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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Oh, my. Are the Colts unstoppable? Do we think that anyone, other than the Pats, can beat them? With their decisive 29-7 crushing victory over the number 2 defense in the entire NFL, can anyone prevent the Colts from repeating as Super Bowl Champs? THE game to watch this season will pit the number 1 and number 2 quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, against each other in a battle of the guns. Ladies and gents, it's gonna be an enormous air game, that's my bet.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Joe Torre - Living Legend
Joe Torre has always been known as a class act. On Thursday, October 19th, Joe stayed true to form by denying the Yankees' offer. The contract offer from the Yankees was despicable, disgraceful and distasteful. An offer which was designed to be denied was a slap in the face to Torre, as if 12 playoff appearances in a row and 4 World Series rings mean nothing.
Since the Yankees lost to Boston in 2004, it seems to me they lost more than an ALCS. They lost some of their professionalism. First, they allowed another Yankee great to leave, Mel Stottlemyre. Mel left due to disagreements in the upper office, namely George Steinbrenner. Second, they did not resign Bernie Williams. Sure, he lost a step but meant so much to the organization during his tenure in center field and has been a lifetime Yankee. He has the second all time singles and doubles in Yankee history. Give him a small contract for goodness sake, it's not like you can't afford it, and especially to replace him with a red sock. At the beginning of this season, they refused to resign Mariano Rivera, another lifetime Yankee. Now, they may lose him which could be more costly than losing Torre. They may also lose Jorge Posada because they also did not sign him pre-season.
What happened to honoring the Yankee greats? Once these players get slightly out of their prime it doesn't matter what a player has done in the past. We'll put you in Memorial Park but get the hell off my field. It's ridiculous.
Joe did the right thing by defying the contract. Not only did he preserve his dignity but maybe, just maybe he will have taught the Yankee management a lesson. As a lifelong Yankee fan, I sure hope he has.
Since the Yankees lost to Boston in 2004, it seems to me they lost more than an ALCS. They lost some of their professionalism. First, they allowed another Yankee great to leave, Mel Stottlemyre. Mel left due to disagreements in the upper office, namely George Steinbrenner. Second, they did not resign Bernie Williams. Sure, he lost a step but meant so much to the organization during his tenure in center field and has been a lifetime Yankee. He has the second all time singles and doubles in Yankee history. Give him a small contract for goodness sake, it's not like you can't afford it, and especially to replace him with a red sock. At the beginning of this season, they refused to resign Mariano Rivera, another lifetime Yankee. Now, they may lose him which could be more costly than losing Torre. They may also lose Jorge Posada because they also did not sign him pre-season.
What happened to honoring the Yankee greats? Once these players get slightly out of their prime it doesn't matter what a player has done in the past. We'll put you in Memorial Park but get the hell off my field. It's ridiculous.
Joe did the right thing by defying the contract. Not only did he preserve his dignity but maybe, just maybe he will have taught the Yankee management a lesson. As a lifelong Yankee fan, I sure hope he has.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
My BCS Rant...
So it seems every year this is the thing to do for anyone who knows anything about the BCS. to rant against it or for it, and to basically say that its worthless before we become the strongest supporters of it as soon as our team reaches a high enough spot to get one of those BCS bowl games. Here goes nothing...
First off, one of my biggest problems with the BCS is the fact that it doesn't take into account scores in games, just wins/losses. This is huge. How are you going to justify to me the fact that kansas winning against baylor 100000 to 6 is worth more than Kentucky beating LSU by 7 points in what was probably one of the best games of the year, or that USC winning after a miracle by their special teams against ARIZONA is worth more than Florida losing by 3 points to Auburn, who happen to have one of the best defenses in the country. A win is not just a win, its that simple. You can't count a walloping of a doormat team the same way you count a triple-OT win against a ranked opponent. you just cant. True, the walloping looked more dominant, but the close wins show what a team is really made of, not how bad they can beat up on subpar competition, which leads me to my next point....
How is OSU ranked ahead of USF (just pretend you're reading this column before tonight's loss against Rutgers). How is this even a matter of discussion???? OSU's schedule so far has been ranked 58 in the nation, while USF's is ranked 9th! notice the slight difference? how about this, USF's opponents are a combined 27-18. OSU's? a whopping 23-25. USF has beaten auburn on the road, and West virginia at home, and just lost to a resurgent Rutgers who were carried on the back of one of the best powerbacks in the country, while OSU's only legit win was against #23 purdue. See where I'm headed with this? LSU has one of the toughest schedules in the country. they had to play florida, kentucky, and have to play auburn in consecutive weeks. that's three consecutive top 25 teams in 21 days, if you're keeping count. Besides those games, they've already played Va. tech and South Carolina, and still face games against alabama and a physical arkansas team. put OSU and LSU on a neutral field. Who'd you pick? honestly?
Another big problem for me is the harris poll. When someone like mr. Eddy Crowder (Former Colorado Coach) can say something like this, and I quote "I haven't even seen a brief highlight of [USF],"and then went on to say about why he'd vote LSU over USF right now: "They're better stabilized ... They've been there, done that for 100 years." it makes you think about how objective these polls really are. The harris poll is made up of a bunch of ADs and retired coaches, and you can bet the vast majority are pretty much as subjective as Mr Crowder here, so how can you expect a fair poll?
Now don't get me wrong, I don't think we should get rid of the BCS, because for the life of me I couldn't think of a better alternative, but I'm saying that when a computer and a guy who's never seen footage of the #2 team in the country are the ones making the calls for the rankings, maybe we need to ask ourselves what's up?
First off, one of my biggest problems with the BCS is the fact that it doesn't take into account scores in games, just wins/losses. This is huge. How are you going to justify to me the fact that kansas winning against baylor 100000 to 6 is worth more than Kentucky beating LSU by 7 points in what was probably one of the best games of the year, or that USC winning after a miracle by their special teams against ARIZONA is worth more than Florida losing by 3 points to Auburn, who happen to have one of the best defenses in the country. A win is not just a win, its that simple. You can't count a walloping of a doormat team the same way you count a triple-OT win against a ranked opponent. you just cant. True, the walloping looked more dominant, but the close wins show what a team is really made of, not how bad they can beat up on subpar competition, which leads me to my next point....
How is OSU ranked ahead of USF (just pretend you're reading this column before tonight's loss against Rutgers). How is this even a matter of discussion???? OSU's schedule so far has been ranked 58 in the nation, while USF's is ranked 9th! notice the slight difference? how about this, USF's opponents are a combined 27-18. OSU's? a whopping 23-25. USF has beaten auburn on the road, and West virginia at home, and just lost to a resurgent Rutgers who were carried on the back of one of the best powerbacks in the country, while OSU's only legit win was against #23 purdue. See where I'm headed with this? LSU has one of the toughest schedules in the country. they had to play florida, kentucky, and have to play auburn in consecutive weeks. that's three consecutive top 25 teams in 21 days, if you're keeping count. Besides those games, they've already played Va. tech and South Carolina, and still face games against alabama and a physical arkansas team. put OSU and LSU on a neutral field. Who'd you pick? honestly?
Another big problem for me is the harris poll. When someone like mr. Eddy Crowder (Former Colorado Coach) can say something like this, and I quote "I haven't even seen a brief highlight of [USF],"and then went on to say about why he'd vote LSU over USF right now: "They're better stabilized ... They've been there, done that for 100 years." it makes you think about how objective these polls really are. The harris poll is made up of a bunch of ADs and retired coaches, and you can bet the vast majority are pretty much as subjective as Mr Crowder here, so how can you expect a fair poll?
Now don't get me wrong, I don't think we should get rid of the BCS, because for the life of me I couldn't think of a better alternative, but I'm saying that when a computer and a guy who's never seen footage of the #2 team in the country are the ones making the calls for the rankings, maybe we need to ask ourselves what's up?