Random thoughts...

My apologies for the severe lack of posts the last couple of weeks, but I've been traveling and very busy with stuff.

Here are some random thoughts:

-Can we please never host a regular season game in England again? I love the country, but this weekend's debacle between the Giants vs. Dolphins shows that while the real "football" rules in Europe, the NFL needs to stay here and do it the best way they know how, instead of thousands of miles away. The game and lead-up was sleep inducing.

-So much for the curse of the Bambino...the Red Sox took home another title by cruising past the Rockies who looked like a young team with a long layover.

-Everybody whining about the Pats running up the score is funny. The game is professional football. Athletes on both sides of the field are getting paid millions to do a job. If one team is just that much better than the other, than they need to take their trouncing like a man or step up and do something about it. That said, Belicheck is obviously pissed off about Spygate and the questioning of past championships being tainted. Wouldn't it be great if one of his key players got hurt during one of his upcoming beatdowns of any team not named the Colts?

-Speaking of the Colts, this weeks match-up between the Colts and Pats IS a match-up of the century. We hear that term so much in college football, but the fact that these two teams are unbeaten this late in the season will make it a huge regular season showdown, probably the biggest ever. Anyone remember the last time two undefeated squads met up this late? Well, my grandfather was about 3 months old when it happened, in 1921!!! I think we can all expect a higher scoring affair than the 0-0 tie between the Buffalo All-Americans and the Akron Pros. Solid team nicknames back in the 20's...

-The richest man in baseball interrupts your World Series viewing to announce, yes, he wants even more money! Everyone who has a gripe about this probably doesn't understand business. A-Rod has a product to sell...himself. What better stage to do it than on national TV in front of the entire baseball viewing audience (ok, maybe not that many people considering the boring series, but still...)? Sure the guy is selfish, but he and his agent are masters at getting every dollar out of whichever team is willing to pay and know how to utilize the media to create this wonderful A-Rod commotion.

-Finally, the MLS Cup playoffs are in full swing. This just in...soccer is fun and exciting to watch...even in the USA. I know there aren't a lot of fans in this country, but MLS is fun to watch. With Chicago possibly upsetting DC on Thursday, and three other great matchups this weekend, be sure to tune in and catch a sport that is growing and fun to watch despite what its many detractors in the media and sports fandom in this country claim.

I will hopefully be putting up a regular podcast in the near future, so be on the lookout for that in the upcoming weeks.

Thanks for being loyal readers...I appreciate all of you!