- Mike Minor and the Braves stumble yet again... They didn't get the best of Roy Halladay but he was enough to outlast a short (and ineffective) outing from Mike Minor, and some more bad decision-making/defense... The biggest AB of the game in my opinion was a 4-pitch walk to Ryan Howard by Mike Dunn... he openly pitched around him lefty vs. lefty (to a guy who is significantly worse vs LHP), and ended up getting beat up by Werth and Ibanez with 2 outs to put the game away... Do I think the division is out of reach? Probably... the Braves now need to win all 4 against Philly from here out to have a chance at the division IMO... and that's a tall order even with the final 3 being at home... San Diego won last night as well, making the WC lead a paltry 1 game...
- Mike Vick to start for Philly... in a move that shocked literally everyone, Andy Reid announces Vick as the unquestioned starter going forward... I have to admit, I'm kind of pulling for Mike... and I'm not sure why? He pretty much submarined the Falcons franchise, and that should be unforgivable... but I have a soft spot for him... alas... I don't think the Eagles organization can accurately justify trading McNabb, anointing Kolb, and then pulling the plug after less than 1 game... but that's the decision they've made...
- Braylon Edwards will play... I can't get behind this... guy gets a DWI during the week of the game... and plays? I'll never understand it... and this is a Michigan guy we're talking about.. but I've grown weary of Braylon, and it's clear he's got some personality issues to deal with...
- Minnesota clinches the AL Central... big-ups to Ron Gardenhire and company for doing it yet again... a model of consistency without the benefit of a gargantuan payroll...
- Not so fast my friend... (copyright Lee Corso)... all the Carmelo-Nets talk got a little blown out of proportion... the Bulls and Knicks still reportedly lead his wish list, and Melo can pretty much end any talks with any team by refusing to sign an extension with said team... no team is giving away what they'd need to to get him without assurance he'd stay...
What to watch for...
- PTI - 5:30 ESPN - You may say... huh? Well this is always appointment viewing if you're home... but Bill Simmons is hosting with Tony all week... come on now lol
- Braves/Phillies - 7:00 SportSouth - Hanson/Oswalt... Can't afford to drop this one... especially with the best pitching matchup (on paper at least) of the series for the Braves
- Rays/Yankees - 7:00 ESPN - Davis/Burnett - If you don't care about the Braves...
- Padres/Dodgers - 10:10 ESPN - Stauffer/Lilly - If you're up late after the Braves rip your heart out again... come on Ted Lilly!
1 comment:
nice read
i can't stop rooting for Vick either, think he made some mistakes, learned from it, and has taken that long climb back up the mountain to be a starter at QB in the NFL.
well that and he's just the illest to watch
-tdome
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