Thursday Morning Quick Hitters

The Philadelphia Phillies will pursue their 1st World Championship for the time since their 1993 crushing defeat at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays. Jimmy Rollins got things going right off the bat with a leadoff HR and the Phills were off and running. The Dodgers could only muster a Manny Ramirez HR, going out on a whimper. The Phillies beat the LA Dodgers 5 – 1 and take the series 4 – 1.

Joe Maddon makes a switch in his pitching rotation.

Is this a sign from above…Citgo sign burns

Pacman Jones starts an alcohol program

Willie Parker may not return so soon.

The Boston Celtics picked up Rajon Rondo’s option.

Monday Morning Quick Hitters

Well, guess that week on the west coast didn’t do much for the Patriots. The San Diego Chargers promptly dispatched the New England Patriots 30 – 10.

The St Louis Rams and interim coach Jim Haslett entered the ranks of the winners Sunday, getting a last second field goal to beat the Washington Redskins 19 – 17.

The Philadelphia Eagles were without Michael….really, I do know it is Brian Westbrook again, struggled early and then turned it on by scoring 23 4th quarter points, beating the 49ers 40 – 26.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wanted to get into the excitement in Florida by slamming the Carolina Panthers 27 – 3.

The NYJ kept Harvard product Ryan Fitzpatrick in check, beating the hapless Bengals 26 – 14.

The New Orleans Saints showed Raiders Coach Tom Cable just how bad they are. Drew Brees went 26 – 30 for 320yds and 3 TD in a Saints 34 – 3 win over the Oakland Raiders.

The NFL owes yet another apology to a team. A side judge call an amazingly questionable pass interference on Lions CB Leigh Bodden that allowed the Minnesota Vikings to hit a last second field goal to beat the Lions 12 – 10.

The Indianapolis Colts finally broke in Lucas Oil Stadium with their old school offense, slamming the Baltimore Ravens 31 – 3.

In one of the best games of the day, the Houston Texans used a last second QB sneak on 4th down to beat the Miami Dolphins 29 -28.

In what might be the most spectacular ending, Kyle Orton went 7 – 11 on the Bears last drive and threw a spectacular 17 yrd TD pass with only seconds left on the clock. Atlanta was able to bring the ball back to their 39 and with 6 seconds left, Ryan threw a strike on the sideline to Michael Jenkins with 1 second left, allowing previous goat Jason Elam hit a 48 yrd field goal to beat the Bears 22 – 20.

Jacksonville went a long way to defining their season with their 24 – 17 win over the Denver Broncos.

The Green Bay Packers beat the injury depleted Seahawks 27 – 17.

The Arizona Cardinals ended their game with the Dallas Cowboys the way an Nfl had never been ended before, on a game ending sudden death blocked punt TD. The offenses came to play in Arizona’s 30 – 24 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Fireworks ensued in the Phillies Dodgers Game 3. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda threw way up and in on the Phillies Shane Victorinio and Manny being Manny almost started a brawl. After all was said and done, the Dodgers climbed their way back into the series beating the Phillies 7 – 2.

The AP Top 5 Rankings are: #1 Texas, #2 Alabama, #3 Penn State, #4 Oklahoma, and #5 Florida

The NHL suspended Michael Peca indefinitely for bumping a referee.

Hockey Night in Canada gets new theme song “Canadian Gold”

Friday Morning Quick Hitters

The Philadelphia Phillies offense was dormant until the 6th inning when a Furcal error and the classic Derek Lowe meltdown rulted in HRs by Chase Utley (yes Phillies Fever Cowbell Remix was playing in Matty’s home when Utley hit his HR) and Pat Burrell to give the Philles all they need to overcome Manny and the Dodgers in Game 1. The Phillies win 3 – 2. Remember today’s game is at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.

All of New England GASPED when Mike Timlin was added to the playoff roster(They must have thought he was closing). Game 1 tonight at or around 8 PM from The Trop in Tampa.

#21 Wake Forest outduels the Clemson Tigers 12 – 7.

The NHL Season opened up on North American soil last night, as the Detroit Red Wings hoisted the Stanley Cup banner. The Toronto Maple Leafs had ideas of crashing the party and did so as Nikolai Kulemin scored at the 7:25 mark of the 3rd period to give the Leafs a 2 goal lead and the game winner. Toronto won 3 – 2.

The Boston Bruins won their opener against the Colorado Avalance 5 – 4. Tim Thomas has 35 save, standing on his head at times making huge stop after huge stop, none bigger than a flurry with 10 seconds left in the game.

Joe Thornton and his San Jose Sharks got off to a strong start, beating up on the rival Anaheim Ducks 4 – 1.

The Vancouver Canucks used an emotional tribute of Luc Bourdon, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in New Brunswick in May, to extinguish the Calgary Flames 6 – 0.

Monday Morning Quick Hitters

The Boston Red Sox got 3 gift runs on a pop up that fell between 3 players to take the lead, but Josh Beckett was not his playoff self and lost the game to the Angels 5 – 4 in 12 innings.

The Chicago White Sox extended their series at least 1 more game by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5 – 3.

Pat Burrell’s back is just fine, slamming 2 HRs, helping to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6 – 2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers to advance to the NLCS for the 1st time since 1993.

The New England Patriots looked a whole lit better Sunday in San Francisco, Beating the 49ers 30 – 21.