Irishmans Shanty wrote:
Sergio-9 it's in the Jaws, can he finish it off or do what the leader did last time @ Carnoustie
No club is harder to swing for a European than anything on Sunday at the Open. I hope Sergio doesn't choke, and I'm not expecting anything Vandevelish, but....
Here's the problem, their longest win streak this year is 5 games (May 27-Jun 1). They've had a few threes and couple of fours, but no TEAR.
Ten quick ones starting tonight gets them to +14, from there they can win one, lose one the rest of the year and on the 20th of September they'll be right in the middle of Wild Card Musical Chairs.
Its true, they need to have a hot streak. It doesnt have t be 10 n a row (it would be nice) but 13 out of 16 or something.
From 29-29 to 51-47 is an improvemnet but not enough. At this rate we are looking at an 85 to 87 wins which wont come close to a WC spot.
Look out for the Yankees.
I know Neut is tired of all this so he should just hang out around Mankato and see if he can catch a glimpse of some of the Vikings, probably at one of the bars around curfew time.
Doesn't look like there is much confidence in the O'l Vikes
Robinson has them 30th out of 32!
Can't say I disagree
Every Tuesday during the regular season, Yahoo! Sports NFL writers Jason Cole and Charles Robinson rank every team and provide some analysis. Here's how they rank the teams going into training camp.
TOP 12
Cole rankings
1. San Diego Chargers
2. New England Patriots
3. Indianapolis Colts
4. Baltimore Ravens
5. Chicago Bears
6. New Orleans Saints
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. Cincinnati Bengals
9. Denver Broncos
10. Jacksonville Jaguars
11. New York Jets
12. Seattle Seahawks
Robinson rankings
1. San Diego Chargers
2. New England Patriots
3. New Orleans Saints
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Chicago Bears
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. Cincinnati Bengals
8. Dallas Cowboys
9. Denver Broncos
10. New York Jets
11. Jacksonville Jaguars
12. Philadelphia Eagles
Cole: I can't wait until all the Patriots fans tell me how stupid I am for putting the Chargers in the top spot. Why not Colts fans, you say? Indy fans are way too milquetoast to get in anybody's face. More telling is the fact that AFC teams occupy eight of the top 11 spots. That's a pretty strong eight and just about any one of them could beat the best the NFC has to offer.
Robinson: New England's got the talent to be in the top spot, but there's no guarantee Randy Moss, Donte' Stallworth and Kelley Washington won't undermine the chemistry on offense. Starting Indianapolis in the No. 4 spot may not seem sensible, but the Colts have pressing defensive questions after losing their starting cornerbacks and a playmaking linebacker in Cato June.
MUDDLED MIDDLE
Cole rankings
13. Dallas Cowboys
14. New York Giants
15. San Francisco 49ers
16. Pittsburgh Steelers
17. St. Louis Rams
18. Kansas City Chiefs
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Tennessee Titans
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Carolina Panthers
Robinson rankings
13. San Francisco 49ers
14. Seattle Seahawks
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Carolina Panthers
17. Miami Dolphins
18. Detroit Lions
19. New York Giants
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
21. Arizona Cardinals
22. Kansas City Chiefs
Cole: Everybody likes to pick a team or two that could jump from the middle of the pack to the top. In this group, the best preseason candidates for a jump are San Francisco and Dallas. The 49ers showed progress at the end of last season and Dallas has great talent on defense.
Robinson: San Francisco at No. 13 might seem a bit high, but the 49ers will be better offensively and have added enough defensive pieces to be drastically improved in a notoriously soft division. If Detroit's defensive line can finally come together, the Lions can take a jump up from the NFL's lower echelon. Atlanta is poised to drop like a rock with Michael Vick's federal case hanging over the franchise all season long.
BOTTOM OF THE PACK
Cole rankings
23. Buffalo Bills
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Detroit Lions
26. Houston Texans
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29. Washington Redskins
30. Cleveland Browns
31. Atlanta Falcons
32. Oakland Raiders
Robinson rankings
23. Houston Texans
24. St. Louis Rams
25. Green Bay Packers
26. Atlanta Falcons
27. Washington Redskins
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Tennessee Titans
30. Minnesota Vikings
31. Oakland Raiders
32. Cleveland Browns
Cole: The Michael Vick news dropped the Falcons from a spot in the middle all the way down to the bottom of the league. Wait, you say, Oakland is at the bottom of the league. Well, the Raiders are so bad that they are in a class by themselves at the bottom of the barrel.
Robinson: Tennessee made a surprising step forward last season, but is staring down plenty of issues going into this season. Who will be Vince Young's receiving targets? Who is going to carry the load at the running back spot? And how will the Titans react to losing its No. 1 corner and return man? Minnesota, Oakland and Cleveland all have major quarterback issues to be sorted out.
Cleveland +16 they are waiting for the pack
------cut line ---------------- Seattle +10 struggling more than the Twins NY +6 picking up speed Twins +2 first things first, beat Toronto tomorrow Toronto E all square again
The ending to this Twins novel hasn't been written yet, Hit the Boofin ball and chip away, the guys at the top of leaderboard aren't sprinting anymore, go after 'em.
When I was much younger and single, I would see Tommy just about every where I went, so long as it was at a bar.
So when I read Govs limk, I smiled. It reminded me of the "good old days".
But you have to grow up. If someone can say about you "he hasnt changed a bit" after 25 years, you probably arent doing very well. I hope that isnt the case with TK but it sounds like it.
Cleveland +17 win one, lose one, win one, lose one
-----cut line--------- Seattle +9 losers of 6 straight NY +8 winners of 6 straight, @CLE Aug 10-12, could be a good series Twins +1 stock falling Toronto +1 stock rising
In case you aren't able to read it, the headline is "Said it before, saying it again: Sell, Twins, sell". I can see packerboy spitting out his coffee reading this, Reusse wants to trade Torii.
I would be open to it too, but they bring him back in the offseason. Trade him now and his new team picks up around 4-5mil of what is left for this year. While their at it move Castillo, that saves them nearly 2 more. The savings on Castillo and Hunter this year pays for Torii's raise the next two years. Hunter's raise in years 3 and 4 is covered by not signing the an Ortiz, Cirillo, or White anymore. If they're smart they can have Torii for four more and still have plenty of money to lock up Morneau when the time comes.
Let's wait and see what happens with this year. IF, and this is a big if, we can rebound, win another division title, and do ANY better than last year in the post season we could possibly have another Cy Young winner and at least one golden glove winner. With all that, I'm sure they'll change what they're willing to spend. It would be a lot easier to say that if we had a few more in the W column and Santana had 13 wins, but we'll see.
Detroit 30-20 Kansas City 27-22 Cleveland 28-25 Minnesota 25-26 Chicago 24-31
3 teams are improving, 2 aren't. It seems to me if you're one of the two that aren't something needs to be done. Kansas City is on pace to pass the Twins by mid to late August.
