A few random thoughts to close out the day
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jan 08, 2008 
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A few things here:
Maybe I’m alone, but did anybody else notice how Roger Clemens and Brian NcNamee kept disagreeing about their relationship during their now infamous phone call?
Clemens kepts saying he treated McNamee “like everybody else” while McNamee kept correcting him to say that he was actually treated like family.
So what does mean, Rocket treats everybody else as well as Debbie and the K Boys? It makes no sense. Forget steroids, I want answers to that question.
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I’d like to officially welcome Sam Borden to The Journal News. Sam has joined the sports department this week and will be doing enterprise projects, features and columns.
Sam is the former Yankees beat writer for The Daily News and was recently the lead columnist for The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. Sam, Mark Feinsand and I wrote Ace In America last year. The biography of Chien-Ming Wang was published in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
In addition to being a good friend, Sam is a heck of a writer and reporter and I’m looking forward to him helping out with our Yankees coverage. Sam and I also are discussing doing a podcast and other multi-media projects.
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Finally, when will the colleges wise up and start a playoff system for football? There are playoffs for Division III, II and whatever they call I-AA these days. But the big schools remain tied to the BCS, which nobody understands, or cares about based on the television ratings.
It would seem pretty easy to have a 16-team tournament. Cap the regular season at 11 games then choose the field like basketball does. The two teams in the final would play 15 games. Is that a big deal? LSU played 14 games this season.
A tournament would capture the attention of the nation, much like the NCAA basketball tournament does.
NFL picks: Patriots 31, Jaguars 21; Packers 28, Seahawks 21; Giants 21, Cowboys 17; Colts 31, Chargers 14.
16 teams seems too many. 4 or 8 would be pretty good.
Your NFL picks are spot on.
Welcome aboard, Sam!
I would assume Mcnamee wanted affirmation from Roger that he was special to him, but all he was was a means to an end.
Hardin has Clemens choosing his words very carefully. I noticed Clemens start to say like family and it was as if he editted himself to say like everyone else. Also during the press conference when asked about the lidocaine injection, he said he was injected in the lower back and then started to say upper and then went back to lower back. It was almost as if he was told not to say butt.
I like the Cowboys over the Giants, but good picks otherwise.
Sam: Welcome aboard; I look forward to reading your work!
I guess Sam didn’t like Florida.
But he does write well. Maybe Pete can have him as a guest blogger.
Welcome aboard Sam, you’ll have a blast here. Good Luck.
pete, I think I’m gonna go with those picks as well.
Dallas is ripe for a loss. Even if TO plays, he wont be 100% and they may use him as a decoy more than anything else. Romo has seemed more tentative and less accurate over the past month. The Giants picked the right time to play their best ball of the season. If you have to go with an upset, its the G-Men.
I find McNamees comment about I would rather be called a liar than a drug dealer odd.
Sounds like he admitted he would rather be charged for perjury than for distributing steroids.
I agree with three of those picks, the Cowboys will probably be too much for the G-Men, although it looks like T.O. may not play as a game-time decision. Since Tennessee lost, I now hope that the Packers win it all. As an NFL fan, it would be wonderful to see Brett Favre win a 2nd Super Bowl ring.
Thanks for picking the Giants over the Cowboys, that would be so sweet. However, it is Tuesday, you should wait until Friday to make your picks. By the way, makes you wonder if the Giants could get their New England rematch.
31 degrees with a 30% chance of snow! I want to see a snow bowl.
Jennifer: Not sure where you are, but it’s nearly 70 today round the City!
Sorry I was looking for the Green Bay game. I’m in Jersey and it was beautiful today and I was stuck inside a hot court room most of the day.
welcome sam
Pete, do the podcast. You’ll get a ton of listeners. We’re desperate for sensible baseball talk in the offseason.
Cowboys won’t lose to the Giants.
Cowboys 24 – Giants 21
Seahawks 24 – Packers 31
Patriots 42 – Jaguars 17
Colts 38 – Chargers 28
And yes, the BCS system is ridiculous.
Georgia and USC should have played for the title. I think that was evident by the terrible performance by OSU and LSU’s winning with some repetitive luck.
myrtlebeach: Georgia would have beat LSU IMO. Dunno what they’ll be like next year, but they’re worth watching.
Deezer,
Couldn’t disagree more. The LoHud is as fine a newspaper for an area of it’s size that you’ll find. I always enjoyed Sam’s writing and Florida’s loss is our gain. You’ll have a pretty hard time finding 2 better baseball writers in any metropolitan area paper than Sam & Pete. We’re lucky to have them.
Devils game going to shoot out
Let’s go Devils!
Hey that’s great stuff, I liked Sam’s work at the News at thought his Blog was great. Welcome back Sam!
Cowboys 40 – Giants 16
Packers 20 – Seahawks 17
Jaguars 15 – Patriots 3
Colts 24 – Chargers 21
Anyone heard about Kelly Tilghman’s comments about Tiger Woods on the Golf Channel the other day?
According to Kelly, young golfers of today should take Tiger Woods to a back alley and lynch him.
What amazes me is that this hasnt gotten Don Imus or Michael Richards or any other large-scale racist comment-maker kind of attention.
Devils win! Yay!
Franklyn,
she said what?????
Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman has apologized after saying during Friday’s telecast of the PGA Tour’s opening event that today’s young players should “lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley.”
“On Friday during our golf broadcast, Nick Faldo and I were discussing Tiger’s dominance in the golf world and I used some poorly chosen words,” Tilghman said in a statement. “I have known Tiger for 12 years and I have apologized directly to him. I also apologize to our viewers who may have been offended by my comments.”
The story was first reported by New York Newsday.
The Golf Channel also responded to the situation.
“We regret the unfortunate choice of words that Kelly used during the broadcast and apologize to anyone who was offended by her remarks,” the network said in its statement. “We take this matter very seriously. She has apologized privately to Tiger and publicly on the air.”
Tilghman, who played college golf at Duke, works as the main play-by-play announcer during The Golf Channel’s PGA Tour telecasts.
Barry Bonds
Michael Vick
OJ Simpson
Roger Clemens
4 names I would prefer to never hear again. I quit caring 15 mintues after the Mitchell Report came out. Can you quit making 4 post a day about him now Pete? Maybe just one a day? I know its January, but the nail is in the wall!
Giants will win because:
a) momentum
b) Romo will fold AGAIN in the playoffs
c) Eli’s on fire
d) Jacobs and Bradshaw are perfect together, and
e) T.O. will be hurt.
Franklyn: Cos it’s a) the golf channel, and b) a woman commentator, not a WASP male.
Also, there is such a thing as Golf play by play? o_O;;
ESPN Report: Carl Pavano slips on spilled beer and cracks head during his birthday party today. He will miss 18-36 months.
Ok this isn’t true. However here’s to Carly P’s birthday present being a release!
Jordan,
Are you writing to ESPN, CNN, FOX NEWS, etc for writing about Clemens as well?
Jordan It is very simple you don’t need to read it. Other people here read them and are interested.
Pats,Colts,Giants,Packs. Now that sounds like great 4 to play for the end.(Manning vs. Manning maybe)
Jordan: Clearly you missed the Goose posts today…
Mccain won New Hampshire primary. Now his platform when he gets the nomination will be to get rid of steriods in baseball.
Jennifer – just the thought of it gives me shivers.
I should have said when/if.
Joe me too me too. They all stink, but I won’t turn this into a political discussion. The thought of Mccain, ugh…. we’d never hear the end of roids in bb.
For those interested, McCain has won in NH, and Hillary and Obama are more or less tied.
Way to suck up the Giant fans. They’re cooked.
This entire Clemens-McNamee situation seems to have plenty of life left. The saga will probably drag on for a while longer. I’m still not ready to pass judgment yet, though.
Kelly’s remarks about Tiger aren’t the first time that someone has said something controversial about him. Fuzzy Zoeller’s comments about Tiger back in ’97 caused a really big stir at the time, even though Fuzzy said that the whole thing was a joke.
I’m with the Jordan response people. When Pete posts about something else, people continue to talk about Clemens.
You know, I realized we all refer to him as Pete. I wonder if anyone who knows him in “real life” calls him that….
Golf’s not really my thing, Augusta still won’t let women in, G-d knows how many clubs won’t let Jews in, either…
I’m actually concerned about the Clemens-McNamee situation. If they bring it to court McNamee’s lawyer said this morning they have ever intention of bringing Andy Pettitte into it. Is there anything the Yankees can do to prevent this during the season? I can’t stand the thought of Pettitte being brought into this mess. It would tear him aapart. And it would especially mess with him during the season, and that’s terrible.
Rebecca – you don’t want to belong to those clubs, anyway.
Looks like Sam only lasted a year with that Florida paper. It’s too bad he left the Daily News which I enjoyed him as the Yankees beat writer. Good luck with your new endeavor.
Rebecca-
Hows the cellphone?
When did McKamee say he’s drag in Andy? That’s the last thing we need.
The only good news this week was Canseco’s writer quitting on him and saying Canseco has next to nothing on A Rod.
Lets stop talking about Clemens Ok. So I’ll try to start something here. PREDICTIONS 2008- Shelley Duncan becomes an everyday player 1st base makes a Major League case 24 homeruns .290 hitting average 32 doubles 4 triples. What do you predict about Shelley and/or any other player on the team.
BTW. With 66% of the voting in Hillary has a 5,000 vote lead,her biggest of the night.It amounts to a 3 point lead.
Buddy: The phone’s actually working great! My dad was kind of ready to kill me when I told him what I’d done, but you all and my other non Yankee fan friends gave great advice re letting it dry out.
Joe: ain’t it the truth!
Andrea, I agree, hate to see Andy disturbed during the season.
That said, it’s hard to imagine Andy lying under oath. So we’d have three scenarios:
1) Andy knew about it Roger using PED
2a) Andy didn’t know about it, but Roger did use them
2b) Andy didn’t know about it because Roger did not use PEDs.
It strikes me that with Andy trying HGH, scenario #2a ia fairly unlikely. I’m guessing if Roger did them, Andy knew about it, and if he’s under oath, he’ll implicate Roger rather than perjure himself.
That would make Andy’s testimony to the question “did you know anything about Roger using PEDs?” very interesting.
Here’s a question for you all:
Who does America elect first: A female, a black, or a Jew?
(the above question is meant to be joking and/or satiric as nature. It is not meant to be mysoginistic, anti-semitic or racially biased in any nature.)
I predict Duncan breaks ARod’s forearm in spring training with one of those dopey bashes of his, then burns up the league as the starting third baseman. Mmm, maybe not.
Rebecca,
You’re supposed to start the joke with: “Three candidates walk into a bar. One starts dancing on the bar, the second…
“What do you predict about Shelley”
Shelley?
400 ABs, he hits .250/.330/.470 at best.
If he gets 200 ABs or playing mostly against lefties, and adjusts well to the part-time play, I figure he could hit .270/.360/.500
Jim: ARod, no. Phil or Ian, however…
If Hillary’s the woman Obama the black and Bloomberg the jew i’d go with Bloomberg he’s much better for the econ. than them both. We’ll find out if he runs.
Andrea,
I imagine in that case Pettitte would be brought in to testify and be cross-examined (or whatever it is that those lawyers do)…. and that would be the end of it.
Andy wouldn’t be going to court day in and day out. At least in my completely unqualified legal opinion
I’d love for Shelley to put in a lot of hours with Kevin Long. I think it’s a stretch to think that Shelley will be in midseason form anytime soon, though. Did he have any procedures for his circulatory thing-a-ma-jiggy?
Rebecca,
That’s a tough one. I have 2 daughter, my best friend is Jewish and I kinda support Obama. lol
whozat –
you may be right but I think thats a bit pessimistic. I was surprised, shocked even, at some of the plate discipline Shelly showed at the end of the season. In his first games he was swinging for the fences. But once he settles down he even started taking the ball the other way and taking pitches. I think he could be a .280 hitter no problemo.
mel: *giggles* You are the LoHud Comedic genius.
I dub you:
Mel the Magnificent
settled*
“400 ABs, he hits .250/.330/.470 at best.”
And, I’d just like to point out that’d be pretty amazing, given that that’s near his career minor league numbers, without much of a discount for coming to MLB.
As a full timer, something like .230/.310/.470 with a TON of strikeouts is more likely. A fair amount of power, but not much else. I think he could be useful in a platoon role, though, like I said above.
Shelley is healthy again. I saw him last year and from what I heard he’s in better shape for this coming year. Somebody shows stats better than predicted I’m going with Shelley and so are the Yankees.
whozat,
Take a look at some of Shelley’s homeruns. They were way out of the zone. I’d like Shelley to work with Kevin Long, because he fixed Robbie’s strike zone issues. ‘Nuf said.
But those golf shot homeruns are the best. I guess it’s too much to ask for Shelley to become our very own Vlade, huh?
Rebecca: None of the above
I made a prediction back in high school that America will continue to only elect white, rich, male Christians as president, and I’m sticking with that
And I say that as non-white atheist dude. The biggest reason is, of course, the solid south.
Rebecca,
HaHa. The question is who’s dancing on the bar?
Blargh: I try to be more optimistic than that!
Boston Dave: I think that kind of thing would rip him apart though. His friendship with Clemens means a lot to him, but so does being honest.
“But once he settles down he even started taking the ball the other way and taking pitches. I think he could be a .280 hitter no problemo.”
You realize that this would be making the assumption that he will significantly out-perform his career numbers — which were compiled in the minors. He only walked 8 times, and struck out 20, in his major league stint.
I agree, I did see some very good ABs from him where he showed great strike zone judgement. But when you’re talking about a full season, there are times when you’re off your stride, you’re off your timing, you’re pressing trying to get out of a slump, etc etc etc.
I definitely think Shelley could have a couple hot streaks at the plate, but I also think that he’d become over-exposed as a full-timer. I think he’s Craig Wilson. Not going to kill you with the glove, hits lefties well, runs into one a fair amount, strikes out a lot. There’s a place for that in the majors, no question.
Good call, Joe. My random predictions (barring trades):
-Jorge comes back to career norms
-Giambi, Duncan and Betemit all contribute strongly in part time roles
-Robbie and Melky improve a bit more
-Jeter, Abreu, Matsui, Damon, Wang, Mussina (sadly), Rivera and Pettitte are about the same as 2007, though Andy’s record is a bit better
-Alex drops back to career norms, which still makes him and MVP candidate (and we sure shouldn’t complain)
The young triumvirate all impress:
-Hughes: 13-6, 3.25 ERA
-Chamberlain: 11-4, 2.75 and a few holds and saves
-Kennedy: 13-7, 3.75
mel: Seriously, you need to get yourself a blog or something…some of the best laughs I’ve had all night!
Unfortunately Blargh is probably right, although I think Obama would be president before a woman & a Jew.
Rebecca-
Don’t for get that Mel is NOT short for Melvin.
whozat –
I think your points are valid… I guess I’m disregarding his career numbers and going off what I saw (which was a very limited sample size). I guess I will stick with “I hope he hits at least .280″ and conveniently ignore the liklihood of it
“Take a look at some of Shelley’s homeruns. They were way out of the zone. I’d like Shelley to work with Kevin Long”
They were out of the zone…so? Most of the time, swinging at pitches out of the zone is BAD. Just because he jacked one or two bad pitches doesn’t mean that his tendency to do so is GOOD.
Also…I’m pretty sure it’s a safe bet that he’ll be working with Long…since he’s the Yankee batting coach and all.
And, “fixed” Robbie’s plate discipline is a strong word for it. He certainly helped, but Robbie still has some work to do in that area. Also…Robbie’s a LOT more talented than Shelley.
Looks like Hillary pulled it out.
I’ve seen Shelley lately he’s real glad the Yanks are giving him a shot at a starting role. Thats why he plans on being best possible for spring. This could be a great year for him he’s not going to let it slip. I really hope he gets the chance and proves himself. He loves the fans support so keep up what you all are doing as fans for him.
Seattle signed Miggy.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
“-Jeter, Abreu, Matsui, Damon, Wang, Mussina (sadly), Rivera and Pettitte are about the same as 2007, though Andy’s record is a bit better”
I think Moose is a good candidate for a rebound, assuming he gets a full spring training this year. He missed several weeks of building up arm strength in 07, which I really feel cost him a few MPH on his fastball. That’s velocity he REALLY needed. So, basically, I think there’s a good chance he gets those few MPH back and has a season more similar to 06. And, with the added depth in the organization, maybe he could even get passed over in order to keep his legs healthy deeper into the season.
Glad to see Miggy Cairo land on his feet.
Do you guys hear that wailing? It’s Suzey Waldman mourning the loss of Cairo.
Good for Cairo.
mel: You sure your father wasn’t Mel Brooks?
Would at least explain the humour!
I really think and hope Robbie has a great year more homeruns better average higher strike zone dicipline. I really think its coming up. Any word on his arbitration or contract yet. Shelley might actually get better but can’t say I’ll have to wait to see what he does in spring training.
On elections (sorry to continue OT): I don’t think a string of 100% white Christian male presidents does our great country proud.
I was surprised no one in the media was talking about the BEST moment of the NH Democratic debate.
Edwards was asked what accomplishment in Congress he was most proud of, and he said the Patients Bill of Rights (which I also support).
Hillary correctly pointed out that the Patients Bill never passed, so was never actually accomplished. Talk about applying the hammer in a debate!
I haven’t decided yet, but for me, that was the strongest moment in any debate so far. Hillary pointed to real accomplishments while others talked only about what they hoped to do.
whozat -
you are right. Cano has a LONG way to go with his plate discipline. maybe he got better but I can vividly remember cringing frequently during last season at some of his swings.
That said, he will be SCARY if he does improve in that dept.
whozat, I hope you’re right about Mussina! I think he’s a good guy with an outstanding career. He just looked done to me. Again, hope I’m wrong.
So the Mariners have Cairo now. It’s nice to see them add a big bat for their lineup.
mel- The Lakers are really clicking now, even though they just beat the Grizzlies. I think that it’s time to bring professional basketball to Memphis!
Boston Dave: I cringed a LOT more at his baserunning.
Yazman -
Is it Edwards fault it didnt pass?
I am not going to enter into any type of political debate and I’m no expert but isnt Hillary bought and paid for by the big health insurance companies? I believe that because Edwards is independantly wealthy he is one of the only “pure” candidates.
Again, I’m no expert. Just wanted to point out that I don’t think it’s a knock on Edwards for being proud of a bill he feels strongly about… even if it didnt pass.
Rebecca – that too
imagine if he actually improves?? the guy has some fairly major flaws and he’s an All-Star already!
*fixable flaws
Rebecca,
You’re so sweet. We need to find you a nice young man to marry.
Generally, it’s not a good idea to talk politics with friends or family, but I’ll say one thing.
I would trust any woman in politics before I’d trust a man. But politics isn’t really about trust is it?
goodnight everyone
Whats the lineup next year 1-9? Any changes? Any chance Robbie gets moved up?
Boston: It’s scary how good Cano is, and how great he can become!
Mel: Don’t need a man, I need a grad school admission or a job. Or something.
Preferrably one that involves sports or swords.
J-Dawg,
Thanks for the nod! They announced a “generous” 14,000 at your arena. What’s with that? lol.
But you’re right, you guys are better than the ‘Wolves and the Heat. Yikes, the wheels are really coming off the Big Diesel.
Rebecca,
Swords?
Too much,
Who protects A-rod in the lineup for the next 10 years?
If Robbie is sooo good (and i know he is) WHY don’t the yankees sign him already. It would save dollars make fans all around happy would have a great player tied to the team for about ten years. Can’t find the baseball reason not to.
Mel: I’m a history major, and while my area of concentration is early Tudor England, I am generally okay with any area of history where people kill each other with sharp pointy things and not firearms.
Rebecca,
You sound like a true dominatrix!
So, when do you find out about grad school? Is there a universal notification date?
Whoever thinks the Giants will win because of anything Eli does is delusional. Eli is terrible. If he can keep his inevitable 4th quarter picks to a minimum then the Gmen have a chance. But let’s be real here, Eli is awful. I say Giants win, but terrible game by Eli.
Anyone who lives in the NY area ever notice that the media says Eli had a “great game” and is on fire when he avoids throwing an interception? He seriously has the lowest standards.
mel: Uh, I have to apply first…
…Yea, Fordham’s deadline is 15 April so I’ve been really lazy….
mel-
lol!
Robbie Cano: it’s not what the Yankees do. Not sure why. It’s just not.
Cano has a major year coming up. So don’t sign him Yanks let his price for a contract skyrocket up ( not that its low today ). Great year for yanks and Cano. WS 27
Rebecca should hear about grad school around mid March, if she applied in December and January (just a friendly hint
)
“WHY don’t the yankees sign him already. It would save dollars make fans all around happy would have a great player tied to the team for about ten years. Can’t find the baseball reason not to.”
Because there’s no need to do so. What if (god forbid) he suffers a severe injury? What if it turns out his plate discipline reverts and pitchers learn to exploit it?
They’ve got zillions of dollars coming off the books in the next few years, they’ll be able to afford him just fine. Sure, there are reasons to sign him now (cost-certainty, which has some advantages for long-range financial planning)
Hey Pete
Just curious, but I was around when Mark announced Sam leaving for the Florida paper ony a year ago – what happened and why did he come back to NY?
Rebecca & Andrea-
Are either of you doing guest blog posts?
Buddy: Only time will tell
Buddy: not me. I don’t consider myself a very good blogger.
Hank told Newsday today that he won’t be signing Santana to more than a 5 year extention ( ends 2013). Can’t see the deal going through (hope it doesn’t). We’ll get to see what the young guys bring to the park. Also Joba’s a starter (thought we knew that already).
Another Joe,
That’s because the Yankees are willing to pay more per annum. They know that $20M won’t do it like Minny & Boston think it will.
So we are going into the season with 7 rookies in our pitching staff.There’s only 3 ways this will playout.
1)WE get Santana now.
2)Joba and Hughes will end up going 180 innings to 200 this year and in three years will end up like Kerry Wood and Mark Prior.
3)WE get Santana or a overrated pitcher in the July trade deadline.
There no other way around this.Joba and Hughes will be great…in five years.
McLovin: You need yourself a dose of optimism
McLovin you don’t think there’s a chance the yankees work a great year without Santana. Well just wait to be proven wrong.
REbecca&Depends why you want to know:
I Hope so.I don’t mind keeping Hughes.But to go into a season with 7 rookies and three starters who never pitched a year I worry about pitch counts and how much we push these kids.
I mean how many kids we have with injuries and Tommy John surgeries.Our system is full of High ceiling high risked pitchers.I feel we will trade at some time.Hank sounds like he’s itching for a trade.
“Our system is full of High ceiling high risked pitchers”
Actually, Hughes and Ian are pretty low-risk, high reward. Especially Hughes. Joba’s got a bit more risk, but it’s not like he had chronic issues in college. He seems like a Sabathia build to me. His delivery doesn’t seem like it stresses his elbow or anything.
The Yanks have six MLB starters right now. I think they’ll figure out the innings issue. If it means the kids each spend some time in the pen…ok, makes the pen better.
McLovin: You’re well within your rights to be concerned, but it does no good to worry if we can’t change the situation.
Unless you are, in fact, Brian Cashman or hank Steinbrenner, in which case, you should be worrying about it. But not trading Phil, Joba or Ian. Or I’ll be upset.
I realize that the innings caps and the relative inexperience of Hughes, Chamberlain, and Kennedy present concerns for some fans, but don’t things look more promising for the Yankee rotation now than they did before the start of last season? At this point last year, Carl Pavano and Kei Igawa made up two-fifths of the rotation. The Yankees are undoubtedly much better off taking their chances with this group.
Boston Dave (sorry to stay OT w/ politics)
Again, I don’t (yet) consider myself in anyone’s camp, but Hillary is better known for taking on the insurance industry than anyone! She’s raised the most money among health professionals. I do respect Edwards’ stance to take on the lobbyists, though.
Hillary toughest moment in politics was when she created the Clinton Health Care Plan in 1993. Its failure helped forge her philosophy: change isn’t change unless something actually changes.
No, I definitely don’t blame Edwards that the Bill didn’t pass! He fought a noble fight. But it’s ironic to consider it your greatest accomplishment when it (sadly) didn’t help one person. Hillary has a pretty impressive list of health care wins for the poor, middle class, and especially for children.
OK, sorry. I’m done with politics here
I still think we should get Santana.WE get him is as much a risk as seeing these kids become half of what Santana is.WE got the chance to get a once in a lifetime pitcher for a injury “Prospect” pitcher last year,a forth outfielder,a long man reliever in Marquez is a steal.Next year we get rid of HGH Pettitte,Abreu and that $22 million we lose in Giambi will go to Santana who is worth $25 in this crazy market.
SAntana is in his prime.Santana,Pettitte,Wang,Joba,Ian Kennedy,Mussina is the best staff.
Lets gamble with the bullpen not the bullpen and Starting staff.This isn’t a rebuilding team what are we the A’s.A bunch of prospects and a couple of veterns.
easy does it on the chargers! after winning their first playoff game at home in 2190231890 years, i’m crossing my fingers that they’re on a roll. my poor city needs a team to bust some moves and end the heartache!
No question we need a playoff system in college football.
I woke up this morning and we still had lost the National championship.
John Edwards is a rich man because he is an ambulance chaser who made $80 million by claiming caesarean operations would have prevented birth defects. They haven’t and like a Ferengi he isn’t giving the money back. He needs it his $400 haircuts. The rest of us have higher medical bills because of malpractice insurance and unnecessary operations.
We have had a black President..Warren G Harding, at least according to his father-in-law.
College sports are so corrupt it doesn’t matter to me whether they have a playoff or not. But I think the college basketball regular season has been rendered worthless with the March and conference tournaments. At least each week of the college football season means something.
Pete,
I like your playoff suggestion. Most of the time, i hear people suggest a 4 team or 8 team playoff, which i don’t think fixes the problem, but rather pushes it in a different direction. If there were a 4 team playoff, you’d have the same questions about which teams should be in the playoffs. Take this year for instance. Should/Would Hawaii be in a 4 team playoff, or even an 8 team one? 16 teams makes it better for everyone.
I like Sam Borden – but if he’s hired are you going somewhere Pete?
also, my football picks in work pool are as follows (4 for 4 this past weekend):
Jags>Pats
Colts>Chargers
Cowboys>Giants
Seahawks>Packers
Colts>Jags
Cowboys>Seahawks
Colts>Cowboys
I’m rooting for the Giants, and if I knew Owens would be questionable this weekend, i may have reversed that pick.
I agree with Peter on eliminating the BCS system. Considering the college football season that we had I think the 16 team tournament is necessary.
NFL Picks-
Pats over the Jags. The only way for the Jags to win is if the run the ball and have the time of possession over 35 minutes otherwise the Pats win.
Chargers over Colts.
Seahawks over Packers.
Giants over Cowboys.
What did Sam Borden do to get such a huge demotion? Ouch.