Eye Opener 16 October 2009

Let's hope this isn't the scene tonight

Let’s dive right in, shall we? Good. No time to waste. I’ll never understand why people don’t follow the rules, honestly.

There’s a lot going on, October is ridiculous.  It’s hard to keep with all of it, so that’s why I’m here to help you out, right?  Good.  Now, sit up straight, pay attention and get ready.

• The Phillies took Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, defeating the Dodgers 8-6.  Brad Lidge picked up his third consecutive save in the playoffs.  No word on if the Mayans predicted this or not.
• NHL winners included Washington, Colorado, Ottawa, Detroit, Chicago and Phoenix.  ESPN continued ignoring hockey unabated.  Does Matt Barnaby still have a job?  I barely see Melrose any more.
• The BCS Buster Brigade (ed note:  ALLITERATION!) continued onward and upward as Cincinnati defeated South Florida 34-17.  The game saw the Bearcats starting QB Tony Pike go down with a wrist injury which will cause him to miss their next game against the Louisville Restaurant Tables.
• Jimmy Johnson, who traditionally runs well at Charlotte Motor Speedway, took the pole for Saturday night’s race.  Took the pole.  He TOOK THE POLE.  God, I’m a sad human being.
• Wayne Rooney will miss this weekend’s clash with Bolton Wanderers, and could miss next week’s Champions League match.  No word yet on the condition of ED ROONEY.
• Kyle VandenBosch of the Titans was fined 5K for a vicious hit on Peyton Manning in last Sunday night’s game.  I voted for thumbscrews and the rack, personally.
• Kansas may start the college basketball season ranked number one.  Rick Pitino will have sex with your wife to prove how incredibly wrong that ranking will be.  TAKE THE POLE!
• We missed covering the World Flip-Cup Championships this week in Las Vegas.  Christ, we miss this, we miss Blogs with Balls, who’s running this chicken outfit?
• You know what?  I don’t like to make jokes about life-threatening diseases.  The fact that a self-proclaimed “die-hard” Red Sox fan wrote a book about getting ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and calling it a “disease named after a Yankee legend” is too stupid to make fun of.
• Today:  Dodgers/Phillies Game 2 – 4:07 PM EDT first pitch – Vincente Padilla v. Pedro Martinez, and Yankees/Angels Game 1 – 7:57 PM EDT first pitch – John Lackey v. CC Sabathia.  Right.  Chip Caray AND Joe Buck all in 6 solid hours.  It’s like Christmas, New Year’s and St. Swithins Day all rolled into one.
• The Mothership has Pitt traveling to Rutgers tonight at 8:00 PM EDT.  The weather around here is best-described as “dreadful” at the moment, so pity the poor souls who sit outside for this one.

It’s Friday.  Put your thinking caps on for a few more hours.  Then turn them off and enjoy the weekend.  Last Call is at the Rookies tonight, and I’m sure we’ll have good stuff here today.  I wrote something at ATD yesterday, so check that out if you’re so inclined.  And read all of our associated blogs every day.  They are just out there doing the Lord’s work.  And occasionally, TAKING THE POLE.

How about some British Steel!

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