Saturday, April 29, 2006

NFL Draft

Jay Cutler
1. Houston Texans- DE Mario Williams
*a good franchise choice, may help out more than Bush
2. New Orleans Saints- RB Reggie Bush
*No surprise, you can't pass on him
3. Tennessee Titans-QB Vince Young
* Finally the Titans get a sucessor for Steve McNair. Can the Titans maintain a relationship with Mcnair?
4. New York Jets- T D'Brickashaw Ferguson
* A safe pick for them
5. Green Bay Packers- MLB A.J. Hawk
*The safest pick in the draft. When will Matt Leinart go? San Fran? Please? Not the Raiders!!??!!
6.San Francisco Forty Niners- TE Vernon Davis
* An awesome pick for them, but bad for the Denver Broncos(my favorite team)
7. Oakland Raiders- Safety Michael Huff
*Wow!! Not Matt Leinart?!? Awesome!! They got a great safety who can also be a cornerback. Look for him to shine.
8.Buffalo Bills-Safety Donte Whitner
*Very surprising that another team can pass on Matt Leinart. What is up? Wait and see...
9.Detroit Lions- OLB Ernie Sims
*Yet another team passes up on Matt Leinart. I can't even comment on this guy. How about Jay Cutler? When's he gonna go? I'm guessing the Vikings.
10.Arizona Cardinals -QB MATT LEINART
*Finally somebody takes him. He is ready for the NFL, but what about Kurt Warner???!!?? Leinart got a good team. Hope he is happy.
11.Denver Broncos-They jump in and they get.....QB Jay Cutler
*Wow, ok... alright.... I'm still shocked.... Good Pick Broncos.. He is a great QB
12.Baltimore Ravens-DT Haloti Ngata
*He is a fine player, but doesn't always play with passion. He is 335 pounds.What a chunk.
13.Cleveland Browns-DE Kamerion Wimbley
*Undersized DE, but he should perform well
14.Philadelphia Eagles-NT Brodrick Bunkley *They didn't have to move up
*They got a beast of a man. Literally, 295 pounds, he is the man that the Eagles need.
15.St. Louis Rams-CB Tye Hill
*He is a good Cornerback. Maybe not as good as Antonio Cromartie, but then Hill played more college ball than Cromartie. Time will tell.
16.Miami Dolphins-DB Jason Allen
*I'll tell ya, I don't know nothin about Allen
17.Minnesota Vikings-LB Chad Greenway
*Hey, I'm all for congratulating Greenway. As a former Iowa Hawkeye, I saw him a lot on TV when I used to live there. He is a good LB. He isn't afraid of hitting a burly running back, and he is very intense.
18.Dallas Cowboys-OLB Bobby Carpenter
*I hear he is an exceptional linebacker.
19.San Diego Chargers-Finally, CB Antonio Cromartie
*The Kansas City Chiefs wanted him badly. What a ripoff KC!! Right before you pick, he gets taken. One up for the Broncos.
20.Kansas City Chiefs-DE Tamba Hali
*The big dig on Hali, is that many people think he should have been taken at least 7 picks or so later.
21.New England Patriots-RB Laurence Maroney
*Not the kicker that David Moore wanted. Too bad David, but I guess you are stuck with Maroney. An average back, who knows, he could be good???????
22.San Fransisco Forty Niners-DE Manny Lawson
*Many think this man should have gone with Kansas City's scatterbrained GM's pick.
Now, I don't think I'm very familiar with anyone past this pick. If there is anyone, I'll comment. Otherwise, I'm gonna just list the names. Thanks-Sparky
23.Tampa Bay Buccaneers-OG Davin Joseph
24.Cincinatti Bengals-CB Johnathan Joseph
*Alright, I do know this guy is another great CB. He is just a little undersized at 5-11 187 pounds.
25.Pittsburgh Steelers-They jump in and grab WR Santonio Holmes
*I thought Chad Jackson should have been higher than him, but Holmes is second best.
26.Buffalo Bills-And they jump up to steal...DT John McCargo
27.Carolina Panthers-RB DeAngelo Williams
*He can be extremely good, better than New England's Laurence Maroney, so if he turns out to be good,(and should I mention that Carolina ALWAYS has an excellent RB) then watch in misery New England. No offenses David. I don't cheer for the Panthers. So don't worry.
28.Jacksonville Jaguars - TE Marcedes Lewis
29.New York Jets - C Nick Mangold
*Centers don't normally get drafted very high, but this guy has amazing potential
30.Indianapolis Colts -RB Joseph Addai
*I heard he is a good backup for the Colts.
31.Seattle Seahawks-CB Kelly Jennings
32.NY Giants-DE Mathas Kiwanucka

Two other notable picks are:1. New England's 2nd round pick of WR Chad Jackson. Boy, did they get a good WR. He is actually , in my book, the BEST receiver in the Draft. You should be glad about this one David.

2. Kansas City-3rd round pick (85th overall), QB Brodie Croyle
If he stays healthy, he is the ideal "pocket quarterback". He is horrible on the run, but from the pocket, he is awesome.

There are a lot of late picks that will be awesome in the NFL, because remember Terrell Davis, a sixth round draft pick? I hear he won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos.

That's it for Draft Weekend. See you in Ponca. I'm OUT.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Sox Get Smoked


Poor Tim Wakefield. I was right, to a certain respect. He gave up five runs, three earned. The other two came on errors though, and catcher Josh Bard had four passed balls. Wily Mo Pena hit his second homer, but the Sox fell to 13-8. Josh Beckett will have to revive the Red Sox. He is still 3-0. Click here for the boxscore.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Have mercy. Manny Ramirez' towering shot in the eighth blew the Indians right out of Jacobs Field. Following the Guillermo Mota intentional walk of David Ortiz, Manny took a 1-0 pitch deep into right center. He intentionally hit the homer, because he took the intentional walk of David Ortiz as an insult, or rather a slap in the face. I mean, you know you'd be upset when you saw the batter in front of you get walked, just so the pitcher can face you instead of the walked batter, because you are the lesser hitter!!?!! So, Manny showed up the Indians, and the Red Sox are sitting on the AL East at 13-7, 2 games ahead of the Yankees. Curt Schilling had no decision, giving up 5 runs despite 8 strikeouts. The Yankees are on a 3-game win streak, but BEWARE Yanks, because the Boston Red Sox are playing with a chip on their shoulder, and they won't stop. And Oh by the way, Jon Papelbon has a MLB leading 9 saves. GO SOX!!!!!! BoSox Boxscore

Monday, April 24, 2006

A Look at how my Earlier Predictions are going

I believe that a month ago I predicted the winners of the Divisions, and let's see how the pennant race is going. Hopefully, I will revisit this subject every few weeks. Unless my predictions prove horrendous though. As a reference in case you want to see the old post,
OldPost , and here are the standings.

In the American League:
Boston Red Sox-1st in the AL East, 12 wins-7 losses

New York Yankees-3rd in the AL East, 9-8, 2 games behind 1st
Chicago White Sox-1st in the AL Central, 13-5

Cleveland Indians-3rd in the AL Central, 10-9, 3.5 games behind 1st
Oakland A's-3rd in the AL West, 8-11, 2 games behind 1st


In the National League:
Atlanta Braves-2nd in the NL East,9-9, 3 games behind 1st
Houston Astros-1st in the NL Central,13-5
St. Louis Cardinals-3rd in the NL Central, 11-7, 2 games behind 1st
Los Angeles Dodgers-3rd in the NL West,9-10, 1.5 games behind 1st
Arizona Diamondbacks-5th in the NL West(boy, was I wrong about them), 8-11,2.5 games behind

That rounds it out, and I'm OUT.

Blue Jays take first two, Sox steal third

The Red Sox finally recovered from their three game losing streak, and are still atop the AL East at 12-7. Papi hit a bomb, Papelbon has 8 saves, and Schilling and Beckett are still perfect.
BoxScore

Blue Jays take two, Sox rebound

In a stretch of four days, the Boston Red Sox fell from 11-4 to 11-7. Then they rebounded last night on the shoulders of David Ortiz' home run to improve to 12-7. Not a bad record, seeing as Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett are still perfect, Jon Papelbon has 8 saves to lead the majors, and the defense looks outstanding. Still on top, but can they hold the lead in the AL East?
BoxScore