Monday, September 29, 2008
The trophy awarded to the winner of the Indiana-Michigan State game is the Old Brass Spittoon. I never knew that before this weekend. The Trojans Spartans (thanks, X) took the Spittoon home this season, which is probably a relief to them. For the Hoosiers this game looked like the start of a real rough part of the schedule; for Michigan State the Hoosiers must have looked like a place where they could gain some ground. Michigan State faces all four of the top Big Ten programs -- Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State -- and also has a pair of tricky non-conference games at Notre Dame and against Pittsburgh. Enjoy the Spittoon, fellas.
Mets and Yankees finish with identical 80-73 records, but you could make a case either way as to which team had the more disappointing season. The Yankees were old and injured. The Mets were killed by their bullpen-- in theory, one of the easiest things to fix. In a way going down to the wire the way they did seems worse, but either way it is a melancholy thing to know that I'll never see a game at either of those ballparks again.
The Bills are 4-0. Last week I thought, well, it's not like they are 3-0 the way the Cowboys are 3-0. This week the Cowboys are 3-1. As of this morning there are now four undefeated teams in the league. The Giants had their bye, Baltimore had theirs last week and play tonight. Tennessee is the only other 4-0 team. It is early yet, but I'd like to be in a position to start taunting Mercury Morris. I am really starting to like this team. Trent Edwards has a rifle. Marshawn Lynch is running over defenders like they are Canadian pedestrians. One way to look at the fact that the Bills have had to come from behind is that they've had to come from behind playing the dregs of the league, but I'm a glass half-full guy. This team knlows it can come back from behind, and knowing that is going to come in handy later in the season.
Mets and Yankees finish with identical 80-73 records, but you could make a case either way as to which team had the more disappointing season. The Yankees were old and injured. The Mets were killed by their bullpen-- in theory, one of the easiest things to fix. In a way going down to the wire the way they did seems worse, but either way it is a melancholy thing to know that I'll never see a game at either of those ballparks again.
The Bills are 4-0. Last week I thought, well, it's not like they are 3-0 the way the Cowboys are 3-0. This week the Cowboys are 3-1. As of this morning there are now four undefeated teams in the league. The Giants had their bye, Baltimore had theirs last week and play tonight. Tennessee is the only other 4-0 team. It is early yet, but I'd like to be in a position to start taunting Mercury Morris. I am really starting to like this team. Trent Edwards has a rifle. Marshawn Lynch is running over defenders like they are Canadian pedestrians. One way to look at the fact that the Bills have had to come from behind is that they've had to come from behind playing the dregs of the league, but I'm a glass half-full guy. This team knlows it can come back from behind, and knowing that is going to come in handy later in the season.
