I believe the title of this particular entry listed above is a title to a movie starring Kevin Bacon, either that or a historical movement that we learned about in AP US History. Hmm.
Anyway, still deeply entrenched in a law-school-application mode, but i'm sure i'll add to the updates later. There are some big games tommorrow in the NFL, and it's important to preview them. Also, the BoSox tied the series 3-3 tonight against cleveland as J.D. Drew broke it open right in the first evening w/ a grand slam off fausto carmona, a young stud who i owned for a while and dropped..........him and ryan braun, urgggg...............Anyway, i gotta believe boston has a great chance to win Game 7 tommorrow night in the ALCS.......i'm even thinking they bring josh beckett back for a few innings in a do-or-die situation. Pretty intriguing stuff, too bad I haven't paid attention to the baseball playoffs since EVERY single divisional playoff game went the opposte way i wanted it to go.........D'backs, Rockies, Indians, and Red Sox......it was frustrating. And baseball, as Billy beane puts it ( and i think that man is a genius), is a crapshoot. Seriously, how is it that baseball has a shorter-game series than the NBA does? Too much chance involved, too much likelihood for a Florida Marlins, a St. Louis Cardinals, a 2002 Anaheim Angels.........teams like that.
Football, football, football! Stop getting off track! My roommate has a big dilemma this week where he needs to start 2 of the following 3: Wes Welker, Brandon marshall, and hines ward. Now, this is a tough decision that at first i thought was a no-brainer : Who starts wes welker? But wes had a huge game against dallas last week, and it a POROUS miami D he and tom brady are playing against, PLUS it's his former team whom he has something to prove to. Hines Ward is coming off of injury and hasn't had a big game for a while now, but I'm thinking he breaks out. But does he get covered by champ bailey? Cuz that'd contain him pretty bad. And marshall is now the #1 option for jay cutler in denver. It's a tough choice. Really it is, and i praise myself for being a fantasy football afficianado, but the truth is you can make the absolute RIGHT decision based on past performances, game conditions, opportunities, and player assessment, but once the game starts and the guy you benched puts up awesome numbers, u second-guess urself. This happens quite often, but I think in the long-term if you keep going w/ the right decision plays and going w/ all the information BEFORE the game, you'll have an overall net gain in points. Sure you'll be pissed at yourself some weeks, but long-term ( I anticipate playing fantasy football until i die) it'll pan out.
My decision: Start Hines and Marshall, hope wes welker doesn't make you wince.
Anyone notice that after Game 1, Carson Palmer has thrown 2 INT's in every game since? It's interesting cuz the Bengals have lost 5 straight in those 5 games too. That team is in some serious doo-doo. They should be okay this week tho against the equally bad Jets (1-5). T.J. Houshmandzedah is now a certified fantasy beast on that team at the expense of Ocho Cinco Chad Johnson........Chad seems to get all his points in a couple games during the season too, while T.J. is more consistent. Who woulda thunk that?
I'm licking my chops at starting LJ this week. Slurp.
Can Willis finally get a rushing TD this week in his old city of Buffalo? I say no.
Reggie Bush on turf, facing weak Atlanta D, w/ Drew Brees bouncing back, Deuce McAllister not there to take touches away. I like it.
I laugh at people who drafted Frank Gore anywhere from 4th-7th. He had one great year last year. Here's a tip: DON'T draft him high the next year! That's fantasy 101, folks.
Laurence Maroney has a real chance to prove he's not a bust by getting featured carries this week w/ Sammy Morris out. He's due.
So is torry holt and the whole St. Louis offense. Last year, Big game torry holt had a 154yd, 3TD game vs. Seattle just about at this time of the season. Bulger's back at QB. I expect big things from him tommorrow.
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