Premiering Tonight:
10-11
What About Brian (ABC)
Also note that How I Met Your Mother will be on at 8PM on CBS!
MLB Playoffs:
Since I didn’t update over the weekend:
American League Divisional Series:
Minnesota Twins v. Oakland A’s
A’s win series 3-0
New York Yankees v. Detroit Tigers
Tigers win series 3-1
National League Divisional Series
New York Mets v. Los Angeles Dodgers
Mets win series 3-0
San Diego Padres v. St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals win series 3-1
This moves us onto the League Championship Series:
American League Championship Series:
Detroit Tigers v. Oakland Athletics
First Game: 10/10 @ 8:05 PM/est on Fox
Stadium: McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, CA
National League Championship Series:
St. Louis Cardinals v. New York Mets
First Game: 10/11
Stadium: Shea Stadium in Flushing, NY
Playoff Notes: Add to the increasingly long list of injured Mets, outfielder Cliff Floyd. He will miss the remainder of the playoffs with an injured Achilles tendon. Floyd joins pitchers Orlando Hernandez and Pedro Martinez on the permanent DL for 2006.
NASCAR Update:
I have to admit, I watched the Giants game and I taped Talladega, but I haven’t finished watching it, although, I know how it ends!
Hendrick Motorsports driver, Brian Vickers scored his first ever Nextel Cup win at Talladega this weekend, but it did not come without controversy. Vickers spun out Chase contender and teammate, Jimmie Johnson as well as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. on the final lap to take the checkers. They weren’t the only Chasers to be involved in crashes. On lap 136, the Big One reared its ugly little head. I say little because only 11 cars were involved. Carl Edwards said that he believed Jimmie Johnson got into him which caused a chain reaction that got Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin involved. Kevin was able to finish sixth and Denny came in 21st but Gordon was the big loser finishing 36th. Pre-race favorite, Jamie McMurray was also involved along with Casey Mears, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty, and Martin Truex, Jr. The Points standings tightened up after Jeff Burton discovered a flat tire with 10 laps to go. Kasey Kahne had the top Chaser finish coming in second, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin also finished in the top ten. Looks like Talladega lived up to the hype.
Shout out to Jersey’s finest, Martin Truex, Jr. who scored a fifth place finish, his first career top five.
Kate’s Take: May I say, that I get that Brian Vickers was hungry for a win. Kasey Kahne, who was in his rookie class, has five wins this season and six in total. Kyle Busch his younger teammate won twice last year and once this year and Denny Hamlin, the only rookie on the circuit this year with any wins swept Pocoono. Really Vickers, did you want to get your first win that way? As if you don’t have enough problems with your Hendrick teammates? Upset that the big boys won’t play with you at the playground anymore? I bet Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson can’t wait until Casey Mears becomes a teammate. Taking out Dale Jr., how you made it out of Talladega alive is beyond me; if you would have pulled this crap in the Bronx, you’d be dead. (Not that I wish that upon you, retaliation, yes, death, not so much!)
Points Standings after UAW-Ford 500
Chase for the Championship:
1. Jeff Burton LEADER
2. Matt Kenseth -6
3. Mark Martin -10
4. Kevin Harvick -33
5. Denny Hamlin -51
6. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -106
7. Jeff Gordon -147
8. Jimmie Johnson -156
9. Kasey Kahne -185
10. Kyle Busch -185
Chase for 11th Place (points behind 11th)
11. Tony Stewart –
12. Carl Edwards -236
13. Greg Biffle -327
14. Kurt Busch -472
15. Casey Mears -564
16. Brian Vickers -587
17. Ryan Newman -628
18. Clint Bowyer -630
19. Martin Truex, Jr. -751 (Jersey’s Finest!)
20. Elliot Sadler -791
NASCAR Notes: Robby Reiser has been rumored to be moving up at Roush Racing. The current crew chief for the #17 Dewalt Ford might become General Manger for Roush Racing in 2007 after 12 years of being on top of the box for Matt Kenseth…Jeff Gordon was unhappy with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s bump-drafting style at Talladega, saying it’s not drafting when you hit the other person’s bumper. Maybe you should look into other career opportunities if bump-drafting bothers you so much, Jeff!
Random Quote: “It wasn't bad judgment, it was lack of talent, I just don't think he has the talent to understand what he has underneath him." –Chad Knaus, Crew Chief on the #48 on Brian Vickers via nascar.com
Giants Update:
The Giants kicker, Jay Feely made 4-5 field goals yesterday as the Giants took down the Redskins 19-3. They couldn’t have won without their defense finally showing what they are capable of. Big Blue’s defense allowed only 146 total yards and three points. Michael Straham and Osi Umenyiora both picked up their first sacks of the season. The offense wasn’t too bad either. Eli Manning went 23 of 33 passes for 256 yards and threw two touchdown passes. The Giants improved to 2-2 tied with the Dallas Cowboys for second in the NFC East. The Redskins are 2-3. The Giants take on the Atlanta Falcons next week in Atlanta.
Giants Note: Chad Morton left the game with dehydration. What's up with all of the Giants players being dehydrated during the game?…Jeremy Shockey left the game with a foot injury
Popo in my crib News:
The Bengals have another player in trouble. Receiver Chris Henry was suspended for two games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Henry also received a $20,000 fine. Henry is no stranger to the popo. He has been arrested four times since December. He plead guilty to marijuana and weapons possession. He still has two charges pending. Watch out Chris, because the popo and the NFL are on your tail!
Rapper Jadakiss aka Jason Philips was arrested for weapons possession after a traffic stop. This is Jada's second weapons related arrest since 2004. Watch out Jadakiss, because the popo are on your tail!
Around Sports:Football
A headline that seems to repeat itself every week, Peyton Manning leads the Colts to another win. This time they beat the Titans 14-13. Could you imagine the undefeated Colts losing to the 0-4 Titans?
Here’s a stat, the Steelers without Big Ben 1-0, the Steelers with Big Ben 0-3. Although Roethlisberger did go 20-31 with 220 passing yards last night against the Chargers.
The Dolphins will have Joey Harrington as starting QB again next week while Dante Culpepper goes through a rehab like program to restore mobility to his injured knee.
(via si.com)
Soccer
Sad news, Glen Myernick an assistant coach for the U.S. national soccer team died Monday after suffering a heart attack while he was running with a friend. Myernick was only 51.
Around the World:
Ron Wallace of Warren, RI may have the largest pumpkin ever recorded at 1,502 lbs. The current leader according to the Guinness Book of World Records is 1,469 lbs. What makes this so amazing is that many New England communities are reporting a pumpkin shortage after heavy rains and excessive heat during the summer rotted the pumpkin seeds in the ground.
Looks like its time to put down those cans of Diet Coke and pickup some unsweetened Iced Tea for those weight conscious people out there. A new study found that drinking Cola (including diet, regular and decaffeinated) can reduce bone density. Well maybe you should pick up some milk, according to the commercials from America’s Diary Farmers, three servings of milk can help reduce weight in some people, who also follow said servings with healthy meals and exercise. There’s always a catch!
In crazy baby names news…Rusty and Leann Real of Biloxi, MS welcomed a baby boy named ESPN Montana Real into the world. Leann foolishly told her husband that if they had a boy he could pick out the name. Apparently, he’s not the only cable sports channel fan to name his child ESPN, according to abcnews.com there were three other babies born with the same name in 2005. “Espn Malachi McCall of Pampa, TX, Espn Curiel of Corpus Christi, TX, and Espn Blondeel in Michigan." And you though Pilot Inspektor Lee was bad!
Celebrity Tid Bits:
The Departed was tops at the box office bringing in $27 million last weekend. It was followed by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning bringing in $19.1 million and last week’s champ, Open Season with $16 million. Jessica Simpson’s new flop, Employee of the Month could only bring in $11.8 million and the Guardian with $9 million round out the top five.
Last Friday, October 6th, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw celebrated their 10 year wedding anniversary. Congrats!
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Zachery Ty Bryan from Home Improvement (25) and Randy Spelling of 90210 fame (28).
I will be unable to blog tomorrow, but I wanted to give a shout out to Dale, Jr. who turns 32 tomorrow! He's getting so old...
It’s been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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