With the St. Louis Cardinals grasping, hoping and waiting for some help from whomever the Cincinnati Reds are playing, MLB baseball is over for me.
Don't get me wrong, I will be rooting the Cards until the magic number reads 0, but in the meantime, the NFL is in full swing and time to switch gears and watch the gridiron on Sundays.
Ahh Sundays...the day where you can sit back, beer in hand, hot wing in the other (it would be the remote for me, but our landlord won't allow us to get Directv, so I can't get the NFL Sunday Ticket so I am forced to watch whatever is on our here.)
Anyway, The Indianapolis Colts looked terrible last Sunday. Got smoked like a pack of Kool's to the Houston Texans. Didn't actually get to watch the game (see previous note,) but I was excited about this past Sunday's...brother v. brother...Eli v. Peyton. Two Super Bowl winning MVP's.
That until the second half. I figured as usual, the Colts defense would have been left back at training camp, Eli would put up gaudy numbers, as would Peyton, and we would have an action packed game. Well, the Indy defense remembered they were to play on Sunday and showed up in full force knocking Eli around like a punching bag.
Defensive ends Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney would tell you Eli's cologne stunk of those little beads coming off the new astro turf of Lucas Oil Stadium. No. 10 got pounded and pounded again and again. I would have been quite embarrassed if i were Tackles Kareem McKenzie and David Diehl.
What do you say to Eli after a game like that? 'Sorry we got bull rushed and you got your undies twisted all game.' After a melee like that is it appropriate to take Eli out to St. Elmo's and pay for his dinner? Would that be enough?
I know, I know, it's all part of the game, but wow, you have to feel sorry for him. No doubt about that.
The Colts poured it on and won 38-14.
Indy goes to Denver to take on the Broncos, which should be another clean up game. Eli and the Giants get to host the Tennessee Titans. Vince Young coming off a fresh benching and a beat down of the Ben Roethlisberger-less Pittsburgh Steelers should be hungry and in attack mode. That one won't be easy.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Gotta Love The Fire
During the dog days of August, MLB teams are hitting the home stretch. Those who are still in the race have made their trade deadline moves, while the others fade into the distance, only hoping to make the ESPN headlines by making those late season upsets.
Two teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, are showing no signs of slowing down. And that agression seemed to boil over Tuesday night at the Great American Ballpark.
The Cardinals, one game back in the NL Central and wanting to pounce on the Reds after a good showing last night, made some noise after Brandon Phillips made some interesting comments before the game.
"I'd play against these guys on one leg," Phillips said. "We have to beat these guys. All they do is (complain) and moan about everything, all of them. "
He went on to say some more interesting, yet off the cuff comments, calling the Cardinals "bitches."
"I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear. I hate the Cardinals."
All that animosity started to show in the bottom of the first inning when Phillips tapped catcher Yadier Molina on the shinpads. Words exchanged, both benches cleared and hilarity ensued. Like a nest of bees toward honey, the swarm of players moved around the infield, eventually moving toward the backstop where Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto got pinned. He started flailing his legs, kicking any player that came towards him.
Apparently, he landed some MMA kicks on some players. Chris Carpenter, who took the W last night, had this to say after the game.
"That's super unprofessional. I don't know where he learned to fight."
Good question Carp.
After the teams said their "My dad is bigger than your dad" speeches, the Cardinals went on to take the win 8-4. Molina, who hits like three homeruns a year, jacked one out and had a single helping them tie up the Central once again.
Unlike 2009, when the Cardinals had the division locked up by the All-Star break, this season is proving to make it an interesting 50+ days of regular season baseball.
Too bad these two teams will only meet for one more series this year.
What are the odds another fight breaks out tomorrow? Since I'm a betting man, I would put it at 5-1.
Tomorrow's probables:
Adam Wainwright 16-6 2.07 ERA
Bronson Arroyo 12-6 3.83 ERA
Two teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, are showing no signs of slowing down. And that agression seemed to boil over Tuesday night at the Great American Ballpark.
The Cardinals, one game back in the NL Central and wanting to pounce on the Reds after a good showing last night, made some noise after Brandon Phillips made some interesting comments before the game.
"I'd play against these guys on one leg," Phillips said. "We have to beat these guys. All they do is (complain) and moan about everything, all of them. "
He went on to say some more interesting, yet off the cuff comments, calling the Cardinals "bitches."
"I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear. I hate the Cardinals."
All that animosity started to show in the bottom of the first inning when Phillips tapped catcher Yadier Molina on the shinpads. Words exchanged, both benches cleared and hilarity ensued. Like a nest of bees toward honey, the swarm of players moved around the infield, eventually moving toward the backstop where Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto got pinned. He started flailing his legs, kicking any player that came towards him.
Apparently, he landed some MMA kicks on some players. Chris Carpenter, who took the W last night, had this to say after the game.
"That's super unprofessional. I don't know where he learned to fight."
Good question Carp.
After the teams said their "My dad is bigger than your dad" speeches, the Cardinals went on to take the win 8-4. Molina, who hits like three homeruns a year, jacked one out and had a single helping them tie up the Central once again.
Unlike 2009, when the Cardinals had the division locked up by the All-Star break, this season is proving to make it an interesting 50+ days of regular season baseball.
Too bad these two teams will only meet for one more series this year.
What are the odds another fight breaks out tomorrow? Since I'm a betting man, I would put it at 5-1.
Tomorrow's probables:
Adam Wainwright 16-6 2.07 ERA
Bronson Arroyo 12-6 3.83 ERA
STL (-135) CIN +115
Over/Under 7.5
Monday, July 19, 2010
Yerrr Outta Here!!!
The last time I posted anything on here has been a while, so I thought I would update in a shortened manner.
The impossible has happened. I finally got out of Illinois. One more year there and I think I would have been sank for sure. Down to the depths of Lake Springfield, to be eaten by catfish and perch, no doubt.
I took a position with another financial institution in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The wife and I traveled 1,600 miles across the Midwest, into the desert and are now here in the Valley of the Sun. I couldn't be happier. I may know very, very few people here, but I needed to escape the Midwest.
No one should live and die in the same place they grew up. It's not healthy, not natural. Get out in the world and experience something. Way too easy to just say...No, I'm going to be complacent and stay where it's comfortable. Where would that have gotten anybody?
Even if it's just for a year or two. EXPERIENCE.
Vacation is one thing, but actually getting out there and sowing your seeds deep within another terrority is very therapeutic. I already feel 15 lbs. lighter. (The real weight is for another blog though.)
There is so much to do, see and live. Museums, Theathres, hiking, biking, walking, skiing...we are going to do it all. Live up the experience...not just drink it away in some bar, tucked away from life.
I feel that's how some of my friends are back home.
They want to get away, because there is nothing waiting for them except maybe an STD, or another DUI. They know better, but choose not to do anything better. Now, this doesn't apply to everyone, just a select few.
CPK for instance, rose from the ashes like the phoenix, now has a great job in Chicago, smart and funny wife and is living the dream on the Northside.
That's the way to go.
Me. I have one part down. I got out of Illinois. Now, I need to work on the employment factor.
There is so little offered in SPFLD when it comes in the ways of Media employment.
Population Comparison
125,000---Springfield, Illinois
4,300,000---Phoenix Metro Area
Enough said. Opportunities completed. A banker is a good job. Get to meet new people everyday. Show them how to save money and help them with their finances. But to me, it's just that...a job. It could be a career, but I choose it to be a job. Interviewing people. Talking and walking that beat. cultivating new and exciting leads, while maintaining your current beat is the way to go.
Now, if I can only network enough to get that...
The impossible has happened. I finally got out of Illinois. One more year there and I think I would have been sank for sure. Down to the depths of Lake Springfield, to be eaten by catfish and perch, no doubt.
I took a position with another financial institution in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The wife and I traveled 1,600 miles across the Midwest, into the desert and are now here in the Valley of the Sun. I couldn't be happier. I may know very, very few people here, but I needed to escape the Midwest.
No one should live and die in the same place they grew up. It's not healthy, not natural. Get out in the world and experience something. Way too easy to just say...No, I'm going to be complacent and stay where it's comfortable. Where would that have gotten anybody?
Even if it's just for a year or two. EXPERIENCE.
Vacation is one thing, but actually getting out there and sowing your seeds deep within another terrority is very therapeutic. I already feel 15 lbs. lighter. (The real weight is for another blog though.)
There is so much to do, see and live. Museums, Theathres, hiking, biking, walking, skiing...we are going to do it all. Live up the experience...not just drink it away in some bar, tucked away from life.
I feel that's how some of my friends are back home.
They want to get away, because there is nothing waiting for them except maybe an STD, or another DUI. They know better, but choose not to do anything better. Now, this doesn't apply to everyone, just a select few.
CPK for instance, rose from the ashes like the phoenix, now has a great job in Chicago, smart and funny wife and is living the dream on the Northside.
That's the way to go.
Me. I have one part down. I got out of Illinois. Now, I need to work on the employment factor.
There is so little offered in SPFLD when it comes in the ways of Media employment.
Population Comparison
125,000---Springfield, Illinois
4,300,000---Phoenix Metro Area
Enough said. Opportunities completed. A banker is a good job. Get to meet new people everyday. Show them how to save money and help them with their finances. But to me, it's just that...a job. It could be a career, but I choose it to be a job. Interviewing people. Talking and walking that beat. cultivating new and exciting leads, while maintaining your current beat is the way to go.
Now, if I can only network enough to get that...
Sunday, April 25, 2010
I am not addicted to drugs. No drugs whatever. But, there is something that I might have a little of an addiction for. That is "Breaking Bad". It's a show on AMC in it's third season.
I have watched a lot of shows on television and have had some close calls. Prison Break was one of them. That show was great. The Office. No one can deny the humor in that show. (Unless you are Un-American or Un-British for that matter.)
Breaking Bad is just one of those shows that grabs me and gives me a ride every episode.
It might slow, people might get killed, but Breaking Bad gets me every time.
Sundays are a terrible day. The new week and new problems are beginning. But I don't care. Breaking Bad is on. It's one of those things that gives me a reason to look forward to Sundays. yes, the new week is coming, but at least I get to watch Walt get into new and more curious trouble.
Two seasons. Two Emmy's. There is obviously to show for that.
I have watched a lot of shows on television and have had some close calls. Prison Break was one of them. That show was great. The Office. No one can deny the humor in that show. (Unless you are Un-American or Un-British for that matter.)
Breaking Bad is just one of those shows that grabs me and gives me a ride every episode.
It might slow, people might get killed, but Breaking Bad gets me every time.
Sundays are a terrible day. The new week and new problems are beginning. But I don't care. Breaking Bad is on. It's one of those things that gives me a reason to look forward to Sundays. yes, the new week is coming, but at least I get to watch Walt get into new and more curious trouble.
Two seasons. Two Emmy's. There is obviously to show for that.
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