Thursday, November 17, 2011

11/17: Slow Day...

Kind of a slow sports day... but there are things to cover...
  • Down goes Pitt... remember that lone game I mentioned in yesterday's "what to watch for"?... It was Long Beach State at Pitt... and LBSU came out on top led by 28 points from the best guard in the country that you've never heard of in Casper Ware.... I had never seen him play previously (to be honest), but EVERY "expert" you ever read mentions him as a stud and it's one of those situations where if you've seen him, you love him... I'm there... he's a player... at any rate, not a brutal loss for Pitt but possible signs of concern...
  • Joe Maddon and Kirk Gibson named Manager of the Year in each league... I agree with both choices to be honest... Maddon is the best manager in the majors, and Gibson took a team that had no business even competing in the NL to the playoffs... done and done... the issue I have? Multiple people had Fredi Gonzalez on their ballot... no words...
  • Speaking of baseball... the new proposed CBA (Oh.. you didn't know MLB was negotiating? Take note NBA) has two 15-team leagues in play instead of a 16-team NL and 14-team AL... I kind of hate this idea simply because I do NOT want year-long Inter-league play, and that is an absolute must in this system because the math works out as such... oh well... at least they'll be playing baseball in 2012...
  • The Presidents Cup is happening... did you know that?... Tiger went down in his first match, but the US is currently leading... the event is the red-headed step-child of the Ryder Cup, but it's usually semi-compelling...
What to watch for...
  • Football - North Carolina @ Virginia Tech - 8:00 ESPN - Pretty good football game for a Thursday... VT is about as quiet as you can be at 9-1, and they are legit...
  • Maryland vs. Alabama (in Puerto Rico) - 5:00 ESPN2 - A lot of people are high on Alabama... I'm not one of them, but this is a major conference matchup at 5:00 eastern... love it
  • St. Johns vs. Arizona (in New York) - 9:30 ESPN2 - Interested to see the Johnnies after they lost about 10 seniors from last year's giant killer squad... and Arizona has the most talent in the Pac-10 but are trying to replace Derrick Williams...
  • Texas A&M vs. Miss State (in New York) - 7:00 ESPN2 - Miss State has Renardo Sidney... worth the price of admission just to see him (possibly) meltdown...
Enjoy...

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