NFL
Rest in peace, Kenny McKinley. No one can truly understand what you were going through, and it's a shame that it had to end the way it did. The Broncos receiver committed suicide this past week, and police say he was suffering from depression due to his lingering and recurring injuries that barred him from playing frequently for Denver. McKinley leaves behind a wife and son, and my deep condolences go out to them.
Woody Paige of the Denver Post wrote a moving article about how he almost committed suicide due to depression. - http://bit.ly/bXyuCi
Braylon Edwards needs to get his act together.
The DUI - http://bit.ly/9YWFgf
The hilarious reason why this could have been avoided - http://bit.ly/bpJaqB
Michael Vick was named as starting Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, after Kevin Kolb played ONE HALF OF FOOTBALL before suffering a concussion against the Packers in week one. I somewhat agree with the situation, but it's still a weird thing to do...you know, benching your franchise player after he's waited three years to get the opportunity. Coach Andy Reid seems like a different man these days.
Soccer
Great column by Jonathan Liew of the Telegraph on why Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer is a disgrace (and a strange looking man-baby). - http://bit.ly/9YZs34
Chelsea take on Manchester City today in the latest pissing contest between billionaires Roman Abramovich and Sheik Mansour. On the field, it's a completely different story. Chelsea, who boast the second best goal difference after five top-flight games in football history with plus-20 (Everton had plus-21 in 1890-91), should beat Citeh handily. The Mancs played Chelsea well last season, doing the double over them, but Chelsea look like they can take on the world right now. The game is in progress right now, and surprisingly, City just took the lead...
Baseball
My Philadelphia Phillies (93-61) are the best team in the Majors right now, after the Yankees (92-62) and Twins (92-62) both lost last night. The Rays (92-61) win against Baltimore puts them back in second place. The Yankees probably won't care that the Rays are odds on to claim the AL East. They most likely want the Rays to take that mantle so they can avoid the Texas Rangers in the playoffs. With the wild card berth, the Yankees would travel to Target Field to face the Twins, a team they probably feel they have a better chance against. The Yankees are 5-2 against the Twins this season, but 4-4 against the Rangers. More importantly, against the Rangers' ace Cliff Lee, they have struggled at times (most recently scoring one run over eight innings @ Yankee Stadium against him two weeks ago). The Lefty destroyed the Yanks in Game 1 of the World Series last year when he was with the Phillies (9IP – 6H – 1ER – 0BB – 10SO - @ Yankee Stadium).
As for the AL Cy Young award voting, it really is up in the air. On Thursday night, all three contenders started, but only one helped his case. Rays pitcher David Price and Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia faced each other in an 'epic battle', which quickly turned into a hitters game.
Price (18-6) 2.84ERA
- 6IP – 8H – 3ER – 4BB - 7SO - WIN
Sabathia (20-7) 3.26ERA
- 5.1IP – 10H – 7ER – 3BB – 6SO - LOSS
It wasn't a typical game contested between two of the teams' aces. Meanwhile, the dark horse for the award, Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez did this to the Blue Jays:
Hernandez (12-12) 2.31ERA
- 8IP – 2H – 1ER – 4BB – 5SO - LOSS
Other than the three individual performances from just those games, the stat that sticks out is each guy's win-loss record. No Cy Young award winner has won less than sixteen games (the amount Zach Greinke had last season). But you have to say that Hernandez is a special case. He's playing for a team that has two Major League hitters (Ichiro and Figgins), whilst the Yankees and Rays boast around 40 combined everyday hitters that would walk into most line-ups (barring the Phillies and Twins). If King Felix was on the Yankees, he could have won 25 games this season, but sadly for him, he isn't. In his thirty-three starts this season, he's received zero or one run in support in ten games. That's pathetic. If Felix doesn't get the Cy Young, it should go to David Price based on his ERA, and the fact that ten of Sabathia's wins have come against the historically inept offenses that are the Indians, Mariners, Orioles and Royals.
Week 3 NFL Picks
Titans @ Giants
Bengals @ Panthers
Cowboys @ Texans
49ers @ Chiefs
Steelers @ Buccaneers
Bills @ Patriots
Browns @ Ravens
Lions @ Vikings
Falcons @ Saints (UPSET SPECIAL!)
Redskins @ Rams
Eagles @ Jaguars
Colts @ Broncos
Raiders @ Cardinals
Chargers @ Seahawks
Jets @ Dolphins
Packers @ Bears
Last week: 10-6
Overall: 20-12
I'm 22 today, which means I've reached Dallas Cowboys HOFer Emmitt Smith in jersey-number-age. I just hope I don't start talking like him...
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