Miscellaneous Ramblings

I couldn't focus on one central thought this week, just a lot of little ones. So, here you have it.

It's a good Monday morning. The Broncos won. The Raiders lost. 'Nuff said.

Welcome to new reader Matt Ridpath from Kansas City. A royals, and presumably Chiefs, fan. Don't worry Matt, I expect the Chiefs will return the favor December 19 at Arrowhead.

Is it just me, or did anyone else think it might be a long night after the Chiefs' first drive? We never did figure out how to slow down Holmes, but the Chiefs didn't have much of a passing game after the first quarter. I guess all that talk about Bailey's impact on the defense wasn't all, you know, talk.

For years now there's been the debate about whether the Broncos' success in the running game was the system or the running backs. Griffin is no doubt a talented back, but I think it's more obvious now than ever that it's the system. Thank you Alex Gibbs and good luck in Atlanta.

For all his talent, Portis was getting too big for his britches. You don't do that with Shanahan and stick around very long. I'm sure it didn't go unnoticed by very many Broncos fans that Griffin outperformed Portis.

Is anyone surprised the USA lost in it's bid to win the World Cup in hockey? I guess a better question is, does anybody care?

I saw this morning that Barry Bonds hit home run 699 yesterday. Now, I've never been a Bonds fan, and I can't stand the body armor he wears on his right arm, but to hit 700 home runs for a career is a remarkable feat. Given the fact that his walk totals have increased the last few years makes his home run totals even more impressive. The guy only gets one or two good ab's per game. Plus, the Giants have almost no protection for him in their lineup. If the guy doesn't get tired of being intentionally walked, he should pass Hank Aaron for the all-time home run total sometime in the 2006 season.

I could do Drew Goodman's job (but then, who couldn't). As I was watching the rox on Saturday, Garrett Atkins was at the plate. I thought to myself, if Atkins hits a home run here he'd be the ninth rockie this season to get his first mlb home run. Sure enough, Atkins hit a home run and you know what was the first thing Drew said to George Frazier?

By the way, on Saturday, Garrett Atkins became the ninth member of the rockies this season to hit his first mlb home run, in case you didn't know that. In 2001, the rox also had nine players hit their first mlb home run. In their history, the rox have had 51 players hit their first mlb home run .

The rox' pitching overall has been rather awful for the majority of the season, but the bullpen has had more than its' share of lowlights. After yesterday's 12-run ninth inning, the pen has 31 losses and a 5.54 era. Toronto's pen has 32 losses to lead mlb.

Last Thursday, the royals scored 26 runs in the first game of a doubleheader and were shutout in the nightcap.

Enough rambling for one day.