Kershaw

ESPN MLB Clayton Kershaw leaves start early

Not such a good start of the season for Kershaw.  Not feeling well he was pulled early by Dodger manager, Don Mattingly.  He did manage to get the Dodger's first hit of the season before exiting the game.   The important thing is the Dodgers got the win.  Kershaw should be back as it was flu-like symptoms.

In the interim the Dodgers have jumped to a three and O start.  Granted it is against the Padres.  They did their best trying to blow last night's game.  Walk in three runs in a row?  My goodness.  They came back to get the win in the eleventh.

I Told You So

Manny Ramirez proved himself to be a self-centered overpaid athlete once again by quitting on the Dodgers. Does that sound familiar Red Sox Fans? As a Dodger fan I am happy to see him go. When the Dodgers picked him up in '08 I predicted this very scenario.

Darelle Revis has reportedly signed with the Jets and is supposed to arrive in New Jersey today. It is hopeful he can come back to the team and fit in as a team player. He certainly does not come across as a team player. $10,000,000 is not enough for him? Oh, Asomugha makes more! Check the ego at the door. You had a signed contract. Honor it. When it is up then you negotiate. If you're half as good as you seem to think you are, you will be rewarded. I was hoping the Jets would let him sit out the year. You don't want to be a part of the team stay home.

A Rainy Sunday

We were very spoiled last week. Five straight days with no rain. Today it has been rainy all day. Severe storm warnings in Tioga and Broome Counties with sixty mile an hour winds. We got lots of heavy rain, no high winds here at the house.

The Dodgers are in first place but sinking fast. They can't seem to find a way to win the close ones lately. I still can't stand Manny. He has sucked lately in the pressure situations. Two games in the last week he could have won with a timely hit and he has failed. Put Pierre back in the lineup.

We saw a 2010 Mustang the other day in Binghamton. Nice!

The Jets are practicing in Cortland this year. I have thought about going up to see them, but probably won't. Ray Simek's son got sixteen autographs last Thursday after a scrimmage. One was Mark Sanchez's, their first round draft pick out of USC. From reports I've heard he will probably start this year. Clemons is not performing up to standards.

Catch Up

Many things have occurred since my last post.  The Dodgers were whipped by the Phillies crushing their aspirations for the World Series.  Now the Manny waiting game continues.  Will the Dodgers sign him or will Boros play his games and rip some other team off with his exorbitant demands?

Barack Obama has been elected, in a landslide vote, to be our next President.  What a change to have a man in the presidency who is eloquent and in touch with the common man.  I saw a piece on the news last night showing him in a Chicago deli.  When was the last time you saw Bush in a deli after being elected to office?  Obama is busy choosing people to help run our government.  May he choose wisely.  I hope he can bring this country together.  It has been disheartening to see our country so polarized, as it has been for the last decade.

The New york Jets are in first place in the AFC East!  How about that?  Brett Favre has made quite a difference for this team.  No Jets fan in their right mind could have expected this turn around.  The Jets take on the undefeated Tennessee Titans tomorrow.  I have predicted a Jets victory.  Talk about a change in confidence!

MLB STANDINGS

Just an interesting little widget (at the bottom of the page) to keep anyone who might show up on my site informed and up-to-date on the MLB Standings. I wonder if I would have posted this if the LA Dodgers hadn't made such a miraculous comeback in the last three to four weeks? My first instincts about Manny Ramirez were wrong. I truly did not want him to be with the Dodgers. He has awakened the team from their funk and blasted them right to the top. That doesn't mean that he won't revert to his old Boston ways if things don't always go his way in the future. That is assuming the Dodgers sign him in the offseason. Wouldn't it be interesting to see the Dodgers v. Red Sox in the World Series? If the Dodgers get in the playoffs won't that be sweet for Joe Torre? The Yankees did not want him and they are toast this year. The Yankees chose the wrong Joe. Don Mattingly and Joe Torre in the playoffs while the Steinbrenners stew in their silent offices. How great is that? Go Dodgers!

Sweep

The Dodgers sweep the first place Phils. (Ex-first place Phils) You're welcome, Mets fans. For such a weak division the West leader sure put it to the East leader. Mostly due to the Dodger's league-leading ERA. No thanks to Brad Penny's performance Wednesday night. He must still have been hurt, though, for I see he is back on the Disabled List this morning for his shoulder.

This series is just what the team needed after the last two games in SF where the blew late leads. To think where they'd be right now if they could have held on in those two games against the hated Giants. As a Dodger fan I understand the history. Both teams seem to upset the other at crucial times.

Random thought: What goes through a Cub fan's mind when they throw a perfectly sound baseball back on the field of play when an opposing batter clubs a home run against them? Do they think that changes the fact? Do they just shallowly want to show their disdain for the opposition? Or, perhaps they are all mindless followers susceptible to heavy peer pressure? I hope the Cubs never win another World Series.

The Dodgers and the Jets?

I never thought I would see the day when I would get to say I am excited about both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Jets. First the Dodgers trade for Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox and then the Jets receive Brett Favre from the Green Bay Packers.

Manny hit his fourth HR in six games with the Dodgers in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Of course that only puts their record at 57-57, but they are still in the hunt for the West title.

As a long-suffering fan of both teams it is difficult to get too excited. Every time there is a day like today to get hopes up, both teams always seem to find ways to dash those feelings. The Dodgers haven't won the Series since 1988; the Jets last won the Super Bowl in 1969. That pretty well sums it up.