This weekend was wacky. We had the Mets complete an absolutely fabulous collapse (if the Braves can't get in, the Mets shouldn't either), the Phillies and Rockies complete incredible late-season runs, and upside-down days in college and pro football.
What the Mets did was priceless: a year after taking away the NL East crown from Atlanta, they gave it away to the Phillies. Looking at the players and fans, their faces told the whole story - they blew it. They had the division wrapped up a month ago and forgot how to play baseball. The Phillies deserve credit as well, they played their butts off to win it.
The Rockies and Padres have a one-game playoff tonight to decide the Wild Card. I know you might be thinking about Monday Night Football (NE @ Cincy), but don't pass this one up. It's been eight years since we've had one of these, and it should be exciting. Jake Peavy vs the 100ft confines of Coors Field (they would have called it Coors Light Field, but there wasn't enough room on the stadium). I predict the Rockies make it to face the Phillies.
Six of the top eleven teams lost Saturday (and Friday night), something you don't see a lot. It started with West Virginia losing to South Florida on Friday, a school that didn't have football 15 years ago. Colorado started us off on the right foot Saturday with the win over Oklahoma (I tuned in about two minutes before the field goal), and the day was capped with Florida losing at home to Auburn. Couple Notre Dame being 0-5 and Georgia handily beating Ole Miss, and it was a great day to be a college football fan - unless you were a Sooner, Gator, Mountaineer, Longhorn, Scarlett Knight or Duck. But at least Oregon got beat by a higher-ranked team. I wonder if it had anything to do with the bomb scare at Eugene Airport late in the week? I know their uniforms are bad, but they aren't going to explode.
I had a horrible day predicting the NFL on Sunday. Going into the 4:15 games, I had only gotten two games right - Atlanta and Buffalo winning. By the time the Giants and Eagles had kicked off, I was deep into sub-.500 territory - something that I didn't do all of last year (I had a .600 winning percentage for the season). For those unfamiliar with my method, I pick every game before the start of the season and don't change my picks. Not going so well this year, but at least I'm not St. Louis (0-4) or San Diego (1-3). By the way...Umenyiora with six sacks was absolutely incredible. Expect Winston Justice to hit the waiver wire about Thursday...or to be washing those horrible throwback jerseys for next week.
What to watch: Tonight it's NE @ Cincy for MNF or the Pads-Rockies mini-off in Colorado. Or, it's Heroes and Journeyman on NBC. I'll be DVR'ing the NBC shows for tomorrow and watching the Rockies make the playoffs while keeping MNF in the PIP.
Tomorrow: your guide to acronyms.
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