World Series Game 3, BCS Standings, Green Bay Packers
Power hungry Bud Selig wants to roof open in tonight's World Series game. During the regular and postseason (except the World Series), the Houston Astros make the decision on keeping the roof of Minute Maid Park open or closed. But in the World Series, the decision is made by the baseball commissioner.
Baseball is full of conspiracy theories. Just browse any team’s message board and you will see plenty of them. Could this be another conspiracy in the making? Is Selig secretly rooting for the White Sox? Does everyone outside of Houston really hate the Astros? Odds are the roof will be open tonight. The Astros had the second best home record in all of baseball (53-28). “But their winning percentage when the roof is open is only .577 (15-11) -- versus .684 (39-18) when it's closed (counting the postseason). ‘Bottom line,’ said manager Phil Garner on Monday, ‘is that I think that with it closed, it does generate a lot of noise and it's a lot of fun. And I think that we play for that. We play for that excitement, and that noise -- it helps a little bit.’" (espn.com)
The weather could play a factor in deciding if the roof stays closed or is opened. Temperatures are supposed to drop into the 40s tonight in Houston (which is about as cold as it gets all year). I’m not sure if rain is in the forecast, but if there are any clouds you can expect the Astros to make a hard push to keep that roof closed.
The Astros have their ace on the mound tonight, Roy Oswalt. He will be facing a tough and determined John Garland. This is a must win for the Astros, in fact, all 3 games in Houston are a must win. Both teams have put up a fight, and the first tow games ended within the last inning of two. This has been an exciting series. It’s time to even things up.
I just wanted to mention quickly that Texas has over-taken USC in the BCS Poll for the number 1 spot. Don’t get this confused with the AP Poll. I don’t know exactly how the BCS computer figures out the rankings, but I’m sure it has to do with quality of wins. It has to be based on the rankings of a team’s opponents; otherwise USC would still be number 1. How can a team who hasn’t lost in 29 games not be number 1? It doesn’t make sense to me. I’m not saying USC would beat Texas in a game, but I am saying that USC deserves to be number 1 in every poll.
In NFL news, Green Bay Packer’s running back Ahman Green is out for the season. Every year it seems like Favre loses someone close to him, whether it be is father, brother, whoever. No one faces hardships like Brett Favre. This year, he hasn’t lost any relatives, but he has lost a good portion of his football family. Walker, Furgeson, Green, and Davenport are just a few of the Packers that have succumbed to injury. Will Brett be able to bring this team back? They are 1-5 I believe and at the bottom of the division. The Packers are in a world of hurt. If this continues I don’t see Favre coming back next season. Some people might think he wouldn’t want to end his career on such a bad note like this, well, who say’s it can’t get worse next season.
Power hungry Bud Selig wants to roof open in tonight's World Series game. During the regular and postseason (except the World Series), the Houston Astros make the decision on keeping the roof of Minute Maid Park open or closed. But in the World Series, the decision is made by the baseball commissioner.
Baseball is full of conspiracy theories. Just browse any team’s message board and you will see plenty of them. Could this be another conspiracy in the making? Is Selig secretly rooting for the White Sox? Does everyone outside of Houston really hate the Astros? Odds are the roof will be open tonight. The Astros had the second best home record in all of baseball (53-28). “But their winning percentage when the roof is open is only .577 (15-11) -- versus .684 (39-18) when it's closed (counting the postseason). ‘Bottom line,’ said manager Phil Garner on Monday, ‘is that I think that with it closed, it does generate a lot of noise and it's a lot of fun. And I think that we play for that. We play for that excitement, and that noise -- it helps a little bit.’" (espn.com)
The weather could play a factor in deciding if the roof stays closed or is opened. Temperatures are supposed to drop into the 40s tonight in Houston (which is about as cold as it gets all year). I’m not sure if rain is in the forecast, but if there are any clouds you can expect the Astros to make a hard push to keep that roof closed.
The Astros have their ace on the mound tonight, Roy Oswalt. He will be facing a tough and determined John Garland. This is a must win for the Astros, in fact, all 3 games in Houston are a must win. Both teams have put up a fight, and the first tow games ended within the last inning of two. This has been an exciting series. It’s time to even things up.
I just wanted to mention quickly that Texas has over-taken USC in the BCS Poll for the number 1 spot. Don’t get this confused with the AP Poll. I don’t know exactly how the BCS computer figures out the rankings, but I’m sure it has to do with quality of wins. It has to be based on the rankings of a team’s opponents; otherwise USC would still be number 1. How can a team who hasn’t lost in 29 games not be number 1? It doesn’t make sense to me. I’m not saying USC would beat Texas in a game, but I am saying that USC deserves to be number 1 in every poll.
In NFL news, Green Bay Packer’s running back Ahman Green is out for the season. Every year it seems like Favre loses someone close to him, whether it be is father, brother, whoever. No one faces hardships like Brett Favre. This year, he hasn’t lost any relatives, but he has lost a good portion of his football family. Walker, Furgeson, Green, and Davenport are just a few of the Packers that have succumbed to injury. Will Brett be able to bring this team back? They are 1-5 I believe and at the bottom of the division. The Packers are in a world of hurt. If this continues I don’t see Favre coming back next season. Some people might think he wouldn’t want to end his career on such a bad note like this, well, who say’s it can’t get worse next season.
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