First and foremost thank you for all the birthday wishes and the great thing about turning 60 is it now makes me eligible for 61. Move the scoreboard!
Lots of great games in the NFL depending who you were rooting for. The Cincinnati Bengals offense looked like it was in mid-season form posting 33 against the hapless Oakland Raiders but then again you should get points against a rebuilding team. Tyler Eifert showed when healthy, why he was a number one pick.
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| Everyone thought a healthy Bengal Offense would put points on the board |
The Dallas Cowboys have more lives than a cat, but in fairness more bad luck than a broke man in a casino. They find a way, thanks to New York, to beat the Giants but lose their go to Wideout Dez Bryant to a broken bone in his foot. Jerry Jones has to be wondering if he should switch to Coke and Verizon to change his luck. Speaking of luck, Andrew didn't get any in Buffalo and the Bills appear to have the influence of Rex Ryan already as the beat Indy handily. It's week one but the Falcons defense looks like they just switched the jerseys with the Seahawks with their aggressive display last night. Dan Quinn must have stashed some unknown players in his suitcase because that is NOT the same Falcons defense we're use to seeing.
In the baseball world the playoffs are heating up and it won't include the Cincinnati Reds who are still wondering if Dusty Baker would have been a better fit than the current one. I don't think the Price is Right regardless of how much of a steal, price wise, they negotiated to sign Bryan Price. I think yes they could use more veterans but some of the things I hear, especially, trying to take down visible evidence of glory days gone by was the first sign he doesn't get life at the big league level.
I despise the St. Louis Cardinals because I root for the Reds but how can you knock a team that is always in the thick of things. A Bad season for them is second or third place but they just seem to find players and those players find ways to contribute in key moments. It's the same for Pittsburgh; they always seem to be there in the end so don't let the loss to New England fool you.
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| Michigan is already playing better thanks to the hiring of former QB Jim Harbaugh |
College football season has started and the power house teams are learning to quit scheduling what you think are automatic wins. This time it was Arkansas inviting Toledo to town and they fried up the Hogs' bacon and I'm sure the faithful are wondering what kind of year this is going to be. You wonder why Coach Bret Bielema would leave the Big Ten where he was getting top line players along side Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State to join the bottom feeding SEC schools for talent. If you're really good I doubt Arkansas is on your radar when deciding on an SEC school.
Oh well on a lighter note congrats to Marques Johnson for being tabbed to join his former team the Milwaukee Bucks as a TV analyst. Marques Johnson was not only an all star player but knows the game of basketball and conveys it to his audience in an understandable way. I hope to catch some of the Bucks games on NBA ticket just to hear him along side Gus Johnson, especially if someone hits a game winning buzzer beater...nobody does it like Gus!
Lastly it was indeed tough watching Serena Williams fall in the US Open semis ruining her natural Tennis Grand Slam but what she has done for the sport cannot be measured because the ripple effect is still occurring. She and Venus redefined who plays Tennis and how you get there and their Dad Richard deserves more credit than the traditional media will ever give him and that in and of itself is the tragedy of the sport.
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| The All-Star Game proved their is still fan interest but will they share their football season? |
Well football season is in full swing and baseball, wanting to play 162 games, will fade into the sunset playing post season possibly in November. I find it ridiculous to call them the "Boys of Summer" anymore; they should be the "Boys of Fall" and that should be the wake-up call; baseball needs to shorten its season or start earlier. It diminishes the playoffs in my opinion because we are a football society now with games on from Thursday Night to Monday Night and somewhere in between if time permits, we might watch a baseball game, to buy time until the next kickoff. That's the way I see it sitting in The Box Seat. I'm Wayne Box Miller
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