Detroit Tigers are NOT that good!

Oh boy, here goes ESPN again. Mike Lupica, Mitch Albom, Stuart Scott, and any other bigmouth that is talking up the Tigers like they've just won the World Series needs to check their self at the door. ESPN's newest flavor of the week is the Detroit Tigers. Last week it was the Minnesota Twins, who if memory serves me, were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Oakland Athletics. Can anyone answer me this question? When were there outlandish celebrations, complete with champagne for teams winning the FIRST ROUND of the playoffs! It appears to be started this season, just like the David Ortizish throwing of your helmet off as your round 3rd base with the game winning homer. I mean that display in Detroit was ridiciulous. Players spraying champagne around and running all over the place like they won the World Series. Uhhh, last time I checked you still have to win 8 more games, which I'll tell you right now, will NOT happen for the Tigers this year!
Next topic, I don't want to hear how great Kenny Rogers' performance on the mound was. It wasn't that great, and besides this guy is one of the most classless individuals in baseball this side of Barry Bonds. This is the same guy who assaulted a camera man, then as he's being booked in the police department months later, starts lipping off and threatening ANOTHER camera man. Then just a week ago, he had another incident with a Tigers fan after a loss to Kansas City. Let's celebrate some loser like Kenny Rogers. This is the same guy who can't pitch in New York?!?!? Ummm, ok, is that not the definition of a prima donna?
I hear reporters saying how Rogers' pitching performance was one of the best post season pitching performances. Are you kidding me???? Don' t you remember the 4 straight complete games pitched by the Chicago White Sox pitching staff in last year's ALCS???? That was last friggin' year! Don Larsen's perfect game? And countless other pitching performances. How did the ALDS get to be sooooo big? Oh that's right, because ESPN is blabbering about it, on and on and on.
The way things are playing out now, it looks as if the National League may have the favorite in the World Series. Boy that Tigers bandwagon sure is full right now. I wonder how many will still be on it when they're ousted from the playoffs. And they will be, you can take that to the bank!

Packer Grades from Monday Night

My grade for gb's performance or lack thereof is as follows:
special teams: D+ (Yeah Rayner made a long 54 yarder, but missed from the same distance BADLY and it was going the same way! Ryan is an improvement from BlowJob Sander, BUT can a punter win you any games? nope, not with this O and D!)

Offense: D Favre and Jennings are about the only bright spots. O line is terrible, Driver was visibly AFRAID, and they have yet to find a back who can HOLD ONTO THE BALL! What about cashing in on all those first half turnovers? And they did next to nothing with the ball handed to them repeatedly in the first half

Defense: D- Yeah, they forced a bunch of key turnovers in the first half, but that was the only thing that saved the team from getting blown out EARLIER! KGB and Kampman are undersized and undertalented, respectively (and both grossly OVERPAID!), Carroll finally got the axe, but what about the other guys on D. Where has superman Nick Collins been ALL YEAR! the guy is terrible, after being gushed over last season. Charles Woodson and A. J. Hawk both played solid games all things considered. Brady Poppinga is a joke

Coaching: F Mike McCarthy is a clueless idiot. He went for two 54 yard field goals and seems to be using THE SAME conservative offensive playbook. It's ridiculous. The special teams coaches, and defensive coaches are just as clueless. This guy has GOT to be fired! IF you fire Ray Rhodes after one season and cut players in week 4 then Mr. Mc has to go too. This guy's resume is less than desireable. He did nothing in New Orleans and nothing in San Francisco, why would Ted Thompson think he'd do anything different when he arrived in Green Bay.

Announcers: F The monday night crew and experience has been bastardized. Tony Kornheiser should have stayed home and observed the Jewish holiday. I do not care about his feeble attempts at humor, nor who is on his fantasy team. Who's cock did he suck to get the job? Mike Tirico is some lamewad twit who apparently sleeps with Kornheiser. Hey Mike, either get hairplugs OR shave your head. And dispense with trying to be blacke than you are. I'm more of a black man than you are, you Cracka-lack! Joe Theismann you are obsessed with one thing. Note: The donald driver drop is the reason the PAckers got hammered in the 2nd half. Uhh, no that is incorrect. Why don't you and Tony go on and on about how you love the Redskins while sharing your cock breath with Tirico.

Packers are still on pace to go 4-12 in my book.