LABOR DAY THOUGHTS

the WHITE SOX rolled over and played dead AGAIN and the tigers whipped their butts again. truth be told, we can't handle their hitters and we can't hit their pitching so we need help in order to make the playoffs. 29 games to go AND we get a 4 game rematch with the tigers next week but with a 4-10 season record,  it ain't looking good.

i can guarantee you the schedule maker at NOTRE DAME is under fire as the most over-rated program in the history of college football actually has to play FOUR quality teams this season.  oh, they still get their patsies like navy, wake forest and boston college but they also have to play OKLAHOMA, USC, MSU and MICHIGAN with three of them on the road. what was that guy thinking???? i drool waiting for the oklahoma & usc games.  my friend KEVIN in atlanta is already cringing AND looking for a place to hide.

the SEC is just loaded again. they had 10 wins and only 2 losses (outside the conference) over the weekend and both of those were to top 25 teams. ALABAMA looked awesome in crushing MICHIGAN and played angry the entire game.

i like the BEARS to make the playoffs this year but we all know that good health is the key. BRIAN URLACHER is a bit gimpy but hopefully, they will be able to rest him sporadically and save the knee. the offense will be just fine and look for DEVIN HESTER to get single coverage because of the new wide receivers and that can only spell trouble for opposing defenses.  i like an 11-5 season.

RYAN BRAUN is a cheat and we all know that but assuming he's clean this year, he's right back where he was in 2011 when he was juicing. no falloff in production at all. .332, 33 hrs & 111 rbi.  this year? .310, 37 & 95 for a team that was really never in contention and lacking PRINCE FIELDER who protected braun in the lineup.  is he really clean?

excuse the pun but the NHL is skating on thin ice.  fans stayed away in droves after the lost year in 2004-05 and with this economy, they will quickly find other uses for their money if the owners lock out the players on september 15th.  wake up, gentlemen! didn't you learn a lesson last time?

and what the hell is the NFL thinking with the referee situation?? after locking them out in june, talks have stalled but here's an interesting fact.  ALL of the clubs are worried about the safety and integrity of the game but all it would take to end the lockout is each of the 32 teams kicking in a hundred grand, which is spit to ALL of these teams. TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS BECAUSE IT'S SHOWTIME!!!!

later.