~It's almost noon and I haven't written anything yet. Part of that is due to a large amount of work and part of it is I really don't have anything I really want to elaborate on in a full post. My brain appears to be mildly dead. So I guess I'll just do another set of Quick Notes.~For those of you that are unaware of the Isiah Thomas case I recommend highly that you start paying attention. Every part of it screams MSG is poorly run. Ike has more of a problem with a white man calling a black woman and a bitch. In another deposition one MSG high up said that there is no policy against calling someone the N word. Way to go MSG.
~However, this woman has absolutely no sexual harassment case whatsoever. The whole thing is pretty much just an MSG slander campaign.
~The Yankees are fastly approaching the Red Sox. But I still think with a 2.5 game lead with only 10 and 11 games to be played respectively that they will hold on to the division crown.
~Eric Gagne has been a massively clutch pick up for the Yankees, er the Red Sox this season. It's always fun when someone walks the tying run in. Way to go Canada.
~The Tigers could have been 1 1/2 back if Jeter didn't homer against Curt on Sunday night. Instead, 2 days later they sit 4 1/2 games back, 5 in the loss column and are all but dead. In the past two their prized rookies from last season, Zumaya and Verlander, both imploded and now their 5 feet under clawing at the dirt. And they face Cy Young hopeful CC Sabathia today to possibly make it worse.
~A side note is, due the Red Sox recent hideous play, they are only a half game ahead of both of the Indians and the Angels for the best record in the American league. So not only are the Yankees steamrolling towards them, they are a sole game in the win column ahead of the Indians and Angels and could easily lose homefield advantage in the first round if they continue to struggle.
~The Mets are pretty horrendous. Back to back games they get leads and then implode. If they somehow, someway fade and lose their lead over the Phillies it will most certainly be one of the biggest collapses in baseball history. Overall the fact that they are in a race with the Phillies is piss poor. The Phillies have no starting pitching whatsoever, Utley and Howard both missed significant time and Gordon and Myers have both missed significant time. Cole Hamels missed about a month. The Mets have no excuse for not having this division locked up right now.~The Cubbies and the Brew Crew are deadlocked. The division winner will probably have the worst record for any playoff team. Thus if the pattern from last season continues, the winner should be holding the World Series trophy come the end of October.
~I kind of hope the Dbacks go on a skid the final two weeks. I'm really not interested in their team at all. I don't quite get why they're still in first place.
~However, Micah Owings might be my hero. I'm in the Championship in one of my leagues that has CG and Shutouts as a category and I picked him up for last nights start. And he came through with a shutout. Could be the key to $300.
~The Patriots opening line against the Bills is 16 1/2. That's a college football line.
~Michigan had probably their worst start in the history of the program and yet on back to back weeks following the 0-2 start are the main game at 3:30 on ABC. Pretty ironic. This weekend versus Penn St. makes 3 straight 3:30 ABC games, as the massacre to Oregon was also an ABC headliner game.
~Hopefully this afternoon something will hit my brain that I would like to elaborate on...
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