This will obviously have a negative impact on the team this coming season. With the Super Bowl being in New Orleans this coming year, I’m sure the team was hoping to be able to play a home Super Bowl game for the first time in the league’s history. That probably won’t happen now. One other issue that I have yet to hear anybody talk about is what Drew Brees might do now. He was already upset over having the franchise tag placed on him and has until July to sign the tag or agree to a long term deal. He has already said that he doesn’t want to sign the franchise tag and if no agreement is reached on a long term deal, he might hold out. Can Drew Brees become available on the trade market? With what happened today, and his uncertain contract status, I wouldn’t be too surprised if this becomes a topic of conversation.
On the Gridiron…
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Another good day today for the Buffalo
Bills. Today a 4 year deal for $27 million was reached with
DE Mark Anderson. This provides more
depth at the DE position and should improve the pass rush even more. This is a guy who had 12 sacks one year for
the Bears and had 10 sacks for the Patriots last year. Great
signing by Buffalo. I don’t know who
stole Ralph Wilson’s credit card, but whoever it is, I hope they sign some more
players before Wilson finds out about it.
I can’t believe how much money they have spent this off-season. I have to think the first round pick this
year will be spent on either a linebacker or defensive backfield position.
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Good idea by the 49ers wasting no time in
re-signing quarterback Alex Smith to a 3 year, $33 million deal. He deserved it. If not for a couple fumbles on separate punt
returns, Alex Smith could have been a Super Bowl winning quarterback this past year.
On the NCAA Hardwood…
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Good news out of North Carolina today as point
guard Kendall Marshall had his cast removed on his broken wrist. His status remains uncertain for Friday night’s
game, however this has got to be a good sign for him playing.
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VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart rejected the University
of Illinois head coaching position today.
Shocking that a mid-major coach would reject a head coaching job at a
major university, but I’m glad he did it.
I think the VCU program is a much better program to be at right now than
Illinois. Today was a good day for
mid-majors everywhere.
On the NBA Hardwood…
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Don’t look now, but the NY Knicks are back in
the playoff picture. Since firing Mike D’Antoni,
the Knicks are 5-0. I’m still not sold
on anything this team does until they get rid of Carmelo. If they finish in the 7th or 8th
spot in the East, they might get swept the same way they did last year as
either the Heat or Bulls will be waiting for them. Too bad Mike Woodson is making all the right
moves for this team. The more they win,
the less I hear the Phil Jackson rumors.
I want to see Phil back on the court and I would love to see him in NY.
On the Ice….
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Chalk up another shutout for Ryan Miller
tonight. The Sabres have officially
caught the Washington Capitals and are in a tie for the 8th and
final playoff spot with 8 games remaining.
Cody Hodgson scored his first goal as a Sabre tonight, he actually
scored twice tonight, and Jason Pominville added the other goal. Hodgson now has 2 goals and 2 assists in his
last two games. Ryan Miller has improved
to 11-1-3 in his last 15 games and has allowed 29 goals in that time. Mark your calendars for this coming
Tuesday. Big game in Washington.
On the Diamond…
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Terrible news for St. Louis Cardinal fans
today. Ace Chris Carpenter was sent back
to St. Louis to have his bulging disc in his neck checked out. The team is saying he will likely begin the
year on the DL. For a team that had to
spend the entire 2011 season without its other ace Adam Wainright, they have to
be really concerned about the news with Carpenter. This injury could sideline him for a while.
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The Baltimore Orioles have signed Dontrelle
Willis after Willis was recently cut by the Phillies. Glad to see him get another shot, but I don’t
think this one will last. I can’t remember
a player that was so good one season, and just flat out terrible after that.
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Johan Santana pitched again today. He pitched very well going 6 innings, giving
up 6 hits, one earned run, and striking out 6.
All good signs for the Mets. Don’t
count me as someone who thinks Johan can be reliable this season though. I’m not expecting much out of him this
season.
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Stephen Strasburg was named the Nationals
opening day starter today. Not shocking
news, but Davey Johnson had to make it official. He is the only pitcher in baseball that turns
a regular game into a must see event. I
love this guy.
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Not a news story here, but I love seeing Manny
Ramirez get caught up in the St. Patty’s day fever. (https://twitter.com/#!/Rivercats/status/181104501770551296/photo/1) If you don’t have a Twitter account, you may
not be able to see this picture. Shame
on you if your not on Twitter in the first place.
On the Homefront…
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This is a huge week in the DSC NBA Fantasy
basketball league. It’s the final
regular season week before playoffs begin.
Three teams are fighting for the top two spots in the league and a first
round bye. Four other teams, including
me, are fighting for the final two spots in the playoffs. Should be an exciting finish on Sunday.
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I would like to personally thank Tops Markets
for having their gas promotion for bonus card members. I was able to earn $0.70 off each gallon of
gas yesterday. I only spent $3.33 a
gallon. I felt like I was stealing
gas. I think the last time I spent that
little on a gallon of gas was years ago, but I could be wrong.
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Not sure if you caught this, but former owner of
the Buffalo Sabres B. Thomas Golisano was finally able to sell his 20,000
square foot mansion in Westchester County today. The house has been on the market since
2008. Golisano apparently invested more
than $6 million in this house and was only able to sell it for $1.35
million. I’m sure some people within the
NYS assembly are laughing over this, after the public way he quit on NYS, and
moved his home address to Florida to avoid paying allegedly $13,000 a day in
NYS income taxes.
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Big day and night for me this coming
Saturday. I have two fantasy baseball
drafts. Both are auction style drafts,
which I highly recommend for those of you who have not taken part in one of
them. I also can’t wait for the BBQ
Pulled Pork and Briskets that will be served at my second draft from a special
Lockport restaurant.
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Confirmation was received that the new fences installed
at the renovated Reservoir State Park softball diamonds are only 300 feet. This may seem like a far distance to some,
however when you consider the fact that the “Rez” is the only place in WNY that
allows pretty much every type of illegal softball bat out there, the distance
of 300 feet isn’t that difficult to reach.
Maybe Donnie Joyce has some tricks up his sleeve this year and will
finally come to his senses and limit the types of bats we can use. Its only 40 more days until the season
begins!
That’s all I have today. Until next time….
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