Before getting to the NFL, what a masterful performance by AJ Burnett last night who out pitched Pedro Martinez on turn back the clock night. Pedro’s face leaving the field had me literally bursting into laughter - it went from utter disappointment to chuckling at the Yankee cheers in a matter of seconds. Great World Series drama.
And how many bad calls are we going to have to see this postseason? The Howard "catch" and double-off, and Utley "out" at first on another called double-play BOTH could have altered the score of this game. JUST PUT IN A REPLAY SYSTEM ALREADY. I just hope they don't screw up a call that decides the series for the sake of the sport. 
This was my first Yankee game during the postseason watching with full sound (either been at the game or in a loud bar)...I must say I forgot how incompetent the duo of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are....ESPECIALLY McCarver. How have we gone 15 years now without changing the announcers for the World Series? I can name 546 guys off the top of my head better than McCarver and it seems like Joe Buck plays down to McCarver's level. McCarver actually had me questioning why I didn't pay $500+ for a ticket last night just so I didn't have to hear him.
Help Wanted: For Halloween I am planning to go as Mariano Rivera...I will pay someone $20 for the night to carry a boom box/speaker set with them and every time I enter a room blast Enter Sandman. Serious inquiries only (don’t make me post on Craig’s List and get murdered people).
Awkward/hilarious text of the week goes to my dad...who after the Yankees victory last night sent me: "I'm your daddy." And you people wonder where I get it from.
Top 5 casinos put off until next week due to my tight schedule...book signing in the village at noon and then heading on a chopper to Philly to cover Game 3. Tough life. Here are my NFL bets:
Don't Stop till You Get Enough: Colts -13 over 49ers - The 49ers are not terrible, but with Alex Smith starting his first game in [insert stat here, BingBong hasn't sprung for a Tony Reali of our own yet], I'm going with the Colts. Three guarantees in life: Death-Taxes-Lugie Betting the Colts.
Fool me once…shame on me…fool me…fool me twice…ya not gonna fool me again!: Dolphins +3 over Jets – I realized if I just started betting the Dolphins, then I wouldn’t feel bad when I lose most bets betting against them. So you see people, behind this logic…this bet is A LOCK!
Bingo Night Football! - Saints -10 over Falcons – The Saints finally had a bad half last week and still put up 40+ when it was all said and done. The Falcons looked exposed on the road vs. the Cowboys and I expect more of the same from Drew Brees.
Actual Vegas Line: Bye week -20 over Redskins – I’m figuring during the bye week we get a few more stories about signs being confiscated before entering the stadium shades of Stalin Russia, and then maybe some video of Snyder stealing a kids Halloween candy and smashing it under a bulldozer he bought just for shits and giggles. Bye week in a rout!
-Steve Lugerner
This was my first Yankee game during the postseason watching with full sound (either been at the game or in a loud bar)...I must say I forgot how incompetent the duo of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are....ESPECIALLY McCarver. How have we gone 15 years now without changing the announcers for the World Series? I can name 546 guys off the top of my head better than McCarver and it seems like Joe Buck plays down to McCarver's level. McCarver actually had me questioning why I didn't pay $500+ for a ticket last night just so I didn't have to hear him.
Help Wanted: For Halloween I am planning to go as Mariano Rivera...I will pay someone $20 for the night to carry a boom box/speaker set with them and every time I enter a room blast Enter Sandman. Serious inquiries only (don’t make me post on Craig’s List and get murdered people).
Awkward/hilarious text of the week goes to my dad...who after the Yankees victory last night sent me: "I'm your daddy." And you people wonder where I get it from.Top 5 casinos put off until next week due to my tight schedule...book signing in the village at noon and then heading on a chopper to Philly to cover Game 3. Tough life. Here are my NFL bets:
Don't Stop till You Get Enough: Colts -13 over 49ers - The 49ers are not terrible, but with Alex Smith starting his first game in [insert stat here, BingBong hasn't sprung for a Tony Reali of our own yet], I'm going with the Colts. Three guarantees in life: Death-Taxes-Lugie Betting the Colts.
Fool me once…shame on me…fool me…fool me twice…ya not gonna fool me again!: Dolphins +3 over Jets – I realized if I just started betting the Dolphins, then I wouldn’t feel bad when I lose most bets betting against them. So you see people, behind this logic…this bet is A LOCK!
Bingo Night Football! - Saints -10 over Falcons – The Saints finally had a bad half last week and still put up 40+ when it was all said and done. The Falcons looked exposed on the road vs. the Cowboys and I expect more of the same from Drew Brees.
Actual Vegas Line: Bye week -20 over Redskins – I’m figuring during the bye week we get a few more stories about signs being confiscated before entering the stadium shades of Stalin Russia, and then maybe some video of Snyder stealing a kids Halloween candy and smashing it under a bulldozer he bought just for shits and giggles. Bye week in a rout!
-Steve Lugerner
4 comments:
Mr. Lugerner,
Something to keep in mind -- it's raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.
On most teams the set up man has become more valuable, on others not so valuable
In the time it's taken to play this game you could have flown from Baltimore to Iceland.
-Tim McCarver
No, the best was on Wednesday when those two clowns were guests on PTI and Wilbon asks these so-called "experts", which pitcher they thought had more of an edge in Game 1?
McCarver: Well to be honest, I don't think EITHER pitcher has more of an edge. I think they've both been pitching great. Joe?
Buck: Yeah, I'm gonna have to agree with Tim. I think both pitchers are pretty even.
Next question...
Kornheiser: So Jimmy Rollins has predicted the Phillies to win in 5 games, how do you guys see it? Do you see it as a 4-5 game series or do you think it'll stretch out for 6 or 7 games?
McCarver: Well it could go either way really...
(didn't hear the rest of the answer because my head exploded)
-Dave
Mr. Silverstein,
So by guessing right you might have guessed wrong.
That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up.
If Oliver Perez throws in the succeeding innings like he did in the first, you might not need the bullpen early.
-Tim McCarver
What about last night? Anybody catch Buck's gem in the 9th?
Joe Buck: So with two outs here in the 9th if Ibanez makes out the game will end 3-1 New York and will tie the series at one game a piece...or...it will continue.
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