Archives for August, 2009
Posted on Aug 31, 2009 under Uncategorized |
New England fans can breathe again. Fans around the rest of the NFL will sigh in disappointment. The Patriots’ Tom Brady will be returning to the NFL again next week, most likely. He injured his shoulder in a hard hit by the Redskins’ Haynesworth and the team decided to pull him out, watch the other quarterbacks, and let him recouperate. After all, it’s just the preseason. The games don’t mean much and it gave the backups a chance to jump in at a moment’s notice and see what they can do. Brady has some bumps and bruises and probably will be sore for awhile still. But he’s going to be ok. It’s not a longterm injury or anything, so Pats fans can relax a bit!
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Brad Penny has had an off year for the Red Sox. It’s been a rough year for the team as a whole, and he hasn’t been able to perform as well as he’d been expected to. The team wanted to put him in the bullpen, he didn’t want to, so he decided to go on waivers. He is still owed about $1million this season. As a result, the two teams that are mentioned as wanting him, the Twins and the Rockies, are going to have to put a lot of money on the table to do that. The Twins are hoping to make it into the Wild Card or even into the lead of the AL Central. On the other hand, the Rockies are right in the Wild Card hunt and are pushing the Dodgers to win more games. Both of these teams would be good for Penny, because he could show off his stuff before he goes into free agency at the end of the season.
Posted on Aug 25, 2009 under Uncategorized |
After last night’s drama, the NL Wild Card starts to look a little more clear. With the Rockies and the Giants playing each other, there was a big potential for the race to go one way or another. It went all the way to the 14th inning. In the top of the inning, the Giants’ Eugenio Valdez hit a triple that drove in 3 runs, giving them a big lead. But in the bottom of the inning, the Rockies got a run on a bases-loaded walk and then Ryan Spilborghs hit a grand slam to end the game. This puts the Rockies up by four games over the Giants in the Wild Card race. It was a tough loss for San Francisco, however, because when you go into the bottom of the 14th up by three, you’re usually pretty sure that you’re going to win. What an exciting game to watch. Anytime you get extra innings, it’s exciting, but especially when it ends that way in a game with playoff implications.
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 under Uncategorized |
So Chad Johnson wasn’t a good enough name for him. He had to change it to Chad Ochocinco, which could be a big problem for him if he ever leaves or gets traded to another team. Not only that: Being a wide receiver wasn’t good enough for him. He had to become an extra point kicker. Last night against the Patriots, after the Bengals’ only touchdown, the team realized that their kicker had a minor injury. “It’s just preseason,” they thought. “Let’s put in Ochocinco!” Ochocinco came into the game, lined up… kicked. Straight through the uprights. What? Chad Ochocinco just kicked the go-ahead field goal? How did that happen? Good job for him, but goodness. Never even knew he could kick! They won 7-6 in the end, so his point was the winning point!
Posted on Aug 17, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Tiger Woods was unable to win the PGA Championship this weekend. He was leading after 54 holes and hoped to be holding the trophy at the end of the day. Instead, he had a lot of trouble at the end and missed several putts. This led him into a tough must-sink kind of situation. Instead YE Yang won the battle. This relatively unknown has become the first Asian player to win a major so far and he won a big one against the big one. He was so consistent and good the entire tournament that it would have taken several of the best players to challenge him successfully. In the near future, we might know whether Yang is able to win more tournaments or if this was a special one-time event for us. It’s been fun though.
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Michael Vick is now getting his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles. There had been rumors all around about which team might be willing to take a chance on him (like the ABBA song), and it was the Eagles that decided to do it. This team is one that can use him as a backup QB. He will endure the slings and arrows, as they say, but he says he’s willing to do so. This is his chance to make it back into the real world of the NFL and he will be able to make it if he follows some guidelines about working in the community and improving his image. He will also have to play well, but perhaps he should wait a little while before he gets back into the headlines. Just a consistent amount of time with him working hard.
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 under Uncategorized |
In the last two weeks, the Chicago White Sox have made some really big moves on the market. They are bringing in Jake Peavy, who will certainly be a good pitcher whenever he’s able to stand on a mound again. Just the other day, they signed Alex Rios from the Blue Jays, taking on his expensive contract as well. Rios will add defensively, but some commentators are wondering if it will be possible for them to get him into a real batting groove yet. He’ll be better than Jermaine Dye, who’s been batting .200 or something small like that. But with these two additions, the team is trying to address some of its biggest difficulties this season, and it will be fun to watch them try to play up to that standard!
Posted on Aug 07, 2009 under Uncategorized |
The Indianapolis Colts might look like a completely different team this year. They have no more Tony Dungy as coach. No more Marvin Harrison. And those are just the biggest names. But the team’s composition has changed in many major ways this offseason. This is going to feel a little weird for this team that hasn’t changed in many significant ways for quite a few years. Now they’re going to have to try getting it done with a very different set of players and coaching staff. They hope that the change will give them energy, but it’s also possible that the changes aren’t as good for them. The Colts have had several years in a row winning at least 12 games, so it shouldn’t be a big surprise to have some changes or fort he team to be a little less successful. But it’s still jarring to any big Indy fan.
Posted on Aug 03, 2009 under Uncategorized |
The Chicago Cubs had a rough first half of the season. They were only at .500 and seemed to be struggling. Injuries to members of the team at the positions with the least depth made it much more difficult for them. Meanwhile, they weren’t able to hit the way that they had hoped to. Their abilities weren’t showing up on the field yet. But now things seem to be slowly turning around. After an icky ending to last night’s game, people might think that it’s bad. But a bad 9th inning happens to all the best players sometimes. It will be interesting to see what they come up with moving forward, but the coaches are working the team up to speed. Even the much maligned Milton Bradley seems back to full strength now, struggling much less than he was before.
