
Is
Toronto not the most backward sports market in the world? I can't think of another that would see the team President confirm the manager and General Manager one day, and less than a few weeks later,
announce he's quitting like Paul Godfrey is with the
Blue Jays. So where does that leave the incoming President? With a GM and Manager he might not want. Yet another reason why for the
Blue Jays the playoffs will remain something other teams do, just like the
Maple Leafs down the road. Backward...
Anaheim Angel Torii Hunter says that
drug testing is what is resulting in the lower home run totals this year. What's he going to say next, lack of eating leads to starvation? The home run total per game is at its lowest in 15 years...the
Pittsburgh Pirates have finished sub-.500 for the 16th straight year, and had zero pitchers with 10 wins. At least they've got the
Pens and
Steelers in
Pittsburgh...stop me if you've heard this one before.
Guns N' Roses "Chinese Democracy" is
coming out November 25th...while writing this blog,
Ray Lewis delivered another hit...the
Chicago White Sox had to go through a nearly four hour rain delay and played 8 innings in a nailbiter they were losing before
blowing it open and winning 8-2 over the
Detroit Tigers to give them a slice of the
AL Central. Today, they face
Minnesota in a one game playoff, their third opponent in three days, with a date with the
Tampa Rays on the line...including last night, there have now been five overtime games this
NFL season. Seems unusually high, no? Less surprising is that four of the teams that won the coin toss won the game. And people deride soccer's penalty kicks as a coin toss...how do you know
Jose Morinho's Inter Milan lost on the weekend? Easy. He's
bitching about the referee and opposing fans as the reason his team lost...
Tony Romo and
Ben Roethlesberger: have you seen either without a helmet on and
not wearing a hat backwards?...speaking of
Romo, seems that he and
Terrell Owens had a pretty healthy
conversation about the balls he's been getting.
Memo to T.O.:
Romo isn't the problem, the lack of a legit #2 receiver is. That said, they'll go out Sunday, he'll get a pile of catches, yards and sixes against the inept
Cincinnati Bengals, and all will be fine, and then repeat it against
Arizona and
St. Louis in the weeks following...have a great Tuesday.