A Funny, Funny Game Baseball Is...

After dominating over 7 innings of game 5 of the ALCS the Tampa Bay Rays found a way to look like the Devil Rays. I think the Sox have a tough road ahead of them to win this series, but we know they've done it before...Given the seemingly inevitable self-destructive nature of the Rays bullpen I have to say that the Phillies look like the favorite at this point. The endless power that the Phillies lineup has will wreak havoc on this bullpen, and the Rays don't have the starting pitching staff that can go deep into games. To top it off they are relying on Dan Wheeler to be their closer. I have to believe that the Rays will find a way to win one game back in the Trop', but I fear that the NL will end up with the title.

Blackhawks Fire Savard

Today the Chicago Blackhawks fired head coach Denis Savard after only 4 games into the season. Savard was hired as the head coach of the Blackhawks on an interim basis in November of 2006. Savard is a beloved figure among Blackhawks fans and I think this will be taken pretty hard by most fans if the new coach, Joel Quenneville, doesn't get off to a great start and lead this team into the playoffs. I'm a little torn about this. I love Savard, but I also understand that the new Blackhawks regime is trying to change much of what Bill Wirtz did. Right now I'm just a little shocked about the whole situation.

So Far October Sucks

Well, it's been a while since I've posted here the return of Confessions of a Sports Junking has inspired me to jump back into blogging again. In about an hour I will suffer through watching the White Sox play game 4 of their ALDS series against the Tampa Bay Rays. It sucks because I know the Twins would be there if it wasn't for a coin flip and a hanging change-up to Jim Thome. For the most part the last few weeks have completely sucked. The Purdue Boilers stink, the Twins missed the playoffs, the Cubs got swept, and the Vikings are the same old crap we've seen for the past 5-6 years. I was able to squeeze in a trip to NY with CSD72 and another friend for a visit to Shea & Yankee Stadiums before they are both torn down. Hopefully all of this terrible play by all my sports teams will bring some new luck for the winter teams like the Boilers Basketball teams and the Chicago Blackhawks.