Monday Morning Mehta 9/18/06
Edition # 176
September 18, 2006
Eagles
I have absolutely no idea where to start. Normally we do our "Game Negatives" after losses, but after this loss, I don't feel as though we need to single any specific players out. So, I'm just giving it to you straight up.
- I blame Andy Reid. When you blow a 17 point 4th quarter lead at home, the buck stops with the coach. Bad play calls, mental errors,
- The cornerbacks are just bad. I don't care about the injuries to Lito Sheppard and Rod Hood. All we heard last year is how the poor pass rush was thus exposing the cornerbacks. After two games there probably isn't a better pass rush in the NFL than the Eagles front four and the cornerbacks have stunk. I can give # 22 a pass, but not Sheldon Brown. On deep balls he often looks lost.
# 5? Sure, McNabb looked great for the most part. His numbers are fierce. But the QB is generally an extension of the coach. He needed to manage that game much better than he did yesterday.
By about 3:45pm it didn't even matter if the Eagles won the game. I was already sick and pissed.
Westbrook's fumble? Yeah, that way key but there were probably about 22 plays were the Eagles could have put this game away even with that play.
"It's week two, relax MMM!!!!" – No, I refuse to. I've been sucked down this path way too many times. There aren't many bigger apologists on this list than me. But this time, I gotta break an ankle for jumping off the bandwagon. I've bought into the "It's early, wait til the games mean something in December, they'll grow from this game, blah blah blah". How many times do you have to see the same mistakes to realize this is just a playoff team again and not a championship team? I'm rescinding my Super Bowl pick!
In all seriousness, here's my deal. I was an optimist until about 3:45pm yesterday. Now, I've got November 26th circled. If they can beat Indy in Indy, I'll be back on the optimistic side. Beating SF, GB, Dallas, New Orleans, Tampa, Washington, or even Jacksonville won't make me happy. They need a big win against a bigtime team to wash this taste from my mouth.
Any positives? Seriously, how can there be? McNabb played well but didn't get it done in the 4 th. Westbrook was awesome, but the fumble. Stallworth was great, but had a key drop. Ditto on LJ Smith. The defensive line was spectacular, but I can't overlook Trent Cole's stupid penalty late in regulation.
What in God's name was David Akers thinking on the first play? Akers should seriously stop thinking of himself as a football player. You're a kicker David.
Akers maybe the 2nd best kicker in the NFL, but it's a distant 2nd. And if you look around, there's plenty of kickers just as solid. Akers is in the 2nd thru 13th best mix.
Eagles face the mighty 49ers next week. This isn't the crappy 49ers of the last few years. This team can play. If the Eagles think they can coast to a bounceback victory they got something coming to them.
What is the deal with the bad first defensive possessions? Two TD's on the first drives. Defense needs to wake up early and late.
Around the NFL
In what I thought was one of the worst weeks for interesting games in a long time, we still had some very interesting games (this is non- Eagles of course).
Biggest Win: Atlanta. The Falcons always have trouble against the fast defense of Tampa, but their defense proved to be the difference. The Falcons are going to be a force this year.
Worst Loss: Carolina. I understand they don't have Steve Smith. But that team just looks putrid. They face a must win game early in the season next week.
Best Eagles Impersonation: New England Patriots. I wouldn't start printing those AFC East champion shirts just yet in Foxboro. Like we said last week, the Jets are going to be underrated good, but almost blowing a 24-0 lead is pathetic. A valiant effort by the Pats at being Eaglesque.
Terrible-est performance: I had to invent a category and a word for Daunte Culpepper. He looked absolutely horrific. Dolphin fans are clamoring for the days of Jay Fielder. You ever make a prediction knowing you're predicting a player you've always disliked? I've never been a Culpepper fan and I have no idea why I picked them to win the AFC East. Nick Saban is the best coach ever, well, at least he's supposed to be.
Worst Game: Broncos/Chiefs. Mike Shanahan claims Jay Cutler isn't ready yet for NFL action. Jake the Mistake is ready for a retirement home.
Worst Team Ever: Oakland Raiders. The Andrew Walter Era begins!
Worst 2-0 team: Saints.
Phils/Baseball
The Phillies have an excellent week, going 5-1 to pull to within 1 game of the wildcard lead right now held by the Dodgers.
- The Phils pitching remains superb and consistent. Led by Brett Myers and Cole Hamels going deep into games, Jon Lieber, Randy Wolf and Jamie Moyer have given the Phillies solid innings the last month.
- The bullpen has been shaky at times, but whose middle relief hasn't been shaky? The return of Tom Gordon has really calmed things down in the pen.
- Pat Burrell has found the right time to start hitting. Burrell went 5 for 14 last week with a couple of big hits including a grand slam (only Phils runs in a win Friday). Now if we could find a way to get Dellucci going...
- Chase Utley's fade continues as he's struggled since his long hit streak.
- It was nice putting the Astros out of their misery this weekend. That offense on the Astros is awful.
- Cubs and Marlins in town for the final home games of the season (including a makeup game at home vs. the Astros).
- If the Phils win out, and the Mets lose out, the Phils can still tie for the NL East crown!
Around the League
The AL playoff picture has taken shape after the A's three game sweep of the White Sox. The White Sox aren't dead, but they're certainly on life support. 3 games behind a hot Twins team with 2 weeks left to play. They have 3 games at the end of the year in Minnesota which they might need to sweep at this point.
- The Tigers, Twins, A's and Yanks make up the AL playoffs right now. The Twins are hurting at starting pitching with the losses of Francisco Liriano and Brad Radke (Radke may be ready to pitch Friday).
- Frank Thomas for AL MVP is catching steam, I'm starting to lean towards Derek Jeter.
- The White Sox season boils down to the huge series starting tonight vs. the Tigers.
NHL Week in Review By : Ed Wasser
- How can a person explain what a sunset looks like to a person who has been blind their entire life? How can a person explain what a symphony sounds like to a person who has been deaf their entire life? And how can a person explain what sex feels like to a fantasy football manager? It's impossible. So how can I be expected to explain the absolute lunacy the Islanders have displayed by giving goalie Rick DiPietro a 15 year contract when nobody has ever experienced that level of sports ignorance before? It's an unprecedented level of stupidity, an epic level if you will. We all know why it's stupid....he's completely untradable, unreleasable, totally ungetridofable. Plus, and this is the most important point, he's not that good. But let this drift through your head for a minute....most people who read this column who are about my age will be either at or damn close to the age in which you can join A.A.R.P. when DiPietro's contract expires.
So now the Islanders have Alexei Yashin under contract until 2011 and Rick DiPietro under contract until 2021. The reason I'm mentioning this is because I, as a fan of Philadelphia sports, live under the constant hope that maybe one of our teams will catch lightning in a bottle one year and eventually win a championship. Now what if God came down and said to everyone in Philadelphia "you heard it from here, and I'm a pretty reputable source, that your teams will not win a championship until 2022 at the earliest". I'm guessing that would be fairly demoralizing and hope crushing to the fan base. That's what the Islanders did to their fans. The Islanders slashed their ability to sign free agents, resign the players they already have, and make the all important trade deadline deals. And they did all that in order to keep one mediocre player. And they've done it for 15 years. The Islanders passed NHL laughing stock 10 exits ago...now they're just sad.
- Allright, allright, allright.....NHL season preview time!!! I got my publications for information, my websites for stats, and my Coor's Light for inspiration. 10 teams this week, 10 teams next week, and 10 teams the week after that. So here we go...
- Anaheim (Don't call us mighty!!!) Ducks.....Say this out loud, "The Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks". It rolls off the tongue about as easy as "Academy Award winning actor Corey Feldman". But it could happen. The Ducks have all the ingredients...great defense (the picked up Chris Pronger and I've always liked Scott Niedermayer), proven goaltending ( J.S. Giguere already lead a far inferior Duck team to the 7th game of the Cup Finals), and good scoring (Teemu Selanne's career got defibulated in La La Land, 40 goals last year). They could really surprise, that's all I'm saying.
- Atlanta Thrashers.....The Thrash will most likely stink this year but they're on the right track. They have a bunch of over the hill guys like 62 year old Scott Mellanby and Bobby Holik of the scar across the head fame who are pretty much just keeping the bench warm until their young players are ready. When the trade deadline rolls around they'll unload the geriatric set and load up with draft picks and young players. If this team makes the playoffs I'd seriously wonder if the NHL was fixed.
- Boston Bruins.....They fired GM Mike O'Connell which saved the Boston courts some money because a Bruin fan was most likely going to kill him once a chance came up, so that was nice. They signed defenseman Zdeno Chara which was a good move, they signed Marc Savard away from the Thrashers which was also a good move and...wait, I just mentioned the Bruins followed by 3 solid moves in a row. (Wiping away tears) I always dreamed this day would come!!! Ohh, hold on...they still have Tim Thomas and Hannu (Hann-WHO?) Toivonen as their goaltending tandem. Forget it.
- Buffalo Sabres.....The Sabres came pretty close to making it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing by a whisker to the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals. So this off season they did the logical thing...they totally pissed off their fans by firing their entire scouting department, they let solid contributor Mike Greir walk, they walked away from the salary arbitration award for J.P. Dumont, and they were actively trying to get rid of one of their best players (Daniel Briere). But then again, nobody thought they would do anything last year and they destroyed the Flyers in the playoffs. So who knows?
- Calgary Flames.....I LOVE the make up of this team. And since a Flame run to the Cup Finals would garner NHL ratings lower then a censored airing of "Showgirls" on network TV I'm pretty sure they'll make it. Nothing right can happen to the NHL, not even by accident, it's the law. At any rate the Flames are solid from top to bottom and they're home to who I believe is the best goalie in the league in Miikki Kiprusoff. And Dion Phaneuf is an amazing young defenseman. Keep your eyes on this team.
- Flyer Keith Primeau retired last week prompting the hockey world to let out a collective, "didn't he retire 3 years ago?"
- Carolina Hurricanes.....What can I say? The defending Stanley Cup champs are bringing back pretty much everyone. They're a great team, and they play as a team, but I hope they have a Stanley Cup hang over. I do like Rod Brind'Amour but the people in Raleigh couldn't care less about the team. I hope they crash and burn. Oh by the way...the Canes have a nice record of drafting so this team will be good for a while.
- Chicago Blackhawks.....On the road to respectability the Blackhawks got drunk, crashed into a ditch, staggered onto the road, and got ran over by an 18 wheeler. Other then that they should be OK. Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has been a tremendous free agent bust, they had the second worst offense in the league, their power play was a circus, and their season ticket base is now down to a measly 5000. Whenever you read a preseason review of a team and the best that most NHL people can say is "they could be better then last year" after a team only won 26 games then it's generally not a good sign.
- Kudos to the citizens of Detroit for not rioting or turning over cars after the Detroit Shock won the WNBA championship. In fact the citizens of Detroit were so mellow after the victory it was almost like they didn't care.
- Colorado Avalanche.....They had a nice season last year but this off season they lost winger Alex Tanguay, defenseman Rob Blake, and defenseman Dan Hinote and replaced them with...ahhhhh, hold on a second (flipping through my NHL Preview Guide)...well they got Ken Klee, at least I've heard of him, that's gotta be a good sign. The worst part is Lanche GM Pierre Lacroix promised their fans that they would be really active in the free agent market. I haven't seen a master of suspense like that since Alfred Hitchcock because the fans are still waiting for Lacroix to sign someone, anyone.
- Columbus Blue Jackets.....They have tons of talent in their system and scored an A+ in The Hockey News for their farm system so come 2008 - 2009 they should be a real force. This year, not so much. The Jackets have a great first line with Rick Nash, Sergei Federov, and David Yvborny and then...well Nash, Federov, and Yvborny better catch their breath quick and then get back out there because lines 2 through 4 stink. They may squeak into the playoffs but like I said, their farm system is LOADED so it's only a matter of time.
- Dallas Stars.....They had a surprising season last year and became a chic pick to win it all early in the season. They signed Eric Lindros in the off season which you may expect me to bash but considering the contract they gave him is the NHL equivalent to working hourly for minimum wage it was worth a shot. But there are 3 certainties in life...death, nerds playing Dungeons and Dragons, and the Stars having goalie issues. Marty Turco is so inconsistent it's maddening but since they owe him something like $14 million he'll be around for a while. And age may catch up with them too.
September 18, 2006
Eagles
I have absolutely no idea where to start. Normally we do our "Game Negatives" after losses, but after this loss, I don't feel as though we need to single any specific players out. So, I'm just giving it to you straight up.
- I blame Andy Reid. When you blow a 17 point 4th quarter lead at home, the buck stops with the coach. Bad play calls, mental errors,
- The cornerbacks are just bad. I don't care about the injuries to Lito Sheppard and Rod Hood. All we heard last year is how the poor pass rush was thus exposing the cornerbacks. After two games there probably isn't a better pass rush in the NFL than the Eagles front four and the cornerbacks have stunk. I can give # 22 a pass, but not Sheldon Brown. On deep balls he often looks lost.
# 5? Sure, McNabb looked great for the most part. His numbers are fierce. But the QB is generally an extension of the coach. He needed to manage that game much better than he did yesterday.
By about 3:45pm it didn't even matter if the Eagles won the game. I was already sick and pissed.
Westbrook's fumble? Yeah, that way key but there were probably about 22 plays were the Eagles could have put this game away even with that play.
"It's week two, relax MMM!!!!" – No, I refuse to. I've been sucked down this path way too many times. There aren't many bigger apologists on this list than me. But this time, I gotta break an ankle for jumping off the bandwagon. I've bought into the "It's early, wait til the games mean something in December, they'll grow from this game, blah blah blah". How many times do you have to see the same mistakes to realize this is just a playoff team again and not a championship team? I'm rescinding my Super Bowl pick!
In all seriousness, here's my deal. I was an optimist until about 3:45pm yesterday. Now, I've got November 26th circled. If they can beat Indy in Indy, I'll be back on the optimistic side. Beating SF, GB, Dallas, New Orleans, Tampa, Washington, or even Jacksonville won't make me happy. They need a big win against a bigtime team to wash this taste from my mouth.
Any positives? Seriously, how can there be? McNabb played well but didn't get it done in the 4 th. Westbrook was awesome, but the fumble. Stallworth was great, but had a key drop. Ditto on LJ Smith. The defensive line was spectacular, but I can't overlook Trent Cole's stupid penalty late in regulation.
What in God's name was David Akers thinking on the first play? Akers should seriously stop thinking of himself as a football player. You're a kicker David.
Akers maybe the 2nd best kicker in the NFL, but it's a distant 2nd. And if you look around, there's plenty of kickers just as solid. Akers is in the 2nd thru 13th best mix.
Eagles face the mighty 49ers next week. This isn't the crappy 49ers of the last few years. This team can play. If the Eagles think they can coast to a bounceback victory they got something coming to them.
What is the deal with the bad first defensive possessions? Two TD's on the first drives. Defense needs to wake up early and late.
Around the NFL
In what I thought was one of the worst weeks for interesting games in a long time, we still had some very interesting games (this is non- Eagles of course).
Biggest Win: Atlanta. The Falcons always have trouble against the fast defense of Tampa, but their defense proved to be the difference. The Falcons are going to be a force this year.
Worst Loss: Carolina. I understand they don't have Steve Smith. But that team just looks putrid. They face a must win game early in the season next week.
Best Eagles Impersonation: New England Patriots. I wouldn't start printing those AFC East champion shirts just yet in Foxboro. Like we said last week, the Jets are going to be underrated good, but almost blowing a 24-0 lead is pathetic. A valiant effort by the Pats at being Eaglesque.
Terrible-est performance: I had to invent a category and a word for Daunte Culpepper. He looked absolutely horrific. Dolphin fans are clamoring for the days of Jay Fielder. You ever make a prediction knowing you're predicting a player you've always disliked? I've never been a Culpepper fan and I have no idea why I picked them to win the AFC East. Nick Saban is the best coach ever, well, at least he's supposed to be.
Worst Game: Broncos/Chiefs. Mike Shanahan claims Jay Cutler isn't ready yet for NFL action. Jake the Mistake is ready for a retirement home.
Worst Team Ever: Oakland Raiders. The Andrew Walter Era begins!
Worst 2-0 team: Saints.
Phils/Baseball
The Phillies have an excellent week, going 5-1 to pull to within 1 game of the wildcard lead right now held by the Dodgers.
- The Phils pitching remains superb and consistent. Led by Brett Myers and Cole Hamels going deep into games, Jon Lieber, Randy Wolf and Jamie Moyer have given the Phillies solid innings the last month.
- The bullpen has been shaky at times, but whose middle relief hasn't been shaky? The return of Tom Gordon has really calmed things down in the pen.
- Pat Burrell has found the right time to start hitting. Burrell went 5 for 14 last week with a couple of big hits including a grand slam (only Phils runs in a win Friday). Now if we could find a way to get Dellucci going...
- Chase Utley's fade continues as he's struggled since his long hit streak.
- It was nice putting the Astros out of their misery this weekend. That offense on the Astros is awful.
- Cubs and Marlins in town for the final home games of the season (including a makeup game at home vs. the Astros).
- If the Phils win out, and the Mets lose out, the Phils can still tie for the NL East crown!
Around the League
The AL playoff picture has taken shape after the A's three game sweep of the White Sox. The White Sox aren't dead, but they're certainly on life support. 3 games behind a hot Twins team with 2 weeks left to play. They have 3 games at the end of the year in Minnesota which they might need to sweep at this point.
- The Tigers, Twins, A's and Yanks make up the AL playoffs right now. The Twins are hurting at starting pitching with the losses of Francisco Liriano and Brad Radke (Radke may be ready to pitch Friday).
- Frank Thomas for AL MVP is catching steam, I'm starting to lean towards Derek Jeter.
- The White Sox season boils down to the huge series starting tonight vs. the Tigers.
NHL Week in Review By : Ed Wasser
- How can a person explain what a sunset looks like to a person who has been blind their entire life? How can a person explain what a symphony sounds like to a person who has been deaf their entire life? And how can a person explain what sex feels like to a fantasy football manager? It's impossible. So how can I be expected to explain the absolute lunacy the Islanders have displayed by giving goalie Rick DiPietro a 15 year contract when nobody has ever experienced that level of sports ignorance before? It's an unprecedented level of stupidity, an epic level if you will. We all know why it's stupid....he's completely untradable, unreleasable, totally ungetridofable. Plus, and this is the most important point, he's not that good. But let this drift through your head for a minute....most people who read this column who are about my age will be either at or damn close to the age in which you can join A.A.R.P. when DiPietro's contract expires.
So now the Islanders have Alexei Yashin under contract until 2011 and Rick DiPietro under contract until 2021. The reason I'm mentioning this is because I, as a fan of Philadelphia sports, live under the constant hope that maybe one of our teams will catch lightning in a bottle one year and eventually win a championship. Now what if God came down and said to everyone in Philadelphia "you heard it from here, and I'm a pretty reputable source, that your teams will not win a championship until 2022 at the earliest". I'm guessing that would be fairly demoralizing and hope crushing to the fan base. That's what the Islanders did to their fans. The Islanders slashed their ability to sign free agents, resign the players they already have, and make the all important trade deadline deals. And they did all that in order to keep one mediocre player. And they've done it for 15 years. The Islanders passed NHL laughing stock 10 exits ago...now they're just sad.
- Allright, allright, allright.....NHL season preview time!!! I got my publications for information, my websites for stats, and my Coor's Light for inspiration. 10 teams this week, 10 teams next week, and 10 teams the week after that. So here we go...
- Anaheim (Don't call us mighty!!!) Ducks.....Say this out loud, "The Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks". It rolls off the tongue about as easy as "Academy Award winning actor Corey Feldman". But it could happen. The Ducks have all the ingredients...great defense (the picked up Chris Pronger and I've always liked Scott Niedermayer), proven goaltending ( J.S. Giguere already lead a far inferior Duck team to the 7th game of the Cup Finals), and good scoring (Teemu Selanne's career got defibulated in La La Land, 40 goals last year). They could really surprise, that's all I'm saying.
- Atlanta Thrashers.....The Thrash will most likely stink this year but they're on the right track. They have a bunch of over the hill guys like 62 year old Scott Mellanby and Bobby Holik of the scar across the head fame who are pretty much just keeping the bench warm until their young players are ready. When the trade deadline rolls around they'll unload the geriatric set and load up with draft picks and young players. If this team makes the playoffs I'd seriously wonder if the NHL was fixed.
- Boston Bruins.....They fired GM Mike O'Connell which saved the Boston courts some money because a Bruin fan was most likely going to kill him once a chance came up, so that was nice. They signed defenseman Zdeno Chara which was a good move, they signed Marc Savard away from the Thrashers which was also a good move and...wait, I just mentioned the Bruins followed by 3 solid moves in a row. (Wiping away tears) I always dreamed this day would come!!! Ohh, hold on...they still have Tim Thomas and Hannu (Hann-WHO?) Toivonen as their goaltending tandem. Forget it.
- Buffalo Sabres.....The Sabres came pretty close to making it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing by a whisker to the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals. So this off season they did the logical thing...they totally pissed off their fans by firing their entire scouting department, they let solid contributor Mike Greir walk, they walked away from the salary arbitration award for J.P. Dumont, and they were actively trying to get rid of one of their best players (Daniel Briere). But then again, nobody thought they would do anything last year and they destroyed the Flyers in the playoffs. So who knows?
- Calgary Flames.....I LOVE the make up of this team. And since a Flame run to the Cup Finals would garner NHL ratings lower then a censored airing of "Showgirls" on network TV I'm pretty sure they'll make it. Nothing right can happen to the NHL, not even by accident, it's the law. At any rate the Flames are solid from top to bottom and they're home to who I believe is the best goalie in the league in Miikki Kiprusoff. And Dion Phaneuf is an amazing young defenseman. Keep your eyes on this team.
- Flyer Keith Primeau retired last week prompting the hockey world to let out a collective, "didn't he retire 3 years ago?"
- Carolina Hurricanes.....What can I say? The defending Stanley Cup champs are bringing back pretty much everyone. They're a great team, and they play as a team, but I hope they have a Stanley Cup hang over. I do like Rod Brind'Amour but the people in Raleigh couldn't care less about the team. I hope they crash and burn. Oh by the way...the Canes have a nice record of drafting so this team will be good for a while.
- Chicago Blackhawks.....On the road to respectability the Blackhawks got drunk, crashed into a ditch, staggered onto the road, and got ran over by an 18 wheeler. Other then that they should be OK. Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has been a tremendous free agent bust, they had the second worst offense in the league, their power play was a circus, and their season ticket base is now down to a measly 5000. Whenever you read a preseason review of a team and the best that most NHL people can say is "they could be better then last year" after a team only won 26 games then it's generally not a good sign.
- Kudos to the citizens of Detroit for not rioting or turning over cars after the Detroit Shock won the WNBA championship. In fact the citizens of Detroit were so mellow after the victory it was almost like they didn't care.
- Colorado Avalanche.....They had a nice season last year but this off season they lost winger Alex Tanguay, defenseman Rob Blake, and defenseman Dan Hinote and replaced them with...ahhhhh, hold on a second (flipping through my NHL Preview Guide)...well they got Ken Klee, at least I've heard of him, that's gotta be a good sign. The worst part is Lanche GM Pierre Lacroix promised their fans that they would be really active in the free agent market. I haven't seen a master of suspense like that since Alfred Hitchcock because the fans are still waiting for Lacroix to sign someone, anyone.
- Columbus Blue Jackets.....They have tons of talent in their system and scored an A+ in The Hockey News for their farm system so come 2008 - 2009 they should be a real force. This year, not so much. The Jackets have a great first line with Rick Nash, Sergei Federov, and David Yvborny and then...well Nash, Federov, and Yvborny better catch their breath quick and then get back out there because lines 2 through 4 stink. They may squeak into the playoffs but like I said, their farm system is LOADED so it's only a matter of time.
- Dallas Stars.....They had a surprising season last year and became a chic pick to win it all early in the season. They signed Eric Lindros in the off season which you may expect me to bash but considering the contract they gave him is the NHL equivalent to working hourly for minimum wage it was worth a shot. But there are 3 certainties in life...death, nerds playing Dungeons and Dragons, and the Stars having goalie issues. Marty Turco is so inconsistent it's maddening but since they owe him something like $14 million he'll be around for a while. And age may catch up with them too.
posted by Monday Morning Mehta at 8:49 AM
7 Comments:
- As MMM said, there were many plays where the Birds could have sealed that deal, but here's my top 3.
#1 Westy's fumble.
#2 Michael Lewis managing to somehow NOT recover that fumble at the 1 yard line.
#3 Trent Cole's "punt".
- Tough luck for the #48 team in Loudon, NH. Jimmie Johnson has probably been the most consistent driver in NASCAR over the past 3 years. Now he's virtually eliminated from the Chase after one race. Which is a shame really.
- The Oklahoma-Oregon game was the worst officiated contest I've seen in a long time, for BOTH teams. I'm all for replay in football, but the college system needs some serious tweaking before it gets my seal of approval.
- D$
First time commenter..long time reader.
NASCAR? Seriously?
Luckily, I was at Sippin' on the Pier yesterday and missed the entire Eagle game, so can't really go around pointing fingers. There better be some retribution at the Meadowlands later in the season is all I can say.
Eddie, how can you mention the Sabres and not bring up those horrible uniforms? If they're really going to wear those they'd be better suited to perform a rendition of LEASE from Team America....everybody's got AIDS. FYI, if you haven't seen Team America it's hilarious IMO. And, if you haven't seen the new Sabre logo they're on full display in the espn hockey section today.
As far as the Phils, they've got me thinking this year is different than those past. Things just seem to be falling in place for them. They start a series against the Cubbies today and Derek Lee leaves the team for a family matter. This stuff never happens to the Phils let alone any Philly sports team.
Sticking w/the Team America theme, they better beat those cheese eating, wine drinking, white flag waving Eurpeans this coming weekend!!
Why no email today?
Team America is a hysterical movie, the funniest I've seen in a long time, and why it didn't get more play nationally I'll never know.
And you're right about the Sabres new unis mystery commenter, they're ridiculous. And what's worse is if you wanna look at anything on their website you have to give them your e-mail address you I'll be getting spam e-mails from the Sabres until the day I die.
E.W.
Dude I meant to write about the Ryder Cup on NBC but totally forgot through my anger.
I got a feeling we're going to play well as the true underdogs (according to the US media, for once, we're the underdogs even though we've probably been the actual underdogs for the past 3/5 RC's).
Anyway, I still can't pick them.
I'll say this. I better see Furyk & Woods teamed up together, as well as DiMarco and Mickleson paired together all FOUR times on Sat & Sun. That's the only chance we have is if they get 5.5 or 6 points out of their 8 matches.
As usual, we'll do well in the one on one matches but the course advantage is huge in favor of Europe
I'll pick Europe in a close one.
When you don't watch baseball, you've got to tune into something!
- D$
You seem to be a Philadelphia home boy. Both the Dodgers and Padres have more well rounded ballclubs, so I think you're hopes are wet dreams.
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