- The Braves and Pirates played a ridiculous extra-inning classic last night including the Braves scoring 5 in the 9th to tie it followed by another Braves-killer Xavier Nady (see above) hitting a 3-run HR a couple innings later and then the Braves coming back within 1 with men on and 2 out in the bottom half....crazy....
- Was discussing Barry Zito last night...he's just fallen off the earth hasn't he? The guy isn't even turning 30 until May and it's like the wheels have come off (including a mid-80s fastball, yikes)....I hope he turns it...and oh yea, the Giants are gonna be awful
- At least Eric Gagne and Kerry Wood battled to a draw as to who could start the year worse....good times
- Anger if you picked Victor Martinez in multiple fantasy leagues like I did...Catchers with leg injuries=bad....
- Interested to see more of the top-flight pitchers get underway today....King Felix! aka one of the only guys I'd watch a game to see pitch (Jake Peavy falls into that category and was great last night)
To the Association...
- Don't look now ladies and gentlemen....the Hawks are coming! They cruised by Memphis (on the road somehow) behind Josh Smith's 28, have won 4 straight (gasp) and a ludicrous (by their standards) 8 of their last 10...to have a 3-game lead on the 8 spot and are only 3 behind Philly (who they get to play twice down the stretch)....Excitement abounds (for me anyway)
- Recap: Dallas get a huge road win behind Kidd scoring(??) 27 to lead them over LAC....That win, coupled with Denver getting the doors blown off them in the 2nd half by Phoenix (led by 19 at half, lost by 15, ewwww) and suddenly Dallas is sitting in the 7 spot....it's a fluid situation.......Utah goes back to Salt Lake and wins by a meager 42...over Washington who is a middling Eastern playoff team....laughter
To College....
- Both Lopez brothers declare for the draft....Brook should...Robin? ehhhh he'll be okay...a body in the paint and an energy guy at the next level....
- The AP All-Americans are out....Couple of rant points for me....but not really with the 1st team...I get that Douglas-Roberts represents Memphis on there (and any mention of Derrick Rose on the 1st team should be met with hilarity....yea he has the most NBA hype but didn't have close to the best season)...Chris Lofton makes the 3rd team?....seriously? Okay, blindly look at his numbers....39.9% FG, 15.5 PPG, 1.8 assists (by a guy 6'2 maybe), 3.2 RPG.....seriously? All-American? Gotta love the hype machine...guy wasn't the best player on his team (easily Tyler Smith)....And another thing...
- The 2nd team includes DJ White, Luke Harangody, AND Roy Hibbert (who shouldn't be anywhere near this list)....all 3 played center all year for their teams with Shan Foster and Stephen Curry.....the 3rd team includes Brook Lopez with Lofton, Darren Collison, Derrick Rose, AND Eric Gordon.....so one team has 3 centers and 2 shooting guards.....and the other team has 1 center, and 4 guards.....How bout some semblance of reason? No? Just checking....
Okay that's enough of that....more to come
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