jacksonianmarch

I am surprised it was the Jets who killed themselves here. This game is over now. Good fight, but uncharacteristic end for the Jets.

20-13. Pats are slowly starting to move up.

10-10. Good game thus far.

I agree. He wont be a short inning kinda guy. He'll be good and he will eat innings. But to build him as an ace and to throw away Igawa as a 4 is hypocritical to say the least.

The Jets are very patriot like without the talent. They wont make the mistakes. The Pats handing the Jets 3 points could hurt. But you dont sit back and wait for the jets ot beat themselves, cause they wont. You have to beat them. Two big mistakes (that missed tackle hurts) have given the jets 10 points. If the pats play mistake free football from here on our, they will win going away.

Pettitte's shoulder is not the question. People are questioning an elbow that allowed him to make 68 starts the last 2 yrs. His production is a worry, but it is not like a guy who has never been here before. Aside from a 15 start stretch of s*** to start the yr, he has been a dominant pitcher over the last 68 starts. I find it very funny that a guy who is still in his prime who has shoveled s*** down the throats of the sox for 9 years is all of a sudden a question mark. He'll have a low 4's era and will eat innings. Bank it. As for Igawa, whomever told you he hasnt a plus pitch is lying. He has a plus curve, a MLB average fastball and a plus changeup. As with other japanese pitchers, he has about 5 pitches, but 2 are plus and 3 total are MLB pitches. The reason why I say he is a lock for 200IP is that he has done it to a T in the Japanese league. He has more durability than Matsuzaka. Over the last 6 years, Igawa has made 22 more starts than Matsuzaka, which is 3/4 of a japanese season. They have about the same IP/start. Igawa at 198IP/season, Matsuzaka 175IP/season. Igawa has averaged 187K per season as well. Matsuzaka 177. I will NEVER say that Igawa is in Matsuzaka's class, but give Igawa his due. Matsuzaka has missed large chunks of 2 out of the last 5 years. Igawa has been healthy for every season since 2001. The idea of Igawa throwing 200IP in 33-35 starts rather than 29 in a Japanese season is not foreign. What he produces is foreign.

well, 3 it is. They are hanging around.

the thing about the DSL is that it has a serious disparity in talent. You have 16yr olds there as well as players over 20. Pitchers are typically dominant. If a pitcher does well in the DSL, then it bodes well for his future. But typically his first season in the GCL will tell better. This kids thin frame, left handedness and youth bodes well for him. He'll likely fill out with mid 90s speed. His BB totals are very solid, but at the same time, it is a very free swinging league. From all reports, he is going to the GCL this yr. It will be telling. Right now he isnt a top 40 (sox prospects only have top 40s, not top 50s). If he has a good GCL, expect to see his name in the 30-40 range. If in 08, he has a strong A/A+ season, he'll crack top ten. Sounds very promising, but yes it is early.

GO FOR IT MANGINA!!!

the Jets are a scrappy team. They are a team that you have to put away early. If you let them hang around they will beat you. There is no way they even belong on the same field. They are seriously outmanned.

he didnt hurt himself on the whack. When he tayed off the ground, he hyperextended his left elbow.

he will fold like a lawn chair

I am just sad that tonyhomo.com doesnt have one more week fo witty remarks. That was funny s***.

I heard #11 too.

starting wont prevent it. Not playing will prevent it. They HOPE that starting will avoid it, but it is still a possibility my friend.

seared tuna?

what a game. /sarcasm

I love the basketball playoffs. Unfortunately, it makes the regular season pretty meaningless.

eau contraire monsieur animal. We have lots of both!!

I may be a NY fan, but that Patriots FO is amazing. They go out there with players who arent necessarily the best athletes, arent the best players at their positions, yet are the best players for that system. That system is genius. The Patriots are amazing. They arent the most fun team to watch, but they win. People said the same thing about the dynasty yrs in NY. Not too fun to watch but they won.

dont be. The Patriots have the magic cocktail on how to beat Peyton.

John Madden might be the dumbest man on the planet.