Kind of a weird news day. First the
49ers fire their offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye. The great
George Blanda passes away. The drunk driver who killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart
was found guilty of murder this morning. And
Carmelo Anthony showed up to the Nuggets training camps as his trade talks have cooled. One of the strangest news days in a while. Meanwhile it's time to settle in for some Monday Night Football.
The oldest NFL rivalry begins another season as the Green Bay Packers face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Both teams are 2-0 heading into the game and both teams seem prepared to fight for the NFC North. I like the Packers to win this game with Jay Cutler throwing at least two interceptions. Enjoy the game, leave comments, and don't be a troll.
Who's ready for some football?
ReplyDeleteSnazzy threads by the Bears.
ReplyDeleteThey're ugly..........
ReplyDeleteZombo & Raji just had the Cutler Sando.
ReplyDeleteTirico: "First snap from Packerland tonight." I thought he said Peckerland for a moment....
ReplyDeleteO/U: Cutler's first pick? 1st quarter? This drive?
ReplyDeleteCutler's more focused and comfortable so far...so make it the 1st quarter.
ReplyDeleteWoodson doesn't have the speed anymore to cover Hester.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fumble before his knee hit the ground.
ReplyDeleteHester couldn't stay in bounds on that rocket from Cutler.
ReplyDeleteGruden just suffocates Jaws in the booth. I like Gruden, but I want to hear what Jaws is saying.
ReplyDeleteTirico: "In Canadian Football, that would've been a touchdown."
ReplyDeleteAn aside: Last night, I said I wanted a Pinball Clemons CFL jersey, I meant Edmonton Eskimos legend Gizmo Williams.
Gizmo, Pinball, aren't they all the same?
ReplyDeleteAgreed on Gruden.
ReplyDeleteTirico: "Gould's a very accurate kicker," right before he misses.
Chicago doesn't know what Hispanic is. Live in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to see what Hispanic neighborhood's look like.
ReplyDeletePitch and catch for Rodgers early.
ReplyDeleteKeith, Edmonton Eskimos-Calgary Stampeders games were fun to watch, with Flutie leading Calgary.
/last time I mention the CFL
Hideous coverage for Da Bears early.
ReplyDeleteKeep throwing Aaron.
ReplyDelete/Fantasy
No wonder the Bears defense stinks. Marinelli is the DC.
ReplyDeleteYES YES YES FANTASY!
ReplyDelete6 outs away!
ReplyDeleteEvery time Aaron Rodgers throws a touchdown, my heart breaks a little.
ReplyDeleteHoly greatness Roy Halladay has only given up 1 hit through 7!
ReplyDeleteNice runback by Manning to the 42.
ReplyDeleteLet's see Halladay give up no hits through 8 innings at Coors Field.
ReplyDelete/Ain't happening
//Matt Cain >>>> Halladay
Polanco!!!!! Unbelievable catch!
ReplyDeleteBe back in 20.....
ReplyDelete@ 49er16: Please tell me you're not serious about Cain being better than Halladay......
ReplyDelete3 OUTS AWAY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLook at their stats. They're exactly the same pitcher.
ReplyDeleteWhere's RJBO? We predicted a Cutler INT in the 1st quarter.
ReplyDeleteI was about to make a quick trip (no, not to the store) and got a phone call instead.
ReplyDeletePredicting Cutler to throw a pick is like predicting the sun to rise tomorrow....
Halladay just took a pitch off the top of his helmet. Yeesh.
ReplyDeleteNew O/U: How many INT's does Cutler end up with today?
ReplyDeleteMLB Network with the SportSouth broadcast of Marlins-Braves.
ReplyDelete/you know what that means
Keith, Cutler will only throw 2 Vlasic Pickles* tonight.
ReplyDelete*Forgive the old Sports Junkies reference
Good ole Mike Martz offenses. 7-step drops and weak pass protections. Good times.
ReplyDeleteJaws on the sack: "Jay's gotta react better than that. It's right in his face." Ewwww.
ReplyDeleteCullen Jenkins with another sack against Cutler.
ReplyDeleteI never got why Martz was called a so called "Genius?" His one good offense happened ten years ago and after what Warner did in Arizona, I think it had to do with the players more than the coach.
ReplyDelete/Jumps off high horse
//Never liked Martz as the 49ers offensive coordinator
///He loved Just Turnovers O'Sullivan for some reason.
(Numbers via FanGraphs)
ReplyDelete2010 ERA
Cain: 2.95
Halladay: 2.53
2010 xFIP (expected ERA)
Cain: 4.21
Halladay: 2.95
Career ERA; FIP; xFIP
Cain: 3.41; 3.82; 4.44
Halladay: 3.34; 3.43; 3.24
2010 BABIP (batting average on balls in play; league average - .300; the lower the number, the luckier the pitcher)
Cain: .256
Halladay: .304
Career BABIP
Cain: .274
Halladay: .300
2010 Wins Above Replacement
Cain: 4.4
Halladay: 6.5
The only Giants pitcher in the same league as H20 is Lincecum.
Just watch Cain pitch. The guy receives no run support. He's basically the same as Halladay, but receives no run support.
ReplyDeleteWow Rodgers!
ReplyDeleteHe turned Jon Kitna into a throwing machine and made Roy Williams appear to be a decent wideout.
/smoke and mirrors
Phils-Giants better match up in the Postseason. Can't wait for more lively debates.
ReplyDeleteMatt Cain is a very good pitcher, though. His excellent home run/fly ball ratio translates well on the road, so the xFIP ranking he is given, probably largely based on his ridiculous BABIP, is probably a little high, but Matt Cain is not on the level of Roy Halladay, one of the best in the game.
ReplyDeleteLOL NATS!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCain is on the level of Halladay. Did you watch yesterday's game? He eats innings just like Halladay.
ReplyDeleteMLB-N better switch out of Mr. Fisty for the bottom of the 9th at Nationals Park.
ReplyDeleteI want the Phillies offense to get out of this inning ASAP. Can't let Halladay get too cold!
ReplyDeleteCrosby's 38 yarder is good. 10-zippy Pack.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna watch at least some of Cubs-Padres on WGN America tonight.
ReplyDeleteAlthough probably due to Cain's constant lack of run support and the need to get him out early for pinch-hitting sake, Halladay has pitched 22 innings more than Cain.
ReplyDeleteRoy Halladay on the mound in the 9th. He deserves this moment.
ReplyDeleteCrosby's kick goes out of bounds. Brutal.
ReplyDeleteIf Cain pitched for the Phillies with that lineup protecting him, he would have the same numbers as Halladay.
ReplyDeleteMLB-N STILL with Marlins-Braves. Thanks for nothing.
ReplyDeleteThere are significantly more Phillies fans at Nationals Park than Nats fans. This is almost comical.
ReplyDeleteNL EAST CHAMPIONS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats to the Phillies.
ReplyDeleteNow Go Cubs!
Zambrano vs. Stauffer. Like the Cubs chances....
ReplyDeleteThe Phillies 2010 regular season started with Roy Halladay pitching in Nationals Park. It ends the same way.
ReplyDelete*requisite Brett Favre B-Roll*
ReplyDeleteCaray & Simpson with the begrudging props to the Phillies on the Braves broadcast.
ReplyDeleteThe team that could not get a break with injuries clinches the NL East title with a 5 games left in the season. IThe only Phillies team to clinch the division sooner was in 1976. I hope Mets fans realize this.
ReplyDeleteGood news, Keith. This means 5 straight games of Brian Bocock playing shortstop!
ReplyDelete"The last time I popped anything like this was apple cider in high school." - Mike Sweeney
ReplyDeleteDevin Hester could not shake the punter!
ReplyDeleteGreat catch by Johnny Knox.
ReplyDeleteI can smell a Cutler INT coming up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a catch by Olsen!
ReplyDeleteDamn, thought for sure he would throw an INT.
ReplyDelete"LET'S GO PHILLIES!" chants still raining down from Nationals park.
ReplyDeleteThe Braves broadcast highlighted the fact the Marlins were the only team on their schedule after Bobby Cox announced his retirement not to acknowledge him or give him a gift. Petty.
ReplyDeleteI used to hate the old Braves broadcasts on TBS with Skip Carey and Don Sutton. So that doesn't surprise me.
ReplyDeleteTirico: "Karch Kiraly couldn't have spiked it better than Urlacher."
ReplyDeleteCubs-Padres about to start from Petco.
Oh God! There's a Giants classic game on and Joe Morgan is the analyst with Duane Kuiper. KILL IT WITH FIRE!
ReplyDeleteGeez. Kuhn was definitely down, despite the 10 yard extra rumble.
ReplyDeleteAnyone here well versed in MLB tiebreakers? The Phillies and Giants split the season series. If the Phillies lose the rest of their games and the Giants win out, who owns the tiebreaker?
ReplyDeletePeppers with the blocked FG!
ReplyDeleteRodgers was perfect on that opening drive of the 2nd half and the Packers get nada.
Green Bay killing themselves with penalties.
ReplyDeleteWell, per MLB.com, the Phillies own a tie breaker over the Giants. What that tiebreaker is, I honestly have no idea, but the Phillies officially have HFA as long as they are in the playoffs. This is hurting my brain.
ReplyDeleteDesmond Clark with a pulse somehow.
ReplyDeleteIntradivision & Intraleague records are the next tiebreakers after head-to-head, but I don't know if that applies to teams in different divisions.
Tirico: "Cutler threw that to Hinsdale.
ReplyDelete...that's a local suburb."
Ernie Harwell, you are not, Mike.
Wow. Earl Bennett caught that at the 1 and down by contact.
ReplyDeleteGruden & Jaws gave Tirico the dead silence like they've never heard of the place.
ReplyDeleteLOL Bears
ReplyDeleteWhat was Lovie thinking?
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA Clark.
ReplyDelete/so much for that pulse
The Lions stopped the Bears at the 1 (on the ground); it's not that big of an accomplishment.
ReplyDelete"Half the distance of nothing is nothing." - Mike Tirico
ReplyDeleteTirico: "This is a penalty you'll take: half the distance of nothing is nothing."
ReplyDeleteGreen Bay's offensive line sucks.
ReplyDeleteBears can't cover Jermichael Finley for anything.
ReplyDeleteRJBO is right. It is intradivision and the Phillies are 40-26 against NL East teams while the Giants are 34-32 against NL West teams.
ReplyDeleteI can finally go to sleep tonight. And concentrate on my paper.
I try not to pay attention to Tiebreakers. I don't want a headache.
ReplyDeleteHESTER! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHESTER!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved the call by Tirico.
Why kick right at Hester?
ReplyDelete@ 49er16: I got myself caught up in wondering. Suffice to say, I now have a headache. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI remember the old bit Sam Rosen & Tim Ryan organized about Rod Marinelli rather "kicking it into Lake Michigan" instead of to Hester.
ReplyDeleteEvery time he didn't return one, the video of some flak throwing a football into the lake was shown. It doesn't look so cheesy now.
Gruden: "Hester runs 4:Don't Know." Heh.
ReplyDeleteWGN's Bob Brenly on earthquakes: "Whenever it's been really hot and the air is heavy, there seems to be earthquakes, including a few here (in San Diego)."
ReplyDeleteJim Cantore just threw up.
Andrew Quarless with the drop in the end zone.
ReplyDeleteWhat was that move after the TD scamper, Aaron?
ReplyDeleteEvery time Rodgers throws or run for a touchdown, Bill Walsh rolls over in his grave.
ReplyDelete@RJBO: Brenly really isn't that wrong.
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Roughing the passer wipes out the Cutler pick.
ReplyDeleteKeith, I'm just conditioned to Bob Brenly being wrong on a broadcast.
Dumb personal foul penalty on Nick Collins.
ReplyDeleteSportsPickle sportspickle
ReplyDeleteThat's no chip on his shoulder. That's lady hair.
Zambrano & Stauffer throwing bagels so far, although Carlos just walked the pitcher with 2 outs.
ReplyDeleteGood God
ReplyDeleteJoe Morgan was as bad in 1989 as he is today.
Ugh. Just three more games (2 Cubs, 1 Good Guys) on WGN and I can forget the channel exists until next Spring.
ReplyDelete/just saw a Dharma & Greg promo'd
Scrambling:
ReplyDeleteRodgers > Vick
/slight exaggeration
@RJBO: How come WGN America quit showing Bob & Tom?
ReplyDeleteBEARS BALL!
ReplyDeleteEpic fail from the Packers tonight.
ReplyDeleteI guess Bob & Tom got squeezed out when Entourage & Curb Your Enthusiam reruns were added. Wasn't it on at 2am Eastern?
ReplyDeleteYeah, and it was on at 11PM Pacific.
ReplyDelete/Used to fall asleep listening.
Play stands. Bears are a lucky, lucky team.
ReplyDeleteCutler is due for an INT
ReplyDeleteI thought that was the 2nd Cutler pick.
ReplyDeletePlease Cubs, I beg of you. Win this game.
ReplyDeleteTimeout Pack after the nothing Knox run.
ReplyDeleteAnother Cutler pick wiped away by penalty.
ReplyDeleteThank you Blake DeWitt.
ReplyDeleteGould looking to get a glorified XP for the victory.
ReplyDeleteGood as Gould.
ReplyDelete/Brando'd
You going to watch the end of the Cubs-Pads game?
ReplyDeleteI gotta get some sleep. When Stu Scott comes on, it's goodnight time.
ReplyDeleteBears are 3-0. They should be 1-2.
ReplyDeleteGoodnight, Keith.
Goodnight then.
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