Thursday, August 21, 2008

8/21: MLB Replay, Gene Upshaw, etc.

Leading news today is the passing of Gene Upshaw, former NFL player (HOF'er) and current head of the Player's Union, RIP Sir....To other stuff
  • MLB Replay is officially in....the umpires were the last group to sign off...and now they have....and what rightfully had to be done is done...I wanna see the lag time in passing this and actually instituting it...
  • Steven Jackson is back in camp after a camp-long holdout while negotiations ramp up now...good to see their x-factor back...There is definitely a precedent of long hold-out running backs getting hurt though...just a fantasy note...
  • Anytime you hear the 3 words...Doctor...James...Andrews....it's definitely bad news....I heard the name twice yesterday...once with Tom Glavine where it was actually positive news...as he will not immediately retire, and will try and and rehab for next year....secondly, Shawne Merriman had his knee checked out after sitting out about a week of practice with soreness....it goes without saying how important he is to that defense in San Diego...
  • 2 women's Olympic highlights.....1) USA Softball...loses!? The unbeatable USA softball team goes down in probably the biggest upset of the olympics.....2) Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win Beach volleyball....without dropping a set....congrats ladies
More later

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