The NFL and NBA thread

[wozhere]

Originally Posted by grossnex

Psychology is an awesome thing Brother CardinalCary. What doesn't fit in that list of teams that you mention? That's right, the Yankees . Everybody else gets a football team associated with them, but not this guy right here . Do you miss my boys much?

I'll tell ya brother, they really need that hard cap in MLB. Texas & San Fran spend way too much money on their...oh, that's right. They don't .

As far as Pittsburgh, I have to agree. What they need to do, is put a hard cap on all NFL teams &...oh yeah, that's right. There already is a hard cap.

I trust you bought yourself a cup since the last time I busted your balls? There's nothing wrong with a little support.

This sounds like the rantings of a bitter and broken Wankees fan to me

[qwerty007]

Originally Posted by scoundrel

For what it's worth K_D (not much, I know), it looks to me like the Bill's were robbed in broad daylight. So far this season they have been shocking, but this performance gave the Ravens a damn good fright and frankly the Ravens deserved to lose and the Bills deserved to win. It's so often we see it, that when you're on a losing streak anyway, the breaks just don't go your way. Maybe you Bills fans were unlucky in your match officials?
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Did anyone just see the second Green Bay touchdown that was juggled? I'm starting to think that all this talk about Childress having no clue...there might be something there.

CHALLENGE IT!!!!

What a surprise...Green Bay is challenging a Vikings TD....

[wozhere]

Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

Definitely a reference to the original "Hail Mary" from Staubach to Pearson.

Remember it well

Originally Posted by scoundrel

... and the Bills deserved to win.

Someone could write a 1000-page book with that title

[qwerty007]

Originally Posted by cardinalcary

This sounds like the rantings of a bitter and broken Wankees fan to me

Funny...I say the same thing about you and the Leafs...

[wozhere]

grossnex bro, you're intimately familiar with the Wanks/Sox rivalry...

Am interested in your (hopefully unbiased ) take re Jays hire for new manager

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5722804

[wozhere]

Originally Posted by qwerty007

Funny...I say the same thing about you and the Leafs...

Actually, I'm more that way about the Flyers losing 6 straight Finals appearances including last year's lame ending.

I've long since been resigned to the hopeless fate of the Leafs

P-dog, you thanked q for that comment... and after I threw my support to you to win this week's pool Us 'boys fans have to stick together - we're badly out-numbered here

[qwerty007]

Doesn't appeal the GB touchdown...near the end of the half, runs out the clock near midfield with 2 timeouts. Has Favre AND Moss raising their hands...

Is it just me, or are there a lot of calls going against the Vikes? I think the Moss call was probably OK...but flags on uncatchable balls...waved off TD...

I dunno...home field calls?

[Pukindog]

Originally Posted by cardinalcary

P-dog, you thanked q for that comment... and after I threw my support to you to win this week's pool Us 'boys fans have to stick together - we're badly out-numbered here

CC, that wasn't a slight to you. Hell, I don't even remember doing it.

And yes I am pulling for you if in the running. We Cowboys brethren need to stick together. You think I want a Stealers or Gnats avatar?

[grossnex]

Originally Posted by cardinalcary

grossnex bro, you're intimately familiar with the Wanks/Sox rivalry...

Am interested in your (hopefully unbiased ) take re Jays hire for new manager

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5722804

Brother CardinalCary, you can always count on me for an unbiased opinion regarding any sport . I might also give a very biased opinion, but I would do that afterwards .

Unbiased Opinion
OK, here's the way I see it. I'm not a big fan of turning a Pitching Coach into a manager at all. What do Pitching Coaches know about hit & run, bunting & stealing? Pitching Coach is an important job, but I just don't know of any that became great managers. But, John Farrell is a different kind of Pitching Coach. He worked very closely with Terry Francona & I've seen games where Farrell would take over as manager when Francona got ejected from the game.

Now, the way I see it, the Jays needed to make a big splash to offset a legend like Cito Gaston retiring. They couldn't just promote somebody or pull a Buck Martinez from the ESPN booth this time. They needed to send a positive message to their fan base. In that regard, I think this was a great move. The Jays have one of the most talented group of young starting pitchers I've seen since Florida in '03. So, to hire a manager who's also a pitching coach, plays to the strength of the team. In that regard, this was a great move.

But, let's look at Boston's starting pitching last year as an example. Josh Beckett was miserable last season & really only has had one good year for them since coming over from Florida. Daisuke Matsuzaka hasn't panned out for them either, other than his 1st year coming over from Japan. But, John Lester & Clay Buchholz have developed nicely under Farrell. Not to mention Jonathan Papelbon (Poo-Poo Bomb ) in the bullpen. Overall, I would have to say that the man has a pretty good track record developing young pitching talent.

My Biased Opinion


By the way, I am a bit bitter about the MLB playoffs, but how can a brother be broken when he has 27 Championships? Not Possible

[grossnex]

Originally Posted by qwerty007

Doesn't appeal the GB touchdown...near the end of the half, runs out the clock near midfield with 2 timeouts. Has Favre AND Moss raising their hands...

Is it just me, or are there a lot of calls going against the Vikes? I think the Moss call was probably OK...but flags on uncatchable balls...waved off TD...

I dunno...home field calls?

I'm interested as to what my brother Keefriff has to say about it, but I was shocked they didn't fire Childress last year. Not for losing to the Saints, but I thought he lost the locker room at least partially last year.