The Morning Wood - 11/10/2006

Stud: Rutgers Football
You have to hand it to these guys: where did they come from? The Scarlet Knights are now 9-0 after scoring 21 unanswered points on #3 ranked Louisville. Not to look over their next two games, but the final game vs. Big East rival West Virginia on the road seems to be the only thing standing between them and a perfect season. Now all the major networks get to make references to “Scarlet Fever” and what not. Bullshit. You know they’re not even going to mention that it is an exotoxin-mediated disease caused by Group A streptococcal infection. Ridiculous.

Dud: JD Drew
Scott Boras is a bit of a douche bag. It kind of blows my mind that Drew is opting out of a contract that is guaranteed to pay him $33 million dollars the next three years after having one solid season for the Dodgers. He’s had two years in his career where he’s topped 140 games. He gets his first 100 RBI season and now he’s somebody? I personally am rooting that there is no market out there for him and he ends up signing for less money. Don’t worry though, he’ll sign with the Red Sox somehow and I’ll have to eat all these words with a horseshit reduction in the next two months.

Talk Around the Cooler:
I have been silent about this for quite some time because I figured that a lot of the complaining about the new ball in the NBA just had to do with the fact that 75% of the league are still children emotionally but I can’t keep silent any more. I must speak out! You want to know why? Because I have had back to back days where a player on my fantasy team tossed up double digit turnovers. Stern, you are killing me man. And no, I don’t appreciate the jokes about “that’s an unusual double double”. I demand that we switch back. Screw the cows! No no, not like that West Virginia.

Quick Hits...
Craig Biggio will return to the Astros and needs only 70 hits to reach the magical 3,000 plateau, all but assuring him a spot in Cooperstown, even though his career average will be less than 100 hits per season. Plaxico Burress called the Chicago Bears CBs “very beatable”. In a related story, Brett Myers’ wife. Doc Gooden was released from a Florida Prison yesterday. Hmm, how do I put this? I would keep getting your fan mail forwarded there Doc. I have a feeling you might be back at some point.