So Friday night me and the boys are trying to find something to do. We were playing the waiting game hoping that the Sox would clinch the AL East. The plan was that if they clinched we would hit the Fenway area because obviously that would be the place to be for the night. We even joked around saying hey, wouldn't it be cool if we found out where the Sox were going tonight and ended up there?
Sox win, Orioles beat the Yanks with a suicide squeeze (thank you Melvin Mora) and the Sox are AL East champs for the first time since 1995. As soon as it was official, we jumped in a cab and headed for Game On. Little did we know that we were about to spend the night drinking with the Sox.
We're hanging at the bar and all of a sudden we see Coco Crisp 5 feet away from us. Being the inebriated bastard that I am with absolutely no self-control, I ran over to Coco, shook his hand, and gave him a hug.
Two minutes later, Mike Lowell (Sox 2007 MVP no doubt) and Dustin Pedroia (AL Rookie of the Year or I'm done with MLB) are tending bar. Absolutely hammered with no idea how to make drinks, Lowell and Pedroia basically just poured shots and handed them out to everyone. Then Youk shows up and I gotta say; he is the scariest looking son of a bitch I have ever seen in person. Something about the bald head and goatee that looks like it would shatter your hand if you punched him in the chin just makes him look insane (yea, kinda have a slight man-crush on him and I'm OK with that).
Have to say, Dustin Pedroia is absolutely tiny. Managed to get a picture with him on my cell phone, but the idiot girl that took the picture didn't hit the save button so the damn pic is gone. If I ever see that girl again she's getting the ankle lock. That pic of me and Dustin was gonna be my facebook pic and I was gonna play it off Lepore style and start poking random girls and then tell them I was Pedroia's agent or something.
Papelbon came in absolutely hammered and took over the DJ station for the night. Seeing Pap try to rap was absolutely classic. His attempt at hitting all the lyrics was almost like Greech trying to grow facial hair; just an absolute waste of effort. Have to say, the place went absolutely insane when "Shipping off to Boston" came on the speakers. I half-expected to see Pap pick a fight with half the bar with the intensity that song brings out of him.
And here's my story of the night just for all 3 of our loyal readers:
I'm hanging by the DJ station and Coco is walking towards the VIP area that the Sox had taken over. Some drunk kid bumped into him and I grab the kid (joking around of course, it had nothing to do with the tequila or the mystery shot that Lowell was giving out) and tell him "you don't touch Coco!". Coco loves this, shakes my hand says "you're alright man." I ask him to sneak me up to the VIP area with him and he says yea dude follow me I gotcha. We get to the stairs and I swear to God Coco looks at the security guard and says "hey don't let this kid up here" talking about me. I think I was made for like .8 seconds then was like "Wait, I just got screwed over by Coco, this is AWESOME!"
Not much of a shock here but Tek was like the protective Dad making sure no one did anything stupid. He stayed by Dice-K's side the entire night making sure the little guy was all good.
Gotta say, this was absolutely the highlight of 2007 for me. Me and the boys spent our Friday night hanging out with the AL East champs, getting free mystery shots from Lowell and Pedroia. Absolutely unbelievable.
I know I'm missing something from the story so feel free to add on to this in the comments section or hit us up at thesportshub@gmail.com
Oh, and here's to another ALCS between the Sox and Yanks. I'd love to see it happen again at this point. Let's bring the drama back to Beantown baby.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
It's Ranting Time...
Alright I just have to say something: How in the name of everything that is holy did Dane Friggin Cook land the official title of Major League Baseball Postseason Spokesperson??? Is this all a sick joke?
Now I remember when Don Cheadle made a name for himself doing the NFL Playoffs commercials a few years ago. Those were great. Groundbreaking commercials. Undeniably got everyone psyched for the NFL Playoffs AND launched Cheadle's career.
But Dane Cook??? Are you kidding me??? How is anyone supposed to take the drama of the playoffs seriously with Dane Cook as the guy building up October? What, was Pauly Shore busy or something??
Note to MLB: Next year, go with a legitimate actor not an overrated comedian (yes, Dane Cook is overrated. I said it and I stand by it. He's not that funny.) Why not James Earl Jones? Guy's got the best voice ever and his speech in Field of Dreams still brings out the goosebumps nearly 20 years after it first came out. Why not Kevin Costner? His "hey dad...wanna have a catch?" line draws the waterworks everytime. So many other ways to go with this October campaign and MLB goes with Dane Freakin Cook. Please Mr. Selig do NOT allow this to happen ever again. You wanna try and launch a young up and comer's career? Go with John Krasinski, who we all know and love as Jim Halpert from the Scranton Branch of Dunder-Mifflin. Keep Dane Cook the hell away from baseball.
Onto some other stuff:
-Videotaping other teams signals or not, the Pats are unstoppable. Question: How do you beat the Pats with a motivated Moss and a Brady that finally has a top-tier receiver? Answer: That dude from Unsolved Mysteries will still be working on this one in 20 years.
-Right now I hate to say it, but the Sox don't look like a team that's even making it out of the Division Series, let alone the ALCS or World Series. I hope I'm wrong though. And let's hope Tito makes the right choice and keeps Ellsbury on the playoff roster. This kid belongs there. The spark he brings, along with the spark Pedroia has brought all season, could be just enough to get the Sox in gear in October. Oh, and we have some guy named David Ortiz who has a knack for coming through in the clutch and some dude named Manny that's had a month off to rest. Don't forget about two proven dominant October arms (Beckett and Schilling) plus a veteran that's been there before (Wakefield) plus a young, completely insane, fireballing closer (Papelbon) and a guy lined up for what should be a top 5 finish in the AL MVP voting (Lowell).
-House returns to FOX next week. If you're not watching that show, you're a moron. It's the best thing on TV.
-Heads up: Danny Mac makes his debut as a pro wrestling commentator along with his boy Gardner this coming Saturday in Worcester. Oh it's true...it's DAMN true.
Alright that's it for now. I just had to flip out about the Dane Cook thing, and while I was at it figured I'd throw a couple more things atcha.
Preview of coming attractions: A Q&A with Greech coming sometime in the very near future.
Now I remember when Don Cheadle made a name for himself doing the NFL Playoffs commercials a few years ago. Those were great. Groundbreaking commercials. Undeniably got everyone psyched for the NFL Playoffs AND launched Cheadle's career.
But Dane Cook??? Are you kidding me??? How is anyone supposed to take the drama of the playoffs seriously with Dane Cook as the guy building up October? What, was Pauly Shore busy or something??
Note to MLB: Next year, go with a legitimate actor not an overrated comedian (yes, Dane Cook is overrated. I said it and I stand by it. He's not that funny.) Why not James Earl Jones? Guy's got the best voice ever and his speech in Field of Dreams still brings out the goosebumps nearly 20 years after it first came out. Why not Kevin Costner? His "hey dad...wanna have a catch?" line draws the waterworks everytime. So many other ways to go with this October campaign and MLB goes with Dane Freakin Cook. Please Mr. Selig do NOT allow this to happen ever again. You wanna try and launch a young up and comer's career? Go with John Krasinski, who we all know and love as Jim Halpert from the Scranton Branch of Dunder-Mifflin. Keep Dane Cook the hell away from baseball.
Onto some other stuff:
-Videotaping other teams signals or not, the Pats are unstoppable. Question: How do you beat the Pats with a motivated Moss and a Brady that finally has a top-tier receiver? Answer: That dude from Unsolved Mysteries will still be working on this one in 20 years.
-Right now I hate to say it, but the Sox don't look like a team that's even making it out of the Division Series, let alone the ALCS or World Series. I hope I'm wrong though. And let's hope Tito makes the right choice and keeps Ellsbury on the playoff roster. This kid belongs there. The spark he brings, along with the spark Pedroia has brought all season, could be just enough to get the Sox in gear in October. Oh, and we have some guy named David Ortiz who has a knack for coming through in the clutch and some dude named Manny that's had a month off to rest. Don't forget about two proven dominant October arms (Beckett and Schilling) plus a veteran that's been there before (Wakefield) plus a young, completely insane, fireballing closer (Papelbon) and a guy lined up for what should be a top 5 finish in the AL MVP voting (Lowell).
-House returns to FOX next week. If you're not watching that show, you're a moron. It's the best thing on TV.
-Heads up: Danny Mac makes his debut as a pro wrestling commentator along with his boy Gardner this coming Saturday in Worcester. Oh it's true...it's DAMN true.
Alright that's it for now. I just had to flip out about the Dane Cook thing, and while I was at it figured I'd throw a couple more things atcha.
Preview of coming attractions: A Q&A with Greech coming sometime in the very near future.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Greech
So I figured that after a month long hiatus it was time to dust off the old keyboard and pay a visit to all my loyal readers. Id like to thank Sean for finally hooking my computer back up to the internet, which he did mainly so he could stalk people on Facebook, but whatever, thanks Leps.
week since it happened and I still don’t know what to make of it. Why would the best team in the NFL and the hands down favorite to win the Super Bowl need to video tape a team’s like the Jets defensive signals? How could one of the greatest football minds ever be so blatant about breaking a very clear rule, and do it a mere 12 miles from Roger Goodell’s office? There are so many questions and really no decent answers yet from Belichick or anyone from the Patriots (no real surprise there). At this point I’m going on the theory that everyone in the NFL is doing this, and three years ago Mangini was probably the one holding the camera for Belichick. If Mangini learns one thing from this whole ordeal, something he should have learned on his cameo on the Sopranos, it’s going to be that you never rat out the Boss, and when Belichick offers to take him out on his boat after the seasons over….just say “no thanks”.
Anyways, as advertised the Patriots delivered big time against the Jets in week one with an absolute dominating performance. The Patriots always handled their business against the Jets, and week one was certainly no different. After the Colts smacked around the Saints (an NFC favorite this season) in the kick off game, a lot of media fold began to hype up Peyton Manning and the Colts as an unstoppable force. What the Patriots did against the Jets was send a message to the rest of the NFL that they are still The Team to Beat in the AFC and the NFL. The Patriots dominated every part of the game, offense, defense, special teams, the only miscue happened when soon to be new ball boy, Matt Cassell, botched a snap on a kick attempt and was then immediately replaced by the nearest warm body on the next attempt. The defense looked sharp, getting to Pennington for five sacks on the day. The offense looked dominating, Moss looked he took a time machine back to his old Viking days, The Predator looked good when given a chance to run the ball, and Brady got hit less than our old friend “41”.
Kind of like the ’86 Celtics who stacked their team and marched towards a championship, it looks like the Pats might have the same idea on their mind. With the additions of Moss, 
Thomas, Welker and Stallworth the Patriots are thinking
My pick: Patriots (-3.5) final score 28-24
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Parade Scheduled for Feb 5th in Boston
Alright, I'm picking this up a little late, but it's time to get a running diary of the Pats season opener going. With a stacked team like this with the addition of Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and Donte Stallworth to the receiving corps plus Adalius Thomas on D, I just feel obligated.
Quick recap: The Pats shut the Jets down on the opening drive...
1:10 No idea why NE didn't start the season by throwing away the playbook and saying "Hey Randy, go long."
1:12 Quick recap of the pregame show. Forgot that Bill Cowher retired, I like him as the newest member of the CBS broadcast team. In regards to Shannon Sharpe, I'll let my roommate (Dad) handle this one: "I wish he would just die." Couldn't agree more.
1:20 Brady to Welker for a TD. Way to open the season boys. Get used to seeing ol' Wes in the end zone this year. Damnit I wish I didn't make Greech take him 2 rounds early in our fantasy draft. That one's already haunting me as I drew Greech in Week 1. What a kick in the balls. Shoulda kept my mouth shut about my big sleeper. Worst part was I wasn't even talking about Welker I was talking about the Oakland defense who I lost in the last round. Thanks Sean.
1:30 With 2:44 left in the 1st quarter we say "Welcome to New England Donte Stallworth." First catch in a Pats uni for Donte. Lotta big things expected from him. The Pats are looking strong right now. The running game looks great. Brady is getting about 25 seconds in the pocket on every pass. And Welker is looking like a Pro Bowler. 4 catches for Wes this quarter. Of course as I'm saying this he drops one that hit him right in the hands. Sorry Pats fans. Pats punt it away and pin the Jets on their own 1 with a beauty of a boot. Aaaaaand that was called back because of an "illegal touching" penalty. What the hell does that even mean??
1:34 No worries, Marty has the DVR going, we're rewinding to find out. Inconclusive. We're guessing he stepped out of bounds before making the play.
1:40 Another catch from Moss by the sidelines brings up one question. Why the hell haven't they ran a fly pattern to Moss yet??? Just do it once Bill, PLEASE?????
Actually this is probably some mind trick from Belichick. He's tricking the entire AFC into thinking we don't have the confidence to send Moss on a deep route. The whole AFC starts to think he's hurt then BAM. 85-tard TD pass to Moss to beat Peyton and the Colts. You heard it here first folks.
1:46 Quick update: I'm in a Beat the Spread pool with some of my boys. I took Philly to beat Green Bay by 3 and Tennessee to cover a 7-point spread in Jacksonville. Philly is getting smoked. Best part is that they're my fantasy defense too. Thanks for screwing me double time Philly. Luckily Vince Young, my fantasy QB, is keeping the Titans within 4 of Jax.
1:49 Matt Cassel just dropped the snap on a field goal attempt. I say cut him. If we can't kick a goddamn field goal because our holder can't hold the friggin ball I'm gonna lose it.
1:56 McNUGGETS McNUGGETS YEA!! McNUGGETS McNUGGETS YEA!!
You're welcome Greech
1:58 Pennington to Coles for a Jets TD. At the same time, Vince Young threw an INT and the Eagles only mustered a field goal inside the 10 yard line. So basically, I just got completely screwed over. The Eagles couldn't give Brian Westbrook or Reggie Brown a TD to help my fantasy team, they're still down by 7 in GB in a game where I need them to win by 3, Vince Young felt the need to take some points away from me, and the Pats are now tied with the Jets. Not good times in Danny's world right now.
Oh wait, I just got 1 fantasy point from Jets kicker "JD" Mike Nugent. I know Leps love thats reference. Things are looking up.
2:05 With 2:20 left in the half, NE finally realizes "Hey we have Randy Moss! Maybe we should let him try and beat his guy one on one and loft one up to him." Of course, it worked for a first down. Huge shock there.
2:09 Moss with 4 catches for 87 yards, Welker with 4 catches for 39 yards and a TD. Brady must be giddy right now.
2:12 Brady to Watson for a TD. At this point Brady has like 85 receiver options with reliable hands and is getting about 15 seconds in the pocket every dropback. He must be the happiest human being alive right now. (Play reviewed, play stands...Just figured I'd throw that in there for accuracy's sake or something.)
2:20 Pats 14, Jets 7 at the half. NE looks pretty strong in all aspects of the game. I don't want to get too excited yet though.
In other news, Philly has tied it up in GB and Tennessee down by 4 in Jacksonville. This day just might be turning around for me. Now if only we can add some fantasy points to this one.
2:35 While watching the end of the first half of the GB/Philly game, Ellis Hobbs ran one back 108 yards for the score. Awesome way to start the second half. Set the tone baby.
2:39 Phil Simms was just talking about how big the Pats linebackers and defensive lineman are. Who know the LBs and DLs in the NFL were big guys. I was under the assumption they were all like 5'10" 185. This is groundbreaking commentary here.
2:44 DOWN GOES PENNINGTON! DOWN GOES PENNINGTON!
Ok it's not quote Down Goes Frazier, but hey, I was excited. Gotta hate to be Pennington right now hearing the New York crowd cheering as he limped off the field. Great to know the hometown fans are behind you like that.
And in case you were wondering, of course Pennington is my fantasy backup QB. This has to be a joke. I need something positive in fantasy here. Where's Vince Young?? Why doesn't he have like 2 rushing TD's and one throwing??? Ridiculous.
2:49 "The Patriots pass protection is borderline NFL unbelievable." Hey Simms, what the hell does that even mean? Next time just say "The Patriots O-Line is playing great" or "Brady's got plenty of time." Keep it simple.
2:50 Brady to Moss for a TD. For the record, Brady had 10 minutes in the pocket and Moss was triple covered. 51-yard TD pass, no problem. Maybe they're really finally starting to realize "hey, we should throw to Moss more, I heard he's got good hands or something."
And you know Brady just went to the sidelines and hugged Belichick, then pulled out the cell phone and sent Bob Kraft a text like: "Thanks Bobby, <3"
Ok, Brady didn't do that...Sean did. But seriously, you know Brady is in heaven with this receiving corps.
2:55 While I have a minute, a quick update on our Fantasy Baseball League...It never happened. The league doesn't exist and we didn't all lose to a girl. It's on the record now boys, no worries. IT NEVER HAPPENED.
3:20 Ok almost a half hour since I wrote something. Nothing really exciting going on. The Pats are just controlling the ball, letting the clock run, and throwing in the occasional pass to Moss. As explained by my roommate (Dad) "OK, we just ran 8 plays, and Randy hasn't touched the ball. Throw it his way, just keep him happy. Aaaaand now we have 8 more free plays." That one has to be in Moss's contract somewhere. I like that though. Throw it his way once every 8 or 9 plays just to keep him involved and keep him happy.
Plus, you know, he's pretty good.
3:42 Alright Heath Evans just punched one into the end zone. Coulda said this in the 2nd quarter...but...BALLGAME. This one was decisively won by the Pats. They were firing on all cylinders. The offensive line is just outright dominant. The defense looks great. Brady has Pro Bowl caliber options to throw to. Moss is pretty much uncoverable. Welker is poised for a career year.
Bottom line, keep the Tuesday after the Super Bowl open...just in case. I know it's early, and it was only the Jets (not a terrible team, but not an elite team either by any means), but this is going to be one exciting season in New England. I'm advising you all to keep February 5th open. I say we all take that day off now just to be safe. Rumor has it there's going to be a parade in Boston that day. Something about a Lombardi Trophy? Anyways...
As for my fantasy team, I don't see Week 1 going my way. It happens, it's still early.
And as for the Beat the Spread pool, Week 1 is looking good for me. Tennessee is up 3 in Jacksonville at the 2 minute warning, and Philly is tied with GB with 7:30 left. I definitely see them taking that game by more than 3. And if they don't, it's a push and I don't lose or gain anything.
That's all for now. As always, feel free to send along any questions or comments to thesportshub@gmail.com.
Quick recap: The Pats shut the Jets down on the opening drive...
1:10 No idea why NE didn't start the season by throwing away the playbook and saying "Hey Randy, go long."
1:12 Quick recap of the pregame show. Forgot that Bill Cowher retired, I like him as the newest member of the CBS broadcast team. In regards to Shannon Sharpe, I'll let my roommate (Dad) handle this one: "I wish he would just die." Couldn't agree more.
1:20 Brady to Welker for a TD. Way to open the season boys. Get used to seeing ol' Wes in the end zone this year. Damnit I wish I didn't make Greech take him 2 rounds early in our fantasy draft. That one's already haunting me as I drew Greech in Week 1. What a kick in the balls. Shoulda kept my mouth shut about my big sleeper. Worst part was I wasn't even talking about Welker I was talking about the Oakland defense who I lost in the last round. Thanks Sean.
1:30 With 2:44 left in the 1st quarter we say "Welcome to New England Donte Stallworth." First catch in a Pats uni for Donte. Lotta big things expected from him. The Pats are looking strong right now. The running game looks great. Brady is getting about 25 seconds in the pocket on every pass. And Welker is looking like a Pro Bowler. 4 catches for Wes this quarter. Of course as I'm saying this he drops one that hit him right in the hands. Sorry Pats fans. Pats punt it away and pin the Jets on their own 1 with a beauty of a boot. Aaaaaand that was called back because of an "illegal touching" penalty. What the hell does that even mean??
1:34 No worries, Marty has the DVR going, we're rewinding to find out. Inconclusive. We're guessing he stepped out of bounds before making the play.
1:40 Another catch from Moss by the sidelines brings up one question. Why the hell haven't they ran a fly pattern to Moss yet??? Just do it once Bill, PLEASE?????
Actually this is probably some mind trick from Belichick. He's tricking the entire AFC into thinking we don't have the confidence to send Moss on a deep route. The whole AFC starts to think he's hurt then BAM. 85-tard TD pass to Moss to beat Peyton and the Colts. You heard it here first folks.
1:46 Quick update: I'm in a Beat the Spread pool with some of my boys. I took Philly to beat Green Bay by 3 and Tennessee to cover a 7-point spread in Jacksonville. Philly is getting smoked. Best part is that they're my fantasy defense too. Thanks for screwing me double time Philly. Luckily Vince Young, my fantasy QB, is keeping the Titans within 4 of Jax.
1:49 Matt Cassel just dropped the snap on a field goal attempt. I say cut him. If we can't kick a goddamn field goal because our holder can't hold the friggin ball I'm gonna lose it.
1:56 McNUGGETS McNUGGETS YEA!! McNUGGETS McNUGGETS YEA!!
You're welcome Greech
1:58 Pennington to Coles for a Jets TD. At the same time, Vince Young threw an INT and the Eagles only mustered a field goal inside the 10 yard line. So basically, I just got completely screwed over. The Eagles couldn't give Brian Westbrook or Reggie Brown a TD to help my fantasy team, they're still down by 7 in GB in a game where I need them to win by 3, Vince Young felt the need to take some points away from me, and the Pats are now tied with the Jets. Not good times in Danny's world right now.
Oh wait, I just got 1 fantasy point from Jets kicker "JD" Mike Nugent. I know Leps love thats reference. Things are looking up.
2:05 With 2:20 left in the half, NE finally realizes "Hey we have Randy Moss! Maybe we should let him try and beat his guy one on one and loft one up to him." Of course, it worked for a first down. Huge shock there.
2:09 Moss with 4 catches for 87 yards, Welker with 4 catches for 39 yards and a TD. Brady must be giddy right now.
2:12 Brady to Watson for a TD. At this point Brady has like 85 receiver options with reliable hands and is getting about 15 seconds in the pocket every dropback. He must be the happiest human being alive right now. (Play reviewed, play stands...Just figured I'd throw that in there for accuracy's sake or something.)
2:20 Pats 14, Jets 7 at the half. NE looks pretty strong in all aspects of the game. I don't want to get too excited yet though.
In other news, Philly has tied it up in GB and Tennessee down by 4 in Jacksonville. This day just might be turning around for me. Now if only we can add some fantasy points to this one.
2:35 While watching the end of the first half of the GB/Philly game, Ellis Hobbs ran one back 108 yards for the score. Awesome way to start the second half. Set the tone baby.
2:39 Phil Simms was just talking about how big the Pats linebackers and defensive lineman are. Who know the LBs and DLs in the NFL were big guys. I was under the assumption they were all like 5'10" 185. This is groundbreaking commentary here.
2:44 DOWN GOES PENNINGTON! DOWN GOES PENNINGTON!
Ok it's not quote Down Goes Frazier, but hey, I was excited. Gotta hate to be Pennington right now hearing the New York crowd cheering as he limped off the field. Great to know the hometown fans are behind you like that.
And in case you were wondering, of course Pennington is my fantasy backup QB. This has to be a joke. I need something positive in fantasy here. Where's Vince Young?? Why doesn't he have like 2 rushing TD's and one throwing??? Ridiculous.
2:49 "The Patriots pass protection is borderline NFL unbelievable." Hey Simms, what the hell does that even mean? Next time just say "The Patriots O-Line is playing great" or "Brady's got plenty of time." Keep it simple.
2:50 Brady to Moss for a TD. For the record, Brady had 10 minutes in the pocket and Moss was triple covered. 51-yard TD pass, no problem. Maybe they're really finally starting to realize "hey, we should throw to Moss more, I heard he's got good hands or something."
And you know Brady just went to the sidelines and hugged Belichick, then pulled out the cell phone and sent Bob Kraft a text like: "Thanks Bobby, <3"
Ok, Brady didn't do that...Sean did. But seriously, you know Brady is in heaven with this receiving corps.
2:55 While I have a minute, a quick update on our Fantasy Baseball League...It never happened. The league doesn't exist and we didn't all lose to a girl. It's on the record now boys, no worries. IT NEVER HAPPENED.
3:20 Ok almost a half hour since I wrote something. Nothing really exciting going on. The Pats are just controlling the ball, letting the clock run, and throwing in the occasional pass to Moss. As explained by my roommate (Dad) "OK, we just ran 8 plays, and Randy hasn't touched the ball. Throw it his way, just keep him happy. Aaaaand now we have 8 more free plays." That one has to be in Moss's contract somewhere. I like that though. Throw it his way once every 8 or 9 plays just to keep him involved and keep him happy.
Plus, you know, he's pretty good.
3:42 Alright Heath Evans just punched one into the end zone. Coulda said this in the 2nd quarter...but...BALLGAME. This one was decisively won by the Pats. They were firing on all cylinders. The offensive line is just outright dominant. The defense looks great. Brady has Pro Bowl caliber options to throw to. Moss is pretty much uncoverable. Welker is poised for a career year.
Bottom line, keep the Tuesday after the Super Bowl open...just in case. I know it's early, and it was only the Jets (not a terrible team, but not an elite team either by any means), but this is going to be one exciting season in New England. I'm advising you all to keep February 5th open. I say we all take that day off now just to be safe. Rumor has it there's going to be a parade in Boston that day. Something about a Lombardi Trophy? Anyways...
As for my fantasy team, I don't see Week 1 going my way. It happens, it's still early.
And as for the Beat the Spread pool, Week 1 is looking good for me. Tennessee is up 3 in Jacksonville at the 2 minute warning, and Philly is tied with GB with 7:30 left. I definitely see them taking that game by more than 3. And if they don't, it's a push and I don't lose or gain anything.
That's all for now. As always, feel free to send along any questions or comments to thesportshub@gmail.com.
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