September Thoughts

Facts, opinions, and witticisms from the sporting world over the last month plus.

Football

Not one of last season's three worst teams is below .500. 

Of the three teams with the best regular season records last year, not one is above .500.

The Cowboys have 4 wins over 4 teams with a combined 3 victories, and have given up 71 points.  Call them the Allas Cowboys.  No D.

Detroit is 3-1 despite having given up more points than they have scored.  Maybe the Etroit Lions as well.

How did T.O. get fined for that camera pose after his touchdown?  Honestly?  That was funny and wasn't disrespectful to his opponent.  Come on NFL, lighten up.

Sometimes I hate the No Fun League.  Arena Football is such a nice break from this.  Too bad I'm a sucker for the best talent.

I hate the Patriots.  They will win the Super Bowl.  Again.  I just pray they don't go undefeated.  I am a little worried.

I think LSU is the best team in the country, but they are ranked #2.  Who really cares what the AP votes?  Until the coaches say so, USC is still #1.  Stop saying "the top ranked Tigers."  The AP is as fickle and enlightened as child.

 

Baseball

Was this an amazing pennant race or what?  This is why I don't get a sports off-season.  This is the type of race that turns non-fans into fans.

The Yankees scored 3 on the road against Sabathia, the man who should/will win the AL Cy Young award.  The Red Sox scored 4 at home against Lackey.  Offensively, I'll take NY.

Of course, Wang and relievers gave up 12 more runs than Beckett.  Who says pitching wins championships?  Oh, right.  Everyone.

People favoring the Cubs?  Here's to getting swept by the D-backs.  It's the only good curse we have left.

Red-hot Phillies meet white-hot Rockies.  Denver has a baseball team?

Yankees have best 2nd half of any team to nearly take the division, Mets put on a clinic on how to collapse.  Blue collar New Yorkers 1, white collar New Yorkers 0.

MMA

This month is killing me.  Three times now I've started to write "October" and finished writing "Octagon."  I need a life.

In MMA's marquee division, light heavyweight, fighters ranked first, third, and fourth have all lost in the last 45 days.

The UFC-Pride title unification was fought by two Pride fighters.

Michael Bisping lost, got the win, and bragged about it.

Chuck Liddell's loss was God's punishment for being in a Nickelback video.  And he deserved it.

With the acquisition of Pride, does anyone watch ANY non-UFC MMA events?  It's like a AA baseball game; fun to attend, but not really television worthy.

The IFL?  Team based MMA only sounds fun if all 10 guys are in the ring at once.

What's Vince McMahon doing now that the Fertitas brothers are taking his PPV money?

Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar are going to become mixed martial artists.  Taking wrestling's cash isn't enough, now MMA wants its talent, too.

Is the UFC taking Lesnar Dana White's payback for Ken Shamrock?

 

More overhyped and unprepared: Shogun Rua or the San Diego Chargers?