Writers are bailing out of Sports Illustrated faster than those in the engine room of the Titanic. (It’s a Fly World)
If the Rockies are truly on a mission from God… what do you think Dan Akroyd and John Belushi have to say about that? (Red Sox Monster)
Thoughts and prayers for everyone in San Diego. (Rumors and Rants)
Categories: Blues Brothers · God · MLB · MLB playoffs · Rockies · Sports Illustrated · The Midway · wildfires
by Simon, SimonOnSports
Back in 2004 when the Red Sox were making their dramatic comeback and fans were rioting in the streets of Boston weren’t very understanding. Boston fully busted out the Riot Police shot pepper spray projectiles into the crowd and even killed a girl. Even in the streets of little ole Worcester Mass I witnessed riot police shooting out rubber bullets after the Sox won the World Series.
Not surprisingly three years later drunk fans continue to riot the streets of Boston after a big win, because well they’re douchebags. However, the Boston authorities apparently have differed their tactics on disciplining their youth. Now when college kids are arrested for being general asses instead of getting shot at with ‘less-lethal’ weaponry, they are arrested and given strict punishment. Forcing them to tell their mommies and write a 5 page essay about what they’ve learned from being arrested after the ALCS game 7 victory.
Wow that is harsh Mr. Boston judge and very productive. Not even forcing them to do some community service. Just a five page essay, that should take about two hours of pulling straight BS out of their ass and maybe just maybe they will get their exorbitant allowance taken away. I’m sure they will definitely think twice next week when the Sox win the World Series and they are drunk on the streets of Boston and thinking about flipping over a car or lighting something on fire.
Categories: MLB · MLB playoffs · Red Sox · Simon
10. Did you know that the Red Sox won a World Series in 2004, and hence have loads more experience at winning the World Series? (This is a major advantage. Just ask the 2005 White Sox, the 2003 Marlins, or the 2002 Angels…)
9. Jon Papelbon. He’s wacky! He’s Irish! He’s dancing! Meanwhile, Colorado closer Manny Corpas just held up a liquor store while wearing women’s clothing. We’ll have the story in a few hours, after we’ve shown Pap dancing a few dozen more times.
8. The Rockies are filled with born-again types, while the Red Sox are clearly devotees of Satan. No, wait! Actually it turns out that the Red Sox also have some Jeezers on the roster. Phew, I was worried that we weren’t going to be able to mix religion into this!
7. Gosh, these teams are different! One team has a fan base that goes back over a century. The other has fans that have been watching their team for well over a decade — which is to say, they have no fans, really.
6. No one knows who the Rockies are! And despite days of being able to tell you, your sports media will just repeat that they are not well known. Don’t you love reporting without actual reporting?
5. The Rockies have won a lot of games! Does that make them hot, too hot, or ready to cool down? (Answer: The Red Sox are a 2-to-1 favorite to win. So we know what the betting public thinks…)
4. Ticket Mania! Over eight million requests on the Rockies Web site for tickets! And yes, they were all from New England! Thanks for asking!
3. Baseball in Denver in October! Will it be cold? Could there be snow? Is this an unmitigated horror that shows that the world is going to hell in a handbasket? All signs point to YES!
2. In the NL park, the teams will play by National League rules — which means David Ortiz has to play first if the Sox want his bat in the lineup. Is Ortiz better at first base defensively than many people think, does this prove that Bud Selig is a menace for not making the rules universal, and does this give the Rockies an unfair home field advantage? (We’d tell you, but we’ve got a whole other day of non-coverage hype to fill here. Have a heart.)
1. Which celebrities are rooting for each team, and can we somehow get them to talk about their fan loyalties?
Categories: DMtShooter · MLB · MLB playoffs · Red Sox · Rockies · lists · mediawank
by BD, Epic Carnival
Starting this week every Monday I’ll be bringing you the Weekend Hangover, in which I prescribe those ailing from this weekends failures a little pick-me-up. For those of you suffering within your cubicle I’d suggest a couple of Excedrin and a large dose of Gatorade. Always does the trick for me. Despite not being an Indians fan, I’m pissed the Red Sox came back and will be rooting for the Rockies. I hate the Sox almost as much as the Yanks for similar reasons. I found myself so unsure of what to do with my fantasy WR situation yesterday I asked our editor. You see I was deciding between Welker, Coles and Galloway for the spot alongside Ocho Cinco. Lucky for me, I ignored my editor, and a friend who both suggested Galloway and rolled with Coles and absolutely destroyed my opponent. Suffice to say, next time I’ll e-mail all of Epic instead of just Mr. Fresh. Anyhow, here’s Gisele doing her thing in Miami just 24 hours before Tom did his.
Weekend Hangovers
In which I attempt to help those suffering heal their wounds and reemerge to fight like sh*t champions again.
The Miami Dolphins are a tough bunch to call after watching them get dismantled on yet another Sunday. In this case it was Tom Brady and Co. embarrassing the hapless ‘Phins. Randy Moss made two ridiculous catches that further illuminated just how bad the Dolphins defense has fallen. Sure, the Pats O is the best in the league, but guess what… The BROWNS defense held the Pats to 34 points. Fifteen less than the once great ‘Phins D. What could possibly help mend the broken ego’s and dreams in Miami? The NFL thinks it’s a trip abroad, but me? I’m going with a full bottle of Robitussin as I’ve heard it can make you hallucinate and that’s about the only way the ‘Phins are going to think next week’s game in Europe is actually the 2010 Super Bowl.
What a rough loss for the Eagles yesterday as they, like the Packers, let Brian Griese lead a game winning drive in the final moments in their building no less. On top of that, they were held to nothing but field goals until the 4th Quarter against a defnse that allowed 200+ yards to one guy last week. So, was the demise of the Bears defense just a myth? Or, is the Eagles offense just that bad? I’d say a little of both, but a lot more of the latter. Thus, I’m prescribing a legion of white receivers to line up alongside Kevin Curtis.
Obviously I have to help out the St. Louis Rams as they managed to get manhandled by the Seahawks despite Shaun Alexander not playing completely sucking again and Matt continuing to look like Tim. It was in large part due to a Seattle defense who ran through the Rams o-line for 7 sacks and forced Marc Bulger into 3 picks. It’s safe to say Bulger picked the right year to holdout for more money, as he’s now about as overpaid as he can get. Honestly, I’m not sure anything can help this team right now, but theirs got to be something, right? How about 5 clones of Orlando Pace to take over the o-line? That’ll work. Unfortunately, they’re all finishing out the season on IR as well.
The Cleveland Indians choked away what is probably Kenny Lofton’s last chance at a ring last night as they lost to the Evil Empire 2.0. Getting blown out for the second strait night in Boston and officially blowing their 3-1 lead. Giving MLB what it wanted, a marquee team in the fall classic. Neither of Cleveland’s two aces showed up and their bats were quiet throughout the series. Their’s only one thing that might cheer this group up…. hookers, of course! Prepaid for by Mark Shapiro himself. Hell of choke guys!
All of the people who are saying the Pats are running up the score because of the whole Spy-Gate ordeal. That Belichick wants to punish the rest of the league for what happened. You’re a moron, Belichick wants to win games and win big because he’s a bit of a prick. It has nothing to do with what happened earlier this season. Sure, if you openly mention it (Yeah Wade, I’m buying what PK is selling there) then he might keep his foot on the pedal. But, he’s not trying to win by 17+ every week. He’s just trying to win and throwing the ball is what gives them the best chance to do that. After all the point of the game is to score and stop the other team from scoring. It doesn’t say anything about letting up if your opponent isn’t scoring. Thus, I’m recommending a swift kick in the junk and a “Nice tall glass of shut the up,” as well.
Quick ‘Scrips….
For Brian Billick it’s Viagra. I mean, who can get it up after watching that?
A fresh pair of underwear for Jeff Fisher as he definitely sh*t his pants after the surrender 29 in the 4th.
For the Steelers a nice helping of humble pie. The allegedly 3rd best team in the AFC outsmarted themselves last night by taking to the air early, and often, against one of the leagues worst run defenses.
For DeSean Jackson a bottle of Pepto as he suffer through another disappointing collapse in Berkeley.
For Paul Byrd… well he’s gotten enough prescriptions hasn’t he?
And finally, a nice big McRib for LenDale White who managed his first career 100-yard game yesterday as the Titans out-legged the Texans.
Scoreboard – October 21st – 2007
ALCS
Red Sox 11, Indians 2
Win Series 4-3
NFL
Buffalo 19, Baltimore 14
Detroit 23, Tampa Bay 16
Tennessee 38, Houston 36
New England 49, Miami 28
NY Giants 33, San Fran 15
New Orleans 22, Atlanta 16
Washington 21, Arizona 19
Cincinnati 38, NY Jets 31
Kansas City 12, Oakland 10
Dallas 24, Minnesota 14
Chicago 19, Philadelphia 16
Seattle 33, St. Louis 6
Denver 31, Pittsburgh 28
Categories: BD · Gisele Bundchen · Hot Girls · MLB · MLB playoffs · NFL · Throwing Knives
So Boston came back from a 3-1 deficit to move on to play the Colorado Rockies in the World Series, huh? Apparently this has had a profound effect on many in the blogosphere.
Red Sox Monster: Shame on us for doubting – even for a minute – that the Red Sox could come back from a 3-1 deficit against a phenomenal Cleveland Indians team that the world will no doubt be hearing again from in 2008.
Sawx Blog: The story of this ALCS was that the Red Sox actually had the opportunity to manufacture a heck of a lot more runs then they did (the record number of double plays attests to that), and game 7 was a great example of this early on.
Surviving Grady: There’s something very beautiful in the fact that Jacoby Ellsbury stepped in for Coco and made some magical sh*t transpire, but Coco still got to come in and say f@#k all to his knees and ankles, catapulting himself into the centerfield corner wall to snare the final out.
SoxNest: Now, as Sox players prepare to recover from a night when they all deserved their own Rachel Boston, they have a moment to breathe before what is almost sure to be a very chilly World Series. And guess who’s starting Game 1 Wednesday?
Six Pack Sports Report: There are a lot of people who hate the Red Sox because of what happened after 2004; the pink hats, the ridiculous crowds in visiting teams ballparks, people who really thought Manny Ortiz was someone on the team, and Fever Pitch. But the only group of people who hates that breed of fan more then outsiders who see them as the epitome of Red Sox fandom is people like me – people who love this team and have loved this team our whole lives.
Not everyone is having a Happy Monday though…
Simon on Sports: Pack up your belongings, Joel. Just in case you were unaware Kenny Lofton is fast. We expect you to be packed up and gone by the morning. Thank you.
The Ship of Fools: Don’t be fooled into thinking that Kenny Lofton being held up at third was an important play. It wasn’t. A) The Red Sox scored seven more runs after that play happened, and B) if Casey Blake doesn’t bounce into an easy double play, then it wouldn’t have mattered.
The Big Picture: F**k the Red Sox. Enough of their sh*t. Really. At this point, the Sox are just as bad as the Yankees. Their payroll is second in the Majors and is nearly $100 mil more than that of the Rockies. So — and stick with us here — wouldn’t a Colorado victory in the World Series be 100 million times more valuable than a Sox win?
The only question left to ask is … Are you ready for ROCKTOBER®?!
Categories: Blogs · DCScrap · Indians · MLB · MLB playoffs · Red Sox · hate · links
by BD, Epic Carnival
USF was the latest team at the top of polls to fall last night as they lost to Rutgers in New Jersey. Everyone was calling it yesterday, which made me think USF would get it done, just to to spite the world, but, they didn’t and their BCS hopes have evaporated. The Red Sox got one back last night as Josh Beckett dominated the Indians again and sent the series back to Boston for game six. Joe Torre is out in New York and it’s exactly what the Yankee brass wanted. This is Rhian Sugden, and she’s another higher attractive female I’d never heard of until now.
Down Go The Bulls
It wasn’t shocking, but it’s a little depressing as I don’t think theirs a team in contention that the general public didn’t want to see any more. Despite being a part of the Big East, South Florida just sounds like a division two school. Which is one of the reasons I was hoping they’d be able to run the table. Whether they won the National Title or not, didn’t make a difference. But now, if BC losses at Va. Tech next week then we’re looking at Ohio State-Oklahoma/LSU title game in which the latter likely romps. Not cool. I’d really like a decent championship game this year. If not for the team doing the plowing last year I’d have been really bored.
Anyhow, the loss was predictable and it’s just another upset in a sea of them this year. Hopefully OSU losses and we can get an LSU-Oklahoma championship game.
Back To Boston
Everyone expected Josh Beckett to pitch well and send the series back to Boston. He did exactly that, Manny homered again (oh wait…), and Kenny Lofton is irritable. But, as I’ve said Carmona will shut the door on Saturday. He was iffy at best in his first start, but tomorrow he’ll bounce back and unless Schilling is lights out the Indians will advbance to the World Series. If this thing does go 7? I still like Cleveland, but it’ll be even better watching Boston lose at home, in game 7, to Jake Westbrook as the Dice-K investment looks pretty bad.
Oh, and if Manny doesn’t get beaned soon I will lose all respect for the Indians.
Good For Torre
I’m about as vocal a Yankee hater as it gets and I’m happy Joe is no longer managing the Empire. But, for them to low ball him with a 1-year offer is a joke. I have no doubt the money didn’t make a difference to Joe as it wasn’t a large enough difference from what he made this year. But to basically tell the guy: “Hey, if you don’t at least make the World Series your gone.” And claim to want him back is a joke. The lame duck position is one that no coach/manager wants to be in and Joe’s is obviously no different. The Yankees I have little doubt are happy this morning as they expected Joe to say no. Yet, they failed to save face unless your one of those half-wits that was calling the Micheal Kay show on ESPNEWS yesterday. That’s right, they played live radio on TV for about an hour or so because this is such a big deal. Ridiculous.
Weekend Expectations
Cleveland Wins Series 4-2.
Michigan State almost knocks off OSU.
Florida will beat Kentucky.
Illinois gives Michigan their first conference loss.
Cincinnati finally shows up and wins big over the Jets.
New England wins by over 16.5 again.
Larry Johnson cruises past 100 rush yards for the second strait week.
Scoreboard – October 18th – 2007
MLB Playoffs
Red Sox 7, Indians 1
CLE leads series 3-2
NCAA Football
Rutgers 30, (2) South Florida 7
Categories: BD · MLB playoffs · Rhian Sugden · Throwing Knives
by BD, Epic Carnival
I realize the ALCS isn’t over yet and anything can happen and all that, but if your not a fan of the Sox you’ve got to be loving the Indians right now. Even as a Tigers fan I find myself rooting for the Indians to topple the “giants” from Boston after dispatching the Yankees in the ALDS. Tonight South Florida faces one of their few remaining tests as they head to New Jersey to take on Rutgers. I think USF will win this game, but it’ll be far from a shock if Ray Rice goes off and the Scarlett Knights knock off the Bulls. Am I the only person dying for basketball to start already? As much as I love football, it’s a once a week thing, once basketball starts it’s everyday. And yes I know Hockey started, but I could care less. Anyhow, today marks the beginning of the TK NBA preview is today as I take a look at the Atlantic and Northwest divisions. Autumn Reeser is smokin’ hot. Hopefully she pops up on some new show this year.
Enjoying Every Second
I don’t know about you, but I prefer small market teams to large market teams by a wide margin. This is probably due to having all of those teams shoved down my throat throughout the season whether they’re playing great or horribly. It’s always all about how these teams can fix themselves and make the playoffs, but why does it matter? Ratings obviously, just look at Notre Dame. Arguably the 2nd worst team in the country after UCLA (not really), yet they’re the most covered team in College Football. It makes me want to stab a 5th grader.
Anyhow, I consider myself more or less anti-big markets just because they annoy me. Well, that and I hate everything about them (Yankees). If I had my way every World Series would feature the Marlins and Devil Rays just to piss off the large markets. Which is why I absolutely love that 3-1 hole the Red Sox are in. I’ve acknowledged it’s not over, and anything can happen and all that. But, even if CC Cabathia shits all over the mound again the Sox still have Fausto to deal with. And it’s Carmona who shut down the Yankees in round one and showed us he’s ready for prime time. What stage is bigger than Fenway in Game 6? None. If CC can’t make it happen, I have no doubt Fausto can shut the door.
If Your Not Watching
If your not watching the potential World Series of Rockies-Indians your just not a fan. I get it, your team lost and you didn’t even know the Rockies existed. But, if your a real fan of the game you’ve got to be watching this stuff. Otherwise, your just a Yankee fan and no one likes a Yankee fan.
Chris Chambers To Chargers
A second round pick is a lot to give up for dropalufficous, but the Chargers definitely need another weapon. Chambers will be that and since he’s familiar with the offense he should contribute right away. I’d say this trade is more indicative of the Chargers mindset then anything else. I’d say it’s pretty clear the Bolts feel like they need to fully right this ship right away and compete with the Pats and Colts or those currently calling the shots (Norv and AJ) won’t be around to long. I actually like the Dolphins side of the deal better, sure they’ll have to hold open tryouts for receivers this week (Ted Ginn’s to busy failing to be Devin Hester), but adding a second 2nd round pick is a very nice move. It;s nice to see a team accepting that they’re going no where this season and preparing for the future.
The NBA Preview Part 1
I’ll be doing two division at a time until I’ve finished them up and then I’ll seed the playoffs. Along with projecting who takes home the trophy I’ll make picks for Rookie, MVP, Coach, and some others awards. First up is the Atlantic and Northwest Divisions.
Atlantic Division Projected Order of Finish
Boston Celtics
Toronto
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Projected Playoff Teams: 3
What was the worst division in basketball last season will be better with the vast improvement in beantown, a second year runnin’ and gunnin’ in Toronto and well, New Jersey should be New Jersey. New York should also improve a little bit, but it’s hard to imagine even with Randolph and Curry up front that the Knicks will be able to maintain consistency from day-to-day. Though they could overtake New Jersey and sneak into the playoffs. The Celtics will be good, but it’ll take a little while for the big three to get into a rhythm and the big question is how big the lack of a quality point guard will hurt this squad. I’d pencil them in for at least third in the East. Toronto maintains all of it’s gunners and adds Jason Kapono and Carlos Delfino. Both of which fit well with the style and can shoot the lights out from the three. The big concern is the same as it is with any team who fires from deep all day, can you continue to win consistently playing outside in? As long as Chris Bosh can draw double teams and TJ Ford can find the open guys I have no doubt. New Jersey looks about the same, but they’ve got Nenad back and that’ll certainly help. As all they need is an inside force and the big three of VC, Kidd and Jefferson will do the rest. The Knicks are the wild card, as they certainly look good on paper with their new front court, but Randolph tends to get his head stuck in his ass, can Isiah keep it out? As for Philly, their a lock to finish dead last here, maybe Iguodala can get into the dunk contest and not get jobbed this year.
Northwest Division Projected Order of Finish
Utah
Denver
Portland
Seattle
Minnesota
Projected Playoff Teams: 2
Utah and Denver are absolute locks for the playoffs. While Seattle, Portland and Minnesota are about as unpredictable as you’d expect with all of the young players they’ll be relying on to carry them. Utah will be tough every night as long as Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer are healthy. If they lose either guy for an extender period of time they could miss out on the playoffs all together. Williams has turned into one of the best PG’s in the league leaving everyone to back off the criticism of drafting him ahead of Chris Paul. Suddenly, Williams and Boozer look like the Stockton and Malone of the future and all of the talent around them certainly doesn’t hurt. Denver gets a full season with Carmelo and AI side by side as well as a return from Kenyon Martin. While I still think their nothing more than New Jersey west, they can disprove that if K-Mart stays healthy and productive for a full year. Portland and Seattle could flip flop either way. It;s really a question of which you like better at this point, Brandon Roy or Wally Szczerbiak? Yup, Roy. I’m not expecting Durant or any of the other rookie to be terribly great right out of the chute. Minnesota should be the worst team here based on the overwhelming youth of the roster, but Al Jefferson is going to be fantastic soon and if he can get a perimeter player to play with (Green, Brewer, McCants?) this team could surprise.
No Scoreboard today as nothing happened last night and their no way your getting me to link NHL box scores.
Categories: Autumn Reeser · BD · Hot Girls · MLB · MLB playoffs · NBA · NBA Preview · Throwing Knives
With the Red Sox losing last night they are now down 3-1 in the ALCS. With a day off today there is going to be a lot of talking, hemming, hawing, and speculation. Here is what you should be prepared to hear from a team down 3-1.
- “We just haven’t caught any breaks.”
- “We’ve been here before. We know we can come back.”
- “We won three in a row during the regular season, this is no different.”
- “It’s not you, it’s me.” – Ok, maybe not that one.
- “We have to take this one game at a time.”
- “Our backs are against the wall, but that’s when we play well.”
- “We are beating ourselves.”
- “I need some space to think about things.” – Ok, not that one either
- “Maybe we should start seeing other people.” – Actually, that one kind of works
- “We just need ______ to get hot.”
Maybe these things they say are true, maybe the players are just saying them to make themselves feel better….that’s not for me to say. I think they just have to keep in mind that ‘there is no tomorrow’ and that they ‘have to lay it all on the line’ if they expect to win the series.
Categories: Jack Cobra · MLB · MLB playoffs · Red Sox
by BD, Epic Carnival
The Rockies finished off their sweep of the D’backs last night to advance to the World Series. Arguably the least likely participant that I can ever remember. In the Midwest the Indians got the best start they could have from Jake Westbrook and managed to knock off the Sox to take a 2-1 series lead. I’m feeling pretty good about my prediction of the Indians as the eventual champion, especially with Wakefield pitching tonight on the anniversary of Aaron Boone’s series clinching home run. The Giants predictably won easily last night in a game that I doubt anyone watched. I sure as hell didn’t want it, only flipped to check the score here and there. I’ve seen enough Joey Harrington, interestingly though if Leftwich doesn’t work out Joey will be playing on Monday again next month. Louise Glover made me think of the Rockies, well, not really. Enjoy though.
Rockies Win NL Pennant
What happened last night wasn’t a dream. When you woke up today the Rockies were still the NL champions of 2007, not the Cubs, not the Phillies, but the Rockies. The definition of a long shot as they sat 4 1/2 games back of the wild card with just 9 to play, even longer 2 back with 2 to play. All the Padres had to do was win one more game in Milwaukee, or manage to beat the Rockies in the one game playoff. The Padres couldn’t get it done, that’s fine, the Phillies certainly would, wouldn’t they? Guess not, as the Rockies sent them home for good with a 3-game sweep. Then it was another long shot staring at them from across the field from Arizona. A team who was a perceived underdog themselves in their first round match up with the Cubs. A team who now is just another to fall in consecutive games to the buzz saw that is the Colorado Rockies.
What we’ve all seen over the last month has been unbelievable, but can the Rockies knock off whichever juggernaut emerges from the American League? Conventional wisdom would say no. But I’d say all convention has fallen by the wayside at this point and just like every year anything can happen. After all the Cardinals toppled the Tigers last season despite numerous disadvantages. Will this year be the same? Who knows, but regardless what the Rockies have done this far has been historic and none of us will forget it whether they win the whole thing, or not.
Giants 2nd Best NFC Team?
After watching the Seahawks get throttled by New Orleans, the Packers struggle to run the ball and the Bucs and Panthers be the Bucs and Panthers it’s hard not to think so. Sure, the Redskins are another contender, but I’m not sure Jason Campbell is ready for his closeup just yet. I’m sure you’d argue the Cowboys dominated the Giants week one, but that was a different Giants team. That was before the defense got it together against the Redskins and before Donovan McNabb was sacked 12 times. So why not? I don’t see any reason, and despite my dislike for the Giants I’d sure prefer them over Jerry Jones and the Cowboys.
Can Wakefield Beat The Indians?
I don’t see it myself, but I thought Jack Westbrook and Matsuzaka would each surrender at least 5-6 runs. Dice-K gave up four, but Westbrook was unexpectedly fantastic. Consider this: Wakefield is 4-0 with a 2.61 ERA in four career LCS starts. His opposition Paul Byrd isn’t expected to hold down Boston’s lineup either, but his career LCS numbers (1-0 3.60 ERA in 2 starts) are solid as well. I’d put my money on Byrd, but I won’t be surprised either way.
The real question is whether or not the Red Sox would be able to climb out of 3-1 hole with Sabathia and Carmona both set to oppose them. I’d be inclined to vote no, but Beckett should out-duel Sabathia again and who knows if Carmona will look more like he did in the first round than the 2nd.
Weekend Box Office Top 5
That’s right, the Box Office update remains a Tuesday feature as football season wages on. Let’s see how Eva Mendes’ nude backside did, shall we?
1. Why Did I Get Married? – Tyler Perry stuff, probabaly won’t bother seeing this.
2. The Gameplan – The Rock Says: “People are actually going to see this?”
3. We Own The Night – I’ll Be seeing this soon.
4. Micheal Clyston – Looks solid, but I’ll wait for the DVD.
5. The Heartbreak Kid – I heard this was horrible, not funny at all.
Television
Heroes continued along the same path setting things up for the long run of the show as well as introducing a new hero in Monica, Micah’s cousin. Her ability appears to be that she can mimic things that she sees. Based on the way her and Micah interacted I’d imagine those two will flee from New Orleans together at some point, though that’s likely a while away. The big story was the situation with Parkman’s dad, who it turns out it the Bogeyman that’s been harassing young Molly. In the end, due to a bad decision by Parkman, Molly tracks him down and he manages to lock the youngster within her own head. The episode close with Molly’s voice screaming as only Parkman could here. It appears that Parkman’s dad is the one who’s killing off the older generation, but why? We’ll find out soon enough, I’m sure. The Syler-Maya/Alejandro situation should continue to be good as long as Syler is pretending to be the good guy we all know he’s not. His plans to kill and take on the powers of the Dominican Duo are pretty clear, but can they beat death at his hands? I think so. HRG knows Clare is lying to him, he’s just not sure what it is she’s up to. I’d imagine once he figures it out and he comes face to face with West things aren’t going to go well. Reminds me a lot of last season when Claire was sneaking around as well. I’ve seen people say that Nathan’s reflection is actually Peter’s face, but it looks like Nathan to me and I’m looking forward to the explanation. Hiro and Peter both sat out this episode, but they’ll be back next week for sure. Especially Peter as hottie Kristen Bell joins the show and it appears her story revolves around Peter.
Rating: 7.2/10
Californication was hilarious as usual, but at the same time it managed some legitimate drama as the Hank/Karen situation continues to get more interesting. Meanwhile the little bitch Mia is peddling Hank’s book as her own which appears to be settled next week. Though, I have a feeling, Hank’s coming out on the wrong side of that one. The boxing chick provided most of the humor for the episode as Hank realized just before her climax why he didn’t call her back. That’s right, she’s a squirter and as Hank tried to warn Charlie he took the full show in the face as his estranged wife and Karen walked in. Easily one of the funniest, most awkward scene’s I’ve ever watched.
Rating: 8.9/10
Chuck continued along the same path for the most part while providing so much needed character development for both Sarah and Chuck. Sarah is clearly struggling from the personal side of her mission as Chuck wants to know more about her, but as a CIA agent she cannot divulge that information. As things progress she’s likely to become more willing to reveal and I have no doubt she’ll regret it as Chuck tends to say the wrong thing at the wrong time quite often. It looks like this show may not fall into the rut I thought it would after all.
Rating: 8/10
Scoreboard – October 15th – 2007
MLB LCS
Colorado 6, Arizona 4
Sweep Series
Cleveland 4, Boston 2
Lead Series 2-1
Categories: BD · Californication · Chuck · Heroes · Hot Girls · Louise Glover · MLB · MLB playoffs · NFL · Throwing Knives
Well, that was easy enough. While every other team in MLB struggles through the gauntlet known as the regular season and the playoffs, the Colorado Rockies have shown that there is a new recipe for success……never lose.
The Rockies secured their bid in the 2007 World Series last night with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let the bandwagon jumping begin….if it hasn’t already. This Rockies team has won 21 of their last 22 games after dealing with a Un-Magic Number of 2 since September 15th to fight their way into the playoffs and now Rocky magic is sweeping the nation.
While this team has a few superstars (in the making) in Matt Holliday, Jeff Francis and Troy Tulowitcszkilavaski, it has taken a total team effort….with a minimal payroll to get the job done. This is a team filled mostly with players you’ve never heard of and may never want to hear of for fear that they will come in to your home town and pillage the local Village Pantry. Still, albeit unlikely, this Rockies team is getting the job done with timely hitting, good pitching and some of the best defense anyone has seen over the last decade.
The Rockies will now wait a week to play their next game in some undecided American League ballpark that will surely be filled with white towel waving crazies trying to get them to lose their focus and get them off their game.
Categories: Diamondbacks · Jack Cobra · MLB · MLB playoffs · Rockies
 | Adam Best on TONY GONZALEZ WILL BLOCK WHEN … |
| Dr. C on NO BE-LITTLE-ING THESE FE… |
| DCScrap on NO BE-LITTLE-ING THESE FE… |
| Extra P. on I AM REALLY LEARNING TO HATE… |
| DCScrap on I AM REALLY LEARNING TO HATE… |
