week 4 pix:
Denver-9.5At Kansas City.............................den
At Cincinnati-3Cleveland..............................cle
At Jacksonville-7Houston.............................jax
At NY Jets-1Arizona......................................nyj
At New Orleans-4.5San Francisco...................no
At Carolina-6.5Atlanta..................................atl
At Tennessee-3Minnesota.............................tenn
At Tampa Bay-1.5Green Bay..........................gb
Buffalo-8At St. Louis.....................................buff
San Diego-7.5At Oakland..............................sd
At Dallas-11Washington...............................dall
Philadelphia-3At Chicago.............................chi
mon night:
At Pittsburgh-5Baltimore............................pitt
6-10 last week
26-20-1 overall
jimmy sports
9.28.2008
9.22.2008
The House Where Dreams Went to Die
sayonora! good-bye! have a good life!
Yankee stadium is burning to the ground and i will not miss it. the new york jokees are moving out and i cant wait. the new stadium is across the street. im excited for the new beginning, but more importantly im excited about forgetting the past. my memories of the venerable stadium are not pleasant. i have attended many a game in that fabled baseball shrine, but for some reason my experience was always somewhat withholding. to make matters worse, other fans always seem to remember games they went to like they were david effing halberstam. everybodys a story-teller the day after a yankee game. i never met anyone who went to a game and the score wasnt 5-3 red sox going into the bottom of the eighth. lemme guess, cano(or soriano or brosius for that matter) led off with a line-drive rope single just over the glove of the leaping mike lowell. then posada (or oneill or knoblauch)grinds out an 11 pitch at bat and takes first on the fourth ball. then oh my g-d a-rods up, but he whiffs like a school girl trying to fend off a rapist. but no worries, giambi( or bernie or tino) steps up to the plate and after fouling off countless pitches he blasts one off the wall to bring in two to notch it all up at five apiece. then after a random strikeout and giambi still on second, guess who slowly strolls to the plate rolling sand paper around his magic wooden stick. bob sheppards' voice is heard clearly through the pa system announcing "now batting ......the shortstop number 2 - derek jeetuh- number 2". while at the same time a popular hip hop song is blaring to somehow counteract the pure, classical, baritone voice of mr. sheppard. when he steps to the plate, he inserts his right index finger in his helmet ear hole to adjust the helmet. the entire stadium is on its feet. when the new pitcher is finally warmed up, the captain goes to work. on a 1-2 pitch he inside-outs one and fists it into right-field with all his might. as the jumbotron shows dereks mother and father jump out of their seat astonished like they havent seen what just occured happen in their entire lives, jason giambi chugs 'round third. with catcher -like speed he, along with the crowd, expects a close play at the plate. and if you are just lucky enough to be at the game that night, a collision. the ball is gobbled up by drew and in one fluid motion swings his arm and bb's one toward home. the throw is a bit off line but the catcher lunges for home plate to receive the slide of the barreling 260 lb first-baseman. its a bang-bang play and too close to see even from my friends box seats 3 rows up from girardis' nostrils. the ump throws his hands out to his side like an airplane and the world knows mariano is getting ready in the pen. its top nine and the greates closer to ever live ,with his cutter, shreds three bats like a buzzsaw. down go the red sox one-two-three. and everybody is having a grand old time celebrating the victory, half-drunk on beer and stuffed on hot dogs and crackerjacks. sinatra sends everyone home happy.
those type of games only happen to my friends or in my dreams. never once did i see a live game of that caliber. my games are bit more cynical and unfortunate, typically seen in the blowout version of baseball. i went to yankee-angels '02. the score was 14-3. i was at the 19-1 demolishment at the hand of the tribe back in '06. the tickets i get my hands on always seem to feature the piching matchup of a carl pavano or denny neagle or hideki irabu or some 20 yr old douchbag they just called up. i was at the game in '03 when jeter got hurt at third base. my personal won-loss record for my attendance is 6-23. seriously. ive seen mo blow three saves( no one can say that), giambi strikeout five times, giambi commit two errors in an inning, both in the same game. chad curtis misplay a ball in left to allow the winning run to come in('96), soriano let a slow-roller under his mitt in the eighth inning of a close game in september of '01. ive seen leads of 6, 8 and 10 evaporate. ive arrived at games in the second inning and starter was already in the shower. ive seen bases-loaded and no one out amount to nothing. ive seen every great yankee in the last 13 years smack in the middle of their annual slump.
ive never seen a grand-slam, never seen a walk-off hit of any kind. never seen a complete game. never seen a comeback of more than two runs. never seen a manager get tossed. never been to yanks - devil rays(pre 2008). ive never sat lower than loge.
ive been in 5 fights. ive been rained out three times. ive been rain-delayed six times. ive been kicked out twice. ive been hit with bird shit once. ive had to use the stall 4 times. and thats nasty, its not something you wanna do in yankee stadium if really dont have to. ive had three beers thrown at me, and on one occasion my cap was stolen. my pictures never come out clear, always dark and murky. ive gotten 2 speeding tickets to and from the stadium. i once arrived at my seat only to find dried-up vomit all over it from the night before. i sat on the stairs the entire game.
and the number one reason that i will not miss yankee stadium is i have never come within one section of a foul-ball. i know this sounds silly but ever since the first game i went to at seven years old, all i wanted was a foul ball. as i got older all i imagined was me lunging for a ball with ten other people and snatching it out of mid-air. maybe getting on tv, maybe getting it autographed by the guy who hit it. nah, none of that. just dried-up vomit.
jimmy sports
Yankee stadium is burning to the ground and i will not miss it. the new york jokees are moving out and i cant wait. the new stadium is across the street. im excited for the new beginning, but more importantly im excited about forgetting the past. my memories of the venerable stadium are not pleasant. i have attended many a game in that fabled baseball shrine, but for some reason my experience was always somewhat withholding. to make matters worse, other fans always seem to remember games they went to like they were david effing halberstam. everybodys a story-teller the day after a yankee game. i never met anyone who went to a game and the score wasnt 5-3 red sox going into the bottom of the eighth. lemme guess, cano(or soriano or brosius for that matter) led off with a line-drive rope single just over the glove of the leaping mike lowell. then posada (or oneill or knoblauch)grinds out an 11 pitch at bat and takes first on the fourth ball. then oh my g-d a-rods up, but he whiffs like a school girl trying to fend off a rapist. but no worries, giambi( or bernie or tino) steps up to the plate and after fouling off countless pitches he blasts one off the wall to bring in two to notch it all up at five apiece. then after a random strikeout and giambi still on second, guess who slowly strolls to the plate rolling sand paper around his magic wooden stick. bob sheppards' voice is heard clearly through the pa system announcing "now batting ......the shortstop number 2 - derek jeetuh- number 2". while at the same time a popular hip hop song is blaring to somehow counteract the pure, classical, baritone voice of mr. sheppard. when he steps to the plate, he inserts his right index finger in his helmet ear hole to adjust the helmet. the entire stadium is on its feet. when the new pitcher is finally warmed up, the captain goes to work. on a 1-2 pitch he inside-outs one and fists it into right-field with all his might. as the jumbotron shows dereks mother and father jump out of their seat astonished like they havent seen what just occured happen in their entire lives, jason giambi chugs 'round third. with catcher -like speed he, along with the crowd, expects a close play at the plate. and if you are just lucky enough to be at the game that night, a collision. the ball is gobbled up by drew and in one fluid motion swings his arm and bb's one toward home. the throw is a bit off line but the catcher lunges for home plate to receive the slide of the barreling 260 lb first-baseman. its a bang-bang play and too close to see even from my friends box seats 3 rows up from girardis' nostrils. the ump throws his hands out to his side like an airplane and the world knows mariano is getting ready in the pen. its top nine and the greates closer to ever live ,with his cutter, shreds three bats like a buzzsaw. down go the red sox one-two-three. and everybody is having a grand old time celebrating the victory, half-drunk on beer and stuffed on hot dogs and crackerjacks. sinatra sends everyone home happy.
those type of games only happen to my friends or in my dreams. never once did i see a live game of that caliber. my games are bit more cynical and unfortunate, typically seen in the blowout version of baseball. i went to yankee-angels '02. the score was 14-3. i was at the 19-1 demolishment at the hand of the tribe back in '06. the tickets i get my hands on always seem to feature the piching matchup of a carl pavano or denny neagle or hideki irabu or some 20 yr old douchbag they just called up. i was at the game in '03 when jeter got hurt at third base. my personal won-loss record for my attendance is 6-23. seriously. ive seen mo blow three saves( no one can say that), giambi strikeout five times, giambi commit two errors in an inning, both in the same game. chad curtis misplay a ball in left to allow the winning run to come in('96), soriano let a slow-roller under his mitt in the eighth inning of a close game in september of '01. ive seen leads of 6, 8 and 10 evaporate. ive arrived at games in the second inning and starter was already in the shower. ive seen bases-loaded and no one out amount to nothing. ive seen every great yankee in the last 13 years smack in the middle of their annual slump.
ive never seen a grand-slam, never seen a walk-off hit of any kind. never seen a complete game. never seen a comeback of more than two runs. never seen a manager get tossed. never been to yanks - devil rays(pre 2008). ive never sat lower than loge.
ive been in 5 fights. ive been rained out three times. ive been rain-delayed six times. ive been kicked out twice. ive been hit with bird shit once. ive had to use the stall 4 times. and thats nasty, its not something you wanna do in yankee stadium if really dont have to. ive had three beers thrown at me, and on one occasion my cap was stolen. my pictures never come out clear, always dark and murky. ive gotten 2 speeding tickets to and from the stadium. i once arrived at my seat only to find dried-up vomit all over it from the night before. i sat on the stairs the entire game.
and the number one reason that i will not miss yankee stadium is i have never come within one section of a foul-ball. i know this sounds silly but ever since the first game i went to at seven years old, all i wanted was a foul ball. as i got older all i imagined was me lunging for a ball with ten other people and snatching it out of mid-air. maybe getting on tv, maybe getting it autographed by the guy who hit it. nah, none of that. just dried-up vomit.
jimmy sports
9.17.2008
Picks of Destiny III
week 3 pix:
Favorite-Line-Underdog
At Atlanta-5Kansas City..........................atl
At Buffalo-9Oakland.................................buff
At Tennessee-5Houston..........................tenn
At NY Giants-13.5Cincinnati..................nyg
At Washington-3Arizona.........................ari
At New England-12.5Miami...................ne
At Chicago-3Tampa Bay.........................chi
At Minnesota-3.5Carolina.......................car
At Seattle-9.5St. Louis............................sea
At San Francisco-4Detroit......................det
At Denver-5.5New Orleans...................den
At Philadelphia-3Pittsburgh..................phi
At Indianapolis-5.5Jacksonville............jax
At Baltimore-2Cleveland.......................bal
Dallas-3At Green Bay.............................gb
monday night:
At San Diego-9NY Jets..........................nyj
9-5-1 last wk
20-10-1 overall
jimmy sports
Favorite-Line-Underdog
At Atlanta-5Kansas City..........................atl
At Buffalo-9Oakland.................................buff
At Tennessee-5Houston..........................tenn
At NY Giants-13.5Cincinnati..................nyg
At Washington-3Arizona.........................ari
At New England-12.5Miami...................ne
At Chicago-3Tampa Bay.........................chi
At Minnesota-3.5Carolina.......................car
At Seattle-9.5St. Louis............................sea
At San Francisco-4Detroit......................det
At Denver-5.5New Orleans...................den
At Philadelphia-3Pittsburgh..................phi
At Indianapolis-5.5Jacksonville............jax
At Baltimore-2Cleveland.......................bal
Dallas-3At Green Bay.............................gb
monday night:
At San Diego-9NY Jets..........................nyj
9-5-1 last wk
20-10-1 overall
jimmy sports
9.09.2008
picks of destiny II
week 2 pix:
favorite - line - underdog
Indianapolis -2 At Minnesota...........................indy
At Washington PK New Orleans......................no
Green Bay -3 At Detroit...................................gb
At Carolina -3 Chicago......................................car
NY Giants -8.5 At St. Louis.............................nyg
At Jacksonville -5.5 Buffalo..............................jax
At Tampa Bay -7.5 Atlanta...............................tb
At Seattle -7 San Francisco..............................sea
At Arizona -6.5 Miami......................................ari
At NY Jets -1.5 New England..........................ne
At Houston -4.5 Baltimore..............................off
San Diego -1.5 At Denver................................den
Pittsburgh -6 At Cleveland.............................pitt
mon nighter
At Dallas -7Philadelphia..................................dall
11-5 last week
11-5 overall
courtesy of footballlocks.com
jimmy sports
favorite - line - underdog
At Kansas City -3.5 Oakland............................oak
At Cincinnati -1 Tennessee...............................tennIndianapolis -2 At Minnesota...........................indy
At Washington PK New Orleans......................no
Green Bay -3 At Detroit...................................gb
At Carolina -3 Chicago......................................car
NY Giants -8.5 At St. Louis.............................nyg
At Jacksonville -5.5 Buffalo..............................jax
At Tampa Bay -7.5 Atlanta...............................tb
At Seattle -7 San Francisco..............................sea
At Arizona -6.5 Miami......................................ari
At NY Jets -1.5 New England..........................ne
At Houston -4.5 Baltimore..............................off
San Diego -1.5 At Denver................................den
Pittsburgh -6 At Cleveland.............................pitt
mon nighter
At Dallas -7Philadelphia..................................dall
11-5 last week
11-5 overall
courtesy of footballlocks.com
jimmy sports
The Pop Heard Round the World
karma is a bitch. every thing about tom bradys' injury screams (g-ds' voice)"my people, lets not get too oogly-boogly about this fella, because , KARMA IS A MOTHER-FUCKEN BITCH". the man has it all, talent, wealth, success, model-ass, popularity, good looks(thats what they tell me) and a great job, but this is not about tom brady. its about the people around him. this man did nothing to deserve this. he is, in fact, supposed to be a great guy, but this goes deeper than one man. to me its an intricate and compelling lesson to the greater american sports fan. and for anyone in general. it was meant for: in order- boston fans, fantasy owners, brady fans, bill belichek, randy moss, robert kraft, and bill simmons. bradys' acl is karmas' sacrificial lamb for all the people involved who over years invested way too much into one man. brady was chosen by the karma g-ds to pay back alot of people who have erred over the years. for the cheating. for the running up the score. for premature book writings and copyrights. for anyone who ever said he is the greatest qb of alltime, there may now be a hitch. for anyone who drafted him one or 2 overall(which was the wrong pick anyway) you just got screwed. for anyone living in the entire north-east (specifically greater boston- area) or kiss-ass analyst or retard band-wagon patriots fan from florida who arrogantly ignored the super loss and stupidly predicted another super bowl appearance just bec you are a brainwashed, spoiled, snob your season is now blown to pieces( a la dreamboats' knee) in all of eight minutes. so good for y'all that treated this man as if he were the savior of everything from fourth quarters to horrible cologne ads. his season is now kaput and his career forever altered. the pats, i believe, are still good for a 10-11 win season. brady will still come back ("triumphantly" like no one has since oh carson palmer) and be good. but this is the pop heard round the world. $150 million in expected losses from fantasy owners who had brady, vegas odds sky diving, and countless other things affected by one unfortunate hit. a national tragedy, no doubt. its too bad really, just when i was starting to warm up to him.
jimmy sports
jimmy sports
9.02.2008
the picks of destiny
week1 pix:
Favorite- Spread-Underdog-O/UAt NY Giants -4 Washington 41..............giants and the over
Cincinnati -1.5 At Baltimore 39...............cincy and the over
NY Jets -3 At Miami 36............................jets and the over
At New England -16.5 Kansas City 45....k.c. and the over
At Pittsburgh -6.5 Houston 43................pitt and the under
Jacksonville -3 At Tennessee 37.............jax and the under
Detroit -3 At Atlanta 41...........................atlanta and the under
At Buffalo -1 Seattle 39.5.........................buffalo and the over
At New Orleans -3.5 Tampa Bay 42.5...saints and the under
At Philadelphia -7.5 St. Louis 44.............st louis and the over
Dallas -5.5 At Cleveland 49......................dallas and the over
At San Diego -9 Carolina 42.....................sawn diago and the under
Arizona -2.5 At San Fran 42....................arizona and the over
At Indianapolis -9.5 Chicago 44..............indy and the under
Monday Night:
At Green Bay -3 Minnesota 38.5...........gb and the under
Denver -3 At Oakland 41.5.....................denver and the under
jimmy sports
9.01.2008
A-men to this
i'm done. I'm pissed. i mean really. are people seriously retarded? whats got me this time is that people have been for a while and continually say that a-rod is the best player in baseball. give me an effing break. im sick of it. i dont want to here it ever again. the guy is so over-rated it kills me to even see him do something good. hes more over-rated than- plug in any britney spears joke here. its not even arod himself, hes obviously a good player, but the way people perceive his astronomical contract and the way hes automatically posted at the top of every player ranking drives me nuts. its not about the numbers and its not about "clutchness". ok, maybe it is about "clutchness". but there are a couple of other guys that, to me, are truly deserving of the tag "best in the game". one quick note on albert pujols: listen carefully- Albert Pujols' worst statistical year in his entire 8 year major league career was the 2007 season when he hit .327, 32 hrs, 103 rbi, ops of .997, 38 2Bs', and finished with yet another top ten mvp voting. that was his worst year ever. let that roll around a bit. done? ok. again its more than the stats. to me i watch albert pujols and he looks like he rarely gets beat, rarely gets fooled. arod on the other hand does not strike fear in opposing pitchers that a 275 million dollar man should. he strikes out a ton. any decent scouting report and pitch execution will get him out, especially in a big spot, and i stress especially bec i honestly believe he becomes a worse hitter in clutch situations. he tightens up, he clearly tries too hard. all good relief pitchers throw it high and tight early on in the count, to set up the slider or offspeed low and away to send this flake packing. i have seen him swing and miss on this exact sequence more times than paula abdul would do in the same scenario. with this man its entirely mental and psychological. its well known that he frequents a sports psychologist which i dont mind at all bec im sure the grind of the season and the pressures of being arod is alot to handle, but with this dude you get the feeling that he is extremely weak on the inside. hes a physical specimen no doubt but i would love to get inside of him. oh shit! did that come out totally gay? but y'all know i mean i wonder what hes thinking sometimes. honestly, i know you agree with me, hes just a weird dude. the whole homo-erotic relationship he has going with jeter the last 13 years is a little fruity. his rumored relationships off the field, such as modanna and the toronto stripper are disconcerting. not that its any of my business, truly i dont care who he hangs out with but if you ask me to do a phsyco-analysis and i study his past history including reactions, friendships, decisions, etc, i think it would be all connected. he seems vulnerable, demure, easily intimidated, and insecure. to be clear i wanna say i dont think all this makes him a bad guy in the slightest, but is he the ultimate warrior athlete that you can count on in any situation? i say not. another thing, hes not even a leader on the yankees. the man has 3 mvp's almost 600 beans, countless rbi's, 14 years experience and hes not considered one of the primary leaders on his team????. i know they have jeter and its his team, and mo is there and posada and moose, but seriously it seems with his personality he wouldnt be the leader on the nationals. at the plate he can disappear for days at a time. in front of reporters he seems like hes always thinking how his tan is coming through on camera. if you are to be considered the best in the world at anything you need to be immersed, to be a pitbull, to be a heartless soldier. hhoooooo! (sigh of relief) just had to get that all off my chest, i feel better now. back to pujols for a sec. he is the unquestioned leader of his club, he plays gold glove defense at first (something arod does not do at third), plays hurt, hits monster , legendary home runs in the playoffs( ahem! brad lidge) and he has something that arod will never have. Kiss the ring bitch.
jimmy sports
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