jaredprebish

Hey guys!!
With my busy season now approaching at work, here’s a different side of my blog. My college roommate brings back memories of sports in our college days, as I am bringing guest bloggers onto my blog. Let me know what you think, and I’ll pass along the comments!!
From jaredsportsriff to be posted on Monday, August 17th (posted by Mike Vail, Baltimore, MD):

Some burning questions I must ask the Riffers out there this Dog Day Sunday Morning (and by the way…I like Faith No More’s version of this song better than the original by the Commodores…):
1. Will Tiger hang on to his slim lead in the PGA Championship today?
2. Will Stephen Strasburg really turn down $14-$16 million? Keep in mind, the Nats can pick him again the way the standings are right now. And what good does it do for him not to play??
3. Will the Deadskins score in the preseason? And how long will it be until Clinton Portis dis his coach?

Could it be in the year of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock…and the year of the infamous Amazin Mets, that we could see a repeat one of baseball’s biggest miracles…or collapse? Okay, maybe 2009 won’t match the 1969 collapse, but the Cubs recent play made me think the other day (while trying to get ready for my crazy season at work) that we are 40 years removed from the great Cub collapse. 40 years ago this week, the Cubs were leading the Mets by 8 1/2 games. In about three weeks time, the Mets would take the lead in the newly formed NL East and never look back.

This past week in Baseball was eventful, no? First the leaked news that the Red Sox had two players from the so called failed drug tests of 2003. And second, the waiver free trade deadline passed on Friday, meaning that the Pittsburgh Pirates had their annual purge. We’ll look at these two items and more in the week’s edition of my baseball recap.

This week in Baseball, so many things are going on. So, this week is a deluxe edition. I will cover the following topics this week: The Hall Of Fame Induction (which is today!!), Perfection (we had a perfect game this past week) and the Trade Deadline (which is coming up Friday and will probably be featured in more depth in next week’s recap). So strap on your seat belts for for a wild recap!!

Note: This is an entry from my blog today. A trip down memory lane. Enjoy!!

As we conclude lucky Baseball Week #13, I will now announce my All Star and Flop Star teams. I’m thinking the real All Star teams and rosters will be announced sometime soon (maybe today, but I’m not sure). Compare and contrast accordingly.
ALL Major League Team (along with league counterpart and possible backups)
1b. Albert Pujols. Player of the year in my book; no one even close so far.
AL: Kevin Youkilis. Backups: Miguel Cabrerra, Justin Morneau and Prince Fielder
2b. Chase Utley. In my book, the complete package.
AL: Aaron Hill. Backups: Robinson Cano, Freddy Sanchez

I figured being off this week would mean many posts. Hmmm…I figured wrong, but the treat for all of my loyal readers is a week’s worth of amusing rants, news and fireworks as we lead in to the Holiday Weekend.