WORLD SERIES TONIGHT

I know there are only about 20 people in the country that are excited about this, but I don't care. While these are both almost no name teams I think it will be a fun series. We've only had one REALLY good game, and that was Game 5 of the ALCS. I'm hoping for 2 or 3 of those in the World Series and I'll call it a good post season. I'll spare ZG and move to another topic.

Winslow.....Any time a "Star" player mouths off I typically am not a fan and would easily dismiss them and say they're spoiled and need to shut up. Maybe it's because I'm a fan of the team but when I look at this situation I think a little differently. I will admit that anytime a pro athlete making gobs of money complains about anything that it doesn't totally sit right with me, and this is no exception. What is an exception is WHO is doing the talking. I think most of us expected K2 to be a loud mouthly annoying, worse than TO, kind of a player in the NFL. While he has been outspoken I don't think he has approached being as bad as many thought he would be. Because of that I'm cutting him some slack here, especailly when he's pointing out the obvious about the clearly poor medical conditions in Cleveland and with the shotty leadership I see on the field each Sunday, I'm not sold on the quality of the leadership throughout the week.

Bucks....I'm going to hold true to what I said here earlier this year. Which is that I KNEW that the defense would be good once they got into conference. The problem with the Bucks is that everytime they play out of conference the last few years (MAC included) they seem to be completely un-prepared and play like crap. Now that they're in the Big Ten their defense will get jacked up and the play calling will be much more accurate as opposed to when they play a team that for some reason we're unprepared for. I don't think our team lacks talent, but for some reason they lack passion and direction against anyone else. Don't get me wrong I will be cheering as loud as anyone on Saturday and hoping that they are back on track, but I'll still be skeptical until I see them do it to someone outside the Big Ten.

As for TP2 - I AM PUMPED for this kid to be playing at THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY for the next few seasons. What I love the most is that while this kid has had just about everything handed to him athletically the last few years that when someone questions him he doesn't cry like Vince Young and say "Why is everyone picking one me?" he says, "OK, try me bitch, I will kick your ass, then ask you to say my name afterwards" ala Muhammed Ali. Clearly he's cocky, but so far it's a cocky that I like. And I will disagree with you on one thing about the kid Scotty, and that's I don't think it would matter if this weeks game was at Penn State. I think the kid loves the adversity and think he would thrive anywhere, which is just another reason I'm excited about the next few seasons.

Ok, I'm off to watch the World Series....let me tell you nothing says World Series like the Backstreet Boys signing the national anthem. NICE!!!!!