Sunday, December 18, 2005

Daily Quickie

Actually, the title is a lie. This is not going to be a daily thing as most of you could probably tell if you look at the time gaps in my archive. I have a hard enough taking care of myself on a daily basis, let alone sitting down to write something once a day for your infinite enjoyment. But alas, Daily Quickie sounds better than just Quickie. So deal with it. Without further ado, here are a few things I want to get out there in short, cause I don't have the patience for a full article right now.

Farewell Mr. Mueller
Thank you for being a consummate professional for the past three years. Thank you for teaching us that Mueller, is pronounced mil-ler and not buel-ler. Thank you for for hitting .429 en route to the first Red Sox World Series title in 86 years. Thank you for making great digs at the hot corner. Thank you for moving to second when Mark Bellhorn was hurt, even though you didn't feel comfortable. Thank you for performing above your contract. In a town where it's hard for a baseball player to fly under the radar, you just might have done so. But we won't forget the batting title and flashy defense. Good luck in La-La Land, and say hello to Derek Lowe for us.


Hello Playoffs
For the fourth time in five years, the New England Patriots are the AFC East champions, and playoff bound. The only people who didn't think it was possible were the yuppies who picked the Bucs from ESPN. Not only did the Pats win today, they destroyed the Buccaneers, holding them to 138 total yards. Its time now for the bandwagon to slow down so that all of the doubters can jump back on, at least for the next two weeks when they face the Jets and Dolphins. Then when its playoff time, people can start doubting them again. As for me, In Belichick I Trust.

What the!?!?
Let me get this straight, Andy Marte is probably the brightest young third base talent in all of baseball. The Sox gave up Renteria and are still paying for him in order to land Marte. Now, they're thinking of packaging him up with Guillermo Mota and shipping them off to Cleveland for Coco Crisp? Don't get me wrong, Crisp is a good young (26) player, and would definitely be good insurance in the instance that Damon or Manny are not playing for the Sox next year, but this deal just does not make sense. I hope these rumblings are just that, and nothing more.

Can a GM fire...himself??
Ok, so its not the coach's fault. Maybe we'll trade one of the 5 best players in the world away to the Sharks for an above average defenseman and some throw-ins. The Joe Thornton trade was like reaching into the bin for a grab bag, it could turn out alright, cause it was cheap, but more than likely, you're going to be disappointed. Though Mike O'Connell stands by his moves, I just wish he'd stand by them somewhere other than in the Bruins front office.

This just in: The BCS....Worked?
Thank teams like Louisville, Michigan and VaTech for losing games they could/should have won. But this year the BCS got it right. The top two teams in the country will actually be playing for the national title this year. But not only that, the computers and the humans both agreed on who the top two teams were. Who says computers can't be trusted?

So, there you have it. Short and sweet. Just a few things I had to get off my chest. Oh, and get your TV lineups ready because bowl season is upon us, and the commercials don't lie when they sing Its the most wonderful time of the year. Except for the part where FSU backed their way into the ACC title game and screwed Boston College into an irrelevant bowl. Whatever, the Eagles still have the nation's longest bowl winning streak with 5 in a row.