October 11th

Apparently the Warriors finally took action against Guard Monta Ellis,who got injured this past off-season by wrecking a moped,lying about it,needing surgery on torn ligaments and will be out a good bit of the season..its for like 30 games,which amounts to about $3 million..but its odd that the suspension is when he is hurt..but I guess its the money that is what is suppose to hurt here(signed a $66 million contract in July) well atleast he didnt end up like Jay Williams and had his career ended...he made a mistake and hopefully learned from it.

Also in less related basketball news...the Suns and Nuggets get to play in the 2nd game all time outdoors shortly tonight...I doubt anyone will play huge minutes..it is preseason you know..but just to see it outdoors will be an interesting look I think.Tune in..

Chiefs Tightend Tony Gonzalez is on the trading block...I'm actually surprised it took this long to get him out of there...he's toiling the rest of his career away so far in a terrible situation..take the Jason Taylor route and get going...

NFL picks forthcoming

More Playoffs

Darn...Angels got robbed...I'm very shocked there isnt more uproar about this...still..(*cough* east coast bias *cough*) anyways...this is how I see it

Dodgers over Phillies in 6
Rays over Sox in 7

Monday Morning

Well I'll start with baseball since its the playoffs and all

Last night was a real high tense game with the Angels and Red Sox going at it..it seemed as if every pitcher who came into the game,they would get themselves in alot of trouble and then bail themselves out...I really hope the Angels can make the comeback and pull it out.

Cubs get swept?...wow..I didnt have that one penned...I figured even if LA won,the Cubs could get atleast one....wow...for some reason I dont think the Cubs have the loveable loser label like the Red Sox did a while back..

The Phillies put away the Brewers yesterday...the pitching wasnt there for the Brewers..well neither was the offense to a lesser extent...regardless CC had a good run with them and I expect him to get Johan Santana/Barry Zito type money somewhere(despite my rumblings of his postseason numbers)

Ohhh so thats what the Washington Redskins are suppose to become?....all the pieces have been there..for more than a year..but everything is clicking for them now..the Redskins have pulled out the 2 most impressive wins I think of any other team..beating Dallas at Dallas and then next week beating Philly at Philly...and they didnt have Jason Taylor for either way...and somehow the super bowl winners NY Giants still fly under the radar at 4-0...how that happens I have no idea

Meanwhile the Chargers lose to the Dolphins?..my goodness...push the emergency button please..now..are you pushing it?..

6'7 point guard Shaun Livingston finally gets signed to Miami..after his almost career ending knee injury,glad to see him getting a chance to keep playing..if hes anything like he was,this is a steal for Miami.

And congrats to the WNBA champs Detroit Shock

Week 5

Week 5 picks(7-6 last week; 25-18 overall)

Tennessee over Baltimore
Carolina over KC
Chicago over Detroit
Green Bay over Atlanta
Indy over Houston
SD over Miami
Seattle over NY Giants
Philly over Washington
Tampa Bay over Denver
Buffalo over Arizona
Dallas over Cincinnati
New England over San Francisco
Jacksonville over Pittsburgh
Minnesota over New Orleans

Playoff Time!

I'll be honest with you...I thought I had a little more time to gather my thoughts about the playoffs...oops..so you can get this blog on the road(via blackjack 2 sitting in a coffeeshop) anyways this is how I feel

Series no one really cares about:Tampa vs Chicago White Sox...people in Tampa dont watch Tampa..And I havent come across a White Sox fan yet...need I say more?..I pick Chicago

Series with most hype:Anaheim vs Boston...K Rod..No Manny..Beckett weirding people out being hurt..I'm pulling for a LA/"LA" world series..so I go with Anaheim...I think they out swing Boston

Series that people shrug at most:Philly vs Milwaukee....CC and Cole Hamels..then Ben Sheets and the ageless Jamie Moyer?...oh boy..hitting should be interesting..a true coin flip for me..I pick Milwaukee because of CC and they have a vegetarian in Prince Fielder.

Biggest gap that wont matter:LA vs Chicago Cubs...take a look at the records...84-78 and 97-64...doesnt matter now..I think that Manny's bat is the great equalizer..and oh yeah..theres 100 year thing people should take a look at Cub fans...regardless I think they pull it out here..pitching might be too much for LA.

More Uni

2 more sidenotes on Uni's in sports

This is the 2nd to last time I will be referencing Oklahoma City..but they unveiled their jerseys for the upcoming season..they dont have pictures up yet,but it is on their website,check it out

http://www.nba.com/thunder/

The away ones are kinda decent..in a "I just stole a franchise from one of the best cities in America" kind of way..I'm still getting the slight bitterness out of my system still..3/5 until I see more of them.

Anyways I wanted to show you the Pack er...Jets jerseys from yesterday..
















Gross...they were called throwbacks from waay back...I need these to stay back..its like a bad mix of Steelers and Saints jerseys....gross.Never again.

Week 4

Week 4 Picks(last week 9-6;overall 18-12)

Cincinnati over Cleveland
Jacksonville over Houston
Carolina over Atlanta
Denver over KC
NO over SF
Arizona over NY Jets
GB over Tampa
Tennessee over Minnesota
SD over Oakland
Buffalo over St Louis
Dallas over Washington
Philly over Chicago
Pittsburgh over Baltimore