What I'll Be Eating This Weekend

A live fish dish

Bruins @ Sabres Preview

Great win by the Bruins last night, but playing back-to-back games on the road can be tough. Boston might get Savard back tonight (not sure about that, but I know he is close), so that could be a nice added spark. Thomas will be back in net tonight. He has had a good amount of time off now, so I am expecting him to really be on top of his game.

Buffalo is in first place in the Bruins' division, so this really could be a statement game for the Bruins that they are back. Boston took them down not to long ago, so Buffalo should be out for revenge. I expect a hard hitting game, but I think Boston can pull out another game if the crash the net like they did last night against the Thrasher. Lucic made a big difference and the whole team seemed to play better together.

The one concern is that the Bruins still have not played a complete game. They play 1 or 2 good periods, but let teams get back into the game by falling apart for long stretches. This can be corrected by the "stars of the team (Chara, Krecji, Ryder, ect) these guys need to play hard throughout the game, so the young guys will follow.

Game starts at 7:30pm on NESN.

Belichick's Security

This has been a bit of an anti-Belichick viral video. I like it because it's a good way to test how prejudiced someone is against Belichick.



So did Belichick's security knock the cameraman down or not? (The video suggests the cameraman was "thrown" and I think even the most ardent Belichick hater would agree that nobody threw anyone around)

-The Commodore

Ortiz Could Be Talking Himself Out Of A Job

"Big Papi says the Boston Red Sox need more pop. On the day that one potent Boston bat, Jason Bay, officially hit free agency, David Ortiz told the Boston Globe that the Red Sox need to add another 30-home run hitter to the lineup.

"You want to compete with those guys across the street? You better bring it. Period," Ortiz said, referring to the Yankees. "We always need help. We need guys capable to produce. Not only us, everybody. That's what everybody chases in the offseason, guys that can come in and provide power, RBIs."

The Red Sox hope one of the big bats is that of Ortiz, who bounced back from a brutal starts to hit 28 homers and drive in 99 runs in 2009 (ESPN)."

Yea we know Ortiz. Boston's obvious weakness is a big bat. This is all because Teixeira didn't sign with the Sox. I think Bay is coming back, so my thinking is that Boston will try to land a power hitting first baseman. This would put the Sox in a situation where they would have to get rid of either Mike Lowell or David Ortiz. Ortiz bounced back from one of the worst openings to a season I have ever seen, but how long can he do it? I love lowell, but he has hip problems and really isn't an everyday player anymore. Anyways, this pop could come at the expense of your job Mr. Ortiz.

Bethel College Football Trick Play

You thought the behind the back pass was crazy????

Pats/Jets Preview

The 2006 AFC Championship loss to the Colts hurt. The Super Bowl loss to the Giants killed. Last week's defeat in Indy didn't hurt nearly as much, and this Sunday's meeting with the Jets is why.

The Jets and Pats met in Week 2. New England was 0/3 in the red zone. Gostkowski kicked three field goals, two of those were under 30 yards. Brady couldn't find Moss, there was no Wes Welker, and Mark Sanchez threw a 2nd half TD to propel the Jets to a 16-9 lead.

It's safe to say that a lot has changed since Week 2. Brady's found himself in the pocket, and is once again synced with Moss. Wes Welker has returned with a vengeance.

When confronted with these realities, Cryingasaurus Rex harped on the addition of Braylon Edwards to the Jets lineup. Well la dee dah. The Jets are 2-5 since their Week 2 victory, with wins over the mighty Titans and the indomitable Raiders.

Sanchez is piling up the interceptions, 11 since Week 2. But Rex Ryan has reigned in his play-calling to compensate. And the Jets do one thing very well on offense: run.

Thomas Jones and Leon Washington each average 4.6 yards per carry. The Jets already have 1,500 yards on the ground. That's the most in the NFL. Their 4.7 yards per carry is 5th best.

The best way to stop the run, at least for the Patriots, is to score points. The red zone shenanigans have to stop and Brady has to put the ball in the end zone. Get a 10 or 14 point lead on the Jets, and Rex Ryan will be forced to pass the ball, which will lead to interceptions.

This is nearly a must-win for both teams. A loss and the Pats are only 1 game up on Miami, only 1 game up on the Jets (with the Jets possessing the tie-breaker), and a Monday night date with the undefeated Saints. And if the Jets lose, they're pretty much out of the playoff races.

I think the Patriots do enough to slow down the Jets' running attack, or at least keep them from putting the ball into the end zone. Welker and Moss will run circles around the Jets' secondary, and the Pats will come out of the gate strong. It'll get close later on in the 3rd quarter, but Sanchez will blow it and the Pats will pull away.

Patriots 31, Jets 20

-The Commodore

Will Eastern Michigan Win Tonight?

0-10 Eastern Michigan faces off against 4-6 Toledo in the epic battle between good and evil! No the game is not televised and no I don't care who wins but if your actually looking for a game to watch tonight the best college football game on is #6 Boise St. (10-0) vs. Utah St. (3-7) on ESPN2 @ 9:30...

...but that game sucks too so make sure your watchin' the Magic @ the Celtics tonight 8pm...a true test of what the Celtics can do. Unfortunately I'm predicting Dwight Howard to have a superman night and dominate...I'd love to be wrong.

AP NCAA BBall Top 25

Well its officially college basketball season and after the first week of games, there have sure been some good ones. Here is a look at where the Associated Press Top 25 Ranking stand as of right now:

1. Kansas (58) 3-0
2. Michigan St. (5) 2-0
3. Texas (1) 1-0
4. Kentucky (1) 3-0
5. Villanova 3-0
6. North Carolina 4-0
7. Purdue 1-0
8. West Virgina 1-0
9. Duke 3-0
10. Tennessee 2-0
11. Butler 2-0
12. UConn 3-0
13. California 2-1
14. Washington 3-0
15. Michigan 1-0
16. Ohio St. 2-1
17. Oklahoma 2-0
18. Dayton 2-0
19. Georgetown 2-0
20. Louisville 1-0
21. Georgia Tech 1-1
22. Clemson 2-0
23. Illinois 2-0
24. Minnesota 2-0
25. Maryland 2-0

Others Receiving Votes: Siena(2-0) 125; Notre Dame(3-0) 91; Vanderbilt(1-0) 82; Florida State(2-0) 76; Syracuse(3-0) 67; Wake Forest(3-0) 59; Florida(2-0) 58; Oklahoma State(2-0) 57; South Carolina(3-0) 42; UCLA(0-1) 36; Xavier(2-0) 36; Brigham Young(2-0) 28; Gonzaga(1-1) 22; Tulsa(3-0) 21; Kansas State(3-0) 19; Mississippi State(1-1) 16; Northern Iowa(1-0) 16; Texas A&M(2-0) 8; Missouri(1-0) 7; Rider(2-1) 7; Boston College(2-0) 6; Mississippi(3-0) 6; Pittsburgh(3-0) 3; Virginia Commonwealth(1-1) 2; Cornell(2-0) 1; Old Dominion(3-0) 1; Utah State(1-1) 1; Western Kentucky(1-1) 1

Rhode Island Update:

1-0
11/18 Rhode Island 78 - Brown 57

Next URI Game: Holy Cross @ URI 11/22 1pm

Lackey Wants $82.5 Million

"Last year it was CC Sabathia that set the market for free agent pitchers by landing a staggering deal with the New York Yankees worth $161 million. John Lackey might be "CC Lite" in this year's free agent sweepstakes, so his demands should be more modest. But by how much? Bill Shaikin of the LA Times says Lackey is believed to have set the Yankees deal with A.J. Burnett -- five years, $82.5 million -- as a starting point for his negotiations. That could be an issue since Shaikin said Angels owner Arte Moreno might not consider any free agent asking for more than three years. An MLB.com report says Lackey's potential price tag has scared away teams that could have been viewed as suitors. Dodgers president Dennis Mannion told the LA Times that his team was most likely out of the running for Lackey (ESPN)."

So it works out to be about $16.5 million a year. To me this really isn't all that bad. Lackey can get up serious innings, and if a team like the Red Sox got him he wouldn't have to be the "ace". I think Lackey is worth that money, and with the way pitcher have been treated over the past couple of year I kinda expect that price to rise. The good news is that the Angels are probably out of the running, so it will be interesting to see who will actually make an offer.

Celtics Vs Magic Preview

This is a huge match-up and I'm sure a lot of these players are going to remember the seven game series last year ultimately won by the Magic. The Magic want to stay ahead of the Celtics, and the Celtics will be looking for revenge. The Celtics match ups got a little easier because Magic pg Jameer Nelson is out with a torn pec. The starting line ups are:
PG J. Williams R. Rondo
SG V. Carter R. Allen
SF M. Pietrus P. Pierce
PF R. Lewis K. Garnett
C D. Howard K. Perkins

Obviously Rajon can run on the old bones of Jason Williams, but the most interesting matchups are going to be Perk and Rasheed on Dwight Howard. Howard is a monster and has been scoring more this year. Perk always plays Dwight tough on defense, and when Rasheed is in it will be interesting how Dwight will handle him when he spreads the court.

Celtics- 109-77

Tommy Award: Perk

Iverson Definitely A Knick (UPDATED)

Yesterday a source told The New York Times the chance of the Knicks signing Allen Iverson was 50-50. In today's edition of the newspaper a source has upped the odds to a percent in "the high 90s" and said a deal could be signed as soon as today.

Knicks president Donnie Walsh was not talking Thursday. "When we make a decision, we'll let you know," he said after practice. "That's where it is." ESPN

Good move AI. Go there and rot.


***UPDATE***

Sportsline is saying the Knicks aren't going to offer AI a contract.

DC Discussion: Trash Cans vs Dumpster

After a box of wine last night Bob and I got into the discussion of how many trash cans would it take to defeat a dumpster.

Vs

So with that being said, how many do the viewers think?

Friday...

Bruins 4, Thrashers 3 (SO)

Thrashers are a group of small bird species, not unlike mockingbirds. There are 15 species of thrashers. They're called thrashers because they quite literally thrash their beaks through dirt, leaves, and grass on the ground, searching for food (insects and berries). Perhaps the least intimidating and lamest nickname for a sports team EVER.

And I'd like to meet the brain surgeon who decided to put a hockey team in Atlanta. Not only is it warm down there, but Atlanta fans are some of the worst in sports. The Falcons depend on day-of-game walk-ups to sell out, and we've all seen how empty Turner Field is for PLAYOFF games.

Anyway, to the game. Normally, a 4-3 shootout win in Atlanta is hardly anything to rave over. But Atlanta won 4 straight coming into this game. They've got some very talented players like Kovalchuk, Antropov, and Peverley. And we all know how much the Bruins have been struggling.



This was so close to yet another blood-curdling loss. The B's were up 2-0 in the 1st, but the Thrashers tied it at 2-2. Michael Ryder, who had one of his best games of the season with 2 goals, scored his second shortly thereafter to make it 3-2. The B's killed 5 penalties in the 3rd, but an unfortunate bounce from a shot blocked by Derek Morris set-up Afinogenov for the tying goal.

Then Tuukka Rask shined in the shootout. Thomas has an undisclosed injury (broken brain from all the wins he's been robbed of), and being able to put a guy like Rask between the pipes is a nice insurance policy. Rask stonewalled all 3 Thrashers in the shootout, no easy task.

It's up to Buffalo Friday night in an important divisional game. Savard might be available. Lucic played in this one buy was hardly the player we're accustomed to seeing.

-The Commodore

Brad Childress Gets 4 Year Extension

It's a good move but I'm not sold on the Vikings or Childress. The Vikings are incredible this year but what happens once Favre retires. They will be a completely mediocre team again. Childress has made that defense into a force, but I still question their offense other than AP. Favre is having a good year, but I'm waiting for the picks to start coming again.

Chick of the Day

Coming in at #5 on my list is Carmen Electra

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LOST Announces Start Date

The Final Season of LOST will premiere Tuesday February 2nd on ABC.

Can't fucking wait!

Bruins @ Thrashers Preview

The Bruins got some good news today as Lucic will rejoin the team tonight to face the Thrasher. Boston really needs some help on offense, and a guy who is great at crashing the net can only help. Lucic is not a flashy guy, but he is disruptive and physical.

Savard doesn't sounds like he will play tonight, but he is real close to returning also. Anyways, tonight Boston needs to come out and play physical hockey. They have their tough guy back, and I would just like to see a little more fight in the Bruins.

Boston has got 9 games this season without scoring more then 1 goal (you know why I think that is so I am not going to go there). The Bruins are getting their shots, but are failing to put it home on rebounds. Hopefully this is where Lucic can have the biggest impact.

Another thing I would like to see tonight is better passing coming out of their own zone. Too many times this year I have seen a defenseman make a silly pass that ends up as an open look for the other team.

Game starts at 7pm on NESN.

Clint Eastwood Is Pissed At America

I just fell upon this interview with Clint Eastwood. I found it fucking hilarious, and I think he is probably right. Invictus is his new movie (in case you were wondering). Here is the interview (if you can imagine his voice from Gran Torino it makes it so much better)...

Why Invictus? Why now?

Eastwood: I'm not an objective party. But the world needs this kind of story nowadays. It's just everybody's so screwed up. Nobody knows where they're heading. It seems like our country's in kind of a morbid mood, because of the recession or whatever. I think our politicians could learn a lot from Mandela.

What do you think they could learn?

Eastwood: About racial relationships and such. It just seems like we're making a lot of mistakes on this whole calling everybody racist. Everybody's calling everybody morons and nuts. We're becoming more juvenile as a nation. The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of teenage twits. People 50 years old acting like that. In Gran Torino, I play a guy who's racially offensive. But he learned. It shows that you're never too old to learn and embrace people that you don't understand to begin with. It seems like nobody else got that message, I guess (GQ).


Amazing.

Lincecum Wins 2nd Cy Young Award

"Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor (Sportsline)."

Little bit torn on this one. Lincecum once again had a great year, but Carpenter I may have had the better one. Lincecum was 15-7 with a 2.48 ERA, 261 K's in 225.1 innings, while Carpenter was 17-4 with a 2.24 ERA, 144 K's in 192.2 innings. I guess it was close enough that the K's and innings got Lincecum his 2nd in 2 years, which is the first time that has happened since Randy Johnson. So basically he is fucking nasty.

DP and I were talking last night and I came up with the thought that Bedard would be a great fit on this team. He can probably be bought at a relatively low price (compared to the Lackeys of the world), and if he could stay healthy would give them a sick rotation of...

Lincecum
Cain
Bedard
Bumgarner (watch out for this kid)
Zito

That's a nice rotation, but they would still need to add some offense (pickup Dye, maybe trade for Dunn, ect).

Just Boomeranging With My Girl

A Good Killing Your Wife Joke

A man goes hunting with a bunch of his friends on his land. They have been hunting a while and his best friend says...

"Hey I can see in your bedroom with my scope". He says " who's that man in the bedroom with your wife?"

The husband says "what? r u joking?"

The friend replies,"no honestly. I can see them!!"

The husband says "Fine shoot her in the head and him in the private!!

The friend replies "I CAN GET THAT IN ONE SHOT!!!!!!!!"

Selig: Less Time Off During Playoffs

"There is too much standing around in the postseason. There were extra off days in the middle of series and too many days after the end of the regular season. The Yankees should not have been able to get away with using only three starters. No team should. The game should be the same one played during the season. Angels manager Mike Scioscia complained about it and it seems Bud Selig was listening.

“We’re going to change it,” Selig told reporters in Chicago today. “I don’t disagree with Mike Scioscia. I think he was right, so we’re going to try and tighten that up. When you plan the playoff schedule, you don’t know how many games the first round would go. So it’s difficult. There were clubs that sat around. Some were necessary, but some were not (Boston.com).”

I 100% agree. There is way too much time off. No team should be able to go with just 3 pitchers. In no way am I taking anything away from the Yankees, because if you can take advantage you should, but this is something that has to change. Good to see Selig at least seems to be on top of it.