Monday Morning’s Painful Quick Hitters

Well is there any other story, really, that matters to most of the NFL world today. Here is a round-up of stories regarding Tom Brady and his apparent ACL tear. Sirius NFL Radio reported and confirmed that Chris Simms and Tim Rattay are heading to Foxboro Monday.

Boston Globe Patriots Page
Boston Herald Patriots Page
ESPN Story
Yahoo Sports
Ron Borges of WEEI.com
Adam Schefter of The NFL Network

Well now to the game. The Matt Cassell era has begun in a 17 – 10 win over the Chiefs.

Former BC Eagle Matt Ryan throws a 62 Yrd TD pass on his 1st NFL attempt on the way to an Atlanta Falcons stomping of the Detroit Lions 34 – 21.

The Buffalo Bills special teams lead the way to a 34 – 10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Brett Favre’s debut goes well in Miami, with a 20 – 14 win over the Dolphins.

Reggie Bush and Drew Brees combined to lead the New Orleans Saints over the Tampa Bay Bucs 24 – 20.

The Pittsburgh Steelers pound the Houston Texans 38 – 17.

The Tennessee Titans beat the Jacksonville Jags 17 – 10, but lose QB Vince Young.

Baltimore Ravens rookie QB Joe Flacco leads his team past the Cincinnati Bengals 17 – 10.

Jake Delhomme connects with Dante Rosario in te last seconds of Sunday’s game against the Chargers for a late win, beating the Bolts 26 – 24.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 23 – 13.

The Dallas Cowboys wallop on the Cleveland Browns 28 – 10.

I saved a little sunshine for last….

The Chicago Bears christened Lucas Oil Stadium, beating the Indianapolis Colts 29 – 13.

As all of New England is distracted by Tom Brady’s injury, the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7 – 2 behind Paul Byrd and Big Papi. The win combined with Tampa Bay Rays 1 – 0 loss to the Blue Jays, leaves the Red Sox just 1 1/2 games out of 1st place.

The AL Central stayed the same Sunday as the White Sox lost to the California Angels 3 – 2 and the Minnesota Twins lost to the Detroit Tigers 7 – 5.

The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies split a day night double header keeping the Mets lead over the Phils at 2 games in the NL East.

The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers both lost on Sunday, so the Cubs lead over the Brew Crew stays at 4 games. Chicago loses to the Reds 4 – 3 and the Brewers lose to the Padres, as Chris Young loses a perfect game bid in the 8th inning, 10 -1.

The Loas Angeles Dodgers go 1 1 /2 games ahead of the Diamondbacks by beating Arizona 5 – 3.

Da Bears Choose their starting QB

Either Rex Grossman was really, really bad, or Kyle Orton finally managed to get a hold of those naked pictures of Lovie Smith that Grossman had (I bet he fumbled them or threw them to the wrong person). The Bears decided after week 2 of the pre-season that the Purdue alum would be the opening day starter. If you had told me that we would know who was starting for the Bears opening night before we knew who the Colts would be starting, then I would have been horribly, horribly, wrong…

Monday Morning Quick Hitters

The Boston Red Sox finally stopped the Yankees winning streak, beating the Yanks 9 – 2. Jon Lester pitched 7 innings, getting out of a few jams along the way. The Sox Drama show got weirder when Manny said before the game that he would OK a trade, then, reminded Sox Nation exactly why they put up with his stuff going 3 – 5 with 2 RBIs. Papi had 3 RBIs and Mike Lowell added 2 more.

The Philadelphia Phillies played HR Derby against the Atlanta Braves, outslugging them 12 – 10. 5 Phillies went deep, a couple off former Sox Julian Tavarez, in the slam fest. The win puts the Phils 1 game behind the Mets.

Johan Santana pitched a complete game 6 hitter to shut down Central Division leaders ST Louis Cardinals 9 – 1. Delgado and Wright continue their offensive surge, and with Fernando Tatis, the Mets demolished the Cards.

Jeff Supan was once again the fly in the ointment for the Milwakuee Brewers, allowing 8 earned runs in 8 innings and giving the Houston Astros an 11 – 6 win. The Brew Crew missed an opportunity to take sole possession of 1st place in the Central.

Arizona keeps a 1 game cushion against the LA Dodgers Sunday. The D-Backs beat the Giants 7 – 2. The Dodgers beat the Nats 2 – 0.

The Chicago Bears signed Devin Hester to a contract extension Sunday. ESPN’s John Clayton reports the 4 year deal is worth 30 million, half of which is guaranteed. Hester was right into the offense in his visit to camp, so look for a Hester strong offense this season.

Joe Palmeri’s Philadelphia Soul beats the San Jose Sabercats to win the Arena Bowl, 59 – 56.

Goose Gossage……calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean……..entered the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, along with (thank GOD) Impossible Dream manager Dick Williams.