What a weekend

Well, it would have been a lot better had the BP not melted down on Friday, or Papi got a hit tonight - but....

First... TapeGate.

I think BB should have been suspended for 1 game. Not for the SD game but for next week. And the suspension would have to be that he would need to be away from the facility for the entire week. Just like guys that fail the drug test, they are banned from the facility while serving their suspension, BB should have had the same penalty. I think if the commish had granted the fines, taken the pick AND suspended BB 1 game, that would have been a very fair punishment. Overall, without the suspension it was a little light for someone who was trying to "make a statement".

Now, the one thing that is sickening, is to hear the Steelers *STILL* FREAKING bellyaching about the TWO AFCC loses. The Bus was crying on NBC saying that they made big plays against the Steelers and that was probably due to them having their signals. Well, whatever Bus. YOUR TEAM choked away THREE HOME AFCC. Big Ben threw that horrendous pick to Rodney Harrison, YOUR TEAM failed to tackle Troy Brown on the punt return (and Cordell threw 3 INTS), but hey you should have went to the SB, it must have been the audio. Shut the hell up.

BTW, not mentioned in TapeGate at all was that the Dolphins admitted to doing this a couple of years ago. Zach Thomas admitted after the game (a MIA win), that they had audio of Tom Brady's audibles and used that to counter his line calls. So, other teams have done it in the past. It doesn't make what they did right, but it isn't like this is the only reason NE has won football games over the last few years. Let's not go crazy.

Um, this current Pats team is loaded. LOADED. And I'm sure all Skins fans were shocked, SHOCKED that Norv Turner's team choked and looked completely unprepared going into a big game. That never happened right!?!??!? Ha! Man, he is terrible. But, adding Moss has really added a new dimension to this offense. They now have some speed and playmakers on the outside that a defense really needs to respect. I think once they get Harrison back, the D will look even better (who really should thank BB or taking all the heat off of him - mr. HGH!).

Now, the Yankees... Ugh. That 8th inning on Friday was ridiculous. The Jeter AB tonight was so damn predictable. Sheesh. I guess, if there are any positives to take away from the weekend series is that the Sox still hit Pettitte and Wang pretty hard, Beckett finally pitched a dominating game against the lineup, and Gange had two consecutive scoreless outings (no small miracle and a guy they will REALLY need since Okajima is completely toast right now - ERA over 4 since the break).

I am not just saying this because Eric posts on this Blog. Right now, I really fear the Indians in the first round. With the new format they can have Carmona and CC throw 4 of the 5 games on normal rest, with probably Byrd in the other game (who has great numbers against the RS). Should be interesting.

BTW, when was the last time a QB threw for 400+ yards *SIX* TDs and lost???? What a crazy game. At least Eric will go to work smiling tomorrow.