Mr Crunchy

these guys are poised to win 70 games the way they opened this year. Deep bench, more defined role and confidence in Eddie House and doesnt Sheed Wallace seem like he was here forever? Auerbach never wouldve signed a guy like that but so far hes been a model citizen. Shaq seems like a pending bust in Cleveland,its time to get Rondo singed up, triple double point guards havent existed since Jordan retired and before that you got Magin and Oscar Robertson. he plays defense well but lacks the consistant jumper, that will come with time with the good ones. Theyre good and if they stay healthy theyre going to the finals.

Spending 150M or so in the NL should make anyone an instant contender, no? Atlanta was going down as Philly moved up and Miami has a payroll about the size of my old coke habit then you see Miami 18xs, DC 18Xs and the Pittsburgs and Cincinatti's of the league regularly, 90 wins shouldnt be considered an accomplishment based on their budget alone,should it? Paying Martinez 54M worked out well, how many wins did Petey give them in 4 years and did he even pitch in the playoffs for them? another 90M or so to Beltran, a guy who had a magnificent 2nd half in 2005 but hasnt lived up to expectations either. selling his ass for Johan Santana, who many thought was used material and overpriced could be considered a mistake unless he is magnificent in the next 2 years coming off surgery. Minaya wanted to go head to head with the Yankees while trying to win over the Washington Heights crowd by loading up with Dominicans..fair enuff and it seemed like a savy move business wise but it didnt work out that way on the field and their late season collapses in 07-08 were just inexcusable, simply inexcusable..last year they were out of it before Memorial Day. with the budget the Wilpons gave him I can honestly say he didnt spend it wisely and their farm system isnt being developed as properly as it should either. See some of the names on their roster? Fernando Tatis, Angel Pagan, Sheffield, Delgado, Wilson Valdez etc...It may have been different if Reyes and Castillo played together often enuff but they didnt and now it seems the entire team is in disarray and David Wright is on island of achievement all by himself. Phillips didnt trade Kazmir?Jim Duquette is responsible for this then? I humbly apologize but Phillips still takes it in the ass. you go from Phillips to Duquette to Minaya....1/2 a billion later they got 1 playoff series win this century, that dont fly for that kind of cash being spent. Where's Mrs Benson? She's worth the price of admission and at least brought some attitude to the team by threatening her husband by offering to blow the entire team if he stepped out on her.God I admire that lady. anyway. If Im Wilpon I look for a young guy whos willing to tear it all down and rebuild but due to the huge fiscal investment in the new ballpark they cant afford to rebuild and maybe stuck in baseball Purgatory for a long spell..In other words theyre f***ed to tears.

Nice effort although the Yanks seemed to be missing some meatballs. He kept them off balance but without that extra zip he simply isnt the same man but he may have earned a nice contract for next spring due to his last 2 efforts. The yanks lineup last night had both molina and hairston in it? Girardi is doing his best to give this away, Phil Hughes is slowly becoming the next Calvin Schiraldi and Joba isnt to be trusted either....In any case that was a well played ball game last night and the Yanks, staring at an 0-2 hole pulled out a huge win and now they go with Petitte against Hamels, a man who is also having some serious issues and doesnt inspire a lot of confidence. I told all who'd listen that the Yanks were the play last night, of course you have to have the courage of your convictions and lay 2-1 but they got it done just the same. Unfortunetly the Va Tech Hokies played football like old people f*** last night, that my friends was a huge upset as NC was getting 15 1/2 points...The door to sneak into the ACC championship for BC just got a little wider with Va Tech losing.

How does one get deemed ""expert analyst"" after trading Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano?..Im not sure if the Wilpons owned the team then but if they did they have had a run of horrible of GM's that continues with Minny Minaya who has taken that team from a contender to the old age home and got rewarded for it. The Mets are f***ed, their payroll is huge and theyve gone down in the worst ways imaginable over the last 3 years and then this year they just were never in the hunt at all. Good, I hate the Mets too and I think Bobby Valentine is a closet homosexual.

No you dont but I'll play, I watched game 7 2001 in a barroom in Tarrytown when Rivera gave up that 110 foot single to Luis Gonzales that won the world series. Every NYer as well as the entire planet with the exception of myself and my brother we rooting for Rudy G and the Yankees so they could get a mental lift after the disaster in South Manhatten on 9-11....i got out of there with my life but theres nothing more precious than seeing 200 Yankee fans with that look of stupidity and bewilderment on their faces after Rivera gagged that lead...The sense of entitlement these ****ing jackoffs have has now disappeared and the Ny contingent of my office is in a panic already...I was also in Manhatten for the Beckett white washing of the Yanks in 03, that wasnt as nice as the 01 season because the people I was drinking with that evening were worrying about game 7 cause no way Petitte was going to lose to this Beckett guy

You missed out on a nice souvenir Gom but dont worry, if your out there tonight you can expect a few more coming your way.

Petey got annilihated the last 3 years agains sucky clubs and just maybe rested enuff here to keep Ny off their game but history tells us to expect different results than he got against LA. He was a no show due to the cold weather in Colorado if I recall and the weather here isnt petey weather, 45 degrees and cold drizzle wont help him and his beat up body. Id hate to see him pull a Clemens by getting ko'd and feigning the old ""strained hammy, stiff neck, sore shoulder"" ******** that Clemens pulled in every playoff game he got hammered in. the yanks owned him and their current lineup is better... The NL is a AAAA league with this Philly club being the exception. this Philly club beat the piss out of Sabbathia last year in his 1 playoff start. if im not mistaken Sabby didnt get out of the 3rd inning. I just dont see Lee Martinez Blanton and the young guy(forgot his name) matching up with the Yanks bats and decent rotation plus Brad Lidge is shaky to say the least where as Rivera is pitching lites out again....The yanks are a 2-1 favorite here so you'll get a good price on Philly if you really like them. I been riding the Yanks and have been treated well, I may avoid tonight due to Cliff Lee being a mystery since he went to Philly but if the Phillies get game 1 I really like their chances in maybe 6 games, if the Yanks win tonight I see them winning it all in 5 including a big beating on Martinez tomorrow evening. I'll be rooting for him, Id love to see him go out in glory as he was the best pitcher I have ever seen in my life.

Glen Davis will be out for a while but last evening they came to play. Winning there was a 1st in years and should be a big boost mentally, of course nobody has their game legs just yet but I think Oneill was a wasted pickup, hes a shell of himself. Cleveland Orlando and Boston will battle for the east, I think the Lakers have a pretty easy ride in the west but maybe Utah or Denver will come around and give them a battle in the end. I was real impressed with Gasol last year and now with Ron Artest the Lakers are better than their title team last year.

Dont mention the well being check JW, you know how fond we are of you and Stacy and in case of emergency i got 2700 sq feet of house and a 62 inch tv that's open to all comers but bring food. the other industry i ply in gave me angina pain all weekend and with the current kidney infection and 101degree temp associated with it I am essentially a walking zombie these days. Cranberry juice and tylenol PM is a sad substution for the painkillers I gave up in April.

Never have lesbians build retaining walls JW, See what happens when women are in charge of mans work??Dykes are good for 1 thing, Stag parties.

Lynda I know about your unhealthy obsession with Steve Phillips and to think he was humping that wide assed gutter rat when you may have been available is just horrifying. Had he not gotten that restraining order on you for sending him all those candid shots of you sunbathing nude you may have had a pop at this guy. He's pretty enough for me to bang after a half gallon of gin and a 1/4 z of yayo....Christ was that wanker disgusting.

Sox reds 75 was the best balt vs pitt in both 71-79m amazing display of basball. Cards Brewers 82 then Cards kc in 85 and the twins cards 87 wasnt bad either. Jack morris at 40 went 10 shut out ip in game 7 in 91 Dbax Yanks in 2001 wasnt really that close due to lil Kim who blew back to back leads in the 9th These are ones I saw, ive read about others like 1960 but i can only comment on what i saw.

Good morning class and how are we today? JW good to hear from you, I thought you got deported back to Vermont or is it Oklahoma? Kidding, is it snowing yet in Grand Forks?? I have been run down by a kidney infection and a f***ing cold that kept me out of work 2 1/2 days last week and I limped in here at 830 this morning, told my boss Im dying and not to disturb me till lunch time...Kidney infections are fun, a combo of prostate pain and what feels like kidney stones along with a fever of just below 102 as I type. If i stay home my wife will abuse me so f*** it, i staggered in here and will sleep soundly with my door closed.Now my ****ing secretary asks me when her review is and where and when our Xmas party will be this year and if she can bring her new beau to the party.... God i hate people and have been pushing an anti stupidity ammendment here at work for 7 years now with no success.....Look for bc to be in the 4 at the end and perhaps another NewEngland team will get there, maybe UNH maybe BU but ya, I do love college hockey.

Steve Phillips sucked as a GM, carried himself like a flaming ******* on ESPN and now they bag him stepping out on his bride with a f***ing beast that I wouldnt piss on if she were on fire. What a jackoff

So long as Maek Shapiro is a company man this team and manny acta will be awful. You cant dump cy young winners and all your bats THEN blame Eric Wedge for their sudden demise. 2 years ago they were on the cusp of winning it all and 9 months later they sold out. Acta did what he could in DC and he'll have a similar squad of suck to deal with now.

Philly looks prime and peaked to repeat but Im wondering if their staff can handle the NY juggernaut. Martinez is done, he wasnt effective in Philly and just because he beat a AAAA Colorado club doesnt mean he's got anything remotely worth while to offer an AL club.

Isnt Kapler running a Kibbutz somewhere outside of Khan Yunis? Christ I hate that guy, he sucks and pretty much always sucked.

Morris sucks, the defense in general sucks and how long is Lucic out for? It really doesnt matter so far this year what hes brought every game is generally meaningless unless you play center for the other guys..6 weeks for a broken finger?It must require some intricate surgery.

Jesus Burnett has been horrid inspite of his ahh dominance and its a good thing that the ancient Petite throws next rather than put all that pressure on CC due to his pressure cooker outings from the past. Theres 2 games at home so they really should handle this but they also got Girardi on the run being lambasted in the media due to his handling of the bullpen and he dont know whether to s***, whistle or wind his watch...They thought it was over after 6 in the 7th, I sure did but they went away from their usual strategy and Joe,ever the thinker,avoided Phil Hughes long enuff till he was rattled. Give the Angels credit, they came back and got it done, these guys are pretty good and its also nice to see Vlad Guererro show up in crunch time for a change, this has surely been his best playoff. its quite amusing listening to FAN and the Boston stations this morning ""Ya hi I'm Lance, me and my life partner Trevor are enjoying the colors here at the Provincetown INN but we live on Bleeker St. during the rest of baseball season, long time listener 1st time caller. WHATS WRONG WITH GIRARDI, WHATS HE THINKING PUTTING DAMASO MARTE IN DURING A MEANINGFUL INNING, DOES HE WANT TO LOSE? think i'll slink over to the Post to get all the posers pissed off and give them just enough to think about to ruin their days.

Big run and it seems each one looms larger. how far was Arod out by and will it matter? Tex looks lost at the plate and i think that takes some more pressure off arod. Theyre deep, soup to nuts its too deep for the angels to be quiet at the plate. Nys getting their 4-5 a game no matter what, Anaheim needs to get baserunners and be aggressive when they get there. mj you suck

I liked the Yanks huge over Minneappolis but their a 2-1 favorite of the angels, a bit steep if you ask me. come game 2 and perhaps even in game 1 the angels pitching i think is better than the yanks. The Yanks are favored bigger than I thought, the Angels have owned them in October and their manager may be the best in the final 4.. Yanks in 6 but theyre getting tested for real this time

Oct 15 971 PHILLIES SERIES PK+110 8:05 PM 972 DODGERS SERIES PK-130 The dodgers seem to be the favorites inspite of playing the world champs. Philly doesnt really have a #1 with Hamels performing lousy and LA's pitching doesnt scare anyone outside the west coast, I think its going to be difficult for LA to win 4 games here so Ill say Philly in 6

Steve Phillips? When was he ever correct about anything?

And they were lucky to do so.. Tulsa owned them in the 4th quarter and had a shot at the end that shouldve at least tied the game. You ever get sick of someone getting so much attention for being underrated that it actually makes them overrated?? This is a story just like that.. Idaho isnt a place that makes football players and Aryan nation isnt a hot bed of football talent either. they recruit very well in Los Angeles and take what USC UCLA Cal Fresno and Oregon leave behind and theres a ton of talent to pick from but the kids that are left behind generally have issues. He gets a lot of JC talent as well and their coach really gets the most out of the kids he recruits. I mean how do you sell Idaho to a kid from Compton? It cant be easy. Its a nice story and all, the smaller non bcs team being 5th ranked but the reality is there are at least 20 teams in America that would line up and run the ball down their proverbial throats with relative ease due to their smaller sized players.. You wont win too many games when their O line outweighs your Dline by 50lbs a man yet Boise is super competetive year in and year out. Their record in conference play is like 37-4? Something insane like that. However when they play off campus/non division life is more difficult. They beat Bob Stoops and Oklahoma almost 3 years ago but Stoops hasnt won a bowl game in quite a while and when someone has a month to prepare for him they generally beat his ass, such is the legacy of Bob Stoops in January....