About to boycott this team until they just cut everyone. EVERYONE is dead weight. EVERYONE. Our starting left tackle, is a backup right tackle from the 0-16 Lions, who got cut, and we picked up on free agent waivers to be our back up right tackle, moved him to right tackle for half a game, and now he is left tackle!
Lee Evans...we are paying you 9 Million a Year. Do something.
Lynch..overrated. Oh he runs hard. Well Lynch you suck. Fred Jackson is the man
Trent...you are average at best. You are Terrrrrible
Defense is so bad.
In all seriousness the Bills problem is that they don't have a good team and they refuse to flat out rebuild. They always try to put a decent product on the field, but one that will truly never contend. They need to say to their fans and themselves. Okay guys were starting over...we will be horrible the next 2-3 years...like really bad, but bear with us because its the only chance we are better in the future.
The only players I would take heading into next year are...
Terrence Mcgee, McKelvin, Whitner, Poz, Maybin , Bell, Wood, Levitre, Evans, Steve Johnson, James Hardy, Fred Jackson, Marshawn Lynch.
Everyone else is CUT. They are cast offs from other teams or backups. Bring in a legit GM, not promote a Marketing clown Russ Brandon to GM. Have someone in the front office who can truly evaluate talent. No coach such of Cowher or Shannahan dares come to this pathetic organization so you probably will have to hire an upstart head coach which is fine, just dont hire a tossed aside corpse like Jauron. Young guys are doing okay so far (Caldwell is 4-0 in Indy, Singletary 3-1, McDaniels 4-0).
Just do it. Ralph Wilson. Grow some balls because saying you aren't going to take mediocrity, but making no moves and accepting it is lying. You are lifeless puppet. Enjoy.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Baseball Playoffs Are Here
A nice bonus to baseball fans will happen tonight as the Twins take on the Tigers at 5:00. I already touched on this one, but with the unveiling that Miguel Cabrera was picked up by a member of the Tigers organization after being brought to the "drunk tank" following a possible domestic abuse with his wife (this after he allegedly got extremely intoxicated with a member of the Chicago White Sox, who they were playing)...perhaps it's no wonder Miggy is slumping when the Tigers need him most. Advantage: Twins.
Yankees/Twins/Tigers: The winner of said matchup will head to NY to face the Yankees Wednesday evening. Say what you will but neither team poses much of a threat to the Yankees who are the overwhelming favorites to win the AL. The interesting things to watch here will be what kind of start does A-Rod get off to? He hit 2 homers and drove in 7 rbi's in one inning during the last game of the season to bring him up to 30 homers and 100 rbi's. If he gets off to a nice start it could be a big post-season for A-Rod and that may spell goodnight to the rest of the teams. Also interesting will be to see how CC pitches. He has struggled at times in the playoffs and despite a dominant second half he comes off a terrible outing in his latest start against the Rays...if he shakes that and returns to form the Yanks are going to be murder to beat. Lastly, will Joba come out of the pen? If so, how effective will he be? Do they dare bring him in for a big 7th inning? He came out reportedly tossing 95 in a scoreless inning against the Rays this weekend. At least it didn't take the Yanks too long to figure out where he belongs....
Prediction: Yanks break out the brooms.
Boston/Angels: Here is a rare series where the road team is actually favored, not only in game 1, but on the series...at least according to Vegas. The first matchup of Lackey/Lester looks like a good one for the Red Sox and I must admit I don't think the Angels will be able to get it done here. The Red Sox are simply more talented. You can bring up the Al East's record vs the NL West and the Angels record against Boston and New York all you want...but when you look at the overall talent on both teams the Red Sox are simply better. I don't expect a sweep here but if the Sox take 1 of the first 2, expect them to close it out in game 4. Both teams come in having won a few games in a row so they should both be at optimal performance.
Prediction: Boston in 4.
NL:
Philly/Colorado: If there is a bit of an upset looming I feel this series may be it. The Phillies are in fact the better team, but if Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee don't turn into aces they may be in trouble. Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez quietly turned in one of the more underrated seasons in the majors. His 3.47 ERA as a starting pitcher at Coors Field says all you need to know and the kid can throw serious flames. His biggest drawback is that he walks a lot of guys but his ability to strike out a high percentage of batters often allows him to escape jams. It would not be shocking to see him out-duel Hamels at this point and if that happens the scale swings to Colo. That said I am not by any means dismissing the Phillies and their title defense. Hamels k/bb numbers all year have been pretty good and he got it going in the second half. If Cliff Lee and him throw well and the bullpen of Lidge and Madson don't implode you are forced to deal with a powerful lineup playing in two major home run parks.The Phillies middle of the order is still arguably the toughest to get through in baseball and when they start getting guys like Werth, Victorino and Rollins to hit there is literally not a team in the NL that can compete.
Prediction: Phillies in 5
Dodgers/Cardinals:
The other matchup that Vegas favors the road team. The Cardinals are pretty decent favorites on the road with Carpenter throwing in game 1. The Dodgers backed into the playoffs and at this point it is impossible to like them. Manny isn't swinging a good stick and reliable guys like Billingsley have lost a lot of their luster. The Cardinals, much like the Phillies have a lineup that is near impossible to get through if you let one of their first two hitters on...because Pujols and Holliday are straight murder. The supporting cast of hitters in St. Louis is not as strong as the other teams but those two guys could easily be argued the best combo. At this point it is certainly stronger than the Dodgers and the Cardinals are everyone's pick to win the NL. Be careful here, the Dodgers are managed by playoff veteran Joe Torre and Manny's bat can wake up at a moment's notice. They have one of the best closers in baseball, some capable arms and Kemp, Ethier, Hudson, Loney and Martin vary from very good hitters to dangerous bats. Impossible to side with the Dodgers here, but wouldn't be totally shocking to see them wake up and get it done, especially with home-field advantage.
Prediction: Cardinals in 5.
So I'm a total square. I couldn't bring myself to pick any of the underdogs to win the series despite two of them holding home-field advantage. Anyway, for your conference series predictions:
Yanks/Sox: The classic ALCS that everyone is sick of but secretly wants to see because it is, after all, the Yanks and the Sox. Much of this will depend on Hughes/Chamberlain and CC/Burnett. If CC and Burnett are dealing you have to like the Yankees. If the Sox continue to have figured out Burnett and CC's last start carries over the Sox could easily fly under the radar and steal the AL from the Yankees. Not sure why everyone assumes the Yanks will win just because they are the best team in baseball this year. They have a few question marks and as all of us who read Michael Lewis's Moneyball know - the MLB playoffs is a crapshoot.
Prediction: Soxxxxxxx steal it away in 7 at the new stadium (yes I'm a Yanks fan, and yes I know Babe Ruth will probably appear with a scythe in my dreams tonight).
Phillies/Cardinals:
Everyone knows I secretly adore these Phillies. It's sickening for an ultimate NY fan - Knicks, Yanks, Giants...hell I still like the St. John's Red Storm and Erik Barkley would play point guard on my all-time team...but I did predict their World Series last year and I have admitted, on the record, man-crushes on both Chase Utley and Cole Hamels. Hell, I once even won over an entire bar in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve after many "New York Giants" chants by re-directing about 75 angry glances with a "Cowboys suck" chant (this at least is how my drunk ass chooses to remember that night). Me and Philly have really bonded over the years. That said, I hate Philly. I hate everything about the place. Illadelph only provided one good thing - The Roots. The Eagles are a hideous disgrace. The Sixers, other than having Iverson, are detestable. I hate all of their college teams including Temple. The entire state of PA in fact is a terrible place. The ugliest and worst city (Pittsburgh) with the most annoying widespread fanbase in the country. No, I think it's time me and Pennsyltucky split forever and it starts with me siding with the St. Louis Cardinals this year.
Prediction: Cards in 4. Yeah, that's right.
World Series:
Pujols gets it done. Cards in 7.
While football is in full swing and the MLB playoffs get underway there really may be no better time to be a sports fan. Too many fans of baseball tend to only watch until their favorite team is out...and that's too bad. They miss some seriously good baseball. Sure, it's a boring sport...but when played right, the tension slowly mounting to a final pitch in the bottom of the 9th on a cold October night...there may be nothing better in sports. Enjoy.
Yankees/Twins/Tigers: The winner of said matchup will head to NY to face the Yankees Wednesday evening. Say what you will but neither team poses much of a threat to the Yankees who are the overwhelming favorites to win the AL. The interesting things to watch here will be what kind of start does A-Rod get off to? He hit 2 homers and drove in 7 rbi's in one inning during the last game of the season to bring him up to 30 homers and 100 rbi's. If he gets off to a nice start it could be a big post-season for A-Rod and that may spell goodnight to the rest of the teams. Also interesting will be to see how CC pitches. He has struggled at times in the playoffs and despite a dominant second half he comes off a terrible outing in his latest start against the Rays...if he shakes that and returns to form the Yanks are going to be murder to beat. Lastly, will Joba come out of the pen? If so, how effective will he be? Do they dare bring him in for a big 7th inning? He came out reportedly tossing 95 in a scoreless inning against the Rays this weekend. At least it didn't take the Yanks too long to figure out where he belongs....
Prediction: Yanks break out the brooms.
Boston/Angels: Here is a rare series where the road team is actually favored, not only in game 1, but on the series...at least according to Vegas. The first matchup of Lackey/Lester looks like a good one for the Red Sox and I must admit I don't think the Angels will be able to get it done here. The Red Sox are simply more talented. You can bring up the Al East's record vs the NL West and the Angels record against Boston and New York all you want...but when you look at the overall talent on both teams the Red Sox are simply better. I don't expect a sweep here but if the Sox take 1 of the first 2, expect them to close it out in game 4. Both teams come in having won a few games in a row so they should both be at optimal performance.
Prediction: Boston in 4.
NL:
Philly/Colorado: If there is a bit of an upset looming I feel this series may be it. The Phillies are in fact the better team, but if Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee don't turn into aces they may be in trouble. Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez quietly turned in one of the more underrated seasons in the majors. His 3.47 ERA as a starting pitcher at Coors Field says all you need to know and the kid can throw serious flames. His biggest drawback is that he walks a lot of guys but his ability to strike out a high percentage of batters often allows him to escape jams. It would not be shocking to see him out-duel Hamels at this point and if that happens the scale swings to Colo. That said I am not by any means dismissing the Phillies and their title defense. Hamels k/bb numbers all year have been pretty good and he got it going in the second half. If Cliff Lee and him throw well and the bullpen of Lidge and Madson don't implode you are forced to deal with a powerful lineup playing in two major home run parks.The Phillies middle of the order is still arguably the toughest to get through in baseball and when they start getting guys like Werth, Victorino and Rollins to hit there is literally not a team in the NL that can compete.
Prediction: Phillies in 5
Dodgers/Cardinals:
The other matchup that Vegas favors the road team. The Cardinals are pretty decent favorites on the road with Carpenter throwing in game 1. The Dodgers backed into the playoffs and at this point it is impossible to like them. Manny isn't swinging a good stick and reliable guys like Billingsley have lost a lot of their luster. The Cardinals, much like the Phillies have a lineup that is near impossible to get through if you let one of their first two hitters on...because Pujols and Holliday are straight murder. The supporting cast of hitters in St. Louis is not as strong as the other teams but those two guys could easily be argued the best combo. At this point it is certainly stronger than the Dodgers and the Cardinals are everyone's pick to win the NL. Be careful here, the Dodgers are managed by playoff veteran Joe Torre and Manny's bat can wake up at a moment's notice. They have one of the best closers in baseball, some capable arms and Kemp, Ethier, Hudson, Loney and Martin vary from very good hitters to dangerous bats. Impossible to side with the Dodgers here, but wouldn't be totally shocking to see them wake up and get it done, especially with home-field advantage.
Prediction: Cardinals in 5.
So I'm a total square. I couldn't bring myself to pick any of the underdogs to win the series despite two of them holding home-field advantage. Anyway, for your conference series predictions:
Yanks/Sox: The classic ALCS that everyone is sick of but secretly wants to see because it is, after all, the Yanks and the Sox. Much of this will depend on Hughes/Chamberlain and CC/Burnett. If CC and Burnett are dealing you have to like the Yankees. If the Sox continue to have figured out Burnett and CC's last start carries over the Sox could easily fly under the radar and steal the AL from the Yankees. Not sure why everyone assumes the Yanks will win just because they are the best team in baseball this year. They have a few question marks and as all of us who read Michael Lewis's Moneyball know - the MLB playoffs is a crapshoot.
Prediction: Soxxxxxxx steal it away in 7 at the new stadium (yes I'm a Yanks fan, and yes I know Babe Ruth will probably appear with a scythe in my dreams tonight).
Phillies/Cardinals:
Everyone knows I secretly adore these Phillies. It's sickening for an ultimate NY fan - Knicks, Yanks, Giants...hell I still like the St. John's Red Storm and Erik Barkley would play point guard on my all-time team...but I did predict their World Series last year and I have admitted, on the record, man-crushes on both Chase Utley and Cole Hamels. Hell, I once even won over an entire bar in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve after many "New York Giants" chants by re-directing about 75 angry glances with a "Cowboys suck" chant (this at least is how my drunk ass chooses to remember that night). Me and Philly have really bonded over the years. That said, I hate Philly. I hate everything about the place. Illadelph only provided one good thing - The Roots. The Eagles are a hideous disgrace. The Sixers, other than having Iverson, are detestable. I hate all of their college teams including Temple. The entire state of PA in fact is a terrible place. The ugliest and worst city (Pittsburgh) with the most annoying widespread fanbase in the country. No, I think it's time me and Pennsyltucky split forever and it starts with me siding with the St. Louis Cardinals this year.
Prediction: Cards in 4. Yeah, that's right.
World Series:
Pujols gets it done. Cards in 7.
While football is in full swing and the MLB playoffs get underway there really may be no better time to be a sports fan. Too many fans of baseball tend to only watch until their favorite team is out...and that's too bad. They miss some seriously good baseball. Sure, it's a boring sport...but when played right, the tension slowly mounting to a final pitch in the bottom of the 9th on a cold October night...there may be nothing better in sports. Enjoy.
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Pewch Revolution: Criminals!
As many of you know when the Millman and I started this blog we went searching for a way to track our hit count. Blogspot happened to have connected with Google in a program called Adsense which tracked hits and also gave bloggers an easy method of creating revenue by placing advertisements in as many places as the bloggers would allow. For each click of an ad the blog would create some revenue (usually somewhere between 10 and 25 cents I believe). Bloggers of course were not allowed to click ads themselves or use a program that would click ads. We decided to place a single advertisement in between the first and second story - which I have come to realize many people never even noticed.
And so The Pewch Revolution Adsense marriage began. It was quite the marriage as The Revolution in a couple months actually surpassed the magic threshold of 100 bucks (thanks to our small but loyal fanbase - and I stress this is not something we believed would happen in under a year) to actually get a check from corporate super-power Google itself:
In fact, The Pewch Revolution's fanbase had been so strong that the Millman and Mulldog were well on their way toward hitting the 200 dollar mark as we had surpassed 7,000 total hits and countless ad clicks in the blog's short history.
And then, Adsense became suspicious that the Pewch Revolution was not being entirely faithful to her. I believe this stemmed from me logging in on my girlfriend's computer to try and add an update for you readers while out on a trip out to Buffalo...my girlfriend I'm sure is the most avid ad-clicker out there (not surprisingly) and while I knew there was a risk, we never really cared about the money, I just wanted to enhance the value of the blog. But super-power Google and its understudy Adsense apparently consider The Pewch Revolution and it's 100+ dollars of revenue a significant risk to their company, as our appeal was met with this email (about a month plus later despite their claim of a week or maybe a little more):
Hello,
Thanks for providing us with additional information. However, after
thoroughly reviewing your account data and taking your feedback into
consideration, we've re-confirmed that your account poses a significant
risk to our advertisers. For this reason, we're unable to reinstate your
account. Thank you for your understanding.
Interestingly, I never even cashed the first check, so Google wins again! Ladies and gentlemen, your very own, Pewch Revolution Criminals: The Millman, The Mulldog...and I think, still..TommyB.
And so The Pewch Revolution Adsense marriage began. It was quite the marriage as The Revolution in a couple months actually surpassed the magic threshold of 100 bucks (thanks to our small but loyal fanbase - and I stress this is not something we believed would happen in under a year) to actually get a check from corporate super-power Google itself:
In fact, The Pewch Revolution's fanbase had been so strong that the Millman and Mulldog were well on their way toward hitting the 200 dollar mark as we had surpassed 7,000 total hits and countless ad clicks in the blog's short history.
And then, Adsense became suspicious that the Pewch Revolution was not being entirely faithful to her. I believe this stemmed from me logging in on my girlfriend's computer to try and add an update for you readers while out on a trip out to Buffalo...my girlfriend I'm sure is the most avid ad-clicker out there (not surprisingly) and while I knew there was a risk, we never really cared about the money, I just wanted to enhance the value of the blog. But super-power Google and its understudy Adsense apparently consider The Pewch Revolution and it's 100+ dollars of revenue a significant risk to their company, as our appeal was met with this email (about a month plus later despite their claim of a week or maybe a little more):
Hello,
Thanks for providing us with additional information. However, after
thoroughly reviewing your account data and taking your feedback into
consideration, we've re-confirmed that your account poses a significant
risk to our advertisers. For this reason, we're unable to reinstate your
account. Thank you for your understanding.
Interestingly, I never even cashed the first check, so Google wins again! Ladies and gentlemen, your very own, Pewch Revolution Criminals: The Millman, The Mulldog...and I think, still..TommyB.
Strasburg Professional Debut
ESPN covering it with some non-Hannah Storm woman (for some reason) asking Steve Philips questions. Struck out the first batter which ESPN missed. Second batter was a lefty who cracked one to the left-field warning track. Struck out the third batter on a hard breaking ball after a couple foul balls and a ball in the dirt.
This is in the Florida Instructional League. Basically very low-level of ball and he'll probably just over-power these kids. He's only going two innings or 40 pitches, whatever comes first. This really isn't worth being covered by ESPN, but since I'm covering ESPN's coverage I guess I can't complain.
Gave up some hits and at least a run in the second. I missed it - I think ESPN may have also. Philips claiming his stuff reminds him of Justin Verlander...says his mechanics needs work. High 90's fastball, 12 to 6 curve and apparently a decent change as well.
Alright, that is enough of an indulgence. May try to preview the Minny/GB game if time permits (and it usually does).
*****EDIT***** Not sure where to put this and I believe this blog is actually more or less devoid of Mets fans...but Mike Francesa of 660 AM WFAN NY is going to have a long in hourse interview with the Mets owner Wilpon and GM Minaya. Should be an excellent excellent listen for all true Mets fans as Francesa is a very good interviewer who will not hold anything back (can't wait for him to absolutely force them to admit that they were wrong on Murphy). Even I, a Yankees fan, look forward to this. ....seems a good spot to also say that Francesa was attacking ESPN columnist and author Bill Simmons on Friday. Not sure if anything ever happened but Simmons tweeted he remains a huge Francesa fan but could not go on the show since ESPN forbid such (which is complete garbage by ESPN). Apparently Simmons is making some documentaries for ESPN and was ripping one that HBO did about Ted Williams which Francesa thought was well-done and called Simmons a front-man for ESPN and eventually said something along the lines of "Just stop talking Bill. No one wants to hear what Bill Simmons thinks." He then was going off about how Simmons apparently invited him to join him on his podcast saying something like "Call me back when you actually get your own show. We want there to be an actual record of this. We want someone to actual here it." And then something about technology. Slightly ignorant comment as podcasts have come into popularity, but funny nonetheless. I side with Francesa as usual.
This is in the Florida Instructional League. Basically very low-level of ball and he'll probably just over-power these kids. He's only going two innings or 40 pitches, whatever comes first. This really isn't worth being covered by ESPN, but since I'm covering ESPN's coverage I guess I can't complain.
Gave up some hits and at least a run in the second. I missed it - I think ESPN may have also. Philips claiming his stuff reminds him of Justin Verlander...says his mechanics needs work. High 90's fastball, 12 to 6 curve and apparently a decent change as well.
Alright, that is enough of an indulgence. May try to preview the Minny/GB game if time permits (and it usually does).
*****EDIT***** Not sure where to put this and I believe this blog is actually more or less devoid of Mets fans...but Mike Francesa of 660 AM WFAN NY is going to have a long in hourse interview with the Mets owner Wilpon and GM Minaya. Should be an excellent excellent listen for all true Mets fans as Francesa is a very good interviewer who will not hold anything back (can't wait for him to absolutely force them to admit that they were wrong on Murphy). Even I, a Yankees fan, look forward to this. ....seems a good spot to also say that Francesa was attacking ESPN columnist and author Bill Simmons on Friday. Not sure if anything ever happened but Simmons tweeted he remains a huge Francesa fan but could not go on the show since ESPN forbid such (which is complete garbage by ESPN). Apparently Simmons is making some documentaries for ESPN and was ripping one that HBO did about Ted Williams which Francesa thought was well-done and called Simmons a front-man for ESPN and eventually said something along the lines of "Just stop talking Bill. No one wants to hear what Bill Simmons thinks." He then was going off about how Simmons apparently invited him to join him on his podcast saying something like "Call me back when you actually get your own show. We want there to be an actual record of this. We want someone to actual here it." And then something about technology. Slightly ignorant comment as podcasts have come into popularity, but funny nonetheless. I side with Francesa as usual.
Weekend Roundup
The baseball playoffs are on the horizon and almost everything is lined up. Thanks to an epic choke-job by the Detroit Tigers, we will now have to wait until the Tuesday tie-breaker with the Twins to see who has the right to get knocked out of the ALDS by the Yanks. Interestingly, the Tigers went from a basic lock, to now pretty big dogs to get in. Your pitching matchup will be a pretty good one with Tigers 20-year old phenom Rick Porcello and Twins young veteran Scott Baker. Twins opened -160, so we know where Vegas is siding. btw...the Metrodome is going to be WILD.
In college football Oklahoma was taken out by Miami. LSU made a statement (I guess?) against Georgia. And pretty much everyone else held serve in a number of boring matchups. Finally this weekend should be a little better based solely on the one matchup I am aware of - Florida and LSU.
As for the NFL:
Who would have guessed that the two teams who played in what we all thought was an atrocious game between Cincy and Denver in Week 1 would be a combined 7-1 after four weeks, with the only loss being Cincy's misfortune in that very game. Don't be too misled...I don't think either team is very good..but impressive start for both teams nonetheless.
The NFL, much like college football was littered with boring games. The Giants-Chiefs game near put me to sleep. Tennessee fell to 0-4. Mark Sanchez got welcomed back to Earth. The Bills looked like the worst team not in St. Louis in the NFL. New England and Baltimore was even boring despite being a close game between two good teams.
Then Pitt blew out San Diego last night...err..kind of. San Diego made an exciting late push (as usual) but ultimately Pitt held on to avoid 1-3.
That is why I strongly believe that Minnesota/Green Bay is going to be exciting besides all of the over-done Favre talk that we will be forced to listen to. This weekend gave us no life whatsoever. Boring, boring, boring. All week I have thought the under 45 was a good bet tonight, but that would be too much boring in one week. Bret Favre and Aaron Rodgers going to give us an old-fashioned shoot-out? Or maybe it will be an exciting, low scoring battle? Either way, please Minnesota/Green Bay, give us something worth watching.
In college football Oklahoma was taken out by Miami. LSU made a statement (I guess?) against Georgia. And pretty much everyone else held serve in a number of boring matchups. Finally this weekend should be a little better based solely on the one matchup I am aware of - Florida and LSU.
As for the NFL:
Who would have guessed that the two teams who played in what we all thought was an atrocious game between Cincy and Denver in Week 1 would be a combined 7-1 after four weeks, with the only loss being Cincy's misfortune in that very game. Don't be too misled...I don't think either team is very good..but impressive start for both teams nonetheless.
The NFL, much like college football was littered with boring games. The Giants-Chiefs game near put me to sleep. Tennessee fell to 0-4. Mark Sanchez got welcomed back to Earth. The Bills looked like the worst team not in St. Louis in the NFL. New England and Baltimore was even boring despite being a close game between two good teams.
Then Pitt blew out San Diego last night...err..kind of. San Diego made an exciting late push (as usual) but ultimately Pitt held on to avoid 1-3.
That is why I strongly believe that Minnesota/Green Bay is going to be exciting besides all of the over-done Favre talk that we will be forced to listen to. This weekend gave us no life whatsoever. Boring, boring, boring. All week I have thought the under 45 was a good bet tonight, but that would be too much boring in one week. Bret Favre and Aaron Rodgers going to give us an old-fashioned shoot-out? Or maybe it will be an exciting, low scoring battle? Either way, please Minnesota/Green Bay, give us something worth watching.
Friday, October 2, 2009
BCA ?
A strong 13-4 against the spread last week the BCA is here to weigh in on the Slate of NFL games this weekend.....
Cincinnati Bengals -6 @ Cleveland Browns.
Hard Knock Curse? The Bengals are coming of one of their most impressive come from behind victories in some time. The browns have relegated starting QB Brady Quinn to backup duty and given the reigns of this offense to Derek Anderson a former PRO-bowl caliber QB several years ago. I am not sure if a QB change will make much of a difference. This team is turning into a circus and Mangini is looking foolish. Braylon Edwards...where have you gone? Really like this Cincy Team and Ocho will be sporting some pink cleats for Breast Cancer Awareness. Take the Bengals and lay the points.
Detroit Lions +10 @ Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions are in the W column! Unbelievable victory over the lifeless Skins. Now they travel to Soldier Field where the Bears after laying a stinker opening night have posted some solid victories over Pittsburgh and Seattle. I like the Lions to get comfortably back to their losing ways, but will they cover. Cutler begins to get this offense rolling Bears win, lay the points.
Oakland Raiders +9.5 @ Houston Texans
Oh Jamarcus Russel. You my friend are about to be written off for good. Texans got hosed last week vs Jacksonville fumbling the all away at the goal line for a costly loss. Texans can put up points, but Oakland defense should be okay. Texans win the game, but Oakland finds a way to hit paydirt 2 times and covers!
Seattle Seahawks +10.5 @ Indianapolis Colts
Some seriously large lines here. Seattle isn't that bad, but still not confident they cover...Indy is quietly proving to be a force this year. I take the Colts and gun to my head I lay the points, though I don't like the game.
Tampa Bay Buccs +7.5 @ Washington Redskins
If Matt Stafford can do it...can Josh Johnson? Don't think so. As much as I dislike the Skins I fear that they get it done at home and even cover. Tampa is just really bad this year, maybe the worst team in the league. Another tough line, because I don't trust the Redskins to score 8 points let alone cover, but another gun to the head game I lay the points. Be on the lookout for a lot of bags on heads...Junkies local radio show is apparently handing out 10K+ of bags for fans to wear after the embarrassing loss to Detroit last week.
Tennessee Titans -3 @ Jacksonville jaguars.
This is the last week I ride the Titans...if they don't do it this week I will admit they stink.
Giants -9 @ KC Chiefs
Giants just continue to roll. Really interesting to see these young WR develop. Chiefs stink. Giants win and cover.
Baltimore Ravens +2 @ NE Patriots
Riding this Ravens squad until they prove me wrong. How about Willis McGahee hitting paydirt 5 times so far this year. He looks motivated with a young Ray rice on his heels getting a lot of carries. Flacco is the truth.
Buffalo Bills -1.5 @ Miami Dolphins
Both of these teams are beaten to a pulp. Chad Pennington will hand the keys over to Chad Henne do to a bum shoulder, but the Dolphins have Tyler (yancy) Thigpen in the stable now. Maybe Pat White gets some serious wildcat action now? Leodis McKelvin gets shelved for the year for the Bills with a broken Fibula. Nice season buddy - cost us the game and the gods repay you with a broken leg and vandalized house. I take the Bills and lay the points. Lee Evans notoriously destroys the phins and they will force the ball to T.O so hopefully a couple go for big gainers.
NY Jets +7 @ New Orleans Saints
Love the Jets. They are so good. So are the Saints. Dirty Sanchez vs Poop face Brees. what a match up. Jets Cover....Saints win.
St. Louis Rams +10 @ San Francisco 49ers.
Lets hope that Kyle Boller still gets the ball in this game so he can keep throwing to his FB Fells (?). No Frank Gore for 49ers....but Vernon Davis welcome to the NFL with a two TD performance. Steven Jackson will have another strong performance (back to back 100 yrd games), but it won't be soon till he gives up on this team for not getting any support. I like the 49ers here, but I do like the Rams to cover.
Dallas Cowboys -3 @ Denver Broncos
Broncos first test and its funny for all the ribbing McDaniels took for a crazy off season, he has this team on top of the AFC West at 3-0. I like the Cowboys and lay the points.
Chargers +6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers are having a letdown performance after the Superbowl win, but might be able to get things on track. Chargers should have LT and Merriman back in the lineup and I just think 6 pts is too much for a team of the Chargers caliber. Steelers may roll, but there is too much value so I take the points and chargers.
Packers -3 @ Vikings
Will touch on this game later...Favres return needs more time to ponder...
Cincinnati Bengals -6 @ Cleveland Browns.
Hard Knock Curse? The Bengals are coming of one of their most impressive come from behind victories in some time. The browns have relegated starting QB Brady Quinn to backup duty and given the reigns of this offense to Derek Anderson a former PRO-bowl caliber QB several years ago. I am not sure if a QB change will make much of a difference. This team is turning into a circus and Mangini is looking foolish. Braylon Edwards...where have you gone? Really like this Cincy Team and Ocho will be sporting some pink cleats for Breast Cancer Awareness. Take the Bengals and lay the points.
Detroit Lions +10 @ Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions are in the W column! Unbelievable victory over the lifeless Skins. Now they travel to Soldier Field where the Bears after laying a stinker opening night have posted some solid victories over Pittsburgh and Seattle. I like the Lions to get comfortably back to their losing ways, but will they cover. Cutler begins to get this offense rolling Bears win, lay the points.
Oakland Raiders +9.5 @ Houston Texans
Oh Jamarcus Russel. You my friend are about to be written off for good. Texans got hosed last week vs Jacksonville fumbling the all away at the goal line for a costly loss. Texans can put up points, but Oakland defense should be okay. Texans win the game, but Oakland finds a way to hit paydirt 2 times and covers!
Seattle Seahawks +10.5 @ Indianapolis Colts
Some seriously large lines here. Seattle isn't that bad, but still not confident they cover...Indy is quietly proving to be a force this year. I take the Colts and gun to my head I lay the points, though I don't like the game.
Tampa Bay Buccs +7.5 @ Washington Redskins
If Matt Stafford can do it...can Josh Johnson? Don't think so. As much as I dislike the Skins I fear that they get it done at home and even cover. Tampa is just really bad this year, maybe the worst team in the league. Another tough line, because I don't trust the Redskins to score 8 points let alone cover, but another gun to the head game I lay the points. Be on the lookout for a lot of bags on heads...Junkies local radio show is apparently handing out 10K+ of bags for fans to wear after the embarrassing loss to Detroit last week.
Tennessee Titans -3 @ Jacksonville jaguars.
This is the last week I ride the Titans...if they don't do it this week I will admit they stink.
Giants -9 @ KC Chiefs
Giants just continue to roll. Really interesting to see these young WR develop. Chiefs stink. Giants win and cover.
Baltimore Ravens +2 @ NE Patriots
Riding this Ravens squad until they prove me wrong. How about Willis McGahee hitting paydirt 5 times so far this year. He looks motivated with a young Ray rice on his heels getting a lot of carries. Flacco is the truth.
Buffalo Bills -1.5 @ Miami Dolphins
Both of these teams are beaten to a pulp. Chad Pennington will hand the keys over to Chad Henne do to a bum shoulder, but the Dolphins have Tyler (yancy) Thigpen in the stable now. Maybe Pat White gets some serious wildcat action now? Leodis McKelvin gets shelved for the year for the Bills with a broken Fibula. Nice season buddy - cost us the game and the gods repay you with a broken leg and vandalized house. I take the Bills and lay the points. Lee Evans notoriously destroys the phins and they will force the ball to T.O so hopefully a couple go for big gainers.
NY Jets +7 @ New Orleans Saints
Love the Jets. They are so good. So are the Saints. Dirty Sanchez vs Poop face Brees. what a match up. Jets Cover....Saints win.
St. Louis Rams +10 @ San Francisco 49ers.
Lets hope that Kyle Boller still gets the ball in this game so he can keep throwing to his FB Fells (?). No Frank Gore for 49ers....but Vernon Davis welcome to the NFL with a two TD performance. Steven Jackson will have another strong performance (back to back 100 yrd games), but it won't be soon till he gives up on this team for not getting any support. I like the 49ers here, but I do like the Rams to cover.
Dallas Cowboys -3 @ Denver Broncos
Broncos first test and its funny for all the ribbing McDaniels took for a crazy off season, he has this team on top of the AFC West at 3-0. I like the Cowboys and lay the points.
Chargers +6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers are having a letdown performance after the Superbowl win, but might be able to get things on track. Chargers should have LT and Merriman back in the lineup and I just think 6 pts is too much for a team of the Chargers caliber. Steelers may roll, but there is too much value so I take the points and chargers.
Packers -3 @ Vikings
Will touch on this game later...Favres return needs more time to ponder...
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Fantasy Beisbol's Finest
After a troubling year in which everything has gone wrong for Team Yawn...I have finally opened up on my league and will in fact win.
I am the greatest fantasy baseball. This is a challenge. You have a money league you think I won't win? Invite me. I will crush your soul. The greatest of all-time.
Yawn Inc.
I am the greatest fantasy baseball. This is a challenge. You have a money league you think I won't win? Invite me. I will crush your soul. The greatest of all-time.
Yawn Inc.
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