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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 - Troubled Times in Toronto

Three more saves for Mariano Rivera on a game Andy Pettitte started will break the record of 57 set by Oakland’s Bob Welch and Dennis Eckersley. This Yankee fan would love to see the next one this weekend when Boston is in the Bronx...Sports Illustrated's Peter King vows that if that cancer Brett Favre is going anywhere, it is Tampa Bay...so there's NY Giant Brandon Jacobs whining about how his squad not getting enough respect. Respect is like finishing second, Jacobs. In ten years, nobody will remember who got respect or not - they will remember who got the rings and trophy. That aside, what is a guy with 1,500 career yards over three seasons talking for?...but while Jacobs feels the VaGiants are being disrespected, along comes the first power rankings of the year from ESPN.com, and four of the top 5 squads are AFC teams. And the other is not the Giants, but is the Cowboys who checked in at #4. The Giants are #6. New England is tops, and the article tells us something I'm sure we're all thrilled to hear: New England has the easiest schedule this season based on 2007 results. Wonderful...the new moniker for the Oklahoma City NBA franchise will be "Thunder"...the usually solid Bleacherreport.com runs a countdown of the Top 10 Wimpiest Team Names. And hey, the CFL got some recognition! Not sure how they just didn't have a category for any bird not an Eagle or Hawk. And where are the Maple Leafs? That is truly a name that doesn't make one think "tough". After all, leaves fall to the ground and are just in bloom in the spring. Well, in theory...Cito Gaston called Scott Rolen the best third baseman he has ever seen. Seriously. Seems Cito's eyes are deceiving him. Kinda the way Rolen's are deceiving him en route to a .270 average with 8 homers and 30 RBI...Randy Johnson has never lost to the Chicago Cubs. A career 13-0 after last night's victory...the Toronto Maple Leafs will "honour" the jerseys of Doug Gilmour and Wendel Clark. Not bad for a guy who scored all of 452 points as a Leaf in Gilmour, and merely 260 goals for Clark. But, when your history is that feeble, may as well have a party. Clearly, the Yankees and Habs they're not...Toronto FC is in a must-win situation tonight when they host the Montreal Impact in the final game of their section of the CONCACAF Champions League. Given their scoring struggles of late, I'm not overly optimistic...Jeremy Shockey finally got his wish in being dealt by the Giants to the New Orleans Saints. Poor Shockey, all pouty when the Giants got better after he got hurt and had the nerve to win a Super Bowl without him. Shame for him now he's got a quarterback who won't take his garbage, and a running back whose star far exceeds his - at least for now...have a great Tuesday.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sec. 114 row 20 seat 8 and 9 for me tonite...ready to lose my voice, braincells, and whatever else I don't need.

Litsch now 1-6 in last 7...sorry kid but the book is out on you.

Anonymous said...

YF,
our season tix are 114 row 20 and i believe seats 22-26 or thereabouts.

i take back EVERYTHING i said about danny dichio. EVERYTHING. had no idea finishing was so feeble without him.

TB said...

Careful GBVH, he's security there after all - don't want to end up on his radar. HA!

Yeah, YF, we're 20-24 in row 20 as I think you already know. Not there tonight, unfortunately.

Anonymous said...

I quit BMO lightyears ago. Something about them catching me for the 2nd time taking bribes but they didn't know who did it. So they decided to hold a meeting. I just lost interest and said fuck it.

BigHeadedJerk said...

I really think the Favre to the Bucs rumour is pure speculation. Garcia was very good for us last season, and we have 3 competent QBs fighting for the #2 spot, and a possible QB of the future in Josh Johnson.

Favre to Old man Galloway would be pretty awesome though.

TB said...

I think TB is a natural candidate. After all, Chuckie has never met a QB he didn't have a chub over.

BigHeadedJerk said...

I don't know if I'd really be against it, though i've always disliked Favre. He'd be an upgrade, but people tend to forget that Grudens offense has the most complicated verbage in the league. With TC basically about to begin I think it's pretty much to late to add a new starter. Especially when someone who knows the offense as well as Garcia is still present...

Also Favre and his gunslinger style is hardly a typical fit into a westcoast offense...

Anonymous said...

frickin' embarassing for TFC, 5 mins left.

Not sure I really like the comments on the main page but it might be good for awhile if people don't realize they can comment.

Anonymous said...

It changed back. Must have been temp.

gary said...

re: Jacobs...

SO so tired of the "disrespect" thingy. Speaking of tired...

SO so tired of Brett Favre.