Jake Peavy Say What!

Jake Peavy did not want to enter the wonderful world of Ozzie Guillen and vetoed a trade to the Chicago White Sox. It's not the worst decision he's ever made, but it does suck for both teams involved. The Padres would have gotten 4 nice pitching prospects in return while the White Sox would have gotten one of the best pitchers in baseball. One of the propsects was the White Sox #1 overall pick in 2007, Aaron Poreda. He's a lefty with a "plus fastball" sitting in hte upper 90s. Not a bad would be pick up for the Padres, but it wasn't meant to be. This means we continue along the road of wondering when Peavy will get traded.

My roommate Brian and I played Epilogue on COD4 yesterday and we both managed to beat it after a cumulative 100-200 tries. I can't nail down an exact number because it feeds you right back into the level as soon as you fail. I guess I should make fun of my cousin Brett for his inability to compete at our level. You're a scrub man! The sad part is my other cousin Bryan probably is even worse at it yet more competetive about it.

Speaking of Brett, if you have a need for video game news you should head over to his blog and get treated to eye sex. He talks about the new Modern Warfare as well as the new Batman and Lego games coming out. Go. Enjoy.

Has anyone been watching the new round of basketball? I'm kind of thinking that some people may stop tuning in just because their team is out. Wrong. You should continue to watch. The first games of the series were determined by 2 points or less. What's ONE! It doesn't really get more exciting than that. I especially liked the first game of the LA v. Denver series. Carmelo and Kobe went head to head and the results were magical. Is it cheating to continue to link to his blog? Perhaps.

Game 2 of that series was exactly what I wanted, Denver beating LA. Chauncey put in a much better game point scoring wise, but had less assists and rebounds. Oh well, a win is a win. Everyone's still talking about the Chauncey for AI trade; Sports Illustrated's Final Word included. The article talks about how Allen Iverson will be remember. As the All-Star, MVP, Finals appearance guy. Or the guy that when he left teams they became better. He left the 76ers and the next 2 years they made the playoffs. He left the Nuggets and now they're in the conference finals. How about him joining the Pistons and them losing in the first round? He was an amazing player and a lot of fun to watch, but I don't think many of his teammates miss him. He will be missed as a playmaker and highlight reel, that's for sure.

Astros Notes

We lost the series to the Brewers. Trevor Hoffman got another save. I'm not saying he's back, but I am saying that he's doing really really well this year. All-time save leader doing work. I thought he was washed up, had nothing left, should hit the old dusty trail. I'm glad that he's doing well though, I like it when the ballplayers of my youth are still around. That's why I wish Ken Griffey would get things done.

Back to the Astros. We're still floating around .500, which is exactly where I expected us to be at this point. The offense is still coming around, and by that I mean Lance Berkman hasn't gotten hot yet. When one of your best hitters is hitting below .250 you know you have problems. Unless that guy is Ryan Howard and your team is the Phillies. I could probably throw David Ortiz and the Red Sox in there as well. Interleague play starts this week and I'm excited. It means that The Astros and Rangers renew their "rivalry". The bad news is that the Astros have only won the Silver Boot once in the past 5 years.

Fantasy Corner

I'm up this week! Large margin too, 368-168. Joe Mauer has a whopping 107 points so far, me likey, including 90 last night from the Twins 20-1 drubbing of the White Sox. In my Yahoo league I'm down to a team that was auto drafted and doesn't actively manage, slightly embarrassing. I think I'm going to put all the blame on Chris Davis who has been hitting 1/20 the past week...thanks Chris.

I know this blog is very sports centric, but that's what I'm most interested in. My internet was out for a bit so I'm just getting back to watching all the shows, but fear not they will return to the blog.

Question: What is the most dangerour bear...just kidding. What do you want me to focus on in this blog?