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The Detroit Tigers are going to the World Series. Okay, so maybe they’re not going to the World Series, but they got off to a smoking hot start, winning their first five games and hitting a staggering 17 home runs (their opponents have only mustered four). Chris Shelton’s OPS is a ridiculous 2.074 right now. Yikes.
The Twins look even worse than I thought they’d be. Their team batting average right now is .225 (Detroit is batting .308), while teams are batting .333 against them, and that includes two starts from wonderboy Johan Santana. When I gave them the theme song “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” I had no idea how right I would be.
The biggest disappointments so far, though, have to be Philadelphia and San Diego. The Phillies have managed only six home runs and two stolen bases in six games, and their park is supposedly a bandbox. The Padres, meanwhile, just gave up over 30 runs to the Colorado Rockies, a team that supposedly can’t hit away from home. They hammered Jake Peavy for eight runs. Don’t they realize that they’re the Colorado Rockies?
The Yankees are off to another slow start, but they also had to open the season against Oakland and Anaheim. Give them time, they’ll be right back in it. The Cubs just swept the Cardinals for the first time in five years, thanks to a dramatic Grand Slam by Michael Barrett last night, which will give the fans just enough hope to have their hearts broken one more time. And how about those Brewers, baby! They aren’t exactly winning pretty, but they’re winning, keeping opposing hitters to a .203 average. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, might unseat Kansas City as the worst team in baseball. Jim Tracy has a long year ahead of him.
As the regular season winds down, there is a good slate of NBA games this week, highlighted by the Cavs/Pistons game on Wednesday and the Mavs/Suns game on Thursday. Two game of the Phillies/Braves series will be shown on ESPN and ESPN2.
NBA
Mon, 10:30pm: Dallas @ LA Clippers – local
Tues, 10:00pm: Phoenix @ Sacramento – local
Wed, 8pm: Cleveland @ Detroit – ESPN (HD)
Wed, 8pm: Washington @ Milwaukee – local
Wed, 10:30pm: Dallas @ Golden State – ESPN (HD)
Thurs, 8pm: New York @ Cleveland – TNT (HD)
Thurs, 10:30pm: Dallas @ Phoenix – TNT (HD)
MLB
Mon, 7:05pm: Philadelphia @ Atlanta – ESPN (HD)
Wed, 7:05pm: Toronto @ Boston – ESPN2 (HD)
Thurs, 7:35pm: Philadelphia @ Atlanta – ESPN2 (HD)
For a long time, the West has been a stronger conference than the East. Shaq’s defection and a couple of great draft picks – LeBron James and Dwayne Wade – have closed the gap considerably, especially amongst the top four teams in each division. Detroit, Miami, New Jersey and Cleveland match up pretty well with San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix and Denver. But the West still holds a big edge in talent and it’s due to the strength of its remaining playoff teams. The Wizards, Bucks, Pacers and Bulls just aren’t as good as the Clippers, Grizzlies, Lakers or Kings. And I guarantee that last team has a few Western conference coaches more than a little worried.
Sacramento has been playing really good ball of late, going 15-7 over their last 22 games. Since the Ron Artest trade on January 25th, they have won 23 of 35 and at press time, they are tied with the Lakers for the 7th spot in the Western conference playoffs. Over the last five games, the Kings beat the Spurs at San Antonio, while also beating the Clippers at home and in Los Angeles. Much of this recent success can be credited to Artest, whose toughminded play has revitalized the Kings defensively.
Sacramento will likely play San Antonio, Phoenix or Dallas in the first round of the playoffs. Despite the presence of Kobe Bryant, I think all three of these teams would rather play the Lakers than have to deal with Artest and the Kings in the first round. Sacramento has a lot of talent with Mike Bibby running the point and Brad Miller manning the middle. Throw in Kevin Martin and Bonzi Wells on the perimeter, along with Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Kenny Thomas inside, and you’ve got a deep, talented team that can match up with just about anybody. Don’t be surprised to see Sacramento still alive in the second round.
I believe that Brett Favre will go down as one of the best quarterbacks every to play professional football. I also believe that if he continues this “indecision” it will tarnish his reputation for being one of the most unselfish players ever to take the field. I understand that it’s a tough decision for Favre, but he’s putting his teammates and the Packers organization in a very uncomfortable position.
Green Bay is making roster decisions without knowing what type of experience they will have behind center. This is very tough on an organization. GM’s will tell you that they already know their offensive strategies for next season by spring.
I think Favre is putting his personal happiness and satisfaction above the team for the first time in his career and if he doesn’t decide soon it will become embarrassing for him and the Packers.
Personally, I believe Brett has one good season left in him and then he should retire. That being said, the Packers aren’t a very strong offensive unit and he could be a punching bag for the second straight season.
If Favre doesn’t decide this week, I will lose some of the respect and admiration that I have for him as a player after watching him for all these years.
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