To quote the wise sage Jay Leno (could he be another version of J-L..o?): “It’s Monday night, time for” a sports update on Debily’s blog!! Okay, so he doesn’t really say THAT, but it’s kind of close.
First, we have our baseball. The Rangers have done it once again. You know, made hope rise in the hearts of their faithful, only to have those same hopes dashed to little itty-bitty pieces. A pennant race? Nah. Just hope to end the season NOT in last place, with a record hovering around .500. Sad to say, but THAT would be an accomplishment for this team. However, after losing 5 in a row, and nearly being swept by Oakland, we are back in the cellar with a rather large gap to close and not much time left. But the Rangers did manage to salvage one game of the 4-game series and avoided a sweep. The Red Sox are still in first place, opening a nice meaty can of whoop-a$$ on the darn Yankees on Sunday as well, and keep their lead strong in the AL East. Too bad Detroit and Seattle are in the midst of a melt-down, as we could really use some help in keeping said Yankees OUT of the playoffs in any way, shape, or form.
Now, on to football. The Beloved, apparently shopping at the same store, also picked up a large can of whoop-a$$ and dumped it in heaping spoonfuls on poor Louisiana-Monroe. I think the final score was 54-10 or some such. Nice little ego-booster to keep the perfect record intact before the REAL games begin. This is why college football doesn’t need a preseason.
And then there’s the Cowboys. Off to the best start since ’99…beginning the season with 2 35-point performances for the first time since ’94…with a quarterback who is drawing comparisons to Aikman and Staubach. I still don’t like The Player, and I really dislike his complete disregard for how his actions affect his team – particularly his end zone shenanigans after the 4th down touchdown reception – but I do see a difference in his playing this year, and I see how he can help this team achieve more.  He and Romo seem to work together well, and that’s something we haven’t had since the days of the triplets. I did see a clever sign at the game yesterday: TO + TR = TD.  And hopefully that’ll be something we’ll be seeing lots more of…and not just on signs.
We’re heading into October, which means baseball playoff updates, the start of the hockey and basketball seasons, and REAL college football action. It will be fun to see how the winds of October blow – and who is left standing in their wake.
heh… you said a$$……..
My Dodgers are slowly dying…but as a loyal Dodger fan, I join you in wishing for a Yankeeless post-season.
Wooop, for the Cowboys, the Seahawks are still the shizzle. (do you have no comment on the Patriots cheating ways? Which was what TOs video-football endzone dance was all about?
yeah, more than once, too.
As far as The Player, his end zone dance was reeling in the dolphins, imho. 🙂 Any resemblance to teams in New England illegally stealing signs through video is purely coincidental.
And for the record, New England is NOT the only team in the NFL to cheat, but they are the ones who were caught. The shame lies in the fact that they will not set the standard for punishment of this crime because they are currently THE premier team of the NFL. Just look to the NCAA for the precedent on this one.
yeah… a coach on the Cowboys gets suspended 5 games for using performance enhancing drugs (poor choice, but a coach on roids isn’t gonna effect a game, even one in the future).
Belicheck stocks not only films of games, but also films of signs, and gets no immediate payback on the field of play, just a lighter wallet and only one first round draft choice next year… (they had two) Still gets to coach, and reap the benefits of studying past tapes of signals.
This is also not the first time a NE team has been accused of cheating…the Red Sox a few years back were in trouble for stealing signs from the dugout, using none other than what?? The video feed. You think they’d learn how to be more discreet.