Riding A Colt

Colt McCoy has played his first NFL game.  Initial impressions are promising.  He looked calm in the pocket.  He had poise directing the offense.  He was able to MOVE the offense down the field.  The negatives?  He probably is headed back to the bench, to learn behind Dellhome and Wallace.  Which brings me to the overall offense, it is, well, offensive.  There are NO playmakers.  Players play hard but there are no game breakers.  Until the Browns get some playmakers on offense, they won't know what they have in McCoy.  Personally, I think he should play.  All of the time.  He has shown that he can handle the pressure.  So why not give him the experience?  At 1-5, the Browns AREN'T heading to the playoffs, so why not let him learn?  Give him the reps, and the hope that Heckert can find playmakers in the 2011 draft.

Well, that was UGLY

Emily, Mark, and I just got back from the hockey game.  Boy was it ugly, it seemed as if the Jackets thought that they were wearing white tonight (they were wearing blue) because they were passing to the BlackHawks all night.  Losing 5-2, the Jackets looked, well, ugly.  It was a sellout but if they play many more games like that, it will be a loooong season with PLENTY of good seats available.  We got tickets through the Tim Horton promotion, a $25 seat AND timbits, free coffee, a free travel mug, a CBJ hat, and $10 in free food.  I was more excited about getting the travel mug than I was over the game.  Such is the life of a BlueJacket fan

It's Opening Night

There is a buzz amongst Mark and Emily as at this moment they are getting ready.  Tonight is Opening Night, the home opener for the Blue Jackets.  We have $30 tickets through a promotion with Tim Horton's.  For the $30 we get a ticket, a $10 voucher for food, a box of timbits (they now have Tim Horton's stands at Nationwide, it is about time), and a Blue Jacket hat.  A $30 value, and they have this promotion every Friday home game.  I am hoping for an entertaining time and a CBJ victory (after all, I did just receive a phone call to call play by play for Lancaster-Pick North football tonight, I had to turn it down).  There will be excitement tonight in the Arena District, and so let's get it started:

LET'S GO JACKETS!

At least one team in Columbus is playing for a championship

And that team is.... the Columbus Crew.  Playing tomorrow night in Seattle against the Sounders, if the Crew wins they will be champions of the U S Open Cup.  But it will be difficult, it may come down to penalty kicks.  I think Seattle wins, but I hope I am wrong.  Go Crew!

NHL Predictions

I have been listening to the so called experts predict what they think will happen in the 2010-2011 NHL season.  In listening I have found a common theme, if a team finished in the top eight last season, they will then be slotted to finish in the top eight for the next season.  Through all of these predictions, the beloved Blue Jackets are predicted NOT to make the playoffs.  Well, anyone can pick the teams that finished in the money last year to do it again this year.  For the record, I think that the CBJ will be in the playoffs this year, because Mason will return to form (and goaltending is like pitching in baseball, in that it is a major part of the game) and Filatov will prove to be the real deal this year.  The wild card for me is Derrick Brassard.  If Brassard can return to form of two years ago, this team will be a major surprise.  If Filatov doesn't come through, then this team will contend for a playoff position, if Mason falls flat on his face, then the experts predictions will come through and the CBJ will struggle to finish the season at .500.

Only in Cleveland

The Tribe's 2010 season is now officially over.  On this first day of the offseason, the Indians announced six promotions in their front office.  Some, such as Mark Shapiro becoming the president of the organization, have been previously announced.  Others were announced today.  My question is, where else does this happen?  Perhaps in the government, but where else would mediocrity be rewarded.  The team finished in fourth place in 2009 and 2010 and the front office types get promoted and a raise?  Only in Cleveland. Oh, the pain of being an Indians fan.

Do they have a plan?

After watching the Wahoos all season, I have one question.  Do they have a plan, a blueprint in place to contend soon?  In the Hart era, there was talk of a blueprint that the organization would follow.  Is there one for this group?  I wonder, because when I hear that Jayson Nix is headed to winter ball to improve his play at third, surely they jest!  The man plays like he has a gold glove at third, meaning that ground balls bounce off of his glove for errors all of the time.  Why not give Chisenal or Goeddert a chance next year and try to catch lightening in a bottle?  Or how about signing a free agent?  Anyone but Nix.  That being said, I still love the Tribe