Quick Hitters
Why is it when I go running with my iPod, and a song comes on with a curse word in the lyrics, that I get a little boost of adrenaline? Am I 12?
Stitzer recommends the John Adams biography by David McCullough. He says it should be required reading for every American citizen. This may or may not rule out Marole.
Speaking of Stitzer, he promises to do a guest column this week to recap the Yankees season. My recap would start with making the $252 million man someone else’s problem next year. The guy has hit .103 with ZERO RBI’s in the last two postseasons combined.
The Broncos/Ravens game last night was every bit the sleep aid as T.O.’s bottle of pain medication.
Speaking of T.O., I would rather have him on my team any day than Stephen Jackson. He is a much better talent, and much less likely to actually kill somebody.
Any Detroit Lion fan can tell you how sad it is that Dolphin fans are excited that the Joey Harrington era has replaced the quickly cancelled Daunte Culpepper era in Miami.
Speaking of the Lions, is there anything more criminal than Matt Millen still having a job? He is on his third coach, who is still winless. Maybe it’s the players that Millen is assembling…
Donovan McNabb has over 1,600 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 1 interception through 5 weeks. This has never happened in the history of the world. I would say he is pretty good. Even without the mighty T.O.
Mark Brunell has had three games where his QB rating is below 80 and two where it has been higher than 115. His game should be diagnosed with schizophrenia.
There are five days until college hoops practice starts around the country. Let me get in shape: “Go to Hell, Carolina, Go to Hell!” That makes me feel good even before the season starts.
Upset alert: watch out for Penn St, tough at night at home, to give Michigan more than they can handle with the Wolverines missing their biggest aerial threat in Manningham.
Should Dennis Green start packing now or actually wait until he gets fired at the end of the season?
So much for the feel good start of the season, with the Jets losing 41-0 at Jacksonville this weekend. I guess Stitzer may have a second guest column to write! Look for the Green and White to bounce back with a much better performance this week against the Dolphins, perhaps igniting talk for the beginning of the Cleo Lemon era in Miami.
Have any of you Sports Guy readers on espn.com noticed that his wife is kicking his ass on her NFL picks. For the record, I am, too!
For those of you who failed to notice my 0-4 performance in the MLB divisional playoffs, I am picking the Mets and the A’s to win the Championship series and meet in the World Series.
With ‘24’ not on until after the New Year, Entourage on hiatus, and Two and a Half Men on against Monday Night Football, is there anything good on television besides sports? I am open to recos….
The over/under for T.O. calling Drew Bledsoe gay or punching him in the face is 11 days.
posted by Dils @ 10/10/2006 02:49:00 PM
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want to know the difference between the 1995-2003 Bronx Bombers and the 2004-2006 Bronx Bombers, just look at the starting pitcher in the elimination games/clinching games
1995 = in his prime David Cone
1996 = at the tail edge of his prime Jimmy Key
1997 = 3rd year man Andy Pettitte
1998 = Pettitte
1999 = 1st ballot HOFer Roger Clemens
2000 = Pettitte
2001 = Clemens
2002 = past his prime Wells
2003 = best year of his career Petrtitte
2004 = I cannot come up with enough expeletives Kevin Brown
2005 = 36 year-old I pitch just well enough to lose in October Mike Mussina
2006 = Jaret I am lucky to go 5+ when I have a good start Wright
pitching wins in October, especially when anyone not named Jeter or Posada combine to hit .100 over 4 games
at least I had the JETS to fall back on Sunday.
too early to start screaming "LETS GO REDMEN!" (or Aztecs)
What a great effing read today! Very entertaining.
Ari - while it is important to be able to play small ball, that only comes into play when your pitching has you in a position to win a game. I give you the following exhibit courtesy of Tom Verducci
In their past 13 postseason games, beginning with Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, here is what has happened to Yankees' starting pitchers:
• The starters are 2-7 with a 5.73 ERA, including 0-3 with a 10.38 ERA when facing elimination while giving New York only 13 combined innings in four starts.
• No Yankee starter has won a game with at least seven innings.
• The Yankee starters did not complete six innings seven times in those 13 games, giving an average of just five innings overall.
• The starters allowed 102 hits and walks in 66 innings.
• The Yankees have played 11 straight postseason games without more than five strikeouts from a starting pitcher.
If he would get around to doing his Yankee guest column, he could answer that question...and so much more....coming soon!
I will address that in Column. My hope is to get it to Dils for posting Saturday morning. Here is a sneal preview though - HOW ABOUT RELYING ON A PITCHER WHO WAS BORN AFTER THE FREAKING BEATLES BROKE UP!
RIP Corey Lidle - always sad when a human life is lost in a senseless accident
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