Monday, October 26, 2009

thoughts from the weekend.....

- Is there a clear cut #1 or even top 2 teams in college football this season? I am underwhelmed at my current choices (Florida squeezing out wins, Alabama not impressive, Texas lackluster so far, etc.), and wonder if in November we will see some clear cut top teams rise above the rest. Maybe if we had an eight team playoff.... Nah!
- Iowa Hawkeyes, the best in the Big Ten?
- Oregon didn't look past Washington, and sets up this Saturday's showdown with USC. What uniforms will they wear for the big game?

- Anybody think Alex Rodriguez would be a Yankee fan favorite in October? They are no longer mumbling curses under their breath when he comes up to bat with men on base.
- Think Joe Girardi is looking for a rainout between each game so he can pitch Mariano Rivera the final 2 innings every game, while Charlie Manuel is hoping for the same thing so he can start Cliff Lee each night?
- Long range forecast not calling for tempatures below 40 on World Series nights. Was really hoping to see more Elmer Fudd hats on the players.

- Jets 38 / Raiders 0. How in the world did the Eagles lose to Oakland the week before?
- 6 of 12 games from Sunday decided by more then 28 points. Bad day to be a "clicker flipper".
- Next time Cedric Benson says he is going to show someone they were wrong, I'm going to believe him.
- Jay Cutler has 11 INTs, and what has happened to Matt Forte? This could get ugly.
- Ted Ginn also dropped his car keys last night in parking lot. Glad nobody asked him to hold a baby. :-)

- Will the Maple Leafs win a game this year? Think the other Canadian teams are enjoying this?
- Even with the loss to New Jersey this weekend, the Penguins are scary good.
- Blackhawks needed good start with the injuries that have been piling up this week.
- Ducks, Red Wings and Hurricanes all under .500, while Kings, Avs and Rangers well above mark.

What impressed you, bothered you, or made you scratch your head?

5 comments:

fragor87 said...

Being a Bears fan I was completely dumbfounded by their lack of effort. I knew that the Bengals were a good team but I was not expecting the horrible beatdown that ensued. Here's to hoping the Bears can get their confidence back against the measly 1-6 Browns.

Sal Cartusciello said...

I had the Bears winning as I thought they were better and the Bengals a bit overrated. Complete opposite.

With so many bad teams this year, it is easier for teams to get healthy.

Patrick Inhofer said...

I'm stunned how Sanchez, while on the move seems incapable of palming the football and lets it drop to the ground. 2 games he's done that now. Just drops it.

Also - Game 1 of the World Series STARTS in the last few days of Oct. That's stupid crazy.

Sal Cartusciello said...

Patrick - I saw a couple of blurbs last week that they are now questioning Sanchez's hand size, and that it might be a problem when the cold weather comes. They are now just thinking about this?

As for the series start, I hope to get that in a series preview. Game 7 would be November 5th! Time to start season last week of March in warm weather or domes stadiums and put a few day /night DH in schedule, so baseball ends two weeks sooner then it does now.

fragor87 said...

I'm taking the Phillies. Down with the Yankees!