Lots of stuff to talk about and just not much time to talk about it! So here's another list of some of the major sports news from the past week or so.
- The injury bug struck the Steelers this weekend. Aaron Smith tore his triceps muscle. He had surgery today and is probably done for the season. The first time he got hurt, the Jacksonville Jaguars ran all over the Steelers in the first round of the playoffs. The second time, the defense blew a lot of late leads. Not good.
- Tony Romo is probably out for the season with a broken clavicle (Collarbone). It's not like the 1-5 Dallas Cowboys had much of a chance for the playoffs this year with Romo, but they are officially done.
- Brett Favre has a stress fracture in his ankle. His consecutive starts streak should end at 291 (315 if you include playoffs). He was playing poorly before the injury happened on Sunday. Watch the tapes of Vikings games and you'll see he has been playing scared all season. He sees a big hit coming and has been flinching on his release rather than just taking the punishment like he used to. Even if he isn't officially ruled out, he needs to take a seat.
- In other Favre news, he admitted to leaving voicemails on Jenn Sterger's phone. He denied sending photos of his penis, though. Apparently Sterger has hired a team of former FBI investigators to assist other investigators in the matter? Maybe they will conduct that penis lineup after all.
- Wicked is a phenomenal show that you should see if you get the chance.
- Kelson owes me $5. I wagered that the Steelers would hold the Miami duo of Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown to less than 100 yards rushing. They had 62. Yet Kelson still tried telling me we tied.
- Dolphins fans have a reason to be upset. If the situation were reversed, Steelers fans would be so pissed with the way that fumble situation went down. Dolphins fans should also be upset that their first two possessions were inside the Steelers' 25-yard line and only game away with two field goals.
- Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez make a ton of money to hit the damn ball, not watch it for a called third strike. What were they thinking? With their Championship Series lives on the line they just watched as strike three went by. Protect the plate!
- Try and find someone who predicted that the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers would be meeting in the World Series this year. You won't be able to.
- Did you know Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton used to be addicted to all kinds of drugs? You're probably going to hear a lot about it in the next week and a half.
- Why is baseball still being played in the last week of October? I would fully support a move to a 154-game season.
- I didn't see the game, but I can guess that Jaroslav Halak was once again the deciding factor against the Penguins. An overtime shutout in the current NHL is tough to do against any team. It's especially impressive against a team with Sydney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on it.
- I get that Eric Tangradi was sent down today because he has a two-way contract, but I'd much rather see him on the ice than see Tyler Kennedy skate down the right wing and hit a slap shot into the opposing goalie's chest three times a game.
- Has anyone seen Eric Godard? Is anyone missing him?
- The Pirates managing situation is down to a few names with almost no big-league managing experience. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it sure isn't sexy. Jeff Bannister, Bo Porter, Dale Sveum and Carlos Tosca are the men still in the running. I you know more about them than where they worked last year, you know more than me.
- Maybe the reason voter turnout in this country is so poor is because the only ads candidates run are attack ads telling us how the country will die a painful death if the other person gets elected. I avoid TV and radio at all costs this time of the year because of these ads.
- Why did the NFL praise the clean play of James Harrison and Brandon Meriweather this week? If that's what's expected of the players, I don't think they should be singled out for praise. I also think the league should make safer helmets mandatory. Are players going to boycott if their helmets make them look silly? No, they want the millions of dollars coming their way.
- Is there a football team, college or pro, more fun to watch than the Oregon Ducks? If you blink during their possessions, there is a good chance you miss a touchdown.
- Weezer is releasing "Death to False Metal", an album of older unreleased material, next week. It's going to be awesome. The "Pinkerton Deluxe" album seems to be more of a money grab. And I fell for it.
- I'm hooked on the show "Numb3rs". I don't even like math. There was an episode where one of the bad guys from "Ghostbusters II" explains how Sabermetrics fail to calculate intangibles like heart, motivation and the human spirit. I wanted to put the clip in here, but it's not on YouTube. It's Episode 11 in Season 1 if you want to watch it. Mike, you really should.
-Halak was a beast Saturday night. Sid did hit the inside of the post on a powerplay too. I'm excited he's in the Western Conference now.
ReplyDelete-Granted, the only hockey I've seen is the past two games, but I'm ok with sending Tangradi down to make room. Two way contract, and he's still only 21 and can use the development time. If you want to get rid of somebody, my vote would be Comrie right now.
-Can I get some dap for calling the managerial candidate would probably be somebody with no experience and that Banister would be the only Pirate interviewed?
-I'm fine with the sabermetrics criticism. I actually wrote about that in my MCAT essay. I nailed it too.