Sports Week...
Manny Ramirez has requested a trade - again; Joe Gibbs has been shutout; Donovan Mcnabb did not complete a pass until halfway through the second quarter; Tedy Bruschi is back; Penguins finally win a game; Paul Depodesta was fired by the Dodgers; Georgia Tech loses a heartbreaker; Charlie Weis extends his contract through 2015; Virginia Tech, Texas, USC, UCLA all remain unbeaten; White Sox win the World Series... WOW what a sports week it has been!!
Of course some of these stories stick out more than others but all are needed to round out a very busy week in American sports. The White Sox have finally won a World Series; first time since 1917. And once again my prediction (Astros in 6) proves to be wrong. The last time the White Sox were in the series was 1959 when Mayor Daly's father was the mayor. They paraded and partied on the southside like they haven't seen since the Bears won the Superbowl in 1980. A refreshing feeling for lifelong White Sox Fans, and residents of Chicago. Congratulations to the ChiSox and their nutty manager Ozzie Guillen, Job well done, trophy well deserved!!
Pittsburgh Penguins, oh where to begin? So much hype heading into the season yet once it began they struggled to win a game. Mario Lemiuex, Sidney Crosby; it just wasn't pulling together for them until - there it was - A WIN!! Congrats to them for finally finding something to celebrate.
Joe Gibbs has been shutout for the first time in his regular season coaching career! That is something I never thought I would see! And to a team as big an enemy as the NY Giants, that's just plain bad. No, the giants are not 36-0 better than the 'Skins but for some reason Washington must have thought it was a bye-week. Or practice. Something just wasn't right. Brunnell looked awful, Portis worse. It just was not a good day for them. I sure hope they can get it together for next week when I am at FedEx Field watching them play the Philadelphia Eagles. Oh and speaking of the Eagles... Did you see Donovan McNabb's line yesterday? The broncos took a 28-0 before McNabb even completed a pass!! With the clock already clicking to only seven minutes left in the first half only one pass was caught, but unfortunate for him it was caught by the other team. Then look again in the third quarter and McNabb has thrown 3 touchdowns and 253 yards, but take a closer look and you will see that he still had only completed 9 passes. He had one touchdown pass for 91 yards. It started to look good for the Eagles, and then again, it fell apart. McNabb threw another interception on his way to completing only 12 of 34 passes, while the opponent became the first team ever to have a QB throw for 300+ yards and have to players rush for 100+ yards. In all the Broncos managed 564 yards of offense to go with fpur passing and three rushing touchdowns on the way to a 49-21 blowout. Wow, what a game.
Tedy Bruschi making an emotional return to the playing field less than months after he suffered a stroke that could have ended his playing career. Involved in the first three plays and never slowing down, Bruschi impressed his fans coaches and critics, with a beautifully played game, and getting invalid in more than 65% of defensive plays, and there were a lot being that the Bills had possession for more 37 minutes of the ballgame. His fans cheered for him time and time again, and lucky for him, the team was able to pull out a very classy come from behind victory 21-16.
And to make an already fun and exciting NFL week even more exciting, Ladanian Tomlinson threw for yet another TD, making him the first non QB player to throw three passes, all for touchdown since Kieth Byars in 1990. Byars had four passes, all for touchdowns, giving Tomlinson something to work on. The Rams beat the Jaguars 24-21 and each team had a player rush for 165 yards or more. That marks the first time that a game has seen both teams have a player rush for 165 or more yards since 1959. Steven Jackson had 179 yards for the rams and Fred Taylor had 165 for thr Jags. Correy Dillon had two 1-yard touchdown runs in 94 seconds in the fourth qaurter, the first time a NFL player has done this in nmore than 50 years. Joe Nedney kicked five field goals to amount to all of San Fransisco's 15 points in thier 15-10 win over the Bucs. Bret Favre threw 5 interceptions to the bengals, marking the third time this season the bengals picked a passer five times in game. Tiki Barber rushed for 206 yards, with 171 of them in the first half. Bill Parcells' team didnt record a penalty for the first time in his coaching career.
So, Manny Ramirez asked for a trade again. Surprised? You should'nt be, it was time for the request based on the history of the past few seasons. Oh and sorry Mr. Luchino, but when people are payed millions of dollars to do a job, they cant get all nitty-gritty about a stupid trade request being made public. Either trade him or don't, just move on with your work. Its not that bad. You got more important things to worry about than that. You need a GM, a centerfielder, a bullpen.
College ball was terrific this week, and we can expect another good week to follow, and this is the week I think we will start to see some upsets. I hope Virginia Tech isn't one of those.
Managers, General Managers, Coaches, and players on the move, already an exciting start to what many expected will be a fun offseason in MLB.
How about Bobby Valentine?! Becoming the first ever to manage a team to the World series and manage a a team to the Japan Series. That's pretty neat.
Charlie Weis has ended all speculation about him sprinting for the NFL by signing an extension that will keep him with Notre Dame through 3011... or so it seems.
Oh and like it was Paul DePodesta's fault that J.D. Drew and Derek Lowe didnt play well. Maybe Mr. McCourt should fire them. In the meantime he will be paying DePodesta for four more seasons to sit at home and watch the Dodgers lose. Thats moving forward!!
Looking forward to more exciting sports stories!!
oVeR AnD oUt!!
Of course some of these stories stick out more than others but all are needed to round out a very busy week in American sports. The White Sox have finally won a World Series; first time since 1917. And once again my prediction (Astros in 6) proves to be wrong. The last time the White Sox were in the series was 1959 when Mayor Daly's father was the mayor. They paraded and partied on the southside like they haven't seen since the Bears won the Superbowl in 1980. A refreshing feeling for lifelong White Sox Fans, and residents of Chicago. Congratulations to the ChiSox and their nutty manager Ozzie Guillen, Job well done, trophy well deserved!!
Pittsburgh Penguins, oh where to begin? So much hype heading into the season yet once it began they struggled to win a game. Mario Lemiuex, Sidney Crosby; it just wasn't pulling together for them until - there it was - A WIN!! Congrats to them for finally finding something to celebrate.
Joe Gibbs has been shutout for the first time in his regular season coaching career! That is something I never thought I would see! And to a team as big an enemy as the NY Giants, that's just plain bad. No, the giants are not 36-0 better than the 'Skins but for some reason Washington must have thought it was a bye-week. Or practice. Something just wasn't right. Brunnell looked awful, Portis worse. It just was not a good day for them. I sure hope they can get it together for next week when I am at FedEx Field watching them play the Philadelphia Eagles. Oh and speaking of the Eagles... Did you see Donovan McNabb's line yesterday? The broncos took a 28-0 before McNabb even completed a pass!! With the clock already clicking to only seven minutes left in the first half only one pass was caught, but unfortunate for him it was caught by the other team. Then look again in the third quarter and McNabb has thrown 3 touchdowns and 253 yards, but take a closer look and you will see that he still had only completed 9 passes. He had one touchdown pass for 91 yards. It started to look good for the Eagles, and then again, it fell apart. McNabb threw another interception on his way to completing only 12 of 34 passes, while the opponent became the first team ever to have a QB throw for 300+ yards and have to players rush for 100+ yards. In all the Broncos managed 564 yards of offense to go with fpur passing and three rushing touchdowns on the way to a 49-21 blowout. Wow, what a game.
Tedy Bruschi making an emotional return to the playing field less than months after he suffered a stroke that could have ended his playing career. Involved in the first three plays and never slowing down, Bruschi impressed his fans coaches and critics, with a beautifully played game, and getting invalid in more than 65% of defensive plays, and there were a lot being that the Bills had possession for more 37 minutes of the ballgame. His fans cheered for him time and time again, and lucky for him, the team was able to pull out a very classy come from behind victory 21-16.
And to make an already fun and exciting NFL week even more exciting, Ladanian Tomlinson threw for yet another TD, making him the first non QB player to throw three passes, all for touchdown since Kieth Byars in 1990. Byars had four passes, all for touchdowns, giving Tomlinson something to work on. The Rams beat the Jaguars 24-21 and each team had a player rush for 165 yards or more. That marks the first time that a game has seen both teams have a player rush for 165 or more yards since 1959. Steven Jackson had 179 yards for the rams and Fred Taylor had 165 for thr Jags. Correy Dillon had two 1-yard touchdown runs in 94 seconds in the fourth qaurter, the first time a NFL player has done this in nmore than 50 years. Joe Nedney kicked five field goals to amount to all of San Fransisco's 15 points in thier 15-10 win over the Bucs. Bret Favre threw 5 interceptions to the bengals, marking the third time this season the bengals picked a passer five times in game. Tiki Barber rushed for 206 yards, with 171 of them in the first half. Bill Parcells' team didnt record a penalty for the first time in his coaching career.
So, Manny Ramirez asked for a trade again. Surprised? You should'nt be, it was time for the request based on the history of the past few seasons. Oh and sorry Mr. Luchino, but when people are payed millions of dollars to do a job, they cant get all nitty-gritty about a stupid trade request being made public. Either trade him or don't, just move on with your work. Its not that bad. You got more important things to worry about than that. You need a GM, a centerfielder, a bullpen.
College ball was terrific this week, and we can expect another good week to follow, and this is the week I think we will start to see some upsets. I hope Virginia Tech isn't one of those.
Managers, General Managers, Coaches, and players on the move, already an exciting start to what many expected will be a fun offseason in MLB.
How about Bobby Valentine?! Becoming the first ever to manage a team to the World series and manage a a team to the Japan Series. That's pretty neat.
Charlie Weis has ended all speculation about him sprinting for the NFL by signing an extension that will keep him with Notre Dame through 3011... or so it seems.
Oh and like it was Paul DePodesta's fault that J.D. Drew and Derek Lowe didnt play well. Maybe Mr. McCourt should fire them. In the meantime he will be paying DePodesta for four more seasons to sit at home and watch the Dodgers lose. Thats moving forward!!
Looking forward to more exciting sports stories!!
oVeR AnD oUt!!
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