Observations in Sports - 12/14/12
MLB - It is so strange when the
Yankees and Red Sox seem to be worried about luxury tax and not wanting to give
out long term contracts while across the country both LA teams are spending
money like it's printed out there! Perennial losers Pittsburgh and Kansas City
seem to have formed semi-competitive teams, but my really early pick for best
team in baseball is definitely the Cincinnati Reds. Barring injuries, I think
they lead the majors in wins next fall. Adding Shin Soo Choo was a great move
IMO. He is the perfect candidate for needing a change of scenery, and they got
the light hitting Drew Stubbs out of town, classic case of addition by
subtraction.
NFL- Football, being the king of all
sports, is coming to its end, and I for one don't want it to! With only three
weeks left there is still plenty to be decided, and this week’s slate of games
might be the best all year. Up and down the schedule there are monster
positioning match-ups but none bigger than Sunday night. Frisco goes to
Foxborough in a possible Superbowl preview with Tom Brady. It's classic Offense
versus Defense, but with a twist. Since Harbaugh went to Kaepernick a few weeks
back, he's completely changed the way teams prepare for them. I think this weekend’s
game is the very reason he made the move. New England ranks right behind the
Niners in many rush defense categories, so if you're going to beat them at
their place, you better have more than what Alex Smith gives you, and now they
do.
NBA- The tale of two coast's. The
New York Knicks fresh off their win versus Kobe and company are now 2 games
better than anyone else in the East, including the Heat, whom they've already
beaten twice by twenty points each time. Everything I've heard this morning is
positive about Carmelo's injury last night, and as long as he's there, they
should continue their winning ways. The left coast however has a team named the
Lakers that is in 12th place in the western Conference standings. I'm not sure
even the mighty Steve Nash can save this mess. They are not a deep team. They
are not an unselfish team. They obviously aren't a winning team. The addition
of Nash seems to be a key to a possible turn around, but I remember him running
a very stagnant offense with two big men in Phoenix after they traded for Shaq,
that Mike D'antoni couldn't figure out back then and most likely won't figure
out now. They have to trade Gasol for some shooters, and fast. All I've heard
is they want to wait it out to see how the team plays after they're all
together and healthy, but I think that's a waste of precious time.
NHL- I hear the two sides are
getting together and the talks are heating up, but as the old adage goes,
"If a tree falls in the forest .." I'm pretty sure this is what they
are always talking about with that 1% reference, but I don't even think it's
that high of a percentage of sports fans who care about hockey. From a betting
standpoint, I would love to have it back, but I'll never lose a wink of sleep
if we miss the whole year. Millionaires versus Billionaires, blah, blah...
Free pick quick hitter: I know
they're banged up, but I'm going with the Toronto Raptors at home catching five
from Dallas. There are a multitude of reasons, but I'm only giving the fact
that Jose Calderon is a very capable backup to the injured Demar Derozan, in
fact he dished out 15 assists against the Nets the other night. Okay, one more,
Andrea Bargnani is having a putrid year, they literally might be better without
him on the court tonight!
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