Yankees Sign Burnett, May Be Out on Lowe

In an e-mail from ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, I asked him if he thought the Yankees would still be in on Derek Lowe now that they have signed AJ Burnett. His response…

I don’t think the Yankees want to make another long-term commitment for a pitcher. They’d like to bring in Andy Pettitte or (if that doesn’t work out) Ben Sheets on a short contract. But after investing $243 million in two guys, I don’t think they want to spend $60 million more on Lowe.

I’m not sure how Lowe’s market is going to shake out. The Red Sox would only be interested if he comes cheap, the Phillies just spent $30 million on Raul Ibanez today, and the Dodgers don’t expect to bring him back.

Everybody thought the Braves were the likeliest fit, but they’re not interested.

To me, that leaves the Mets as the best fit for Lowe. But I don’t think he’s going to sign for anything close to what Burnett received.

Chase F**king Utley!

Fresh off his Home Run Derby F Bomb, Chase Utley drops another one today. Good times!

Friday Morning Quick Hitters

#23 South Florida’s Big East record takes another hit. South Florida loses to unranked Cincinnati 24 – 10.

Let’s see who gets the 15 yard unsportsmanlike flag this year as the Florida – Georgia game heats up.

911 tapes identify Isiah Thomas as the person not breathing in a trip to the Thomas household, not his daughter.

The LA Lakers and Andrew Bynum agree to a 4 year extension.

The Houston Rockets move to 2 – 0 on the season as they spoil Rick Carlisle’s debut for the Dallas Mavericks. Rockets beat the Mavs 112-102.

Philadelphia…Friday…World Series Parade..Halloween….OH BOY!!!! Noon time today for the World Series parade on Broad Street today.

The Florida Marlins trade 1st baseman Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals for Relief Pitcher Leo Nunez.

The Detroit Tigers buyout Edgar Reneria’s contract and decline his 2009 option.

Ken Macha is hired to be manager of the Milwaukee Brewers…In other news..NESN Fans everywhere REJOICE!

The Indianapolis Colts lose another big piece as CB Marlin Jackson is out for the rest of the season. There is no truth to the rumor that brother Tito to replace him.

Vince Wilfork fined $35,000 not suspended but severely warned by the NFL.

Pittsburgh is holding its collective breaths as Sidney Crosby leaves the game injured in a Penguins 4 – 1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes

The Calgary Flames beat the Boston Bruins for their 5th straight win, 3 – 2.

Thursday Morning Quick Hitters

The Philadelphia Phillies topped off a great season with a World Series Championship, their 1st since 1980 and the cities 1st since 1983. Geoff Jenkins started the Phillies 6th inning off with a double and Jason Werth singled him home with the Phillies taking a 3 – 2 lead. Rocco Baldelli tied the game with a great HR off Ryan Madson in the Top of the 7th. The Phillies came right back in their half of the 7th with Pat Burrell blasting a double and Pedro Feliz singled him home for the winning run. JC Romero and Brad Lidge closed it out for the 2008 World Series Championship.

Greg Oden is out for 3 to 4 weeks with an ankle strain.

North Carolina tops the ESPN/USA Today poll. Here are the top 10 teams

1. North Carolina 6. Pitt
2. Connecticut 7. Michigan State
3. Louisville 8. Texas
4. UCLA 9. Notre Dame
5. Duke 10. Perdue

Phillies Win!!!

I called it in 6, but I will certainly take it in 5. How is that for a team that supposedly plays in a second rate league and supposedly played subpar opponents in the playoffs? 11-3 in the 2008 Playoffs. The Philadelphia Phillies are your World Series Champions for 2008!

Wednesday Morning Quick Hitters

The Boston Celtics opened up the 2008-2009 Season by remember a special Banner 17 Season, handing out rings and raising banners along with…oh yeah they had a game. The Celts played Eastern Conference Semis foe Cleveland Cavaliers and King James. Paul Pierce, who started the night crying, ended Cleveland’s night with 27 points and a few big 3’s along the way. The Celtics beat the Cavaliers 90 – 85.

Michael Redd scored 30 for the Milwaukee Bucks, but that did no good as the Chicago Bulls beat the Bucks 108 – 95.

Sam Bowie….calling Sam Bowie….errr….Greg Odin. Not the debut Mr. Oden expected. He left the game with a turned ankle and finished the game with ZERO points and 5 rebounds. The Lakers defended their Western Conference Championship by destroying the young Portland Trailblazers 96 – 76.

Bud Selig says we won’t play the rest of Game 5 until the weather is ready. Hmm OK Bud..

Jason Witten has broken ribs, possibly will play.

Ho Hum…Rams want to accuse Patriots of cheating…oh my

Ted Cottrell out for Chargers.

Game 5 Will Resume…

So Game 5 will not be resumed tonight, according to CBS Sports. The weather forecast tomorrow does not look good either, according to Weather.com. If they cannot resume this until Thursday, this favors the Phillies. Why? Because if the Rays force a Game 7, Cole Hamels will be on regular rest. Let’s just hope it doesn’t go that far.

Tuesday Morning "Soaked" Quick Hitters

Well another chapter in Bud Selig career has been written but this time he made the correct decision to suspend the game but sure can be questioned why it was started in the 1st place. The Philadelphia sky opened up in the 4th inning causing Bed Selig to be forced to suspend Game 5 in the 6th inning. Shane Victorino had a 2 run hit in the 1st inning for the Phillies 2 runs and Scott Kazmir held them down after that. Carlos Pena had a hand on both Tampa Bay runs, scoring on Longoria’s single in the 3rd inning and driving in BJ Upton in the driving rain in the top of the 6th. The game is scheduled to be resumed tonight at 8 PM, weather permitting.

The Tennessee Titans took solid control of the AFC clearly being head and shoulder pads above the competition. The Titans used a 17 point 4 quarter to top the Indianapolis Colts…who by the way are in deep trouble. The Titans win 31 – 21.

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Monday Morning Quick Hitters

Phillies Pheaver is at a…well, PHEAVER PITCH (Please no sequel) as the Philadelphia Phillies are 1 win away from taking home its 1st World Championship in 28 years. Joe Blanton pitched 6 strong innings and helped his own cause by hitting the 1st HR by a pitcher in 38 years. The Tampa Bay Rays could only muster 6 hits, including 2 HRs, 1 by Carl Crawford and the other by Eric Hinske, who replaced Cliff Floyd on the roster. The Phillies won 10 – 2. The Phillies lead the series 3 games to 1.

The New England Patriots continued the roller coaster season that is the post Tom Brady season, beating the St Louis Rams 23 – 17. Matt Cassell drove the team down the field on the 4th quarter, hitting Kevin “Not My Cigars” Faulk for a TD Pass with just over 3 minutes left. Deltha O’Neil, yep, that Deltha O’Neil intercepted a pass from the Rams QB Marc Bulger to seal the deal. The Pats are tied for the division lead with the Bills at 5 – 2.

A surprising display of defense from the Cowboys lead the Boys over the Tampa Bay Bucs 13 – 9.

The Washington Redskins used a stellar punt return TD by Santana Moss catch and finally beat the hapless Detroit Lions 25 – 17.

The Buffalo Bills, in a position to take control of the AFC East, floundered and turned over a victory to the Miami Dolphins, allowing the Dolphins to win 25 – 16.

The New Orleans Saints survived the trip to London and the lack of defense, and showed Londoners just how American Football is supposed to play, beating the San Diego Chargers 37 – 32. The win propels the Saints to 4 – 4 and drops the Chargers to 3 – 5.

Even after his 3rd interception, returned for a TD, Brett Favre proved he’s got a little left. Favre drove the team down for the game winning TD, hitting Laveranues Coles with less than 1 minute left to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28 – 24.

After a defensive 1st half, the offenses broke loose in the 3rd quarter as the Carolina Panthers outlasted the Arizona Cardinals 27 – 23.

The Baltimore Ravens keep floating that Wildcat Offense or as Ravens Coach John Harbaugh calls it “Suggs Package” (referring to Terrell Suggs statements that Troy Smith should be the starting QB) as Ohio State product QB Troy Smith hit QB Joe Flacco on a pretty 43 yrd pass that almost resulted in a TD. The Baltimore Ravens beat the Battle of the Ryan Brothers and the Oakland Raiders 29 – 10.

Wake me up when it’s over…oh it’s over?!? The Houston Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals 35 – 6.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense did all it could do, holding the NY Giants to 16% Red Zone Efficiency, but Big Ben Roethlisberger threw 4 picks to help the New York Giants to a 21 – 14 win over the Steelers.

Is there any way Mike Singletary can play for the 49ers? The 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks 34 – 13. This is all that needs to be said.

Here are the BCS Standings
1 – Texas 6 – Georgia
2 – Alabama 7 – Texas Tech
3 – Penn State 8 – Florida
4 – Oklahoma 9 – Oklahoma State
5 – USC 10 – Utah