NFL Divisional Playoff Awards

Wow You Guys Suck: Jake Delhomme, At 11 pm I told my buddy that I was leaving when Jake Delhomme threw an interception on this possession. I was semi-joking considering he had already thrown 4 INTs and had a fumble lost. But there it was three plays later Jake Delhomme throws one more pass into the arms to the Cardinals and as a man of my word I grabbed my coat and left. Runners Up: Eli Manning should just not play when its windy outside, whoever the dope was on San Diego who got drilled in the head by the punt.

This Scarecrow Needs a Brain: Plaxico Burress, The Giants were never the same offense after the Plaxico Burress brain fart. They had no play makers at wideout and the defense was able to shift Runners Up: Alge Crumpler diving was really dumb and costly, the refs who were unable to call a blatant game changing delay of game.

Cough Cough Cough: Tennessee Titans, No team this weekend other than the Titans were significantly better on gameday than their opponent and lost. The Titans absolutely gave away their game on Saturday. Turnovers in the red zone were the killer as well as the inability to make a play on a double covered wide receiver. The Titans were the better team by a lot and yet lost. Runners Up: how many times can I mention Jake Delhomme, Mr. Carney should have handed over the kicking duties to Tynes.

The Shocker: The Cardinals, I don't know if I saw a single analyst, expert or layman pick the Cardinals to win. When the Panthers scored a touchdown within 4 minutes I thought they were going to run away with it and somehow someway it was the complete opposite. Runners Up: LT didn't play (kidding), who the hell in the right mind thought Thanksgiving Night that the game in Philly was a preview of the NFC Title Game.

The Pimp: Larry Fitzgerald, The man is unstoppable. Sure he didn't do much in the second half but he didn't need to. He was un-coverable in the first half, had 151 yards and the Cardinals somehow have another home playoff game because of him. Runners Up: Fast Willy apparently is healthy again, McNabb is redeemed.

You Got Jakked Up: Ahmad Hall, I think Tennessee needs to give an instructional video on how to attach the chin strap.

New York Jets MVP: Nobody, Playoffs!!!

My Picks 1-3

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Numbers On Steroids: Mickey Mantle

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. This week it's throwing a curve ball and looking at All Time Great Yankees. Players that we know did not take steroids to see if this gives a defense to any of the players 'convicted' by Numbers on Steroids. Time to look at my dad's favorite athlete of all time, Mickey Mantle. Averages Say: What's with the mysterious dip at 27 and then the uptick? At Bats Per Home Run Says: That's a mighty jump from 22 to 24 Explaining As If It Was the 90s If you take a look at the numbers there are two time frames which in the 1990s would be questioned. First would be the incredible leap he took from his first year in the big leagues to his first MVP season in 1956. His batting average jumped 50 points. His slugging percentage jumped 90 points and he hit 15 more homers than his previous high. This wouldn't merrit a conviction nowadays though because the young age he...

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Guest Post: Thoughts on Sabathia Signing

I asked Grutt what his thoughts were on the Sabathia signing and I thought his response pretty much nailed it. So here it is. I don’t know. Every year I get a little more disenchanted with baseball. Yea, it’s great we signed the top pitching free agent. But we were supposed to. No team was even in the ballpark of the Yankees offer yet they still needed to jump from the already ridiculous price of $140 million to $160 million to close the deal. Now I hear we are going to sign more pitchers who will also get large contracts and the position player gaps are still glaring. Each new, large contract just adds to the feeling that the Yanks are supposed to win it all. “I think we have a good chance this year.” That is a lost feeling. If they don’t win I’ll wonder why, like there has to be some other reason besides that it’s a sport you can never predict how things will work out and some years just aren’t yours to be won. If they win I will be pleasantly smug. It gets a little more...

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