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September 21, 2011

Hump Day Mega Post

By nalstradamus

I meant to write the last few days, but I haven’t been home much the last 3-4 days. Therefore, this post is going to be a little on the large side. I’m going multi-sport today and I’ll start with my NFL Week 2 Recap, bullet point style.

  • My weekly picks went 8-6-2 to bring my season total to 15-13-3. Could have gone 10-6 if it weren’t for Buffalo’s late game heroics and Jesse Holley falling 1 yard short of an OT TD.

1 yard from making Cowboy backers $$$. Ron T. Ennis/Zuma Press

  • KC is officially the worst team in the league with the loss of their best player Jamaal Charles. That injury also destroys my fantasy teams hopes this year :(
  • Cam Newton is for real I guess, back to back 400+ passing games in your first 2 games in the league is bananas. Not sure how Williams and Stewart feel about this pass first attack
  • Speaking of back to back video game like stat lines…Tom Brady is putting up stupid numbers right now. I think he’s on pace for 6000 yards…perverted
  • Tony Romo is a beast…playing through a broken rib and a punctured lung? Wha? No one can say anything bad about this guy ever again
  • The Cowboys offensive line is Bears-like
  • What are the odds Jay Cutler plays the whole season? He is getting rocked every game. If he flat out quit could you blame him?
  • The Lions are 2-0…read that again…let that sink in for a bit…this is no fluke, this team is for real

Do I scare you? No? You're lying

  • Mike Vick not only loses to his old employer but also gets a concussion. I’d like to bet against Atlanta whoever they play next week, there has to be some sort of letdown after that emotional win
  • Does anyone watch Monday Night Football anymore? The Sunday Night Game is by far the best production of the week
  • Kenny Britt looks like the biggest fantasy draft steal of the year so far, Arian Foster may be the biggest bust
  • I don’t think anyone lost in their survivor pools last week, favourites won everywhere except for the Ravens and Eagles
Onto baseball…lets stay with these bullets…lazy? Maybe.
  • Brett Lawrie’s first season has come to a close after he broke a finger fielding a ground ball during batting practice. His final stats are impressive: .293, 9 HR, 25 RBI, 7 SB in 43 games, my predictions on his stats weren’t too far off.
  • The Red Sox are trying to let the Rays catch up to them in the Wild Card race with an awful 3-7 record in their last 10. Lucky for them the Rays can’t beat the Yanks so it looks like they’ll likely squeak their way in.
  • The Braves are doing their best Red Sox impersonation in the National League Wild Card Race. This one could come down to the wire as the Cards are on fire right now and sit just 2 games (as of 7 pm) back of the Braves.
  • Justin Verlander should win both the AL CY Young and the AL MVP, leads all AL pitchers in the 3 main categories of wins (24), strikeouts (244) and ERA (2.29).

MVP and Cy Young? Yes

  • Stephen Strasburg has looked good in his first 3 starts, no walks in 14 innings. He makes All Star team next year, no doubt
Lets end it off with hockey…
I’ve been trying to avoid the topic of hockey for as long as possible. I honestly did not even know the preseason was starting until my wife asked me on Monday if I wanted to go to the first preseason game for the Canucks (she gets free tickets through work…yeah I’m lucky). Of course I said yes and it was a weird feeling for me putting that jersey back on and going back into Rogers Arena. As soon as I sat down a flood of memories of the Stanley Cup playoff run raced through my mind. The wounds are still fresh. I probably dealt with it all the wrong way by just holding it all in and not talking about it for as long as possible. Wow, it sounds like I’m talking about getting dumped or something…kind of disturbing that a sports team can make one feel this way. Anyway, enough of this depressing talk and onto my thoughts on the game.

5th row behind penalty box. Thanks wifey. Terrible resolution...need a new phone

I didn’t recognize half of the names in the line-up for the Canucks. The only projected regulars playing were Marco Sturm, Keith Ballard and I guess you can throw Chris Tanev and Aaron Rome on that list too. The Flames had a lot more regulars in their line-up including their top 4 d-men and it showed for most of the game. The Flames were badly outshooting the ‘Nucks for most of the game, it was 25-11 at one point late in the 2nd period. Canucks who impressed me the most were Owen Nolan, Marco Sturm, Keith Ballard, Jordan Schroeder and Nicklas Jensen. Nolan looked solid, it looked like he was able to keep up with the speed of the game and his hands look like they’re still there. I can see him making the team on the 3rd or 4th line especially with the injuries to Raymond and Kesler. Sturm also looked good in his Canucks debut, but he has Sami Salo durability so we’ll see how much he’s able to contribute this year. Ballard looked smooth and fast on his skates, I’m not sure he was at full strength during last season after offseason hip surgery. The kid line (Schroeder, Jensen and Pinizzotto) got tons of ice time and they deserved it because they were generating chances left, right and centre. Schroeder and Jensen are former first round picks and it was nice seeing them do well. They’re probably both 2-3 years away from a sniff at the NHL level, Jensen is only 18 and Schroeder is 20 so there’s time. 2 Flames that caught my eye were Mikael Backlund and Niklas Hagman. Both of them looked dangerous each time they had the puck. Backlund is someone I’ll probably target late in hockey pools this year because of the chance he plays with Iginla on the top line. The skills there, but we’ll see if he can be consistent.
Now that I’ve broken the hockey seal it’s probably going to take over my life again for the next 10 months. I’m strapping in and I’m ready for the pain…hopefully this year it’s more pleasure than pain. Actually screw hopefully, the Canucks win the cup baby! Lets put some bets on it :)

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September 16, 2011

Sal’s Week 2 Predictions

By nalstradamus

Record to date: 7-7-1

7-7-1 last week...look out

Last weeks results were…meh. I kind of expected that since week 1 is probably the hardest week to make picks on because of the lack of information available. So this week I don’t really have any excuses, so I have to bust through the .500 barrier. Let’s get ‘em…

Jacksonville at NYJ -9

Pick: NYJ -9, Luke McCown is going to get owned by Revis and company. I think Santonio Holmes and Plaxico both go buck wild against a weak Jax secondary.

Chicago at New Orleans -6.5

Pick: NO -6.5, give me some more chalk! Chicago looked good last week against Atlanta, but I don’t see them being able to keep up in a shootout type game with Brees and the gang

Oakland at Buffalo – 3

Pick: Oakland +3, Buffalo absolutely destroyed the Chiefs last week, but I foresee a tougher match up against the Raider ‘d.’ Not sure if Buffalo will be able to stop the Raider ground game either.

Arizona at Washington -3.5

Pick: Arizona +3.5, I’m banking on Rex Grossman not being able to have 2 consecutive solid games in a row…can’t happen right? Odds are it won’t even with an Arizona defence that is full of holes.

Baltimore -7 at Tennessee

Pick: Tennessee +7, There has to be a little bit of a let down after crushing their arch rival Steelers last week. I still think Baltimore wins, but not by much.

Seattle at Pittsburgh -14

Pick: Pittsburgh -14, If the line was -20 I’d still probably take the Steelers. They will be raging after being embarrassed last week. Seattle’s offence is awful and it looks like their best WR is out again for this game. Only thing that messes this up is if Pittsburgh lays off the gas and lets the ‘Hawks get some cheap garbage time points to get within the number.

Green Bay -10 at Carolina

Pick: The Champs -10, I think the Pack lay a smack down on Cam Newton this week. It won’t be as easy for Newton as it was last week…Mr. Matthews will be breathing down his neck all game.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota -3

Pick: Minny – 3, I’m not sure why I’m picking the Vikes here, I mean McNabb looked awful last week. However, I think AP will have a huge day, opening holes for McNabb to complete passes to hopefully Harvin who is on my fantasy team.

Cleveland -1.5 at Indy

Pick: Indy +1.5, When was the last time you saw the Browns as faves against the Colts? The Colts have too many vets on the team to let them get embarrassed two weeks in a row. This line is a little fishy, but I’ll take the bait and go with the Colts.

KC at Detroit -9

Pick: KC +9, Yeah they got owned last week, but I think this line is way too high. I can see the Chiefs outright winning this game if they give the ball to Jamaal Charles more (yes he’s also on my fantasy team)

Dallas -3 at San Fran

Pick: The ‘Boys -3, Tony Romo is going to go off this game. Alex Smith will feel the pain of Demarcus Ware early and often.

Houston -3 at Miami

Pick: Houston -3, this was a tough one for me. Kind of similar to the Baltimore situation where I think the Texans may have a let down game after a huge win last week. However, I think Miami is awful and will have trouble keeping up with the Texans high powered offence.

San Diego at New England – 7.5

Pick: San Diego +7.5, I think New England still wins, but by less than a touchdown against a team in the Chargers that I think is actually better than them. Home field does it for the Pats this time around, but I see it being close to keep it within the number.

Cincinnati at Denver -3.5

Pick: Denver -3.5, The Bengals ruined many survivor pools last week, but I just can’t see them winning 2 in a row. So tempting to take the Broncos in my survivor pool…resist Sal…resist.

Philly -3 at Atlanta

Pick: Atlanta +3, Game of the week for sure. Atlanta is coming off a big loss and they will be unbelievably hyped this game to try and ruin Mr. Vick’s comeback to ATL. The fans will be barking (heh) at Vick all game long. The Falcons should watch the tapes from Philly’s last game and realize their offensive line is shaky as hell and I expect to see Falcon blitzes all over the place.

St. Louis at NYG -6

Pick: NYG -6, Man the G’men looked bad last week. Their defence was awful, their offence was out of sync. However, Justin Tuck will be back in the line-up and that will definitely bolster the d. Looks like Hakeem Nicks will be playing and St. Louis is banged up in the secondary and on offence. I see the G’men in a walk.

 

 

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September 15, 2011

L.L. Cool Jays

By nalstradamus

21 year old Brett Lawrie from Langley. Opening eyes everywhere hitting .303, 9HR 23RBI and 7SB

A pair of BC boys are making some noise with the Jays as the MLB season winds to a close. Brett Lawrie and Adam Loewen are showing Jays fans what may be coming in the not so distant future. I’ve already blabbed about my man crush on Brett Lawrie here and here so I won’t drool that much here…Ok, maybe just a little bit. He has met all the hype and if it’s at all possible he seems to have exceeded the lofty expectations everyone had for him prior to his call-up. There was even talk already about him being a future Hall of Famer on a sports radio talk show…now that’s insane for someone who has only played 38 games in the bigs. However, I see where these people are coming from, he has all the make-up of not just an all-star, but a superstar. A great example of his make-up came in the Jays’ last game against the Red Sox on Wednesday. He was a dead duck on a play at home and instead of letting up or giving a weak slide, he decided to try and bowl over the much bigger Jason Varitek. He ended up losing that battle, but he likely gained tons of respect from his teammates and he likely was the spark that triggered the Jays late game comeback (Click here to see the collision).

27 year old Adam Loewen from Vancouver, BC. Making the most of his September Call-up, hitting .357. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)

Adam Loewen on the other hand has come up to the bigs with much less hype than Lawrie. However, the journey he has taken to get back to the bigs is an amazing story. Drafted 4th overall by Baltimore in 2002 as a starter, he pitched 3 seasons with the Orioles compiling an 8-8 record with a 5.38 ERA. In 2008 he fractured his throwing elbow for the second time and was told his pitching days were likely over. Most would have retired and lived off the millions of dollars of salary and signing bonuses, but Loewen chose not to give up. He decided to try and convert himself into an outfielder just like Rick Ankiel did. Now I want you to understand how crazy of an idea that choice was. He was a pitcher and he hadn’t swung a bat competitively in years. He was going to re-learn how to hit and then try and work his way from low A ball all the way back to the big leagues. It’s hard for me to give an example using another sport, how about Ray Lewis all of a sudden deciding he was going to quit being a linebacker and instead go to the CFL to learn how to be a QB. Well, Loewen beat the odds and is back in the bigs as an outfielder. He’s seen limited action since his call-up, but recently has been getting some timely hits with game tying and winning RBI’s. I’m not sure if he fits in the long term plans for the Jays as he seems to be buried in the outfield depth chart, but here’s hoping he can be a utility type bench player for the Jays down the road. You never know, an injury here or an extended slump there, might open up a spot for him to try and win a more permanent role with the Jays. Crazier things have happened…Loewen just needs to look to his left in right field and see Bautista, who went from journeyman utility man to superstar in a few short years.

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September 13, 2011

NFL Week 1 Recap

By nalstradamus

My lazy Sunday’s and unproductive Monday nights have returned much to the chagrin of wifey. What a great first week of play, unless you picked Cleveland or KC in your survivor pool (my choice was Houston…yay). Lets do my highlights rapid fire style.

  • How did Cleveland lose their home opener to Cincinnati? Yikes! However, I still think Cleveland will be a decent 8-9 win team this year and I still think Cincinnati will be an awful 3-4 win team.
Really Peyton?

Image by Photography by Hank via Flickr

  • My prediction on KC’s season win total does not look good right now even though it’s just been one game. They lost their best defensive player Eric Berry for the season in week 1. Add that to the loss of one of their main offensive targets in Moeaki and you’ve got some major trouble.
  • Baltimore and Houston blew out long time division rivals and looked dominant in doing so.
  • It looks like you can stick any running back in that Houston offence and they could be this year’s fantasy football stud.

AP Photo

  • I should have picked Joe Flacco as my QB in fantasy, he looks poised for a career year.
Joe Flacco

Image by Keith Allison via Flickr

  • Cam Newton went bananas and had an unreal debut, albeit against a defence that would have trouble stopping Travis Lulay and the BC Lions.
  • Donovan McNabb was awful, 39 yards passing? Like I said before, just give it to AP.
  • Tom Brady says screw all y’all, Mike Vick who? I am the true QB pimp with his ridiculous 517 yard passing day
Tom Brady

Image via Wikipedia

  • That Giants d looks really bad, too many injuries to overcome. If Rex Grossman can put up 300+ yards…look out!
  • Is Detroit gonna win the Super Bowl :)

A not so great start to my weekly spread picks. I went 7-7-1 with my picks this week. Not bad, but I’m aiming for at least a 60% win rate by the end of the year. I’ll do better next week…maybe ;)

 

 

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September 9, 2011

Sal’s Week 1 Predictions

By nalstradamus

Wow, what a start to the season last night! I thought the Saints would cover the +4.5…well I guess they came 1 yard from it. I’m going to start a weekly picks post for the NFL season…hopefully I come close to .500 when all is said and done :) Week 1 is probably the hardest week to handicap because there’s little information to go on other than last year’s performance and somewhat meaningless preseason games.

Follow these picks at your own risk!

Buffalo at KC (-6)

Pick: Buffalo +6

Detroit at Tampa (-1)

Pick: Tampa -1

Atlanta (-3) at Chicago

Pick: Chicago +3

Philadelphia (-5) at St. Louis

Pick: St. Louis +5

Indianapolis at Houston (-8.5)

Pick: Houston – 8.5 * my least favourite pick, originally this line was -3.5

Cincinnati at Cleveland (-7)

Pick: Cincinnati +7

Pittsburgh at Baltimore (-1)

Pick: Pittsburgh +1

Tennessee at Jacksonville (-1)

Pick: Tennessee +1

Carolina at Arizona (-7)

Pick: Carolina +7

Seattle at San Francisco (-5.5)

Pick: Seattle +5

New York Giants (-3) at Washington

Pick: NYG -3

Minnesota at San Diego (-9)

Pick: Minnesota +9

Dallas at New York Jets (-5)

Pick: Dallas + 5

New England (-7) at Miami

Pick: Miami +7

Oakland at Denver (-3)

Pick: Oakland +3

Top 3 picks: Giants, Rams, Bucs

Least favourite picks: Houston, New England, Pittsburgh

 

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September 7, 2011

2011 NFC Predictions

By nalstradamus

1 day to go boys and girls, I’m jacked! I have my fantasy football draft tonight so I’m going straight into the predictions.

NFC East

1) Philadelphia

2) Dallas (w)

3) New York

4) Washington

Photo via dallascowboysfootball.org

The Eagles are clearly the favourite and the ‘Skins are clearly the worst. The Cowboys seem to have rid themselves from misfits and punks so this can only help. The ‘Boys are solid on both sides of the ball and with a healthy Romo this team can play with anyone. If the G’men didn’t have so many injuries on ‘d’ I would have given them the wild card nod. I think Eli is going to go off this season.

NFC North

1) Green Bay

2) Chicago

3) Detroit

4) Minnesota

A tough division, but clearly the defending Super Bowl champs are the pimp daddies here. I picked Minny to come last because their usual strength, the d’line, is in flux with Kevin Williams suspended to start the year and Pat Williams no longer with the team. Their offence is also a question mark other than AP of course. Detroit is an exciting team (did I just say that) and I think they’ll make strides this year, but their youngsters are a year or 2 away from really challenging for a playoff spot. I wanted to give the Bears a wild card nod, but that offensive line is awful.

NFC South

1) New Orleans

2) Atlanta (w)

3) Tampa Bay

4) Carolina

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America

This division is tough to call because 1-3 could easily win the division. I picked the Saints because I think their defence will be improved this year and I think they’ll run the ball more this year and balance out their offensive attack. It was tough for me not to pick Atlanta, but they didn’t do much to their weak secondary in the offseason. Tampa Bay could surprise us all and win this division, but I’ll give them one more year of watching the playoffs from the outside looking in.

NFC West

1) St. Louis

2) Arizona

3) Seattle

4) San Francisco

Photo via nflpassers.com

Your guess is as good as mine on who wins this division. St. Louis has a star in the making in Sam Bradford and a workhorse in the backfield with Steven Jackson…that should be good enough :) 7-9 could be good enough again this year to win the division.

Playoff Predictions

1) Green Bay – Bye

2) New Orleans – Bye

3) Philadelphia

4) St. Louis

5) Atlanta

6) Dallas

Wild Card Round

Dallas over Philadelphia, Atlanta over St. Louis

Divisional Round

Green Bay over Dallas, New Orleans over Atlanta

Conference Championship

Green Bay over New Orleans

Super Bowl

Everyone’s worst nightmare…Jets over Packers

Image via Boston Metro

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September 6, 2011

2011 AFC Predictions

By nalstradamus

Two days left until the start of the NFL season. That means it’s prediction time. I’m going to start with the AFC today and tomorrow I’ll do the NFC. Enough of this playful banter lets get right to it.

AFC East

1) New England

2) New York Jets (W)

3) Buffalo

4) Miami

Probably the easiest division to call. The top two teams are miles ahead of the bottom 2. The Jets will give the Pats a good run for the top spot, but I’ll give the Pats at least one more hurrah at the top. Who is Miami’s starting running back? It can’t be Reggie Bush can it? I think I saw Larry Johnson on their pre-season roster…scary.

AFC North

1) Pittsburgh

2) Baltimore (W)

3) Cleveland

4) Cincinnati

Photo via Collider.com

The Super Bowl runner up Steelers are still the class of this division, the defence is top tier and the offence is explosive. I’m giving the Ravens a wild card nod, but barely. The defence is starting to show holes as the years go on especially in the secondary (21st in the league last year).  Cleveland is a team on the rise and I see them winning more than the 5 games they won last year…maybe 8-9. Cincinnati…wow…they’ll be lucky to win 3 games.

AFC South

1) Houston

2) Indianapolis

3) Tennessee

4) Jacksonville

AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

It’s looking more and more like Peyton Manning’s neck issues are serious and without him the Colts can’t win. Houston’s offence is game breaking and their d should be improved with Wade Phillips as the d-coordinator. Jacksonville seems like an 8-8 team year after year, with Luke McCown as the new starter I don’t see that improving much.

AFC West

1) San Diego

2) Kansas City

3) Oakland

4) Denver

Photo via Philiprivers.net

This is Norv Turner’s last chance in my opinion. Last year’s disappointing showing won’t be tolerated again. This division is pretty soft so if the Chargers play close to decent they should win this division comfortably. The Chiefs are a good looking team and will give the Chargers a good push, but I see them just missing out on the wild card.

Playoff predictions

1) Patriots (Bye)

2) Steelers (Bye)

3) Chargers

4) Texans

5) Jets

6) Ravens

Wild Card Round: Jets over Texans, Chargers over Ravens

Divisional Round: Jets over Patriots, Chargers over Steelers

Conference Championship: Jets over Chargers (3 straight playoff road wins you ask? Sure why not?)

 

New York Jets logo

Image via Wikipedia

You disagree with any of the above? Then spill it kid.

 

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September 5, 2011

The Dog Days are Over

By nalstradamus

The dog days of August have now past and it’s onto the home stretch in MLB. September is a time for the final playoff push for a few teams, but for most teams it’s a time where they can call up some prospects to give them a taste of the bigs or to give some vets in the minors a mini thank you for paying their dues. Here are a few September call-ups I’ll be watching:

1) Dustin McGowan – Blue Jays

Dustin McGowan

Image via Wikipedia

McGowan isn’t a rookie prospect, but his story is incredible. He last pitched in the bigs in 2008. Since that time he’s had 2 major surgeries on his pitching shoulder and it was thought the chances of him returning to the majors were slim to none. Well he’s beat the odds and will join the Blue Jays pen for the rest of the season. Here’s hoping his fragile arm finds a way to hold up to allow him to showcase the talents that made fans drool a few years back.

2) Stephen Strasburg – Nationals

Stephen Strasburg

Image via Wikipedia

Strasburg is the most hyped pitching prospect in the last decade, maybe in history. He answered all the hype in his major league debut last year when he struck out 14 batters in his first game and threw 34 pitches 98 MPH or faster. He ended last year striking out 92 in 68 innings before he was forced to shut it down due to an elbow injury requiring the dreaded Tommy John surgery. The 23 year old is set to return tomorrow after 12 months of rehab. Hopefully he’s not returning too soon because his stuff is just insane…100 mile an hour heat with a change up in the 90′s??!?? Nuts!

3) Jesus Montero – Yankees

Elsa/Getty Images

Many thought the 21 year old catching stud would have broke with the Yanks out of the gates, but a poor spring showing sent him down to the minors for some seasoning. Looks like the extra work in the minors has done some good as he was hitting .385 since his September 1st call up going into action today (he hit 2 bombs in today’s game). Must be deflating to the other teams in the AL when the Yanks not only have a first place team, but also some premium talent waiting in the wings to keep the train rolling in the future.

*4) Matt Moore – Rays

I put an asterisk next to Moore because there’s no guarantee he’ll see action in the bigs this year. He’s another young stud pitcher the Rays seem to be in endless supplies of. His stats this year are perverted:

12-3, 1.92 ERA, 210 k’s in 155 innings

That’s enough for now, time to get back to researching for my upcoming fantasy football draft.

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August 30, 2011

Breakin’ the Bank…CHA CHING!

By nalstradamus

* Explicit lyrics in video below…prrrrrrrrrrrat

Mike Vick is riiiiiiich after signing a 6 year, 100 million dollar deal. As the song says, first you get the money, then the muthafu#@$% power, then the muthafu@#$#$ respect. Vick has the 1st part down and I’ll give him the 2nd, but I’m sure he doesn’t have most people’s respect yet. After all big $$$ deals the first thing people ask…is the guy worth it? To help you answer this question, here are what his other rich QB brethren are making (yearly salary averages, salaries taken from http://www.spotrac.com):

 

Mike Vick with Philadelphia

Image via Wikipedia

 

Aaron Rodgers – 10.8 mil

Tom Brady – 15.7 mil

Peyton Manning – 18 mil

I consider the above 3 to be the top 3 QB’s in the league right now. Vick is now more baller than all but Peyton.

How about some other top tiered gun slingers:

Philip Rivers – 14 mil

Sam Bradford – 13 mil

Ben Roethilsberger – 12.8 mil

Matt Ryan – 12 mil

Matthew Stafford – 12 mil

Drew Brees – 10 mil

(I have a wee inkling that Mr. Bradford will end up being the top cheese of this group in the next few years, he looks like the real deal.)

Now back to the question in hand, is Vick worth his weight in gold? I say…PAY THE MAN. Yes he has a checkered past, yes last year was his first as a starter since 2006, yes he is prone to injury, but who else can do what he does? The guy is a threat to pass for 3000 yards and rush for 1000 yards, no other QB can put those combination of numbers up. However, a strong argument would be that he hasn’t won a Super Bowl yet so he doesn’t deserve to be paid like other Super Bowl winners (just for fun, Eli Manning’s avg. salary is 15.3 mil). Ok Ok, I hear ya there, but with the other additions the Eagles have made this offseason its looking like the Eagles are one of the favourites to win it all. So lets put it to a vote shall we…

Back up your reasons for your choice in the comment section below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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August 26, 2011

A lot happens in a week

By nalstradamus

I just got back from a much needed vacation. The wifey and I did a whirlwind tour of Seattle, Portland and the Oregon Coast. We tried to stay as disconnected from the world as possible (no IPhones, no TV). It felt good just relaxing and enjoying life with little stress from the real world…So naturally as soon as I walked in our front door I turned on the TV to see what I missed in the world of sports :) Looks like I missed a lot. It’s kind of daunting and intimidating trying to get back into writing about sports because I feel like I’m completely out of the loop.  However, I’m sure it won’t take long for me to get going again, I’ll just try and slowly work my way back into a groove.

One of the stories that I missed that sticks out the most is the Blue Jays trading Aaron Hill and John McDonald to Arizona for Kelly Johnson. The Diamondbacks did well in getting McDonald to solidify shortstop since they lost Stephen Drew in July and getting Hill for Johnson is basically a push since both are pending free agents and both are struggling. I’m not surprised about Hill being traded, the writing has been on the wall for quite some time. I’m pretty sure Johnny Mac will be back with the Jays next year so my sadness on losing him is temporary. If Johnson has a good 5 week stint with the Jays he likely will re-sign. He’s just a stop gap and likely not the long term solution at 2nd base. I’m thinking something will be done with either Lawrie or Hechavarria to convert one of them to be the 2nd baseman of the future.

Anyway, that’s enough for today, I have to devour a week’s worth of sports articles to get up to speed. Oh and for the ultra geeks out there…I’m downloading this tonight…no I won’t tell you how I’m getting it 3 days earlier than expected…I need to have as many online advantages as possible :)

 

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