My Fellow Americans!
Your girl boogie is back in action here at LLR! I know you missed me oh so much. I had to take a short hiatus to deal with some personal stuff (life ain't always grand slams and touchdowns, unfortunately!) but I am back on the scene with some sports commentary fo yo ass!
Let us begin with last night...
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY 4-0 GIANTS? They were looking like the best team in the league so far this season, and now we've collapsed under the Cleveland Browns of all teams. THE CLEVELAND BROWNS. Do not adjust your TV sets. You have not entered the twilight zone. Eli Manning looked a like his pre-Superbowl MVP self last night, throwing 3 picks into the hands of the Browns defense.
As I sat on my couch with a brew in my hand and the remote control in the other, flicking over to the Phillies vs Dodgers whenever Eli got me too upset to watch, I thought to myself "this is not happening." I wanted a perfect night. A Giants win, A Phillies loss, and 21 fantasy points was ALL I NEEDED to make that happen. It wasn't meant to be. Matt Stairs' 2-run bomb sealed the deal on Game 4 for the Phillies, Eli's final interception put it way out of reach for the Giants, and the measly 10 fantasy points I collected from Eli and Kevin Boss combined just didn't cut it.
If it hadn't been for reruns of Quantum Leap, my night would have been absolutely ruined! Sam, Al, and Ziggy always seem to come to my rescue, but I digress...
All I have to say is that now that its Tuesday, my Giants can take all of the mini-failures of last night, work 'em the hell on out in practice, get on the same page, and take it to the house when we host the 49ers on Sunday. I'll be damned if I lose to the Browns and then then 49ers! I'll absolutely be looking around for Rod Serling then. PSH!
-boogie
ps - Manny. I can not have the Phillies in the World Series. I just can't. Do your thing, ok?? Geez...
Tuesday, October 14
Boogie is BACK!
Sunday, October 5
NLCS Preview
Here is a preview of the NLCS matchup between the Dodgers of Los Angeles and the Phillies of...Philly. Just as a side note how ridiculous must a team be to name themselves after the city they reside in. Come on! Could you imagine the Seattle Seattleians...the Florida Floridians...you get the point.
I digress.
This year the National League Championship will be decided in a best of seven blood fest between two teams that are an enigma to me. The question being, how the hell did they get there?
First we have the Dodgers, a team that finished the regular season 6 games over .500! If playoff spots were determined simply by win-loss records, the Dodgers would not even be considered for post-season baseball. In Major League Baseball the Dodgers finished in 15th place overall. 15th place!! Yes, 14 teams had better records. Had the Dodgers been in the National League Central, they would have finished the season fifth place in the division. Nevertheless, they do play in a division that the Japanese little league team from the movie Bad News Bears Go to Japan would dominate. All kidding aside they did send the poor Cubbies packing after taking them to the wood shed in three straight games. Sorry Cub fans...it hasn't been your century. As for my team we are almost a quarter of the way there, don't feel too bad.
The Dodgers pitching is suspect. Their hitting is a threat. James Loney somehow has an ability to make things happen in big spots. Matt Kemp and Russel Martin are fierce sluggers currently on a tear. Their defense is above average. And of course, they have ManRam, the all time post season home run king. ManRam can nonchalantly watch a ball sail over his head, effortlessly barehand the carom, and toss a laser into whatever base he wants throwing out a would-be baserunner by 95 feet. That may be all they need to move on to the World Series, depending on what Philly team decides show up.
The National League East Champion Phillies (I just died a little inside typing that) have to be the overwhelming favorites to represent the National League in the World Series. I would like to briefly mention that they did lose the season series to a dormant New York Mets club who also had a better record than the Dodgers. However, the Mets are probably watching the playoffs from their living rooms, yachts, stretch Hummers, or private aircraft. The Phillies' lineup can be a menacing one, but they all have holes bigger than...nevermind. Regular season homerun champ Ryan Howard can break a world record by striking out 200 times in the post-season. Chase Utley began the season like a bat out of hell and has since fizzled. I am calling him a fizzle. Chase Utley, you are a fizzle. Pat Burrell can only hit a baseball against a certain team from Queens, and Shane Victorino has a little league helmet. Their strongest player hands down is Jayson Werth. I have been following the Phillies all season and have yet to see him make a mistake.
My prediction for this series is that the winner will be determined by who is more dominant, Manny Ramirez or Jayson Werth. Plain and simple, they are the players to watch this series. As a non-biased observer my prediction is Manny Ramirez will have his way the entire Phillies roster, and kill many Persians in the playground they call a ballpark in Philadelphia. The Dodgers will be victorious, bringing a hell fury of momentum to the World Series before they get stomped out by the American League champions, whoever they may be.
Enjoy the show!
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