Thursday, July 31, 2008

Me Being Me

The MLB trading deadline has come and gone(sorta)...there is isnt alot of big moves..but there were 2...

Manny finally got traded out of Boston....to the LA Dodgers no less...who is 54-53 and in 2nd place in the NL West...which should give them a shot in the arm offensively...even though there is no DH in the NL...so if Manny wants to rest his "bad knees" he'll have to do it on the bench and maybe pitch hit(Again..I need the DH in the NL..I need a petition)...anyways...of these 5 outfielders

-Juan Pierre
-Manny Ramirez
-Matt Kemp
-Andre Ethier
-Andrew Jones


I'd start Manny Ramirez in Left...Kemp in Center and Ethier in Rightfield...thats ideally for me....in any situation Jones has to be kept as far away from as possible only hitting .167(and dropping) with only 2 HRs..Pierre should be in the mix for both corner spots..which is a solid option because of his speed(36 SBs)....no word on how LA will deal with their mediocre pitching staff thus far...just as a sidenote it was really nice talking about LA...

Boston didnt get shafted by giving Manny away...Jason Bay is a pretty good player(22 HR,64 RBI hitting .282) but he's no Manny...but he will fill in nicely defensively where Manny wasnt so..well he sucked out loud to put it frankl..but yeah..Manny was a star of that team(along with David Ortiz) but he wanted out...bad..more than the previous years.But that just goes to show you that anyone can be traded..no matter how loveable or eccentric they are...can you hear me Gilbert?

Ken Griffey Jr heads slightly over from Cincinnati(Reds) to Chicago(White Sox)...it gives them another solid player that can play the outfield.I'm not sure how he'll help defensively..but he should help keep the White Sox fending off the Twins in the Central.

By Anaheim getting 1B-man Teixeria from Atlanta...um...I'd start looking for Anaheim to be in the World Series...

NBA news...

Rockets trade for Ron Artest....um..I'm less enthused about this trade than other people..Yao and Tracy were having issues playing together mainly because well..both of those guys get hurt alot..and they were having the issue of whos the #1 option..now they bring in another quality player who wants shots as well....I'm leery until I see it

I care about these things so you will see them....visuals..



Um the Sacramento jersey is an upgrade...nothing too serious...but I think Minnesota took a step back..too WNBA-ish too me..just wait until you see the sides...

Friday, July 25, 2008

Late Summerish

Well..the sting of the Sonics moving is still there...not only because one of my favorite cities in the entire country is Seattle...but apparently no one outside of the Pacific Northwest seems to care...thank you national sports media...so anyways I'm not sure how to approach the NBA season with an injustice like that happening...so i'll just play it by ear so far...

So I'm kinda bed-ridden with my tooth getting pulled earlier today so lets see whats been standing out to me...

I'm going to need this Brett Favre thing to end quickly...somehow in a small circulation in the summer football seems to "have" a big story that will last all sumer...remember the TO/Eagles story that happened a few years back?....it shouldnt warrant its own section of sportscenter giving people the same information over and over just spoken in a different manner..there really is no off-season in football if you really think about it..Favre has been doing this for far too long and it needs resolution..and props to Steven A Smith for being the only person on the entire ESPN network to point out what is and what isnt...is he a good QB?...yes...great?...sure....bigger than the team?....never..and there is no wavering in that and the "news" isnt being reported that way on ESPN...

Former UConn guard Marcus Williams got out of the terrible situation in New Jersey to Golden State...I think he'll fair much better out there..if he gets the minutes..which I feel he will just because they are really thin at point guard..well...he's the only one lol

Speaking of California...the Clippers are trying to field a decent team by giving Denver a snowboard and a bag of peanuts for Marcus Camby...pair him with Kaman isnt bad..you have good rebounders for the shots Baron and rookie Eric Gordon will jack up..

This is how I stack up the West so far
Lakers
Hornets
Spurs
Jazz
Suns
Blazers
Clippers
Rockets
Mavs
I'm iffy on the Blazers right now..but they were around without Bayless and Oden..so maybe

Oh yeah...is there a worse NBA franchise than the Atlanta Hawks?....

Is anyone paying attention to baseball yet?....Tampa is still in the drivers seat in the AL East and people are starting to get a little worried..like...um...still there huh?....Boston,New York,Chicago and Minnesota fans are looking at each other like...wait a minute..this could ruin everything for us..we'll see how that pans out...I predict the Twins will be the odd team out..even though they are playing really well...pitching so well they cant bring up their best pitcher from the minors because it could mess up the juice they have now...

And yes...I feel the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim(lol really?) are the best team in baseball right now...I say right now because baseball is a game of streaks and averages..so it may not last...but yeah...K-Rod is feared...as is Vlad..and somehow the pitching is holding up way better than people thought...and a key for me is the road record..31-18...good right..compare that to anyone else in the AL...everyone else is under 500 on the road...read that again...it matters..

The NL...eh..not as interesting..joking...the east is between the Phillies,Mets and Marlins?...wait...which one of these doesnt belong? lol...the west is entertaining everyone under 500...someone has to go...D'Backs or Dodgers..lol...and the central should come down to the Brewers or Cubs..CC Sabathia is making people look really bad right now...he's thrown 3 complete games in a row and he's winning...the Cardinals seem to stick around but I think they'll fade eventually once the Cubs start to get all their injuries right..

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Green Wins

RIP Seattle Sonics...1967-2008

It was made official today...they will be the Oklahoma City whatevers....I literally feel sick over this..and a mix of anger....somehow you can just up and leave when you have 2 years left on your deal for their arena(KeyArena) because you arent drawing enough...or when Seattle wont put up money for..which got David Stern on Clay Bennett's side....now which do you think gets attendance up..a good arena..or a good team?....I'd say winning personally...but I guess the NBA doesnt feel that way...money wins every time...even after repeated emails and texts about Clay Bennett not showing a good faith to keep the team there...actually..I wont even speak anymore about it...Clay Bennett is from Oklahoma City...thats all you need to know.....

I had previously said earlier this season that if the Sonics moved I would renounce my interest in the NBA.....now that my card is pulled....I dont know...if something moves me either way I'll report it here...because if I am done..this blog will be done as well...I'm not digging sports these days...