The Halos Fly Into The Bronx For Game 6

As the drama unfolded when in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Angels down 6-4 and most likely seeing the Yankees punch their ticket to a date with the Fightin Phils. The Halos prompted one of the most emotional comebacks in the postseason as the famous rally monkey appeared before the start of the inning and fueled the Angels to comeback and then win in dramatic fashion 7-6 in front of a sell out Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

Now we move onto the stadium in Bronx, New York for game number six in probably one of the best series I have ever witnessed. This is what baseball in general is all about, two titans clashing for a chance to play in the fall classic pulling out all the stops to achieve their goal.

On Saturday it will be a 7:45pm start in the Bronx and it will be on the FOX Network








The matchup for tomorrow night will be lefty versus lefty as Angels workhorse Joe Saunders (16-7) battles the veteran and big game pitcher Andy Pettite of the Yankees (14-8).



Now let's make some comparisons for tomorrow night shall we.

Hitting: The Angels are very streaky hitting wise, the punch of Guerrero and Hunter worked well on thursday, but can the Angels' supporting cast of Rivera, Abreu, and Aybar be beneficial to the offense?

New York: very potent, very dangerous, and what makes it even more threatening is that A-Rod can hit now in the postseason. New York can beat a team in quite a few ways hitting wise, besides Swisher this whole lineup can do a lot of damage. The launching pad in the Bronx compared to spacious Angel Stadium should play in their favor.

Advantage: New York

Pitching:

Anaheim: With Joe Saunders on the mound who is 1-0 against New York this year in two starts with a 4.72 ERA according to yankeesdaily.com. The Angels don't necessarily have a lock on the mound like John Lackey but Joe when he is on he is nearly unhittable as he closed out the season with a 5-0 record and a sparkling 2.89 ERA.

New York: Andy Pettite has been there, done that, he has been on the big stage for the Yankees so many times it is hard to argue his credibility in the postseason. 15-9 with a 3.96 ERA according to www.baseballreference.com, Pettite has been in big game situations and has won those games 60% of the time. But this season he has struggled mightily against the Angels giving up 14 earned runs in only 3 starts with a 1-2 record.

Advantage: Anaheim

Defense:

Anaheim: In the ALCS the defense of the Angels has been at moments incredible and down right boneheaded. But besides the bad moments and horrendous calls by the seeing eyed umpires, they are still a fundamentally sound club who can produce double plays like they were on the assembly line at the ford plants. Their outfield is among the best in the majors with all three of them having big time arms.


New York: the quiet but productive part of the Yankee game has been defense. with a better infield than Anaheim but then again a much weaker outfield will hurt their chance of a throw out at the plate compared to the cannons wielded by Guerrero, Hunter, and Rivera.

advantage: Anaheim

Bullpen:

Anaheim: Boy where to start with this bunch? Their closer has been shaky at best, the bullpen blew the gem Lackey threw in game 5, and their biggest gun Darren Oliver got rocked by Texiera and who knows if he has recovered from it? If Saunders gets pulled early this might be the end of the road for the Angels unless they pitch to near perfection.

New York: The bullpen for this bunch is no rock either, with their best reliever Alfredo Aceves and former starter Phil Hughes giving up the two losses respectively, besides Mariano Rivera, I wouldn't trust any of these relievers late in a game.

advantage: Draw.

Conclusion: This will be a game for the ages no doubt about it! It will be a crazy night in the Bronx that is for damn sure!

Why Throwback Jerseys Are King! part 2

As I continue my countdown on the reviews of the throwback AFL uniforms, the final four that I have to unfortunately have to put in order are the Buffalo Bills, the Houston Oilers, the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers. This was extremely hard to judge but I came up with a reasonable order beginning with.....




4) Houston Oilers (Titans): Boy this is a beautiful jersey the helmet is among the best features of the uniform. The jersey itself is very nostalgic and nice on the eyes, the socks are a little confusing but nothing really outgoing. They are much much better off wearing these than the god awful uniforms they have now.




3) Buffalo Bills: boy these just scream throwback, these bad boy's should be worn full time. The helmet is the best out of all eight of the lot. The jersey is very sharp, the socks compliment the pants very well, it's a tough 3 but the other two just stand alone.




2) San Diego Chargers: Boy what more to say about this jersey, the best jersey out of the eight, very intricate bolts on each leg, and a throwback style helmet with the number on it. But this jersey had to bow to the true throwback of all throwbacks.




1) New England Patriots: Now I'm no fan of Brady or the Patriots but these uniforms are what the AFL was really about! true throwback with simple designs, mega sharp colors, and a streamlined sock and jersey design. This jersey trumps all as the king of the AFL throwbacks.

So that is the review of the eight throwback uniforms of the AFL celebrating their 50th anniversary. I would be glad to hear comments, or arguments if you think you have a better order, I would be glad to listen and respond.

Peace,

LL

Why Throwback Jerseys Are King! part 1

As the NFL celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Football League, the original AFL teams are allowed to wear their original uniforms from 1960. For most cases these uniforms are just absolutely beautiful, like they just stand out and scream Football. I took a personal ranking of the eight throwback NFL uniforms this year and this was incredibly hard to decide which jersey went where. Here is the order from worst to first.

8) Denver Broncos: Boy this just screams ugly. Nothing more else to say about this monstrosity, undefeated team or not this is just plain awful, where are the orange and royal blue uni's? Those are regal jerseys not these. Oy Vey!



7) New York Titans (Jets): This is the reason why they went with the green and white. These are like the broncos only without the horrid striping pattern and the numbered helmets. Very gritty coloring, just doesn't standout and seem to be boring.



6) Oakland Raiders: Nothing against the uniform, but they've worn the same ones forever, a very good uniform unfortunately it cant have the nostalgia cause they've never changed.



5) Dallas Texans (KC): Even though I could not find a full photo of the uniform I see it is very basic, it's red jersey white numbers and letters with solid white pants and red solid socks with white bottom. But I see this helmet and it looks badass!



Well You'll Have To Wait For The Top 4 tomorrow!

Peace,

LL

The Atlanta Jinx Strikes Again

Boy this team can be a real pest. The Atlanta Thrashers delivered another beatdown to the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-2 final. The Sabres have now suffered their first loss in regulation in this young season. Boy the Thrashers really know how to spoil a good thing for the Sabres. Time to turn back the clock shall we? Since the Atlanta Thrashers came into the National Hockey League in 1999, they have made life miserable for Buffalo with a impeccable 11-2-1 record. As bad of a team the Thrashers have been in their entire history, they really seem to like playing the Sabres. Losing is one thing, but losing time and time again to a team that's made one playoff appearance ever? It's just torture. Now I seem to wonder, how could one team have such a number on the other regardless of record? When will the Thrasher Jinx ever be solved? If anyone is willing to find out why we struggle so bad against this team I am willing to listen to comments and respond to any of them. Because I'm out of ideas and likely so is Lindy.

Sabres Update: Sabres-6 Islanders- 3.

Once again the Sabres proved that even as the opposition proves to creep up and comeback like most opponents did last season. The Sabres slammed the door shut on the still winless New York Islanders with a 6-3 victory in front of another sell out crowd of 18,690 at the HSBC Arena. This particular type of game last season proved deadly to the Sabres as they struggled to shut the door on opposing clubs the entire 08-09 campaign. However the now tougher and more tenacious Sabres squad knows full well that in order to make a playoff run this season they need to know how to put away the opposition and win these types of games against weaker opponents. Tyler Myers scored his first ever NHL goal tonight as he beat Dwayne Roloson, who evidently did not bring his A-game as he usually does night in and night out as he was peppered with blasts by the Sabre militia. One in particular with Clarke MacArthur's beautiful penalty shot just leaving Dwayne's jockstrap back in Edmonton. After the onslaught as Jochen Hecht beat Roli five hole to make it 4-1. Head Coach Scott Gordon saw enough and pulled the former Sabres netminder for another former Sabre alum Martin Biron, who received a standing ovation from the Buffalo fans when coming into the game. The Islanders though made the game interesting by tallying two goals in the second, cutting the lead in half going into the third frame. The Sabres though pulled away as Patrick Kaleta scored midway through the third only to be responded seconds later by Sutton to make it 5-3. But then Jason Pominville provided the final blow as he absolutely boomed a laser by Biron top shelf where momma hides the cookies to make it 6-3 putting the game out of reach. Ryan Miller proved sparkling once again, stopping 36 out of 39 shots against the Isles with an astoundingly diminutive eight goals against in five games. As the Sabres are rolling along being the only team unbeaten in regulation in the NHL, we begin to wonder how good this team really can be? Scary Good? In time.