Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Chris
While the formalities of a contract extension and physical make the trade not quite official, the Twins agreed to trade Johan Santana to the Mets for 4 prospects (none of them named Fernando Martinez). As a Mets fan I’m thrilled at the idea of throwing a rotation of Pedro, Santana, Ollie, Maine, and El-Duque/Pelfrey out there this season at the NL. Now the most important question: will Johan prevent the Mets from committing 4 errors a game in September? That remains to be seen…
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Posted on January 22nd, 2008 by Chris
A travesty, for sure…but he deserves props- he no longer looks like he needs to go to the sideline to hug his teddy bear after every series. But this does bring up a funny-ish joke I came across the other day.
God asks Peyton Manning first: “What do you believe?” Peyton thinks long and hard, looks God in the eye, and says, “I believe in hard work, and in staying true to family and friends. I believe in giving. I always try to do right by my fans.” God can’t help but see the essential goodness of Manning, and offers him a seat to His left.
Then God turns to Tony Romo and says, “What do you believe?” Tony says, “I believe passion, discipline, courage and honor are the fundamentals of life. I’ve always tried to be a true sportsman, both on and off the playing field.” God is greatly moved by Tony’s sincere eloquence, and offers him a seat to His right.
God then asks Eli Manning what he believes. Eli says, “I believe I am a deer, and that I see a car. With high beams on. Heading at me. I believe I will die soon. On a Sunday. Next month. And I believe it’s a miracle I still have another game to play this year. I believe Brett Favre is my patron saint. I believe in you, God, because there is no other explanation for any of what’s happened to me this last month. I thank you, Lord. Have mercy on my soul”
Finally, God turns to Tom Brady: “And you, Tom, what do you believe?” Tom replies, “I believe you’re in my seat.”
In the end it’s so true. I mean- I kind of like how Eliway conducts his business on the field in general, but he’s got that droopy Manning family mug (right) that’s so hard to get over. Prediction: Tom Brady wins his fourth while denying another Manning a championship, and Romo sits at home and cries because he just realized that Jessica is partially retarded. Then we can start the countdown to another abysmal Bills season- only 8 months away!
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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Chris
The Syracuse Orange have been a lot of things in recent years - National Champions, Big East Champions, Sweet Sixteen attendees, etc. The one thing that they were last year that they weren’t the previous 3 or 4 years is boring…they were dreadfully boring for far too many stretches during games (and in crucial moments). Well, the future of Syracuse basketball has arrived in the form of Jonny Flynn (left) and Donte Green - two names that I’m sure all of you will know very well in about 3 years.
Flynn was fantastic the past two nights - on Monday he put on an offensive show, at one point scoring 9 points in a 60 second span. Tonight, he dribbled effectively in an out of a tough man to man defense to create plays and didn’t turn the ball over that much. He even hit the game winning 3 with 5 seconds left.
If there’s one thing these guys aren’t, it’s boring. Enjoy the season.
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