Well, it's that time of year again. We are right smack dab in the middle of football season and the World Series is in full swing. Hockey is getting it's groove back. It's a cornucopia if you will.
Week 8 of the NFL season and one undefeated team remains: The Green Bay Packers. And my oh my what a team they are. I literally watch in awe as Aaron Rodgers and his men take the field. The things this guy can do with a football, and the way he targets like 17 different receivers (that's just how good he is). The Packers have a bye this week, so they will remain undefeated for at least one more week... Speaking of the Pack, did anyone happen to catch that game on sunday? The one where Christian Ponder almost led his Vikings to a victory over their rivals? Probably not. Because you were too busy watching Tim Tebow highlights over his come from behind win against Miami. That's right folks, Tim Tebow won a game against the WINLESS Miami Dolphins... Really though? Is anyone shocked? I mean sure the Dolphins were up 15-0 in the fourth (which I think is the biggest shocker of them all) and Tim Tebow rallied the Broncos and sent the game into overtime where Matt Prater kicked the game-winning 52-yard field goal. But Tim Tebow threw for a paltry 161 yards and finished the game with a 91.7 passer rating. Matt Moore's was 92.6... Just saying. I must say I feel bad for other young QB's in this league. Tim Tebow's shadow is enormous and its a shame because there is a bevy of talent among these young bucks. Like I said before, Christian Ponder who came out in his first start and looked like a seasoned pro. Cam Newton, who has been lighting it up all season. Andy Dalton, out of TCU, who took over for Carson Palmer in Cincinnati. Blaine Gabbert... well never mind. But the other 3 are legit and I feel like their talent is being passed over because for some strange reason people are OBSESSED with Tim Tebow. Maybe his hypnosis spell hasn't hit me yet. Don't get me wrong, the guy's good, he's extremely talented. All I'm saying is he's not so talented that these other guys don't deserve to be looked at... Ya feel me?
Moving on... It's one of my favorite weeks because... America's team is headed to the chilly Northeast to face their foes of the North, the Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles/Cowboys games always provide for an intense match-up. This rivalry is violent, gritty... it's what football is all about. There is just such pure hatred from both sides. It brings back the days of Buddy Ryan putting bounties on Cowboys' players and the triplets (Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin) winning 3 Super Bowls in the 90's. This is definitely the match-up I'm looking forward to most. Any time these teams play, it could go either way. The Eagles are coming off a much needed win and then bye, and the Cowboys are coming off of a win as well, but with the Eagles' locker room in such disarray, who knows what will happen? It will be interesting this time however, with Rob Ryan on the other side of his dad's old team. Plus it is always entertaining to watch Andy Reid's belly jiggle on the sidelines... I always want to draw little thought bubbles, with cheesesteaks inside, popping up from his head. Side note: The Eagles have the second longest losing streak at home (5). Only the Dolphins are beating them in that area with 7. Game is on Sunday night at 8:20 on NBC. Oh yea, Faith Hill, I'm ready for some football.
The other Pennsylvania team, the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the New England Patriots at 4:15 on CBS. This is also a good match-up. Tom Brady and the Patriots are 6-1 against the Steelers with 5 of those wins coming in "The Steel City." Tom's numbers are staggering against the Steelers at home. He's got a 114 passer rating, 9 touchdowns and only 1 INT in the last 4 meetings with the Steelers. The Patriots are still ranked first for their passing performance, but the Steel Curtain is ranked 2nd in defending the pass. Recently, a lot has been said about Patriots Tight-end, Rob Gronkowski spending his bye week shirtless, with a porn star. Come on people, at least he wasn't raping a girl in a bar bathroom (cough cough, Ben Roethlisberger). How players choose to spend their bye weeks should be of no consequence to us, or their teams. On the incident, Gronkowski has apologized to the organization and is 100% focused on this game in Pittsburgh. Oh and here's a little fun fact: For the last 10 years the AFC representative in the Super Bowl has been either the Patriots or the Steelers 7 times... No big deal.
Switching gears...
Game 6 of the World Series, which was supposed to be played last night, was pushed back to tonight (Thursday) due to bad weather. Both the Cardinals and Rangers were adamant that the move will not have affect on their pitchers for game 7. With game 6 being postponed, Rangers' manager, Ron Washington could have started Game 4 all-star, Derek Holland, but he felt confident in his original choice of Matt Harrison for game 7. As for tonight, Colby Lewis will face off against Jaime Garcia. If a game 7 is necessary, then Chris Carpenter could be a possibility for the Cardinals, who have struggled in the last 2. The Rangers have a chance to close it out tonight and win their first World Series ever. It should be a good game.
Anyone out there missing basketball? Me too.
The NBA labor talks, which went on for 15 hours yesterday, will resume today (Thursday) at 2:00 PM. Sources close to both sides are hopeful that a deal will get done within the next week. With the season now scheduled to begin November 1st, they better get a deal done.
Guess I should talk about hockey for all one of you Canadians who read my blog (thank you!) Let's see... What is there to say? Were roughly 10 games into the season and all the usuals are leading their divisions. Ya know, the Penguins, the Capitals, the Blackhawks... Not much else is going on. I'll keep you posted though, have no fear Jacques.
I think that's it for now... Next week we'll have the Bama/LSU game and lots more to look forward to!
Sports Truly
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