If the Minnesota Twins 12 inning, 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers is a sign of things to come for the baseball playoffs, it is going to be the best playoff month ever for MLB. Dramatic, thrilling stuff. Frankly, it is hard not to like the Twins for how they play the game but with a pitching staff that has to be torched and lacks a true stud, and surely a bullpen worn out, tough to like them facing the New York Yankees. I pray the Twins start Carl Pavano in The Bronx. The Twinkies are 3-23 against the Yankees under manager Ron Gardenhire, and 0-7 this season. Not good. Clearly, the Yanks have to be overwhelming favs, and while I'd be stunned if they didn't make quick work of this one, the five gamer is always a dicey proposition. Also like the Anaheim Angels to run wild on Boston every time they get on the base paths, and take that series in five. Over the in the NL, I like the St. Louis Cardinals to down the LA Dodgers in four, and I could see an upset coming in the Philadelphia and Colorado series, which of course means the Rockies win. Who ya got?Speaking of the Yankees, as we do here occasionally, catcher Jorge Posada is unimpressed that he's not going to be catching AJ Burnett as the two haven't been on the same page for good stretches of the year. Hard to argue these numbers though: Burnett has struck out 79 of 434 batters while pitching to Posada this season and opponents are hitting .270 with a .775 OPS when Posada is his catcher. When Jose Molina catches, Burnett has struck out 77 of 288 batters while throwing to Molina. Opposing hitters have a .221 batting average and a .658 OPS against Burnett when he's working with Molina. I'll say it right now: if Burnett has a strong October, the Yankees will win the World Series.
The Atlanta Thrashers are said to be a team that may end up moving to Winnipeg. Seriously, Winnipeg? Isn't that arena too small and let's be serious, we're not talking a giant market here. Given how Gary Bettman has handled the Phoenix sale, would it shock anybody if he simply rubber stamped this one and let them move, no argument? Word is that there are as many as 10 teams up for sale at the moment, so would it shock anyone if Jim Balsillie was dragged back into the fray?
Gabe Morency at Hardcore Sports Radio and co-host of "Morency" says that Tony Romo may be the most overrated athlete in all of sports. Frankly, it is looking like it could well be. He went on to add that there is a reason he wasn't drafted. The Dallas Morning News Bill Nicholls looks at the Cowboys offensive shortcomings in general. Also, good to see Romo wasn't clear on which down it was on the last play of the game. For sale: Romo Thanksgiving jersey. Size 50. $5.
Check out this awesome vid post-game on Monday Night in which a Minnesota Vikings fan gets his feelings on Green Bay across real nice like.
In case you were wondering, the three NFL squads that fired their offensive coordinators in the pre-season - Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Buffalo - are a combined 1-11 going into Week 5.
Longtime RM reader B. Kennedy passed me word that Toronto Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan tweeted that he was about to get on the bus for a long trip to London. Two things. First, he apparently thought the Raps game was in London, England and didn't realize there was a London, Ontario two hours from Toronto. Two, he apparently thought he could get to London, England...by bus. Stay in school, kids. Guess at least it isn't as bad as Miami Dolphin Channing Crowder wondering if people spoke English in England last year when the Dolphins ventured across the pond for a game a couple years back. That remains one of my all-time fav stories.
And here's the #4 Scariest Sports Riot entry. Enjoy.
10 comments:
have to concur with all your picks.
Been praying for StL to face off against Dodgers for the last weeks of the regular season. They've been at an almost as terrible form as the Cards, and Rockies scares the hell out of me now. Like Angels and Yanks in the AL, but happy Twins made it as well.
Don't like how Tigers got robbed from that Inge HBP but they couldn't score a runner at all.
When the bus arrived in London, Ontario Demar tweeted "Where are we"
Raps preseason kicked off last night with the Raps losing to Philly and Jose still sucking bad.
Once a week Robbo and I have a good convo on twitter about "The Hills" (dont judge me LOL). Last night he was beyond depressed. Said he picked up a knock in Training and looks like his season is over.
that baseball game was awesome.
most exciting one of seen in a long, long time. today has its work cut out for it.
YF: going saturday?
Sorry GBVH im booked up for the rest of the season. This weekend I'm in the Poconos and next weekend got a midterm.
Not even the last game? Shame on you!
Shame on RPB. caught on some un-need drama. Actually asked myself to be banned on their forum.
Do tell!
Longggg Story but
I kicked it off with this RPB chick. Her name is Rachel sits in 117. We're close friends. Anyways within a week accusations started flying around calling her a whore saying we had sex and how we hooked up in Montreal.
Truth is I slapped her ass accidently grabbed her tits (dont ask LOL) and that was it. I never had sex with her. Week after week of rumors flying around ( she's a 31 yr old HR manager that makes 150k a year. Im a 20 yr old uni student that makes 0k a year)
Anyways a lot of the guys started really giving it to her despite the fact I always denied it and it got real bad one day she called me real upset etc.
I said I really dont care but I rather you not go through this. If I leave they'll harp on something else. So I asked myself to be banned and said it had to do with my school work.
To be honest though the KW crew ( Shags, Velvet Elvis, Pigflynn, Pigflynn's bro) are all real cool guys who I had a great time with. It's the 416 assholes causing trouble.
Class acts.
There's are a reason I coined the term "Real Pretentions Boys", which far too many of those guys are. Nice work on their part going with the tried and true grade four teasing method of talking to a woman. REAL effective.
You'd be suprised. I thought it'd end there. To this day I'm still accused of lurking the forum or hooking up with Rachel. I left september 16th so that's 3 weeks later.
In person there is so much tension between me and them it's unreal. If I never see them again that shit will be too soon.
Post a Comment