The Colts overcame an early 17-6 Jets lead, to come back and win it 30-17. Peyton Manning had one of the best playoff performances of his career throwing for 377 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no picks. The Jets kept blitzing and while it did give the Colts problems in the beginning, Indy eventually figured it out and Peyton made the Jets pay. Great games from both Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon, not to mention the fact that the Colts defense did a great job containing the Jets running attack.
In the NFC championship game, that ol' gunslinger Brett Favre added to his list of legendary playoff interceptions by throwing a horrible pick with 15 seconds left in the game with the ball on the Saints 33. He could have at least let his kicker miss the FG so the blame would fall on him, but ol' Brett wanted to hog the spotlight for himself. The Vikings never saw the ball again as the Saints won it 31-28 in their first possesion of OT.
That sets up a great matchup of Colts-Saints in the Super Bowl. I want Manning to win his 2nd championship, but I'm not going to be mad if the Saints win. Drew Brees was shunned by the both the Chargers and the Dolphins, their best receiver was a guy taken in the 7th round (Marques Colston) and there's also the whole Hurricane Katrina-Superdome thing (which the media will play on a continuous loop for 2 weeks). It's tough to root against the Saints, but my love for Manning is just a bit greater. However, I will show my support for both teams, by having one of those split jerseys made, which Ferio made a quick artist's rendering of:
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to place my order at the swap meet to make sure this is ready in 2 weeks.
Colts-Saints Superbowl = I Win
Congratulations Colts and Saints
Firstly, I'd like to congratulate L-Ram's Colts, and the Saints who will be playing in the Super Bowl in 2 weeks.
My moneyline bet on the Jets looked like a stroke of genius after the first quarter of the Colts-Jets game, but shortly thereafter, Peyton Manning remembered who he was, and picked apart the Jets secondary like Ron Coomer working on a whole barbecued chicken from Costco.
As for the NFC Championship game, I was glad to see the Minnesota Favres crash and burn and I'll make a prediction in the form of an image.
As for the Super Bowl, I've already purchased my form-fitting Colts t-shirt (which is a poor choice for my portly self) and will be posing as a die-hard fan hopefully somewhere public because I desperately seek approval from my peers.
In other news, Club America's star forward Salvador Cabañas is currently in critical condition after being shot in the head during an attempted robbery of an upscale bar in Mexico City last night. He was conscious when he was taken to the hospital and all updates seem to be positive so I hope he turns out okay.
Red Wings Fans Are Nervous, Possibly Suicidal?
Hockey's Detroit Red Wings have made the playoffs 18 consecutive years, usually at the top of the Western Conference. It's the longest active playoff streak in any of the four major sports. So, it must be quite a shock to Red Wings fans when they see that their team is tied for the final playoff spot with about 30 games left in the season.
Apparently, the pressure is getting to them because before the start of the 3rd period of the Kings-Red Wings game, the game was delayed due to a fan who climbed the rafters and refused to come down:
The refs decided to start the game, but the section directly beneath the guy had to be cleared out in case he did decide to do something stupid:
They never announced what happened to the guy, but I assume he was talked down, because by the end of the game, fans were back in their seats. Even worse, the Red Wings were winning 2-1 when the guy decided to climb the rafters. They ended up losing 3-2. Someone needs to check on him ASAP!
'Dilla Time Extended
As the leading source for Vicente Padilla news (a simple Google image search for "Chente Padilla" will confirm this) I feel bad for not acknowledging the latest 1 year deal reached just yesterday.
The club and the 32-year-old right-hander agreed to a one-year contract. According to baseball sources, the deal is worth $5.025 million -- a $4.025 million base salary and $1 million signing bonus.L-Ram brought it to my attention, and called me the c-word for not posting about it so here it is...if you can even read any of this with the distracting anigif above.TEH ANIGIF PWNS JUR EYES!
With this news, 4 out of 5 spots in the Dodgers rotation are now set. The 5th spot will be filled by a spry Ismael Valdez during spring training. You heard it here first! The first run of "Si Se Puede" t-shirts will be done just in time for the World Cup.
Sincerely yours,
Ferioso (in case you didn't know so).
xoxo
Thank you Tony
While L-Ram is euphoric after his team’s victory this weekend, I’m wallowing in sadness over the total domination exerted by the Vikings over what appeared to be a helpless Cowboys team. Going into this, I expected Minnesota’s front 4 and blitz packages to provide some form of pressure, but not the turnstiles that Romo stood behind the entire game. To say that I was surprised by the dominance of the Vikings defense would be an enormous understatement.
Regardless of what transpired, people like L-Ram will still point to Tony Romo and put the blame squarely on his shoulders. I say put a statue like Peyton Manning behind that line yesterday and he would do no better.
Here’s a list the typical Tony Romo Hater pointed to before the start of the 2009 season:
- Chokes in big games
- Throws too many INTs
- Can’t win in December
- Can’t win a playoff game
With that said, thank you Dallas for a great year and it's a shame it had to come to such an abrupt end.
Bring On The Jets!
(Rex Ryan is willing to sign anyone to help him stop Peyton)It wasn't the prettiest win, but the Colts were able to beat the Ravens 20-3 thanks to key fumbles by Ed Reed and Ray Rice. Once the Colts went into the 4th quarter leading 17-3, I knew it was over because Joe Flacco is an awful playoff QB at this point in his career (QB rating in 5 playoff games: 46.5).
And yesterday, the Jets pulled off the upset of the playoffs so far by beating the Chargers 17-14. Honestly, I'm terrified of the Jets. I know the media points to the fact that the Colts were beating the Jets in that Week 16 game before handing the game to them by pulling all their starters, but they were still killing the Colts rushing the ball. Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene ran the ball a combined 39 times for over 200 yards in that game and I'm sure the Colts will see plenty more of that. It's up to Manning to make the correct reads and make the Jets pay for their constant blitzing and the Colts should move on to the Super Bowl.
I'm also glad to report that Ferio is no longer on suicide watch after the Cowboys got wrecked by the Vikings. Tony Romo had 0 touchdowns and 3 turnovers, but to be fair his O-Line played like shit. Still, Tony Romo sucks.
Are The Dodgers Actually Trying To Sign Someone Useful?
Recently, I read about the Dodgers pursuit of Joel Piniero and dismissed it because we all know the Dodgers are broke and have to sign second rate veterans to minor league deals so that it looks like they are trying to improve the team. Yet, I continue to see reports that they are trying to come up with a way to get the money to sign Piniero.
Not only that, but today also comes word that they might actually bring 'Cente Padilla back to the team:
The Dodgers are open to bringing back Padilla if they are unable to land Pineiro, a major league source told Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.
I've completely forgotten about Padilla since the season ended and thought he retired or something, which makes me feel bad since he gave the Dodgers 2 great postseason starts before imploding in his last one. I wouldn't mind either of these guys as the Dodgers #4 starter. They are both going to give you 180-200 innings while giving you an ERA around 4. Then the winner of the Elbert/McDonald/Haeger/Stults deathmatch gets to be the #5 starter. Between Piniero and Padilla, I'm partial to Padilla for 3 reasons:
1) Those 2 postseason starts
2) He's more likely to sign a 1 year deal
3) It will give me a reason to see more of this .gif
13 Years of Futility End Tonight!
The media was all over Wade Phillips' and Tony Romo's lack of postseason success and used it to batter us fans over the head for the past 6 days. Now they'll all have to come back to work tomorrow with their tail between their legs (I'm looking at you Mike Florio, Marshall Faulk, and Rodney Harrison, among other "mediots") and proclaim the Cowboys a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
As you can see, that Buchanan's bottle is far from empty so if you'll excuse me, I have some work to do.
Quick update with a gif:
Matt Kemp: Honorary Member of La Raza Cosmica
Kemp showed hiskinkiermore playful side by adding a lucha libre mascara aka Mexican wrestling mask to his ensemble.
The couple that wears touristy sombreros together, stays together.
Since I'm in a good mood, I'ma dedicate this next song to you, L-Ram.
Bad Weather + Not Giving A Shit = Colts Loss
The Buffalo Bills have some nerve to make Peyton play on this field in this weather.
If anything, the game should have been postponed until the storm passed out of respect for his awesomeness. And to all those sportswriters who bitched and moaned about the Colts giving up a chance at a perfect season by resting their starters (Tedy Bruschi & Jason Whitlock, I'm looking at you), let me present to you Exhibit A:
Can you imagine if this would have happened to Reggie Wayne? Those same writers would have cried about how Jim Caldwell sabotaged the team's Super Bowl chances going after some unoffical record. You can never win with the media!
Speaking of Super Bowl chances, I love the Colts' chances to get there. The Ravens defense is overhyped, the Bengals can't throw deep, the Patriots just lost their best WR (yeah, I said it), the Jets don't have a real QB, the Chargers... um, let's just hope one of those other teams beats the Chargers so the Colts don't have to face them.
I wish the Colts would play the Cowboys in the Super Bowl so I could win some money from Ferio, but we all know that he's going to choke on Saturday against the Eagles. Maybe next year?
Countdown to Matt Kemp as a Yankee Gets a Jump Start
Agent: Kemp not thinking long-term deal
The Dodgers have opened discussions on a multiyear contract with Matt Kemp, but his agent said Kemp might prefer to go year to year.
Of course Matt and his agent are gonna wanna go year to year, are you kidding me? He's in for a huge payday, and I feel really comfortable saying it won't be here. I don't mean to be negative, but I like to keep it real, and real - to me - is the current financial status of the club.
Frank McCourt: Who? Who's Matt Kemp?Oh yeah, Happy New Year!
Drew McCourt: Daddy,
[with huge grin on face]
Drew McCourt: Matt Kemp's hilarious.
Frank McCourt: Man, fuck you son! I'm glad you think he's so goddamn hilarious because he just walked off with your school clothes money. It's funny isn't it? I'm broke nigga! I'm broke!
