1. New England @ Indianapolis- I'm taking the Colts, a healthy Marvin Harrison coming off two weeks of rest gives me plenty of hopes this overrated Patriots team can/will come crumbling down.
2. Baltimore @ Pittsburgh- Gotta go with the Steel Curtain on this one, sorry Ravens fans, but maybe if I had some idea of who was the starting QB this week I'd give you a chance.
3. Dallas @ Philadelphia- Believe it or not the Eagles will be flying high after this one. Eagles have won 7 straight at home against the 'Boys, the TO factor always plays big, and it's hard not to imagine that some of these Cowboys are thinking a week ahead to their big game with the Giants.
4. Carolina @ Tennessee- Tennesse is flying under the radar at 5-2, dare I say that the Titans could be fighting for a playoff spot? Expect Vince Young, Lendale White and a rejuvenated Titans offense to pound the Panthers.
5. Arizona @ Tampa Bay- Flip a coin, heads Tampa Bay tails Arizona. I'll take Tampa Bay but they're safer to bet on, and Arizona just can't seem to put together a winning season...ever.
6. JMU @ Delaware- JMU, the Dukes are disgusted with their performance last week and are ready for a tough game against the 2nd ranked offense of the Delaware Blue Hens. 22,000 fans in Delaware will cause an unwelcoming environment so we will see.
7. #4 Arizona State @ #5 Oregon- Oregon, Oregon, Oregon. ASU is undefeated but right now no team is hotter than the Oregon Ducks. At home, against a Pac-10 rival this one will be the college game of the week hands down.
8. #3 LSU @ #17 Alabama- There's the whole SEC rivalry matchup but LSU will come out on top They're just going to be too much for 'Bama to handle.
9. #24 Wake Forest @ #23 Virginia- UVA, the Cavaliers pulled out three wins by three points or less before falling last week to NC State last week. They've got a tough bunch of players who are used to grinding it out for 4 quarters.
10. #21 Wisconsin @ #1 Ohio State- It's hard to imagine the #1 team in the country being underrated but I think that the Buckeyes have what it takes to hang with some of the bigger teams in the land this year...no repeat of last years National Championship game.
Those are my picks of the week. For more in-depth analysis check out So You Think You Know Sports? on WXJM- 88.7 fm Harrisonburg Tuesday Nights from 8-9. You can listen online at www.orgs.jmu.edu/wxjm
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
The Tides Have Begun To Change.
I sit here trying to do homework and write a paper but all I can do is constantly check the ever so fast updating of espn.com I was checking only for the score of the Sox v. Rockies game but then something awful happened. Some miserable article just came to to the top reading; Sources: A-Rod to opt of contract.
I felt like David Ortiz just fell on top of me from a five story building. Crushed,couldn't move by body went numb with emotion. In the matter of a few hours I'm watching as the NEW evil empire win its second World Series in four years and the AL MVP walk away from the most lucrative contract offer in the history of professional sports because he wasn't sure what his other teammates were going to do.
The days of Scott Brosious, Paul O'Neil, Bernie Williams, and Tino Martinez are long behind us now. A new era is approaching and it' an era I am terrified to be a part of.
We shall see if the young guns of the Yankees pitching staff make a name for itself, and if the bats of other Bronx Bombers can come alive next season but if both or either of these fail to happen who knows what is to happen of the New York Yankees.
So maybe the tides have begun to change or maybe "curse" is now upon the men in pinstripes. Whatever shall happen my faith will stay with the Yankees, but I wish it wasn't so damn hard.
I felt like David Ortiz just fell on top of me from a five story building. Crushed,couldn't move by body went numb with emotion. In the matter of a few hours I'm watching as the NEW evil empire win its second World Series in four years and the AL MVP walk away from the most lucrative contract offer in the history of professional sports because he wasn't sure what his other teammates were going to do.
The days of Scott Brosious, Paul O'Neil, Bernie Williams, and Tino Martinez are long behind us now. A new era is approaching and it' an era I am terrified to be a part of.
We shall see if the young guns of the Yankees pitching staff make a name for itself, and if the bats of other Bronx Bombers can come alive next season but if both or either of these fail to happen who knows what is to happen of the New York Yankees.
So maybe the tides have begun to change or maybe "curse" is now upon the men in pinstripes. Whatever shall happen my faith will stay with the Yankees, but I wish it wasn't so damn hard.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
And so it begins...
I try to do my best and not put two blurbs concerning the same topic back to back but this time I cannot contain myself from reffering to the Yankees managerial situation.
As many of us know by now Joe Torre will not be returning to the team he lead so valiantly for 12 years but the more I begin to think about it, I am slowly becoming OK with the situation. I still believe that Torre is the best manager of the last 65 years, and I do believe that any team in baseball looking for a manager would be dumb as a bag of bricks if they do not at least contact Torre for the spot on their team.
If Joe Girardi or Don Mattingly (I find it hard to believe that any other candidate will get the job) become the next manager it will be the beginning of a new era, a change that we as the Yankee faithful may just be more ready for than we are willing to admit.
As the Yankees bats become more potent (atleast in the regular season) their pitching becomes less dominant, and no amount of home runs and base hits can make up for shasty pitching. There is a dire need for pitching-and it is about to come in the form of Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Jeff Karstens, and the other young talent the Yankees have brought up through their minor league system.
Their is a need for speed, the Red Sox and Angels, and even the Devil Rays have more speed than they know what to with. With the exception of Abreu and Cabrera the Yankees are way behind on the 'fast track.'
In short it is my belief that a new face sitting on the bench will usher in a new era of Yankees baseball. It happened when Joe came in and it'll happen again.
As many of us know by now Joe Torre will not be returning to the team he lead so valiantly for 12 years but the more I begin to think about it, I am slowly becoming OK with the situation. I still believe that Torre is the best manager of the last 65 years, and I do believe that any team in baseball looking for a manager would be dumb as a bag of bricks if they do not at least contact Torre for the spot on their team.
If Joe Girardi or Don Mattingly (I find it hard to believe that any other candidate will get the job) become the next manager it will be the beginning of a new era, a change that we as the Yankee faithful may just be more ready for than we are willing to admit.
As the Yankees bats become more potent (atleast in the regular season) their pitching becomes less dominant, and no amount of home runs and base hits can make up for shasty pitching. There is a dire need for pitching-and it is about to come in the form of Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Jeff Karstens, and the other young talent the Yankees have brought up through their minor league system.
Their is a need for speed, the Red Sox and Angels, and even the Devil Rays have more speed than they know what to with. With the exception of Abreu and Cabrera the Yankees are way behind on the 'fast track.'
In short it is my belief that a new face sitting on the bench will usher in a new era of Yankees baseball. It happened when Joe came in and it'll happen again.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Say it ain't so Joe
I have loved baseball my entire life with a passion that words cannot even begin to describe. I cried as Cal Ripken ran around Camden Yards after passing Lou Gehrig's record, I was choked up with emotion as Ted Williams threw out the first pitch in the 1999 All-Star game at Fenway Park, and I have never came closer to a heart-attack when Boston came back and won the 2004 ALCS and of course the World Series. Again I find myself filled with emotion as Joe Torre held what is presumably his final post-game press conference in pin stripes after the Yankees loss to Cleveland in this year's ALDS.
I sit back in my chair now and begin to collect my thoughts. My thoughts on the State of the Yankees, my thoughts concerning Posada and Rivera's looming free agency, but more importantly my thoughts about the end of an era.
I was eight years old and in the second grade when Joe Torre took the reigns of the Bronx Bombers. Now here I am a twelve years later; 1,173 wins, 12 postseason appearences, 10 AL East titles, and four world series later, witnessing first hand as arguably the greatest managers of all time walks away from the position he has held with such grace (and the occasional smile.)
He's managed Rookies of the year, MVPs, Cy Young award winners, and world series champions. He's managed Hideki Irabu, Paul O'Neil, Tino Martinez, and Derek Jeter. He's taken every punch The Boss and the New York Media have thrown at him with a grain of salt. He's a class act and one hell of a baseball manager- a Hall of Fame Manager.
This offseason the Yankees might lose Posada, they might lose Rivera, there is even a chance they could lose soon to be MVP Alex Rodriguez. While all three are intricate parts of the Yankees success none are bigger than Joe Torre.
Torre has won games with Roger Clemens and games with Kei Igawa; he's won games with Bernie Williams and Ricky Ledee. No matter who Torre has put on the field the players have always been up to the challenge.
With his recent postseason struggles one can only wonder why did Torre turned down a one year $5 Million dollar deal from the Yankees. It could be because he wants to retire, it might be because he wanted more money, maybe Torre didn't like the road the Yankees are heading, or very simply it could be because Joe realized he deserved to be treated better.
If the Yankees executives and management can react before it's too late there is always hope that number six, the stern faced, grumpy looking coach with the heart of gold is back in the Bronx for his 13th season next april.
I sit back in my chair now and begin to collect my thoughts. My thoughts on the State of the Yankees, my thoughts concerning Posada and Rivera's looming free agency, but more importantly my thoughts about the end of an era.
I was eight years old and in the second grade when Joe Torre took the reigns of the Bronx Bombers. Now here I am a twelve years later; 1,173 wins, 12 postseason appearences, 10 AL East titles, and four world series later, witnessing first hand as arguably the greatest managers of all time walks away from the position he has held with such grace (and the occasional smile.)
He's managed Rookies of the year, MVPs, Cy Young award winners, and world series champions. He's managed Hideki Irabu, Paul O'Neil, Tino Martinez, and Derek Jeter. He's taken every punch The Boss and the New York Media have thrown at him with a grain of salt. He's a class act and one hell of a baseball manager- a Hall of Fame Manager.
This offseason the Yankees might lose Posada, they might lose Rivera, there is even a chance they could lose soon to be MVP Alex Rodriguez. While all three are intricate parts of the Yankees success none are bigger than Joe Torre.
Torre has won games with Roger Clemens and games with Kei Igawa; he's won games with Bernie Williams and Ricky Ledee. No matter who Torre has put on the field the players have always been up to the challenge.
With his recent postseason struggles one can only wonder why did Torre turned down a one year $5 Million dollar deal from the Yankees. It could be because he wants to retire, it might be because he wanted more money, maybe Torre didn't like the road the Yankees are heading, or very simply it could be because Joe realized he deserved to be treated better.
If the Yankees executives and management can react before it's too late there is always hope that number six, the stern faced, grumpy looking coach with the heart of gold is back in the Bronx for his 13th season next april.
Tag Body Spray - Battle of the Sexes
It has been four years, ten months and a handful of days since I last had a girlfriend. In those four years I have been rejected and have made a fool of myself like the sun rises.
Ok, so what’s my point? In that time, I have tried nearly every trick in the book—from the “did it hurt when you fell from heaven?” pick up line, to the classic “would you like to get lunch sometime?”
Here I am, openly admitting to the entire JMU community that I am one of the top ten all-time worst flirtatious people this university has ever had.
However in the four years, ten months and handful of days since I last had a girlfriend I can tell you one thing—one crystal-clear, definite fact that I have learned.
Covering your entire body with the “seductive” smell of All Nighter, Wildcard or First Move is one of the most dim-witted moves guys could ever pull.
Yes, I am sick and tired of smelling normal. Yes, I would like to attract beautiful girls all around from a two-mile radius. And yes, who wouldn’t want to mud wrestle with should-be Playboy models in their own backyard?
When it comes down to it, these commercials make us laugh, make us smile and some guys probably get a tingle in their body; but the truth is I’d rather smear bacon grease on my face then drench myself with Tag Body Spray.
When you drive by a dead skunk and that smell lingers in your car for a good five miles no one says, “Yes! Now I am frisky!”
When you realize you’ve left your milk open for 24 hours, or that the mystery meat in your fridge didn’t get put away properly last semester, gorgeous Jenna Jameson impersonators don’t tackle you.
No it doesn’t happen, and it doesn’t deserve to happen to any man out there who is wearing cologne that makes your eyes water from across the street.
Watch the commercials and laugh, but take my advice on this one. Guys are better off asking a girl, “Are you accepting applications for your fan club?
Alright so that was my latest article to be published in The Breeze; I really wanted to get a blog posted and here it is. Score one for the Sean Man!
Ok, so what’s my point? In that time, I have tried nearly every trick in the book—from the “did it hurt when you fell from heaven?” pick up line, to the classic “would you like to get lunch sometime?”
Here I am, openly admitting to the entire JMU community that I am one of the top ten all-time worst flirtatious people this university has ever had.
However in the four years, ten months and handful of days since I last had a girlfriend I can tell you one thing—one crystal-clear, definite fact that I have learned.
Covering your entire body with the “seductive” smell of All Nighter, Wildcard or First Move is one of the most dim-witted moves guys could ever pull.
Yes, I am sick and tired of smelling normal. Yes, I would like to attract beautiful girls all around from a two-mile radius. And yes, who wouldn’t want to mud wrestle with should-be Playboy models in their own backyard?
When it comes down to it, these commercials make us laugh, make us smile and some guys probably get a tingle in their body; but the truth is I’d rather smear bacon grease on my face then drench myself with Tag Body Spray.
When you drive by a dead skunk and that smell lingers in your car for a good five miles no one says, “Yes! Now I am frisky!”
When you realize you’ve left your milk open for 24 hours, or that the mystery meat in your fridge didn’t get put away properly last semester, gorgeous Jenna Jameson impersonators don’t tackle you.
No it doesn’t happen, and it doesn’t deserve to happen to any man out there who is wearing cologne that makes your eyes water from across the street.
Watch the commercials and laugh, but take my advice on this one. Guys are better off asking a girl, “Are you accepting applications for your fan club?
Alright so that was my latest article to be published in The Breeze; I really wanted to get a blog posted and here it is. Score one for the Sean Man!
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