Gettin' Down in Mo-Town

That's right ladies and gents, Detroit is on its way to sweeping the ALCS. After an impressive showing against the Yanks, Detroit is managing to dismantle the Athletics like its nothing. I predict that the NY Mets are going to prove to be a little more than a handful as the World Series commences. However, I do have a little sad news, that's right, as soon as the Tigers cap off this amazing season they're having, win or lose, they will not get back to the big show again...at least not for a while. Just in the same way that teams have done in the past few years, one team with a large desire and a lot of hard play will show up and take it all, the next year they'll do okay, but not proceed much further in the postseason if at all. Despite the fact that we love underdog teams that come out of nowhere to knock the block off of top dogs, they'll never be the top dogs. And that is exactly why the top dogs are the top dogs. That is why the Yankees are stellar, that is why you will see many of the same teams making the postseason, that is why the Cardinals still are making it to the postseason (despite how terrible the NL Central was this year). A shining example of a top dog is the Atlanta Braves, who have managed to make the postseason for the past fifteen years (this year they finally lost out), and I tip my cap to their ability to continually do so well.
Another baseball note: Torre not getting fired is Steinbrenner's best decision EVER, Torre is not a bad manager at all and you do NOT fire your manager because he managed to get you the best record in baseball and a spot in the AL playoffs. The people who sparked rumors of his getting canned are imbiciles and I don't think they respect George's intelligence enough.
The Lions...that's right, the misfit team of Detroit. It seemed like as soon as Barry Sanders retired, the Lions lost their roar. The ailing 0-5 Lions are seeking to claim a victory this weekend while facing the Buffalo Bills, will they get it this weekend? No, of course not, The Bills have their number as well as a chance to take a wildcard spot in the playoffs. Despite a lousy offense, a lousy defense, bad coaching staff and the like...the Lions still can say one thing loud and clear: "We are not the worst team in the NFL." We have played the Rams (4-1), Bears (5-0), Packers (yeah, I know), Seahawks(3-1) and Vikings(3-2), these are not easy teams to beat (exception of the Packers), our 0-5 is hard earned.
Oakland on the other hand has managed to screw the pooch against awful teams. Against the worst defense in the league, Andrew Walter was able to go ahead and throw a couple interceptions to the 49er defense which has hands that more or less resemble flippers. I remember Al Davis saying that this kid was gonna' be the future of the Raiders organization, the ideal passer who would be drafted and taught the game...yeah, and the Yankees just won the Series. I was reading a story earlier this year about the Raiders picking up Jeff George, that's right Jeff "hasn't thrown a ball in 3 years" George, and for some reason, they got rid of him. Here is my question, why? Sure, he's old, he doesn't have the speed or field awareness that many qbs have, but he at least won four games with the Raiders, which is something that an overpaid injury case like Aaron Brooks can't do and a hopeless rookie like Walter can't do. Hey Al, go to the same grocery store Kurt Warner was in, I'm sure you can find a female cashier who throws better ball than either of these bozos.