in division games because of the great defense. How can you go against Pittsburgh though?
AFC South: The Titans ended up being the best regular season team in the NFL last year, but don't expect as much this year with the loss of Pro Bowl Defensive Tackle Albert Haynseworth, among other things. The Colts will win the division under Jim Caldwell in his first year of coaching the team.
AFC West: Weak division, period. If you can't predict who wins this division you have a problem. It's the Chargers, in case you didn't know.
Seeding for Playoffs in AFC:
1)New England. You just can't pick against them with a decent D, and the best offense arguably ever.
2)Pittsburgh. A strong team in title defense with solid players on both sides, and it earns them a bye week.
3)San Diego. The six easy in division games give them a record that puts them ahead of the Colts
4)Indianapolis. Barely scrape through the division, but still, they're in.
5)Miami. A year for defensive coordinators to figure out the Wildcat offense loses the division for them, but still earn a Wild Card Berth.
6)Houston. The Texans are a team that have steadily improved since their inception, and have enough this year to make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Now to the NFC:
NFC East: This division is always strong, and there never seems to be an awful team...generally **cough cough, Redskins**. The main things to watch are Michael Vick and what is his role with the Eagles, and what can Tony Romo do with the loss of Terrell Owens. If I had to choose, I like the Eagles, but that isn't a confident pick.
NFC North: Ahhh, He's baaaaack. That's right, it's BRETT FAVRE!!! YAYYYY who hasn't gotten sick of him playing, honestly. Boring division, possibly a race between Chicago and Minnesota. Unfortunately, Favre leads a team to a division title, the Vikings will win this division.
NFC South: Well, generally it's the team that finishes last leapfrogs to first, but not this year. Matty Ice leads the Falcons to his first division title.
NFC West: The shocker Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl last year, but in recent history the loser of the Super Bowl normally doesn't make it back to the playoffs, but it's the NFC West, and anything can happen. I like the Seahawks, but it could be the Cardinals.
Playoffs Seedings for NFC:
1)Atlanta, the only reason is because the other three divisions are competitive, or suck.
2)Minnesota, Brett Favre, Adrien Peterson, and a good D earns the bye week
3)Seattle, if they win the division, this is where they stand.
4)Philadelphia, too tough a division to finish anywhere else except the last divisional slot.
5)New Orleans, Drew Brees is a passing god, and leads the team to a record better than even Seattle.
6)New York Giants, come on, its a good team, how can you pick against them, but it will be close with Chicago.
Now to my playoff picks:
AFC Wild Card Round:
6)Houston at 3)San Diego: San Diego chokes in the playoffs, period. Houston wins in postseason debut.
5)Miami at 4)Indianapolis: You just can't pick against Peyton Manning early in the playoffs.
NFC Wild Card Round:
6)New York Giants at 3)Seattle: The Seahawks just aren't a playoff team. New York wins.
5)New Orleans at 4)Philadelphia: Tough call, but I don't think the Eagles have what it takes here.
AFC Divisional Round:
6)Houston at 1)New England: Let's be hones, Cinderella, it's midnight, New England is just too good, and Houston plays in a dome, January weather is sucky. New England wins big.
4)Indianapolis at 2)Pittsburgh: Indy has nothing left in the tank after a long season. They really aren't that good anyway, making it this far was a lie. Steelers advance.
NFC Divisional Round:
6)New York Giants at 1)Atlanta: A great quarterback showdown. It comes down to overtime, and Matt Ryan leads his team down the field for the win.
5)New Orleans at 2)Minnesota: This could be a game for the ages. Honestly, I don't know who would win, but I don't think Favre will be healthy, or have enough energy to pull it out.
AFC Championship Game:
2)Pittsburgh at 1)New England: These teams meet in this game for the third time in less than ten years. Pittsburgh has a great defense, but the Patriots line is extraordinary, and in the end that combined with a great receiving core, leads the Patriots to their fifth Super Bowl in less than ten years. Patriots win by 3.
NFC Championship Game:
5)New Orleans at 1)Atlanta: Another great game featuring amazing quarterbacks. The postseason is full of them. Since I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place on this one, I have to go with Atlanta because Matt Ryan is from BC. Atlanta by 4.
Super Bowl XLIV:
In a rare event, it is a battle of the top seeded teams. The Atlanta Falcons going up against The New England Patriots at Dolphins Stadium on February 7, 2010 with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the game on CBS. (Yes all of this was just looked up on Wikipedia.) Let's be totally honest here, if it does get to this point, experience gets it done. The Patriots win Number 4, 31-17.
So what have we learned?
Well, I am a little biased when it comes to sports.
Also, I have way to much spare time on my hands.
This Postseason is sure to be full of great games with amazing signal callers.
And finally, I, as well as everyone else, do not care about the Pro Bowl, even though it's not in Hawai'i this year, which honestly, makes it less interesting.
Those are my picks, hold me to them
Monday, August 3, 2009
A Salute To A Great Career with the Red Sox
Some people were thrilled this past Friday when the Red Sox picked up Victor Martinez. I was among those people. Victor Martinez is an investment that will lead the Red Sox to the divisional crown. However people weren't thrilled with trading away Brian Pryce, Nick Hagadone (the best last name in history as far as I am concerned), and the ever awesome Justin Masterson. Here is my salute to Justin in a mediocre paragraph.
Justin, it's been a great ride. You never really did anything exceptional, but who doesn't love a guy that reminds you vividly of Brian Scalabrine. Tall, and white, all I could think about was Scals as you stepped on the mound. Also, I give a tip of the hat to you for the shaved head and high red socks. Come on, who doesn't love the high socks. But a wag of the finger goes out to you for wearing that hideous teal polo shirt in the dugout the game after you got traded. Probably the worst shirt I've ever seen. Done.
If you thought that was the whole blog, you are simply crazy. Sure everyone loved him, but nobody cares that he is gone. The true pain is watching the long tenured, forever loved Adam LaRoche. We will forever remember you, and you will always hold a special place in our hearts. You were here for a week, and hit one home run. We can never forget how great a player and teammate you were. I sit here typing this blog, crying to REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Lovin' You", thinking about the great times you gave us in a Sox uniform. You were by far the hardest player to accept gone on that July afternoon. None of us will ever forget that great goatee, or Don Orsillo mispronouncing your last name every single time. So here is to you, a great career in Boston, and an extrodinary person.
Justin, it's been a great ride. You never really did anything exceptional, but who doesn't love a guy that reminds you vividly of Brian Scalabrine. Tall, and white, all I could think about was Scals as you stepped on the mound. Also, I give a tip of the hat to you for the shaved head and high red socks. Come on, who doesn't love the high socks. But a wag of the finger goes out to you for wearing that hideous teal polo shirt in the dugout the game after you got traded. Probably the worst shirt I've ever seen. Done.
If you thought that was the whole blog, you are simply crazy. Sure everyone loved him, but nobody cares that he is gone. The true pain is watching the long tenured, forever loved Adam LaRoche. We will forever remember you, and you will always hold a special place in our hearts. You were here for a week, and hit one home run. We can never forget how great a player and teammate you were. I sit here typing this blog, crying to REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Lovin' You", thinking about the great times you gave us in a Sox uniform. You were by far the hardest player to accept gone on that July afternoon. None of us will ever forget that great goatee, or Don Orsillo mispronouncing your last name every single time. So here is to you, a great career in Boston, and an extrodinary person.
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