In the past week, we have ended the 2008 Major League Baseball Season, begun the 2008/2009 NBA Season, ended a 33 year streak of Bowl Appearances by Michigan, ended the Calaveras Redskins string of MLL Championships and started the second half of the NFL Season.
Philadelphia Phillies
2 November 2008
1 November 2008
Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend games. I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you). Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling. That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!
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30 October 2008
Last night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 to win the World Series in five games (4-1). This is the second World Championship for the Phils…they previously won in 1980…28 years ago. This will be remembered as one of the weirdest finishes in a Series with an unprecedented suspension of a game due to inclement weather. The game was concluded 48 hours later…in hindsight…it was worth the wait!
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28 October 2008
The newly acquired crystal ball went 3-1 in its debut week, which leaves me 4 games under .500…we’re getting there! That’s an impressive start for a young and naïve crystal ball. It performed well in its new role…many people are relying on it…that’s a lot of pressure! It clearly has better prognosticating skills than its predecessor. Maybe the new mahogany base it sits on, gave it a sense of prestige. Well, for whatever reason…I’ll take it! Now let’s review what happened this past week:
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27 October 2008
ip;there are no style points in the NFL!
Short Shots:
The Philadelphia Phillies smoked the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 last night to take a commanding lead in the World Series. The Phils lead the Series 3-1. If they can win tonight, the Phillies will close out the Series at home and the celebrations can begin! Philadelphia has been craving a championship for decades and the Phils are on the verge of delivering! Let’s go Phillies! The parade down Broad Street is within reach!
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26 October 2008
After another scary roller coaster ride on Wall Street last week, we at least have the weekend and sports to bring back some sanity to our life. Unless of course your motto is "Go Blue" and you hail from the great state of Northern Ohio or as most of you know it, Michigan. Who says there's no such thing as karma?
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24 October 2008
refuse…win! Miami 23, Buffalo 17.
Short Shots:
The Philadelphia Phillies lost Game 2 of the World Series last night. The Series is tied at 1-1. The Rays will now travel to Philadelphia for Games 3-5. Let’s not head back to Tampa…let’s win it at home! Let’s go Phils! Parade down Broad Street to follow!
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23 October 2008
Winslow isn’t just a “piece of meat” and lift his suspension!
The Philadelphia Phillies won Game 1 of the World Series…way to go Phils! Got Parade?
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22 October 2008
Who is going to win the World Series, the Phillies or the Rays? The best thing about this series is that I can be fairly neutral as to who wins and just root for some good ole' fashioned baseball.
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in cut-off sweatshirts on the sideline (and yes, that was a shot at Beli-cheat)!
The Philadelphia Phillies play in Game 1 of the World Series tonight in Tampa tonight. Let&
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21 October 2008
nbsp; Now I feel that they have a great shot at winning the title. I don't feel that the Philadelphia Phillies have enough to beat Tampa. I think that the Rays have really come
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17 October 2008
Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend games. I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you). Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling. That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!
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16 October 2008
r…because now we will all be able to see…the real Roy Williams!
Short Shots:
*The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Dodgers to win the National League Pennant and are headed to the World Series! Congratulations to the Phils…and let’s start making plans for that parade!
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15 October 2008
their bid to get Tony Gonzales from the Chiefs…anyway, at least they tried? Not!
The Philadelphia Phillies can clinch the National League Pennant tonight against the Dodgers...Go
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14 October 2008
The crystal ball was two up and two down for the 2nd week in a row. That puts me 4 games under .500 for the season…not good! The crystal ball will be on a short leash…it better start looking over its shoulder! Let’s take a look back and see what happened:
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13 October 2008
Yesterday, the Cowboys went to the University of Phoenix Stadium to take on the Cardinals. The ‘Boys got lassoed by the Cards 30-24 in over-time. It was a great finish to a rather lackluster game. Sure Romo had 321 yards passing; Barber had 178 total yards from scrimmage, and even Patrick Crayton got in on the action with a 55-yard TD catch. Owens had a humble 4 receptions for 36 yards and Witten contributed 4 catches for 55 yards. But until the last 3 minutes and 17 seconds it was a boring game…but that’s why they play the full 60 minutes!
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6 October 2008
So I normally title my Monday blog: Monday Mourning due to being hungover from a full day of drinking and watching sports, hence the “mourning” because I have to get up, go to work, puke in the bathroom, and subsequently fall asleep in all of my meetings and get absolutely no work done. But today is different, mainly due to the fact that CBS’s and Fox’s regional coverage of NFL games in my area was HORRIBLE. Games that had a spread of +11 with no fantasy implications at all were being aired, so I went and watched polo (you know, the sport where guys on horses trot around and whack a ball with mallets). I had never been to a polo game before but we decided to go due to the possibility of attractive females (there are always beautiful women at horse events). We mingled with a few and made up some elaborate lies that we were just checking out the competition and had our horses stabled a few miles away. We were obviously out of place, with our cheers of “nice pass man!” and “shoooooot it!” but we wholeheartedly plan on attending it every Sunday for the rest of the season – pending what NFL games are on of course.
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Now get me wrong, I am still very happy and very excited about the Philiies taking care of the Brew Crew and moving on to play LA in the NLCS. However, I am weary about their offense. Utley and Howard are both hitting under .200 and I don't even want to count how many men left on base there were this series. I have never been a big believer that the Phils rely on the long ball to score runs. These past four games, though, are starting to prove those critics correct. And just by looking at this season we know what happens when those long balls turn into long outs. The Marlins were a young, strong, talented team but could not string the hits together. They relied far too much on home runs and ultimately was their demise. Also, the Brewers are a powerful young team known to hit a lot of home runs. Luckily for the Phils, they lacked in the power department. The Phillies need to play small ball when they can. They can't always rely on the two out HRs.
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2 October 2008
Well it seems as though the "Devil" in Devil Rays has officially been exorcised. The Rays win their first playoff game in franchise history on the shoulders of rookie Evan Longoria.
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I didn't think I'd have a relevant opportunity to revisit one of the points in my most recent Brewers blog entry so quickly. That point being: Ray Durham was a great pickup and, given his experience and steadiness - especially in the field - maybe we should be seeing some more of him.
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1 October 2008
Game 1 is tonight. Can the Phillies come in too confident? Can Cole Hamels inability to pitch in the day time and big games be a factor?
What do you think? I am guessing no. He is a stud and will lead us to the promise land! Too cliche? Oh well, it is too early for sensibility.
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9 September 2008
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2 September 2008
Another great start from the young lefty Cole Hamels tonight against the red hot Nationals. That puts the Phils only a game and a half back of the Mets. Any glancing at the scores, Milw
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15 July 2008
It’s the annual midpoint of the baseball season, and for the brief span that is the All-Star break, all eyes are upon the Bronx. As everyone is well aware of, this campaign is the last go around for the world’s most famous, largest, and most prominent ballpark, Yankee Stadium. It seems hard to believe, and even more sacrilegious that this living legend’s days are numbered. Built in 1923 and christened by the greatest ballplayer to ever live, Babe Ruth, the cathedral of baseball will never truly be replaced. Although the Bombers will move a block to Yankee Stadium’s heir, the Mecca of America’s Pastime will still live on in our hearts. Whether you’re a diehard Yankee fan, or Yankee-hater, you still can respect the history and awe that the stadium brings. So when the All-Stars take the field Tuesday night, sit back on your couch, crack open a cold one and soak up the history of Yankee Stadium, as its final chapter is unveiled to all of us.
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