It was a rough day at the office
It was a rough day at the office.The Blue Jays are back at the God damn .500 mark after they dropped their rubber match against Satan’s own Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Canadian-born Scott Richmond was not magical by any means, but he gave us a chance to win. The hitters, as per the usual, couldn’t get the job done with runners in scoring position.Tampa Bay improved to 9-3 against the Jays this season, and that is ridiculous…In other news that will have you reaching for the bottle, Scott Rolen’s shoulder is fucked up. The same left shoulder which has been operated on three times already.
That’s, uhm, not good.Rolen and the Jays are calling it a “mechanical issue,” and I have no idea what the hell that means. At least now I can blame Rolen’s terrible season at the plate on his injury. For those who don’t know, much like Bryan McCabe, I’m great at using the injury excuse. Really, really great.Everyone is well aware that Rolen is a wizard at third base, but with two years and a ton of loot remaining on his contract, is it fair to say that the Jays got absolutely roasted in the Troy Glaus for Scott Rolen trade?Sure, I think Glaus is a steroid-using douchebag, but he’s a steroid-using douchebag with 18 home runs and 72RBI. That is, like, more than all the Toronto Blue Jays combined.Does anyone remember a time when the New York Yankees weren’t buyers at the annual trade deadline? With catcher Jorge Posada lost for the season, New York went out and acquired Pudge fucking Rodriguez to replace him. This is after they picked up Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte last week It must be nice to be a Yankee fan this time of year The Evil Empire does not fuck around.
I guess it’s just the Yankees being the Yankees.Speaking of the Bronx Bombers, is there a better last name for the general manager of the ball club than Cashman (Brian)? Oh, the irony.Lastly, the news that completely ruined my evening yesterday Mats Sundin has serious offers on the table from six NHL teams And, no, we probably won’t know his decision by August 1 It was all a big tease Let the madness continue.Mats, you’re killing me, man. A little more with each passing day…As you can see, I need a hug . I’ll start with the NFC.Well, this one is quite obvious It’s the NFC west. Who else?The 49ers have gone from one of the best teams ever to nothing, a.k.a what they are now. The last time they’ve been to the playoffs was 2002, and with coach Mike Nolan, you can’t expect more.The Rams have done no damage either, going 3-13 last year And they have plenty of holes to cover Besides, I’m not sure about Bulger.
Can he make the Rams the team to beat next year? No way.The Seahawks have been leading this division lately But then again, that’s not saying much. Since their SB appearance, they haven’t gone that far in the playoffs. In their first year after the-almost-big-one they practically got defeated by Dallas. The only reason they won: Romo fumbled.Second round: Killed by the Bears, who would go to the SB that year, only to get killed themselves.Last year: beat Redskins, than lost to the Packers.Lastly, and probably least, the Arizona Cardinals Through most of the past years, Arizona has finished last.
But I actually think the Card’s could win the NFC West this year, and that’s a different story.Now, the AFC.This is between the north and west, and I’m going to have to go with the AFC West. I’m gonna speak like I’m not a Raider fan in this.The Chargers are the only good team in the present for this division LT being their main weapon, helping Phillip Rivers, the QB. Add TE Gates and WR Chambers to help the passing game.The Chiefs? Well, I really don’t know much about them Let’s see, they don’t really have the best QB in Crolye. They’ve placed third for most of the past years, and I don’t see them doing anything better this year, if not worse. The Denver Bronco’s. They haven’t been doing awful (Don’t ever make me say that, it’s murder) but they haven’t been amazing either.