I am glad it was July 11th. Having that free 7.11 oz slurpee was a blessing in the summer heat. Lets go over what has happened on 7/11.
Football: Brett Favre wants his release. This is an interesting story. I never put pen to paper on this, but I always maintained (as did Tony from PTI) that Favre would be back for the season. Favre wants to play, but the Packers want to move on. What to do, what to do? If I am Favre, the first teams I look at are Minnesota and Baltimore.
Minnesota already has a great running game, a line that can watch his back and a defense that is good enough to win. Add an effective QB, and you have a winning team. Baltimore still has the core of the defense that won the title. They have a good young RB, but their WR core and O-Line is not all that special.
Baseball: Roy Halladay dominates Yankees. What else is new? Roy Halladay has a complete game. If your counting at home, that's 7 on the year. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but is that a record? If not, then WOW. Halladay allowed only 3 baserunners (2 hits, 1 walk) to go along with 8 K's on the road to a win. And would you look at that, the Jays are only 3 games back from the Yanks.
On the other side, Joba notched a quality start. 6.2 IP, 3 ER, 9 K. Not a bad line, espically when you are supposed to have the offense the Bronx Bombers should.
On another note, the Nationals could be in trouble. Naughty, naughty Nationals. Supposedly, their GM and Special assistant have been "skimming" money from signing bonuses of Dominican players. If anyone knows what the skimming they are referring to means, please speak up and comment on this post. Honestly, I have no friggin' clue.
Basketball: Nothing really to speak of. Just rumors floating around about free agents. Turiaf officially signed an offer sheet with the Warriors. All signs point to the Lakers declining the offer and letting him go. Brent Barry signs with the Rockets, making him the 3rd in his family to play for the Rockets.
Yesterday was a good day. Mariners' fans had some sweet relief on Thursday. Richie Sexson was released. In other M's news, rumors have been floated that Adrian Beltre may be going to the Twins, and Bedard to the Phillies. Lets hope some prospects can be acquired through those potential deals.
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