Baseball's second half pt 2

So this post took longer to get down than I anticipated.

While we were sleeping:

The Red Sox went from appearing to run away with the division to being down a game to the Empire.

Marc Anthony is a part owner of the Dolphins

Michael Vick is a free man.

This post is going to be relatively short.

The Phillies have won 10 straight, do they even NEED Halladay? Think of it this way, they have to be one of the top two contenders to win the NL - the other team is the Dodgers, but how well can their pitching hold up? The Phillies play very much like an AL team.

The Cubs can do this, I really believe they can play mediocre baseball and make it to the playoffs. If Soriano can manage to hit again, and Big Z can avoid a mental breakdown - they have a chance.

Here's to Tom Watson, he came in second in the British. I honestly keep forgetting who won and quite frankly I couldn't care less. It's great to see the old white guy do well, because what this does - in my opinion - is shows that golf can matter even without Tiger Woods or Mickelson. The sport will need a bit of that, proof that it can be exciting. Yes. Golf. Exciting. Deal with it.

Michael Vick is back...to society. Not yet football, but he will be soon. With it sounding like Goodell is going to bring Vick to playing status, he has yet to determine when this will happen. In my unprofessional opinion, the NFL is a talent based league, and if you don't have the skill to play - you aren't going to play. Athletes are a commodity. It is not a privilege to play in the NFL. It's earned, but not a privilege. If you were built like one of those guys, you should be able to play. If you are working on computers in a town in California, and you violate a law - you are not going to be barred from your job for it. Sure you'll go to jail for it, but you'll come back and be allowed to work again. (After reading that, I am actually not so sure I'm convinced with my own argument).

Regardless, Vick will find a home either in the NFL or in the UFL - which I hope he gets in the UFL. It is an upstart league and will do some things correctly that the NFL can follow. It's also a cheap alternative - especially considering the economy, availability and fun factor.

Two major rules the UFL has that the NFL does not? It will allow a college-style overtime and end zone celebrations.

I know Eric is still loving baseball season (he is a Philly guy)
I know Kyle couldn't care less because he's from Boston and is fine either way
I know John wants football back (and hockey for that matter)
And I'll be honest with ya, I'm NOT looking forward to Hockey season. But good lord I cannot wait for Football season to start.

Ashley will give her thoughts on the season soon.

- Dave

Away we go

Ah, we have entered the wonderful world of blogging. As the headline says, we say what we think. There is a lot of stuff going out there in the world, and there are sponsors, advertisers, and various people meant to bring you down, but when all is said and done, to each his own. Yes, selfish as it sounds, we are going to say what we feel like. The smallest stadiums in the NFL are approximately 63,000. That's a lot of people, and we're just some of those screaming idiots who care enough to write about it.

Down to business.

These are OUR thoughts and no one else can tell us what to say or think, and that is the beauty of it all. The first amendment allowed for things like these, but forget politics. This is a sports blog.

So, here's just some random things about me and then some thoughts passing through my head.

I love video games, mike and mike (and will frequently reference it), I have mlb.tv and watch games a lot. I actually watch the all star games. I watch a lot of sportscenter and put it down as my favorite tv show for my high school superlative.

Soccer:
- We lost that game against Brazil didn't we? All right, let's just remain apathetic about it until we blow it in the World Cup. No other opinions necessary.
Hockey:
-Marty Brodeur is the best goalie of all time. Yes, I'm a Devils fan, and I know no one who reads this is.
-I can't stand Sidney Crosby, and he's great and all but shut up. He's not Wayne Gretzky.
Basketball:
-I'm a Nets fan, but they suck so onto the Knicks...I sure do hope they get LeBron, but come on, he's not going to be the first billion dollar athlete. Tiger woods has that locked down.
Golf:
-Could not have cared LESS until Tiger Woods came along. Yeah, I'm a fan of his but I like the sport too.
-I honestly hope he beats Jack Nickalus' record and gets like 20 majors. He can do it, it's not like he's getting any younger but he's allowed to get older. It's golf. Oh yeah, a black president and a black golfer dominating the sport? What the hell happened?
Baseball:
- I am a Yankees fan but seriously, a lot of Yankee fans need to get over themselves. I'm sick of Yankee fans who expect to win. My favorite part of being a Yankees fan was watching Ian Kennedy, Joba and Hughes grow up. Sure it may not have worked out but it was fun.
- I am in a VERY small minority here but I think pitchers shouldn't hit. It is dumb. They can get injured.
Football:
- I love football so much. I'm a Jets fan, a huge Jets fan, but boy do I just love the sport in general. I like watching film, watching those "Edge Matchup" shows at 7 in the morning on Sundays. I don't go to many games, but this will be my main area of expertise.
- I can't wait.


No, don't expect the rest of the posts to be like this, it's just an introduction.

Oh yeah, one thing, I don't want to deal with emails, so if you have a response, want to tell me I'm stupid for being a Devils fan, hate me for being a Yankees fan, or remind me that I have rookie QB Mark Sanchez starting this season, well then comment, I'll try to answer everything as best I can assuming anyone actually replies.

Dave (the main administrator)