In Defense of Michael Vick

I never ever thought I would write an article about this topic, with this title, with this point of view.  I also never thought that as a dog owner, quite opposed to animal cruelty of any kind and proponent of punishment for things of this nature, such as  dog-fighting, I would speak out in defense … Continue reading

Not such a sweet sweet fantasy, baby

My fantasy season is in turmoil.  I have outscored every other team by such a margin that I am up almost 100 points on the next highest scoring team overall.  Yet I can’t seem to win my match-ups.  I have wont two straight now and am really hoping that this week will help my play-off … Continue reading

The Year of the QB…

Last year was the year of the Quarterback in the sense that the best teams out there had the best quarterbacks out there (with the exception of the Jets sneaking in there with rookie-ish Sanchez).  The Colts, the Saints, the Vikings, the Packers.    But this year is also the year of the quarterback.  It’s … Continue reading

The Unthinkable

I was at Barclay’s, a sportsbar near my house in Oakland watching Game 5 of the World Series.  It was a Monday and the Giants and Rangers were playing in Texas.  Lincecum was pitching v. Cliff Lee.  Game 1 was also Lincecum and Lee, and the Freak (Tim Lincecum) beat Lee in a pure pitcher’s … Continue reading

Men, you were right.

They said it couldn’t be done and they were right.  My fantasy football experiment has failed.  Despite my best efforts and hours upon hours of my own time each week, the women are losing interest.   When I told some of my guy friends that I was thinking about doing an women-only fantasy football league, … Continue reading

Peyton Manning is healthy, but that’s no surprise.  I’m pretty sure he’s a robot.  Other than that, the Colts are being held together with medical tape and some ice packs.  The bye week will be used to find and work replacements, not get healthy…