To be Pros
Jeff Samardzija- Interestingly Jeff decided to sign a contract with the Cubbies this weekend, while he will maintain with the Irish football squad this fall it will be curious to see what he decides to pursue in the future after his college football career is concluded.
Santonio Holmes - I pretty much despise Ohio State, so seeing a a recent Ohio State player get arrested for the 2nd time prior to playing his first down in the NFL is more than just mildly amusing. Think the Steelers are second guessing themselves for trading up in the draft for a man thats approaching Chris Henry in arrests.
Baseball
Yanks - As a Yankee fan this weekend was as a killer. Absolute crushing defeats on both Saturday and Sunday. It really is amazing how much emphasis is now being placed on keeping starters healthy and limiting their innings and yet the vast majority of bullpens throughout major league baseball are atrocious. Going up 9-2 and not scoring another run and losing 11-9 is a gut wrenching loss. Then top off the fact that they brought in Mariano in the 8th on friday and Saturday leaving him unavailable for Sunday which allowed a tired Wang to give up a walk off homer to my fantasy boy Zimmerman. Not a good weekend to be a Yanks fan.
Mark Prior - Well then you certainly got lit up yesterday. 3 hrs in the first inning is a solid start that any Cub fan has to be pleased with. I wonder what the Vegas Over Under on his days until a return to the DL is. Hey Chicago trade him and/or Wood while you might be able to get something for them, they are cursed in the cubbies unis.
Mets - They didn't play particularly well this weekend but everyone in their division is tanking right now the Mets have a 9.5 game lead in their division the largest of any team in baseball.
NHL
Sudden Death - How about them Oilers, while the game was on on Saturday night and I doubt anyone really watched it, the Oilers dominated this game. The Whalers didn't even show up, they only had around 3 shots in the first 30 minutes. That's pretty terrible. Not to mention that they could have nailed it down in 5 to cinch up my hockey prediction, losers. Now the ultimate game 7 in the finals, its been awhile for the NHL I say the Whale bounce back, but once again I've watched about none of this.
Boxing
Winkster - The Winky Wright Jermain Taylor fight was on Saturday night and while I missed much of it due to the inside of my own eyelids I personally think Wright got robbed. The stats say that he landed more and more accurately. Taylor repeatedly threw punches which met Winky's defense. At the end of the fight Winky refused to get interviewed because he felt like he was robbed a title, and I have to agree with you Winkster.
NBA
Suspension - The NBA playoffs have had some issues. First off I disagree with the Stackhouse suspension, it was a hard foul and he definitely threw a little extra forearm. But unfortunately the NBA already set a precedent during these playoffs for suspending players for a games for similar offenses. With what the suspensions they already levied, not suspending Stackhouse would have been hypocritical.
Quick Whistle - In addition the foul against Wade in the closing seconds of the Overtime was weak and one would think that you would have to make a play down the stretch of a NBA Playoff Game and not get bailed out by the Ref. However, in a similar situation in the first round Anthony Johnson was given a free throws on a similar move with similar forearm contact to the body. Would I have called the foul on Wade last night, most likely not, but they've already done it and consistency is the most important characteristic in officiating.
Timeout - There is no argument here, when an official here's a player asking for a timeout, he gives the player a timeout. No issues, if you don't want to call a timeout don't say anything. Sorry, but it's not the officials job to decipher whether or not you really want to call a timeout.
Sleep Deprivation - Once again I hate the fact that these games do not start until 9:20 eastern time. On a Sunday Night there is no excuse for the NBA to not start the game at 8, no people on the West Coast are caught up in their 9-5 the ratings will be fine. Once again I woke up with under 6 hours of sleep due to the NBA and was not in a good mood.
World Cup
US - The US outplayed the Italians, for pretty much the whole game. They were outplaying them the first 20 minutes until Eddie Pope decided he wanted to catch his man off side while everyone else was marking their man, giving him free run to the ball. Then obviously the US got jonesed by the officiating both on the Red Cards and the unfortunate offside shielding rule. A satisfying draw that they were able to hold on a man down for 45 minutes but disappointing given that they outplayed the Italians and had an opportunity to play a man up for another 45 minutes if not given the first red card.
Zidane - If France can not pull out a solid victory against Togo (Most likely needing 2 goals), Zidane's career will have ended on a weak suspension. With the yellow cards flowing like water thus far in the tourny Zidane landed his second yesterday by bumping into a defender who slid in front of him. He bumped into the defender with no malice but due to the fact that just like every other human being Zidane can not stop on a dime.
US Open
Predictions - I hope that no one looked at my predictions and gambled with them, that would have been highly unprofitable. David Howell looked good on the front 9 on Thursday and Sergio missed the cut thats pretty much all I had. I honestly was thinking about putting Ogilvy there but I ended up opting for the wrong Aussie in Adam Scott. Overall poor poor Golf Predictions for myself.
End Result - For all the collapses by the players surrounding him as I noted earlier today, Ogilvy certainly had some nice Par saves on the last two holes, and while he certainly wasn't the best golfer on the course yesterday, he kept his head on his shoulder unlike the morons surrounding him, so congrats. Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi!
Jeff Samardzija- Interestingly Jeff decided to sign a contract with the Cubbies this weekend, while he will maintain with the Irish football squad this fall it will be curious to see what he decides to pursue in the future after his college football career is concluded.Santonio Holmes - I pretty much despise Ohio State, so seeing a a recent Ohio State player get arrested for the 2nd time prior to playing his first down in the NFL is more than just mildly amusing. Think the Steelers are second guessing themselves for trading up in the draft for a man thats approaching Chris Henry in arrests.
Baseball
Yanks - As a Yankee fan this weekend was as a killer. Absolute crushing defeats on both Saturday and Sunday. It really is amazing how much emphasis is now being placed on keeping starters healthy and limiting their innings and yet the vast majority of bullpens throughout major league baseball are atrocious. Going up 9-2 and not scoring another run and losing 11-9 is a gut wrenching loss. Then top off the fact that they brought in Mariano in the 8th on friday and Saturday leaving him unavailable for Sunday which allowed a tired Wang to give up a walk off homer to my fantasy boy Zimmerman. Not a good weekend to be a Yanks fan.Mark Prior - Well then you certainly got lit up yesterday. 3 hrs in the first inning is a solid start that any Cub fan has to be pleased with. I wonder what the Vegas Over Under on his days until a return to the DL is. Hey Chicago trade him and/or Wood while you might be able to get something for them, they are cursed in the cubbies unis.
Mets - They didn't play particularly well this weekend but everyone in their division is tanking right now the Mets have a 9.5 game lead in their division the largest of any team in baseball.
NHL
Sudden Death - How about them Oilers, while the game was on on Saturday night and I doubt anyone really watched it, the Oilers dominated this game. The Whalers didn't even show up, they only had around 3 shots in the first 30 minutes. That's pretty terrible. Not to mention that they could have nailed it down in 5 to cinch up my hockey prediction, losers. Now the ultimate game 7 in the finals, its been awhile for the NHL I say the Whale bounce back, but once again I've watched about none of this.
Boxing
Winkster - The Winky Wright Jermain Taylor fight was on Saturday night and while I missed much of it due to the inside of my own eyelids I personally think Wright got robbed. The stats say that he landed more and more accurately. Taylor repeatedly threw punches which met Winky's defense. At the end of the fight Winky refused to get interviewed because he felt like he was robbed a title, and I have to agree with you Winkster.NBA
Suspension - The NBA playoffs have had some issues. First off I disagree with the Stackhouse suspension, it was a hard foul and he definitely threw a little extra forearm. But unfortunately the NBA already set a precedent during these playoffs for suspending players for a games for similar offenses. With what the suspensions they already levied, not suspending Stackhouse would have been hypocritical.
Quick Whistle - In addition the foul against Wade in the closing seconds of the Overtime was weak and one would think that you would have to make a play down the stretch of a NBA Playoff Game and not get bailed out by the Ref. However, in a similar situation in the first round Anthony Johnson was given a free throws on a similar move with similar forearm contact to the body. Would I have called the foul on Wade last night, most likely not, but they've already done it and consistency is the most important characteristic in officiating.
Timeout - There is no argument here, when an official here's a player asking for a timeout, he gives the player a timeout. No issues, if you don't want to call a timeout don't say anything. Sorry, but it's not the officials job to decipher whether or not you really want to call a timeout.
Sleep Deprivation - Once again I hate the fact that these games do not start until 9:20 eastern time. On a Sunday Night there is no excuse for the NBA to not start the game at 8, no people on the West Coast are caught up in their 9-5 the ratings will be fine. Once again I woke up with under 6 hours of sleep due to the NBA and was not in a good mood.
World Cup
US - The US outplayed the Italians, for pretty much the whole game. They were outplaying them the first 20 minutes until Eddie Pope decided he wanted to catch his man off side while everyone else was marking their man, giving him free run to the ball. Then obviously the US got jonesed by the officiating both on the Red Cards and the unfortunate offside shielding rule. A satisfying draw that they were able to hold on a man down for 45 minutes but disappointing given that they outplayed the Italians and had an opportunity to play a man up for another 45 minutes if not given the first red card.
Zidane - If France can not pull out a solid victory against Togo (Most likely needing 2 goals), Zidane's career will have ended on a weak suspension. With the yellow cards flowing like water thus far in the tourny Zidane landed his second yesterday by bumping into a defender who slid in front of him. He bumped into the defender with no malice but due to the fact that just like every other human being Zidane can not stop on a dime.
US Open
Predictions - I hope that no one looked at my predictions and gambled with them, that would have been highly unprofitable. David Howell looked good on the front 9 on Thursday and Sergio missed the cut thats pretty much all I had. I honestly was thinking about putting Ogilvy there but I ended up opting for the wrong Aussie in Adam Scott. Overall poor poor Golf Predictions for myself.
End Result - For all the collapses by the players surrounding him as I noted earlier today, Ogilvy certainly had some nice Par saves on the last two holes, and while he certainly wasn't the best golfer on the course yesterday, he kept his head on his shoulder unlike the morons surrounding him, so congrats. Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi!
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