Uni

In addition to yesterday's Uni Watch...the Toronto Raptors have updated with a 3rd alternate jersey.




























I personally love them...black jerseys as of late have been eliminated from as many as they used to have..much like purple..but this is a welcomed change...I hope they wear them alot.

Timing

Everything is about timing...I hadnt found any lately..but I'll steal some to get some thoughts down here...

I'll start with basketball...

So Marbury was going to be paid 20 million to go away from New York...but wait..he's not now...and I think this is smart...1st and 2nd of all...20 million is alot to give someone to go away..Larry Brown got a alllllot of money to just go away and I think its a break in case of emergency situation. 3rd..and I think there isnt enough of this going around..he can still play...no he isnt a 20 point,9 assist player..but he can be 13-16 point,5-6 assist guy who can actually "lead" that team..he's better than Chris Duhon and Nate Robinson at the point guard slot,but there is more baggage with Eddy Curry and Q Richardson to just shake off.I think he can help,but it is going to be a big pill to swallow for everyone involved

Salim Stoudamire gets out of Atlanta and signs with the Spurs.I personally love the deal because I feel he can be the sharpshooter off the bench much like Steve Kerr was when he got there. For some reasons that still havent been explained to me he couldnt get off the bench of a bad team who couldnt shoot,but regardless I'm sure that Salim can take advantage of the opportunity given with the Spurs.

Footballing news...

0-3 Rams QB Marc Bulger gets bench in favor of Trent Green?...I dont think he's the problem...well..not the guy who should lose his job.Its not his fault really that he's been sacked 11 times in 3 games....11 times!...I would say that I give Green 2 games before they go back to Bulger...

Detroit GM Matt Millen gets fired...finally..but I felt like he could have lost his job at the end of the year..I'm not sure why 3 games in anyone would say..you shouldnt be our GM anymore..heres a few of the highlights of his tenure since 2001...

Goods
-Drafting Calvin Johnson
-Drafting Roy Williams
-Drafting Ernie Sims
-Drafting Shaun Rogers

Bads
-Drafting Joey Harrington
-Drafting Charles Rogers
-Everyone else lol

Happy Trails Yankee Stadium...the New York Yankees in the playoffs this year,Plaxico Burress for a week...tough times for New York.

Uni Watch!

Orlando decided to update their jerseys officially...










































Hmm...its not bad..a real progression from the pinstripes to now...I give it 4 out of 5

Milwaukee(yes Bucks) wanted a alternate(which I'm pro-alternate,every team should have one) and here it is..













At 1st...didnt like...2nd look..I love it..its simple and very 70s where this look orginiated...5 out of 5 here

Week 3 Picks

Picks(so far 9-6)

Atlanta over KC
Buffalo over Oakland
NY Giants over Cincinnati
New England over Miami
Tennessee over Houston
Tampa over Chicago
Washington over Arizona
Carolina over Minnesota
New Orleans over Denver
SF over Detroit
Seattle over St Louis
Pittsburgh over Philly
Cleveland over Baltimore
Indy over Jacksonville
Dallas over Green Bay
San Diego over NY Jets

Random Blurbs

Hadnt done this in a while..but I'll see if I can get the full rust off

Gilbert Arenas goes under the knife for the 3rd time....but this time just for loose debris in his knee...while the surgery wasnt super serious,you cant be happy with anyone going under the knife for anything..especially when its happened with the same appendage.They say he'll miss the 1st month but I've also heard around January would be the date he would be back.If I was a Wizard fan I wouldnt be worried about Gil's return on $111 million contract he signed this summer...I would be asking am I ever going to see a healthy Gil,Caron and Jamison at the same time?

So Josh Howard made some comments about the national anthemin July mind you)..something like this:

"The Star Spangled Banner’ is going on right now. I don’t even celebrate that (expletive). I’m black.”

Um..well...I'm not going to lie..I wasnt too offended with the comment...but I wasnt too cool with him at throwing "Obama 08" at the end of that sentence..he has nothing to do with any of this.Regardless I think before you cast him as a communist or a terriorist or whatever you're calling "non american" setiments) you have to use the fundamental way that our country has totally different views about itself depending who you ask.Would I be wrong in saying that black people in general have a different experience in this country than white people?...I wouldnt think so.But we live in a tech age(ie Camera Phones) so anything anyone ever says is liable to be recorded and on YouTube...I dont have a problem with people expressing themselves..just explain why.

Congrats to Ichiro on getting his 200th hit for the 8th season in a row(out of 8 seasons)...people dont know how hard it is getting 200 hits every year..while his averaged dropped to .313(still good btw) the thing that I was most impressed with was his strikeouts....he has strukout only 58 times in 151 games...thats amazing..

On the downside pitcher Erik Bedard is out 6-9 months with shoulder surgery..I was leery about him from jump..so I'm not surprised.

Also in Seattle....the Seahawks signed WR Koren Robinson who used to be there a few years back and traded for Keary Colbert...I personally was a Koren fan when he was there,he had a dropping problem but at the same time he's an upgrade over whoever they had prior at the spot.

Just as a note..I know people in Seattle are on suicide watch..its been a rough summer for those guys...Sonics are gone..Mariners are awful...Seahawks are sputtering...its not good.

Oh look...Tavaris Jackson has been benched by the Vikings in favor of Gus Frerotte...while I would like 3rd stringer John David Booty to get the nod here...I am glad that Jackson was benched.I had been calling for this since last year...when you have a good defense,good runningback and solid pieces everywhere else and choke away a 15 point lead last sunday...you gotta do something...in Jackson's defense he didnt play bad numbers-wise:

14-24 130yds 0 TD 0 Int

He didnt do really anything either..they went 3 and out way too many times in the 2nd half for me.

It seems that Vince Young has lost his job to Kerry Collins..ouch...the wide receivers seemed to get more involved last sunday..but then again...who couldnt when you're playing the Bengals?

I'll get around to Baseball awards later...

Week 2 W/L

9-5 in my picks this week(pending the Philly/Dallas game)..not bad huh?

Winners

-Buffalo Bills:After beating Seattle at home,people didnt know what to make of them...well..after beating Super Bowl contender Jacksonville on the road...you have to start taking them seriously.Trent Edwards is flying under the radar quite nicely as a young QB of the future.

-Aaron Rodgers,GB:I smell a trend here...in his 2nd official game he only throws for 328yds and 3 TDs in a 48pt game on the road...is he official yet?

-Matt Cassel,NE:He played well against division rival New York Jets...what is big is that he didnt try to do too much...he managed the game well and they ended up winning...I dont know what to make of Randy Moss though.

-Denver Broncos:Not because they won...it was more of how they won...they choked away a 31-17 halftime lead only to be given a 2nd chance by the refs on the fumble on their last drive..they made the most of it...congrats

-Brandon Marshall,Den:Oh yeah..this guy is a legit monster,against a top defense in San Diego at San Diego he put up 18 catches for 166 yards and 1 TD...legit monster...league is put on notice

Losers

-Cleveland Browns:Uh...this was the step forward right?...everyone picked you guys to put up alot of points with the weapons you have....6 points at home?...I know the wind was not giving...but 6?

-Minnesota Vikings:You had Peyton Manning on the ropes...you knocked him around..made Joseph Addai look awful(15 for 20 yds)..your running back(Peterson) had 160 yards rushing..but yet...you muster up 15 points...all off field goals...up 15-0 in 3rd quarter..and you lose..it doesnt add up.

-Seattle Seahawks:More WR trouble..Logan Payne is out for the year and backup QB/WR Seneca Wallace hurt himself in warmups and is out for a month.....things are not looking good for Seattle..oh yeah...they are 0-2 and lost to the terrible SF 49ers at home.

-LaDainian Tomlinson,SD-What gets lost in the Chargers losing to the Broncos is that LT is really banged up...so much he hardly played...10 rushes for 26 yards?...ew

NFL Picks

Tennessee over Cincinnati
Jacksonville over Buffalo
Oakland over Kansas City
Indy over Minnesota
Chicago over Carolina
Green Bay over Detroit
NY Giants over St Louis
New Orleans over Washington
Tampa over Atlanta
Seattle over San Francisco
New England over NY Jets
San Diego over Denver
Arizona over Miami
Pittsburgh over Cleveland
Baltimore over Houston(whenever they actually play)
Philly over Dallas

Hold me to these

Week 1

Winners
-Aaron Rodgers-Always nice to have a good game against a good defense with the weight of an entire state on your back while replacing a legend.

-Atlanta Falcons-The combo of Matt Ryan and Michael Turner exploded onto the scene to get everyone excited again.A real confidence builder

-Brett Favre-Living up to the hype after the offseason from hell..and with Brady getting hurt..maybe they can be a lock for the playoffs.

-Jake Delhomme-On the road....against a really good defense(San Diego)...without his favorite target and best player(Steve Smith)..he threw the game winning TD(http://bradsportsfix.blogspot.com/ didnt think he would)

-Donovan McNabb-Always nice to see a healthy quality quarterback back and do well.He threw for almost 400yds...keep it up.

Losers
-Tom Brady-Torn ACL,out for the year...well...everyone can change their superbowl predictions now huh?

-St Louis Rams-You muster 3 points with awesome offensive players such as Torry Holt,Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson...I dont understand.

-Seattle Receivers-Bobby Engram-out....Deion Branch-out...Nate Burleson-out for year....its going to get really really tricky naming WRs for Seattle with them cutting Jordan Kent earlier today.

-DeAngelo Hall-You got killed by rookie Eddie Royal for 146yds in his 1st game..a tad overrated apparently..

-Detroit Defense-I dont think you can give up over 300 yds rushing with no one on the field...they apparently tried to give me the simulation of how 300 yds would look with players on the field.

-Shawne Merriman-Well you finally decided to give up on the season and have knee surgery.Technically it would make you a winner to have the surgery and be healthy for next season,but it shouldnt have taken you 2 tackles in sunday's game to tell you that you couldnt have played on 2(out of 3) ligaments.Get healthy