Where this Blog stands

I see that I am still getting some traffic to this blog. I just want to say that it may return someday. It's hard to say. Currently, I am blogging at Cardboard Mania.

Thanks to my readers who followed this last summer

Karma

Jim Thome used to be my all-time favorite baseball player. And while I am still a fan, I'm not as big of fan as I once was. And for a very simple reason, h ebailed on the Cleveland Indians to win.

Well, I look at the 2007 baseball playoffs and I see the Cleveland Indians. I also see the Phillies, the team he left for but was later traded from. And I love every second of it.

Meanwhile, Thome is playing for the lowly White Sox just two years late.

Losing Thome wasn't all bad though. I am a huge fan of Travis Hafner and Ryan Garko, both of whom would have significantly less playing time if Thome was around.

So Jim, I would love if you came back to Cleveland and win a championship. I just hope it's after we win a World Series.

10 Bold Predictions About NFL Week 3

1. The Browns will not put up close to 51 in their loss to Oakland.

2. The following 0-2 teams will get thier first win: Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York Giants, and St. Louis Rams.

3. Peyton Manning will throw the most TDs and the most yards in Week 3.

4. Dallas will put up over 20 against the Bears.

5. Randy Moss will again get 120+ receiving yards.

6. Larry Johnson will again gain less than 100 rush yards.

7. Baltimore will have a hey-day at Arizona gaining 3+ turnovers and 4+ touchdowns.

8. There will be at least 3 upsets in Week 3.

9. San Diego will regroup themselves and LT will have 2 TDs as the Chargers beat the Packers.

10. There's no way Steven Jackson can go 3 weeks without scoring is there?

10 Week 2 Bold Predictions Answered

Correct
Incorrect

1. Eli Manning will start despite his shoulder injury.

-Started but the Giants did use 3 QBs in this game.

2. Tony Romo will throw no more than 220 yards.

-Romo threw for 186 yards

3. Brady Quinn will not see any action with the Browns.

-I was not at all surprised to not see Quinn, especially after the close game that was played.

4. Randy Moss will not gain 100 receiving yards.

-Moss got 105, so this is just barely wrong

5. The closest margin of victory will come from the Detroit/Minnesota game.

It was tied for the third closest. San Francisco and St. Louis ha da 1 point margin.

6. The highest scoring game will be the Buffalo/Pittsburgh game.

-Yeah, about that...

7. Cincinnati will score the most points in week 2.

So close but so far away. Browns 51, Bengals 45

8. Steven Jackson will not fumble and run for 100+ yards.

No fumbles but just 60 yards

9. There is no way Matt Jones and Mark Clayton will both go catchless.

Matt Jones had 3 catches. And Clayton's still counts even though it was for a measly -1 yards.

10. Rex Grossman will throw for 250+ yards and 2 TDs.

-Nope...160 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Week 2 Total: 4.5-5.5
Season Total: 7.5-12.5

Sports Talk 55 NFL Pick 'Em Week 2

Predicted Winner

SUN, SEP 16 TIME (ET) TV RESOURCES LOCATION
Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Cleveland Browns Stadium
Buffalo at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Heinz Field
New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM Fox Tickets | Travel Raymond James Stadium
Houston at Carolina 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Bank of America Stadium
Atlanta at Jacksonville 1:00 PM Fox Tickets | Travel ALLTEL Stadium
Indianapolis at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel LP Field
San Francisco at St. Louis 1:00 PM Fox Tickets | Travel Edward Jones Dome
Green Bay at NY Giants 1:00 PM Fox Tickets | Travel Giants Stadium
Seattle at Arizona 4:05 PM Fox Tickets | Travel Cardinals Stadium
Minnesota at Detroit 4:05 PM Fox Tickets | Travel Ford Field
Dallas at Miami 4:05 PM Fox Tickets | Travel Dolphin Stadium
NY Jets at Baltimore 4:15 PM CBS Tickets | Travel M&T Bank Stadium
Oakland at Denver 4:15 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Invesco Field
Kansas City at Chicago 4:15 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Soldier Field
San Diego at New England 8:15 PM NBC Tickets | Travel Gillette Stadium

MON, SEP 17 TIME (ET) TV RESOURCES LOCATION
Washington at Philadelphia 8:30 PM ESPN Tickets | Travel Lincoln Financial Field

10 Bold Predictions About NFL Week Two

1. Eli Manning will start despite his shoulder injury.

2. Tony Romo will throw no more than 220 yards.

3. Brady Quinn will not see any action with the Browns.

4. Randy Moss will not gain 100 receiving yards.

5. The closest margin of victory will come from the Detroit/Minnesota game.

6. The highest scoring game will be the Buffalo/Pittsburgh game.

7. Cincinnati will score the most points in week 2.

8. Steven Jackson will not fumble and run for 100+ yards.

9. There is no way Matt Jones and Mark Clayton will both go catchless.

10. Rex Grossman will throw for 250+ yards and 2 TDs.

10 Bold Week 1 Predictions Answered

Correct
Incorrect

1. No one will score more than Indy's 41 points.

-Someone lit a fire under Tony Romo has he went off and led the Cowboys to 45 points against the Giants.

2. The highest scoring match-up will be Bengals/Ravens.

-Ravens/Bengals scored 47. The top scoring match-up was Cowboys/Giants at 80 points.

3. Laurence Maroney will be the week's leading rusher.

-As it stands, Titans's Chris Brown leads all rushers with 175 yards. Maroney rushed for just 72 yards.

4. Brett Favre will attempt the most passes in Week 1.

-Favre and Marc Bulger tied at 42 each

5. Devin Hester will return at most two kicks/punts/field goals.

-Hester returned one kick for 29 yards.

6. Ben Roethlisberger will throw for over 275 yards.

-While he had 4 TDs, Big Ben only threw for 161 yards.

7. Donovan McNabb will throw for over 320 yards.

-McNabb and the Eagles were shocked by Green Bay as Donovan only threw for 184 yards.

8. Seattle will give up the fewest points.

-Seattle gave up 6, but San Diego, Houston, and Minnesota gave up just 3 each.

9. The closest final score will between St. Louis and Carolina.

-Carolina won by 14. There was 1 point between Denver and Buffalo.

10. The Browns and Raiders will still suck.

-The Browns got dominated 34-7 and looked horrible the entire game. The Raiders started slow, came back nicely in the second half, and then blew it in the final minutes.

Current Record: 3-7

Not bad considering these are random predictions and anything can happen. The goofiness of week one didn't help any.