NFL Picks for this week
November 14, 2009
Colts over Patriots
Panthers over Falcons
Dolphins over Bucs
Vikings over Lions
Jets over Jaguars
Steelers over Bengals
Saints over Rams
Titans over Bills
Broncos over Redskins
Raiders over Chiefs
Cardinals over Seahawks
Packers over Cowboys
Chargers over Eagles
Ravens over Browns
Who Made The Team: WWE
November 14, 2009
1. Christian
2. Big Show and Chris Jericho
3. Batista
4. John Cena
5. DX
6. Undertaker
7. Yoshi Tatsu
8. William Regal
9. Rey Mysterio
10. The Miz
11. Alicia Fox
12. Kane
12b. Kofi Kingston
Down
1. CM Punk (Former World Champion is feuding with a ref. Didn’t tna just do this?)
2. Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson
3. Randy Orton: poor bastard cannot face Cena to get the title back. Where does he go from here? Unfortunately a feud with Kofi is a step down for him. I just hope like the WWE writers do, that it elevates Kofi. He really is put in a bad position. Orton being in no-mans land shows that the WWE needs to create more stars because Orton does not deserve this.
Who Made The Team: TNA
November 14, 2009
1. Desmond Wolfe
2. Samoa Joe
3. AJ’s Mystery Attacker
4. Beautiful People
5. Kurt Angle
6. Sarita and Taylor Wilde
7. Daniels
8. Scott Steiner
9. Amazing Red
10. Eric Young
11. British Invasion
12. Motor City Machine Guns
Not included: AJ Styles (The TNA Champion. Yes tna: your writers suck.), Hernandez, Matt Morgan
Down
1. Jay Lethal, he lost his own invitational
2. Dudley Boys or whatever they are called. They turn heel and don’t like it? Lame. They also injured Chris Sabin and continued their match.
3. Bobby Lashley: 20 bucks says his own wife turns on him
4. Homicide: here was a guy who was supposed to have big things happen to him and then he joined the World Elite and became a lackey.
The League
November 13, 2009
I am not a fan of fantasy football. In fact, I fucking hate it. It is worse than twitter because grown men obsess about running backs stats. Don’t they realize that most of these players will not be relevant 10 years from now? So when I found out that FX had picked up a show that revolved around fantasy football, I was expecting a huge flop; but, the show is actually quite good. I am not sure if TNA Impact is just so bad that I find the show “The League” more entertaining or if the show is actually good, but I have found myself watching The League at 10:30 on Thursday nights instead of TNA Impact. The show is your average guy show that revolves around 4/5 friends who are in a fantasy league. The fantasy football is actually secondary to their lives/relationships/family. When football is inserted, it is tasteful and funny. I wouldn’t say that “The League” is a great show but if you are sick of TNA on Thursday nights and like football and comedy tv then you can do worse than this show.
quick thursday pick
November 12, 2009
49ers over Bears
Some random hot stove items, none are boiling
November 10, 2009
Not sure if its good news the Dodgers will bring back their whole coaching staff…If I am a team that needs a first basement, I check in on Lyle Overbay and see if Toronto is willing to pay a chunk of his salary…Some outrageous type b free agents will be available: Vladimir Guerrero, Adrian Beltre, Mark Derosa, Jason Marquis. And those with no compensation include a really stellar: Hideki Matsui, Pedro Feliz, Aubrey Huff, and Jarrod Washburn. Oh and so is Brad Penny who made 2 all star games. Wow, I would love to see who is a type A free agent. These ratings are flawed…Can you believe that Carl Pavano, Brad Penny, Vincente Padilla, and Pedro Martinez will be the most sought after free agents? Neither can I? Ask anyone last year if those guys would be on your list of best available and they would laugh in your face. To me, that is why scouts are unnecessary…It is nice to see that star of the movie “A Player to be Named Later” Marco Scutaro, is a type A free agent and will get paid like one hopefully. Search Amazon for the movie, it covers journeyman minor leaguers…Rich Harden or Erik Bedard, which potential ace without injuries do you want on your team? Neither, I would take Justin Duchsherer…And in bigger news: Steven Tyler quit Aerosmith. Wow!
nfl picks
November 7, 2009
Atlanta over Washington
Chicago over Arizona
Cincinnati over Baltimore
Houston over Indy
Kansas City over Jacksonville
New England over Miami
Tampa over Green Bay
New Orleans over Carolina
Detroit over Seattle
San Diego over Giants
San Francisco over Titans
Philadelphia over Dallas
Pittsburgh over Denver
Here are some baseball notes. For the most part, I got these reports off mlbtraderumors.com
I am torn on the Rays trading Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates for Jesse Chavez. I still don’t like it for the Rays but I hate it a little less when I realize that Chavez is a young productive reliever. Iwamura will give you everything that you need at second base: good batting average, decent speed, and defense. He can also play every infield position.
The Braves signed Scott Proctor to a minor league deal. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11/braves-sign-scott-proctor.html
Cardinals surprised a lot of people and released quality reliever Brad Thompson.
Pitcher Rich Hill, outfielder Jeff Fiorentino and catcher Guillermo Rodriguez all rejected a minor league assignment by the Orioles and elected free agency instead. Alfredo Simon, who was also removed from the 40-man roster last week, accepted an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. Hill could draw some interest this winter.
A lot of teams can do a lot worse than Rich Hill. I am curious why the Orioles didn’t try and trade him for at least cash.
MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan reports that former Colorado manager Clint Hurdle is likely to be the next hitting coach of the Rangers.
Don Mattingly passed on a chance to interview for Washington’s managerial opening, according to Alden Gonzalez and Ken Gurnick of MLB.com.
Here is a trade that I would like to see happen: Aaron Rowand to the Cubs for Milton Bradley. Cubs fans would love Rowand.
Why this trade works for both teams: Cubs need to dump Bradley and his 2 years left. Giants would love to get out of the 3 years left on Rowand’s contract. Giants would be saving money and adding a better player.
Here is why it won’t work: Barry Bonds and his bad clubhouse chemistry are still fresh in the Giants mind. I really don’t see why the Cubs wouldn’t want to it. They have to understand that they will take on a bad contract for Bradley, I would rather take Rowand than a player like Gary Matthews. Contrary to reports, the Dodgers and Cubs will never do a Milton Bradley for Juan Pierre swap. Both teams have had the other player and don’t want to see that player ever again. Also, the Angels would probably never trade for a headcase like Milton Bradley.
One very interesting scenario that I have heard about has Milton Bradley going to the Red Sox for JD Drew. There are also reports of him going to the Sox for next to nothing.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4618253&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines <Manu Ginobli needed a rabies shot. Ha!
