Happy Halloween everyone - I hope that all of you have a safe and happy day today as we say our farewells to the month of October. I think that people would hate Mondays a little less if every Monday was Halloween, but I haven't been able to get that legislation passed yet. I had a pretty good weekend leading up to today, seeing my family for the first time in a few months, and enjoying a belated birthday dinner. It was a pretty eventful weekend around Bikini Hill, as it was Homecoming Weekend in San Marcos, America. A lot of Bobcats and Bobcat Alumni were wandering around town, many in costume, as tonight will be capping off at least a good half week of Halloween celebration for the local ghosts and goblins. My straight-days streak at work had been run up to 17, but was broken yesterday as I watched my Steelers beat the Patriots before dining with my family, with what I would call naps sandwiching those festivities. I just finished a post-nap trip to the grocery store, and was wondering if anyone else buys any of the restaurant-brand items when they're shopping. I was picking up some salsa, and I bought some of the "On The Border" mild salsa. Doesn't it feel like, even just a little, that you're 'out to eat' when you have the restaurant brand stuff?... I also managed to slip out once again with the family-size shampoo and conditioner, even though I live alone (you just have to play it cool at the register, so that the cashier won't suspect that anything is up)...
Okay, if you're still with me after reading that line, let's get into the meat of this blog entry. First of all, I want to welcome all of the new readers who have been viewing the blog. The 'View' was seen about 90 times for the last 3 posts, after receiving about 200 clicks for the first 15 entries, so we're definitely picking up speed here, and I appreciate it. I've got the faithful Law & Order churning beside me, and a lot of things bouncing around in my head after a very busy weekend. In case you're unaware, until I moved back to San Marcos, America in early August and began working at my two new jobs, which usually have me arriving home at about 4:00 in the morning, I had never watched any episodes of ANY of the Law & Order shows before. As luck would have it, they are the best thing that is on t.v. in the early morning, running marathon style, hour after hour on a few different networks, depending on the day of the week. For me, that means that every episode is new as I'm watching the orignal series, and special victims unit, and criminal intent, and all of the seasons of these shows, etc, etc... A few days ago on facebook, I quoted this from an episode: (Suspect) "I didn't kill her!" (Stars of the show) "Yeah, we hear that a lot..." You've gotta love it... ;)
Facebook. First let me say that I love facebook, a website that has allowed me to catch up with many people that I haven't seen for years. I also like how you can click on a person's page and get caught up instantly with what is going on in their life. It seems that I am not alone, and that when I am working or am just out in public, I see more people accessing their facebook accounts than any other website on their phones hands down. Easily the most annoying thing about facebook is one of the things that I like most about it. I enjoy seeing all of the things that my friends are doing on any given day (I have about 500 friends on my account, to give you a reference point). In just the past few days, I've had friends who were at the World Series, at various college football games, at homecoming, going out for Halloween, doing fun things with their families, visiting other states, etc, etc.. Of course, everyone is posting photos of everything that they're doing, and my problem is that I like doing EVERYTHING! Does anyone else feel like a slacker, or like they're missing out, because they're not doing the HUNDREDS of different things on any given day that all of their friends are? :) I once annoyed my Dad at the racetrack because I was wanting to be on ALL of the races, from every track... I would just LOVE to be doing all of this stuff that everyone is doing. Just something else that amuses me... Okay, Nichole and Miletus, this is where the blog post is going to turn to SPORTS, so you can stop reading here... ;) For those of you keeping at score at home, these two friends and loyal followers of the blog, who don't know each other to my knowledge, have given me, just out of the blue, "You bore me" and "I skip past EVERY SINGLE paragraph that talks about sports in your blog" feedback about this little venture... Yes, I do have friends who aren't sports fans in the least, and I love people who can make me smile... :)
Now, on to sports... A FULL sports weekend just took place, that's for sure. I am in good position to be 7-1 and 5-3 in my fantasy football leagues if I can avoid Ryan Mathews going out of his mind tonight for the San Diego Chargers in Kansas City (the 5-3 is already in the books actually). One of the better World Series, and one of the most heartbreaking for a lot of my friends, just ended recently as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers in seven games. It seems that the Cardinals sparked the whole state of Missouri, as the football Tigers went to College Station and upset the Texas A&M Aggies the next day (Coach Pinkel mentioned the Cardinals in his on-field, postgame interview), and then yesterday, the previously winless St. Louis Rams SMACKED the New Orleans Saints to pick up their first win of the season. Previously unbeaten #5 Clemson lost to Georgia Tech on Saturday, previously unbeaten #8 Kansas State lost to #9 Oklahoma (I'm so sorry Kathryn), # 20 Texas Tech got demolished at home by Iowa State the week after beating Oklahoma in Norman, and #6 Stanford stayed undefeated only after surviving THREE overtimes against # 20 USC. My Pittsburgh Steelers beat a Patriots team that has been a thorn in our side in recent years, setting up a great Sunday night matchup with the Ravens next week. I think that most of America would be happy if the Steelers and Ravens just played each other 16 times every year, ensuring one intriguing matchup each week, and the fact that their favorite team would never have to play either squad... The Eagles woke up from their bye-week and shut down Dallas, making it likely that the NFC East is going to be an absolute free-for-all in the second half of the season. So many storylines, you just have to love this time of year!
Okay, that is going to be all for now. I hope that everyone has a great Halloween, and I'll see all of you again next month (that would be tomorrow)... Again, please feel free to leave comments, topic suggestions, etc... if you have any. One of my friends from out of town who was in for homecoming mentioned the blog, and I didn't even know that he was following it. Also, for those readers who I have picked up from Yahoo Answers, if you have any sports questions or fantasy football questions that you want to ask here directly, you're more than welcome to...
Senin, 31 Oktober 2011
Jumat, 28 Oktober 2011
Halloweirdos!
For a variety of reasons, I've been remiss about posting about the fantastic Halloweirdos project that's been running all October at the Wide Awake Press website. A different creepy or crawlie every day, by some spec-fackin-tacular artists. The second of my pieces for the month went up this afternoon...do yourself a favor and page through the amazing entries that've gone up over the last few weeks. If it don't put you in the Halloween sprit, nothing will!
Unbelievable...
"Unbelievable" is the word that came from my lips after David Freese led off the bottom of the 11th inning by hitting a homerun over the centerfield wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an improbable 10-9 come from behind victory against the Texas Rangers, sending the World Series to a deciding Game 7 on Friday night. The Cardinals were down to their last strike in both the 9th and 10th innings, but managed to tie the game each time, setting up Freese's heroics in the 11th. It was actually Freese who saved the day for the Cards in the 9th also, hitting a two-strike triple to right field, which tied the game 7-7. This is the first time that I thought the Rangers should have had the game. Nelson Cruz seemed to coast back toward the right field wall after his first few steps, and I am not sure if he was fooled by the ball (because line drives hit right at you are among the hardest balls to judge for outfielders), or if he thought that he was closer to the wall, but I do know that I expected him to jump (to where he didn't land on his feet), dive, crash into the wall... it's the game-winning catch of the WORLD SERIES! Anyway, I thought that Cruz played the ball awkwardly, and I am not taking anything away from what he has done in the playoffs - the Rangers probably aren't in the spot they are now if not for all of his homeruns in October. The second thing that surprised me was the Rangers not bringing Neftali Feliz back out for the 10th inning. I have no idea if he was spent physically, if he has any arm problems, or something of that nature, but the Rangers were facing the weaker batters in the Cardinals lineup in the 10th, and I thought that they would have been better served by leaving Feliz in the game. Well, what we are left with is the first 7th game of a World Series since 2002.
Now back to the football field for my usual Friday predictions, where I am still running surprisingly well for the season. Overall, I am now 12-7 picking college games (straight up), and 9-3 picking NFL wagers (against the spread). Last week I was 2-1 with both the college and the NFL picks. For a quick recap, my college winners were Michigan State over Wisconsin (the Spartans won on a last second Hail Mary pass which I still haven't seen), and Stanford beating Washington. My loss was picking Notre Dame against USC. On the NFL picks, the Steelers did beat Arizona by more than 3 1/2 (32-20) and the Bears/Bucs game did stay under 43 1/2 points (24-18). My loss was the Raiders beating the Chiefs by more than five (28-0 CHIEFS)... :P
This week in the college ranks, we'll start off with #9 Oklahoma @ #8 Kansas State (Hey Kathryn!)... ;) I have managed to mess up the Wildcats pick every time I've included their game in these predictions by picking against them, and I hope it doesn't jinx them when I pick them to WIN the game against the Sooners in Manhattan. This is the best that the Wildcats have looked in a long time, maybe since they had Darren Sproles in the backfield (now he's in my fantasy football backfield)... I'm thinking that a rowdy, hungry crowd at home may be enough to help propel this talented team over a Sooners team that was upset at home by Texas Tech last Saturday. #11 Michigan State @ #14 Nebraska is another tough game to call. I am again going to take the home team, and pick the Cornhuskers to defeat Michigan State. It's a cruel thing to do after the Spartans made me look good on my upset pick last week, but Nebraska at home is going to be a tough order for the guys in green I believe. #6 Stanford @ #20 USC also has the potential of being an intriguing game based on how the Trojans handled Notre Dame last weekend, but I am going to go with the favored Cardinal, who are the PAC 12's hope of having an undefeated team play in the national championship game (we still haven't seen this team misstep since they lost Coach Harbaugh to the 6-1 49ers). Continuing to pick Notre Dame games for one of my loyal readers, I have to go with the Irish over a Navy team which has gone downhill since their overtime loss to the Air Force Academy in the first week that I did this blog. The game is in South Bend, the Irish have been the stronger team, and they should be more than ready to get the taste of last week's game out of their mouth. Nothing else that I saw involving Big 12 teams is projected to be closer than a 10-point game, so I won't officially forecast any of them. Baylor could play the role of spoiler against #3 Oklahoma State, but if that happens, the Bedlam matchup featuring the Cowboys and Sooners will lose a lot of its luster.
For my NFL picks, I'll lead off with the Arizona/Baltimore game, taking the under 43 1/2 points. The game is in Baltimore, and between the Ravens solid defense and their lack of offense against Jacksonville, I'm thinking that less than 43 1/2 points is a very real possibility. Going to Sunday night's game, I am also going to take the under 51 points in the Cowboys/Eagles game. Dallas has had a decent defense this year, and I am thinking that the Philly defense will look better after the bye week. Just a few forced field goal attempts in this game and I'll feel good. I definitely won't be rooting for this one, but since I'm not in Las Vegas, I am going to make my 3rd pick the New England Patriots covering the -2 1/2 against the Steelers. The two times that my Steelers have played decent teams this year, we were embarassed by the Ravens, and we lost by 7 to a Texans team who I thought should have won by more. I am going to be rooting for my Steelers, but if they do lose the game, I probably get this pick right.
I want to thank all of you who continue to find my little blog. It's been viewed over 250 times now, and I still plan on posting at least 4 times per week, just as I did this week. I hope that all of you enjoy the 7th and final game of the World Series, and that you have a great football weekend!
Now back to the football field for my usual Friday predictions, where I am still running surprisingly well for the season. Overall, I am now 12-7 picking college games (straight up), and 9-3 picking NFL wagers (against the spread). Last week I was 2-1 with both the college and the NFL picks. For a quick recap, my college winners were Michigan State over Wisconsin (the Spartans won on a last second Hail Mary pass which I still haven't seen), and Stanford beating Washington. My loss was picking Notre Dame against USC. On the NFL picks, the Steelers did beat Arizona by more than 3 1/2 (32-20) and the Bears/Bucs game did stay under 43 1/2 points (24-18). My loss was the Raiders beating the Chiefs by more than five (28-0 CHIEFS)... :P
This week in the college ranks, we'll start off with #9 Oklahoma @ #8 Kansas State (Hey Kathryn!)... ;) I have managed to mess up the Wildcats pick every time I've included their game in these predictions by picking against them, and I hope it doesn't jinx them when I pick them to WIN the game against the Sooners in Manhattan. This is the best that the Wildcats have looked in a long time, maybe since they had Darren Sproles in the backfield (now he's in my fantasy football backfield)... I'm thinking that a rowdy, hungry crowd at home may be enough to help propel this talented team over a Sooners team that was upset at home by Texas Tech last Saturday. #11 Michigan State @ #14 Nebraska is another tough game to call. I am again going to take the home team, and pick the Cornhuskers to defeat Michigan State. It's a cruel thing to do after the Spartans made me look good on my upset pick last week, but Nebraska at home is going to be a tough order for the guys in green I believe. #6 Stanford @ #20 USC also has the potential of being an intriguing game based on how the Trojans handled Notre Dame last weekend, but I am going to go with the favored Cardinal, who are the PAC 12's hope of having an undefeated team play in the national championship game (we still haven't seen this team misstep since they lost Coach Harbaugh to the 6-1 49ers). Continuing to pick Notre Dame games for one of my loyal readers, I have to go with the Irish over a Navy team which has gone downhill since their overtime loss to the Air Force Academy in the first week that I did this blog. The game is in South Bend, the Irish have been the stronger team, and they should be more than ready to get the taste of last week's game out of their mouth. Nothing else that I saw involving Big 12 teams is projected to be closer than a 10-point game, so I won't officially forecast any of them. Baylor could play the role of spoiler against #3 Oklahoma State, but if that happens, the Bedlam matchup featuring the Cowboys and Sooners will lose a lot of its luster.
For my NFL picks, I'll lead off with the Arizona/Baltimore game, taking the under 43 1/2 points. The game is in Baltimore, and between the Ravens solid defense and their lack of offense against Jacksonville, I'm thinking that less than 43 1/2 points is a very real possibility. Going to Sunday night's game, I am also going to take the under 51 points in the Cowboys/Eagles game. Dallas has had a decent defense this year, and I am thinking that the Philly defense will look better after the bye week. Just a few forced field goal attempts in this game and I'll feel good. I definitely won't be rooting for this one, but since I'm not in Las Vegas, I am going to make my 3rd pick the New England Patriots covering the -2 1/2 against the Steelers. The two times that my Steelers have played decent teams this year, we were embarassed by the Ravens, and we lost by 7 to a Texans team who I thought should have won by more. I am going to be rooting for my Steelers, but if they do lose the game, I probably get this pick right.
I want to thank all of you who continue to find my little blog. It's been viewed over 250 times now, and I still plan on posting at least 4 times per week, just as I did this week. I hope that all of you enjoy the 7th and final game of the World Series, and that you have a great football weekend!
Kamis, 27 Oktober 2011
Boise State & Melted Cheese
Good morning everyone - it's shaping up to be a great day in San Marcos, America. The forecast highs are expected to be in the 70's, while the forecast lows are expected to be in the 40's for the NEXT WEEK on Bikini Hill... Anyone who was in the great state of Texas this summer will appreciate this... Game 6 of the World Series was postponed until tonight, and the Texas Rangers will have a chance to win their first championship, unless it gets postponed again.
Now that the BCS rankings have been out for a few weeks, the chirping has started again, so I decided to address the topic today. It's time to blog about that villain, that monkey in the wrench, the college football faux powerhouse that is the Boise State University Broncos... Take away their smurfy blue football field and even the fact that they have the lowest admission standards of the three major universities in the state of Idaho (a fact I learned when playing free online poker at MSN, and if you can't trust an online poker player in a setting where the stakes are nothing, who can you trust?), and I still have my issues with Boise. As far as I'm concerned, they can be in any conference they want, and they can play any schedule that they choose, but they shouldn't be rewarded for it. This is a conversation that I had with a co-worker a few nights ago, one that I have had with Boise State supporters on many occasions, if you substitute a few words here and there (this is as close as I recall, but still pretty close). Co-worker: "Boise State is ranked number 5 in the BCS." Me: (calmly responding) "But they don't play anybody." Co-worker: "They are going to go undefeated this year." Me: (raising my voice a little) "But they don't PLAY ANYBODY." Co-worker: "Kellen Moore ...some statistic about how many games he's won... blah, blah, blah..." Me: (now almost screaming, with my arms raised in exasperation) "BUT THEY DON'T PLAY ANYBODY!!!" At this point in the intellectual exchange of thoughts that we were having, the police pulled up, so our conversation was put on hold until Boise beats the next cupcake on their schedule... As I was saying, I really don't care who Boise State plays, AS LONG AS they aren't ranked among the elite teams in college football for beating these teams. As you probably know, the top division of college football does not currently have a playoff system, so this BCS ranking system determines who plays for the national championship. If you compare Boise State's record with that of the other highly rated schools who are either undefeated or even have one loss, you'll discover that Boise State DOESN'T PLAY ANYBODY! I repeatedly hear that on any given day, Boise State can beat any of the elite football programs, and that is EXACTLY the problem that I have with them getting so much credit for beating the schedule that they play. They don't deserve the shot to play for a national championship compared to a team that has to play an SEC schedule, or a Big 12 schedule, or a Pac 12 schedule, etc, etc... This leaves us with the need for a playoff system (like EVERY OTHER SPORT at the top level of intercollegiate athletics has), a topic that I will address fully in another post. For the record, I wouldn't have a problem with Boise even if we had an eight-team playoff system, because then they would have to beat three elite programs to win the national championship, and I wouldn't have any problems with them if they could accomplish that. I'll revisit this need for a playoff system in a blog in the near future, when we get closer to the end of this college football season. In the meantime, someone PLEASE be this year's Nevada, and jump up and knock them off! ;)
So, I get home from work last night, I make myself some spaghetti, and I put some shredded cheddar cheese on it. As I started feasting on this culinary masterpiece, I started wondering about that age-old question, "what is your favorite food?" I wondered if anyone has ever answered that inquiry with the words "melted cheese." Then I started thinking about some of the foods that I like... Pizza (melted cheese), Quesadillas (melted cheese), Cheese Omelettes (melted cheese), Nachos (melted cheese), Cheeseburgers (melted cheese), Lasagna (melted cheese), Cheese Enchiladas (melted cheese), Macaroni and Cheese (melted cheese), melted cheese, melted cheese, MELTED CHEESE! These are the things that I think about while I'm eating my spaghetti at 3:00 in the morning, and why I need to start working out again... ;)
Please come back again tomorrow when I make my weekly football picks. I'm still managing not to be horrible on that front this season... Have a good one!
Now that the BCS rankings have been out for a few weeks, the chirping has started again, so I decided to address the topic today. It's time to blog about that villain, that monkey in the wrench, the college football faux powerhouse that is the Boise State University Broncos... Take away their smurfy blue football field and even the fact that they have the lowest admission standards of the three major universities in the state of Idaho (a fact I learned when playing free online poker at MSN, and if you can't trust an online poker player in a setting where the stakes are nothing, who can you trust?), and I still have my issues with Boise. As far as I'm concerned, they can be in any conference they want, and they can play any schedule that they choose, but they shouldn't be rewarded for it. This is a conversation that I had with a co-worker a few nights ago, one that I have had with Boise State supporters on many occasions, if you substitute a few words here and there (this is as close as I recall, but still pretty close). Co-worker: "Boise State is ranked number 5 in the BCS." Me: (calmly responding) "But they don't play anybody." Co-worker: "They are going to go undefeated this year." Me: (raising my voice a little) "But they don't PLAY ANYBODY." Co-worker: "Kellen Moore ...some statistic about how many games he's won... blah, blah, blah..." Me: (now almost screaming, with my arms raised in exasperation) "BUT THEY DON'T PLAY ANYBODY!!!" At this point in the intellectual exchange of thoughts that we were having, the police pulled up, so our conversation was put on hold until Boise beats the next cupcake on their schedule... As I was saying, I really don't care who Boise State plays, AS LONG AS they aren't ranked among the elite teams in college football for beating these teams. As you probably know, the top division of college football does not currently have a playoff system, so this BCS ranking system determines who plays for the national championship. If you compare Boise State's record with that of the other highly rated schools who are either undefeated or even have one loss, you'll discover that Boise State DOESN'T PLAY ANYBODY! I repeatedly hear that on any given day, Boise State can beat any of the elite football programs, and that is EXACTLY the problem that I have with them getting so much credit for beating the schedule that they play. They don't deserve the shot to play for a national championship compared to a team that has to play an SEC schedule, or a Big 12 schedule, or a Pac 12 schedule, etc, etc... This leaves us with the need for a playoff system (like EVERY OTHER SPORT at the top level of intercollegiate athletics has), a topic that I will address fully in another post. For the record, I wouldn't have a problem with Boise even if we had an eight-team playoff system, because then they would have to beat three elite programs to win the national championship, and I wouldn't have any problems with them if they could accomplish that. I'll revisit this need for a playoff system in a blog in the near future, when we get closer to the end of this college football season. In the meantime, someone PLEASE be this year's Nevada, and jump up and knock them off! ;)
So, I get home from work last night, I make myself some spaghetti, and I put some shredded cheddar cheese on it. As I started feasting on this culinary masterpiece, I started wondering about that age-old question, "what is your favorite food?" I wondered if anyone has ever answered that inquiry with the words "melted cheese." Then I started thinking about some of the foods that I like... Pizza (melted cheese), Quesadillas (melted cheese), Cheese Omelettes (melted cheese), Nachos (melted cheese), Cheeseburgers (melted cheese), Lasagna (melted cheese), Cheese Enchiladas (melted cheese), Macaroni and Cheese (melted cheese), melted cheese, melted cheese, MELTED CHEESE! These are the things that I think about while I'm eating my spaghetti at 3:00 in the morning, and why I need to start working out again... ;)
Please come back again tomorrow when I make my weekly football picks. I'm still managing not to be horrible on that front this season... Have a good one!
Selasa, 25 Oktober 2011
Tim Tebow & Other Stuff
The content of this blog contains words that I would have never dreamed that I would ever be speaking or typing. As you probably know by now, I am a pretty avid football follower. That being said, when Tim Tebow was the starting quarterback for the Gators at the University of Florida, I could not stand the guy. I have never met him, and haven't really heard anyone say anything bad about him that wasn't football related. It just seemed that when he was playing for the Gators, the media kept shoving their darling quarterback down our throats. Tim Tebow this, Tim Tebow that, Tebow, Tebow, Tebow... Like many other college quarterbacks who like to run the ball, I suspected that he wouldn't be successful in the NFL at that position because the defenders who hit you on Sundays are a lot bigger and stronger and faster than those college kids (with all due respect to the SEC). He may still prove to be a failure in the NFL at that position, but there is something about Tebow... He has those qualities that you wish everyone you coach, or play with, or even know in your personal life would have. Tebow is a leader, he works hard, and he just does not quit. After the Texans destroyed the Titans on Sunday in Tennessee, CBS switched their coverage to the Broncos/Dolphins game, and Denver was down eight points, and driving with time running out. The Broncos in reality needed to score the touchdown and the two-point conversion on that drive, because they were very unlikely to see the ball again. I couldn't help but root for him to tie the game. After sitting on the bench for the Broncos until the very end of last year, when he got to start and won some games for Denver, he was the victim of bad circumstances during the offseason. The new coach who was hired did not want him to be the starting quarterback, although anything you read or hear professes that Tebow was the overwhelming choice of the Broncos fanbase, so not only is he sitting on the bench, but hearing about it in the news all the time. Well, as you probably know by now, Tebow did lead on the Broncos on the game-tying drive, and Denver won the game in overtime. It seems that he's becoming one of those players that you either love or hate, and I'm just surprised that I actually flipped my opinion of him, because that's rare for me. I will be very interested to see how this season and his football career play out.
Other stuff... There is a story on Yahoo about a pair of 12 year-olds that were switched at birth, and both girls want to stay and live with the families that have raised them, and not with their actual parents. On my facebook page I very regularly make fun of a lot of the Yahoo headlines, but this was a story that I actually clicked on and read. I cannot even imagine how difficult that situation would be. The article also says that there are some other documented cases of children being switched at birth in the hospital, and just came online today if you want to read it.
For those of you who are fantasy football players, you'll understand my joy... 72.18 - 50.78 and 72.54 - 58.94 were the scores in my 2 wins this weekend that put my teams at 6-1 and 5-2, respectively, this season. I had most of my better players sitting in their living rooms with byes this week, but my opponents ran into the same hurdles, and I survived some very ugly games. I obviously haven't won anything yet, but it sure feels nice to be off to fast starts in both leagues.
The Texas Rangers went up 3-2 tonight in the World Series with a 4-2 victory, and are making me wish already that I would be quicker to post my thoughts here since I do like making predictions so much. For what it's worth, I was one of those telling my friends that I thought this series would go at least six games, and I've also been saying to anyone who would listen to me that I thought the Oklahoma Sooners were going to get beat this year, although I honestly didn't think that Texas Tech was going to be the team to do that, in Norman. This season has the opportunity for the 'perfect storm' of controversy to be created in the BCS if these powerhouses keep getting knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, and Boise State continues along unscathed with its schedule. More on that later... ;)
I do have a list of future topics for the blog planned, but there are a number of those that I don't want to post until there is a bigger following here, so again, if you have any suggestions for topics that you want covered, or questions that you have, feel free to comment. That includes questions with what you would do with your fantasy football team on a weekly basis (I saw some of these online tonight), but just don't ask for this advice if you are in a league with me... :) My next planned entry is for Thursday, but if I have the time, I'll post again tomorrow. Thank you for following along, and have a great day!
Other stuff... There is a story on Yahoo about a pair of 12 year-olds that were switched at birth, and both girls want to stay and live with the families that have raised them, and not with their actual parents. On my facebook page I very regularly make fun of a lot of the Yahoo headlines, but this was a story that I actually clicked on and read. I cannot even imagine how difficult that situation would be. The article also says that there are some other documented cases of children being switched at birth in the hospital, and just came online today if you want to read it.
For those of you who are fantasy football players, you'll understand my joy... 72.18 - 50.78 and 72.54 - 58.94 were the scores in my 2 wins this weekend that put my teams at 6-1 and 5-2, respectively, this season. I had most of my better players sitting in their living rooms with byes this week, but my opponents ran into the same hurdles, and I survived some very ugly games. I obviously haven't won anything yet, but it sure feels nice to be off to fast starts in both leagues.
The Texas Rangers went up 3-2 tonight in the World Series with a 4-2 victory, and are making me wish already that I would be quicker to post my thoughts here since I do like making predictions so much. For what it's worth, I was one of those telling my friends that I thought this series would go at least six games, and I've also been saying to anyone who would listen to me that I thought the Oklahoma Sooners were going to get beat this year, although I honestly didn't think that Texas Tech was going to be the team to do that, in Norman. This season has the opportunity for the 'perfect storm' of controversy to be created in the BCS if these powerhouses keep getting knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, and Boise State continues along unscathed with its schedule. More on that later... ;)
I do have a list of future topics for the blog planned, but there are a number of those that I don't want to post until there is a bigger following here, so again, if you have any suggestions for topics that you want covered, or questions that you have, feel free to comment. That includes questions with what you would do with your fantasy football team on a weekly basis (I saw some of these online tonight), but just don't ask for this advice if you are in a league with me... :) My next planned entry is for Thursday, but if I have the time, I'll post again tomorrow. Thank you for following along, and have a great day!
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