Time to crow

9-5 this week, which makes me 23-23 for the season so far. After the disastrous week 3, this is welcome news. See? Aint that hard at all. And the 'Skins and Pats both won.

So, the great recap:

Eagles lost to the Redskins: whoops. Didn't believe in my team. I figure if you're betting, you shouldn't bet with your heart. Glad I was wrong. Oh, and an editor's note: apparently the Eagle's receiver is named JASON Avant and not - as your nitwit blogger wrote "Brian." Duh.

SF lost to Atlanta: close call here. Wow, what a finish. Falcons made me sweat.

Jets killed Buffalo: oliterated them. Is there even a team in Buffalo anymore?

Cincinnati lost to Cleveland: yup, called it. Seneca Wallace can play football, and that Hillis guy can run like Riggo.

Detroit lost to Packers: just barely. My Team of Destiny is 0-4. Hmmm..

Denver beats Titans: didn't see this one coming. As my geometry teacher, Brother Barry, would say....Wrong. Sad.

Seattle lost to St. Louis: seriously? Why are the Rams in St. Louis and not LA? How the f&*k did they beat Seattle?

Carolina lost to New Orleans: Saints are looking very very beatable but have won more than they've lost. Long season in......oh, you've heard that before.

Ravens beat Steelers: and The Rapist is back under center soon. Are you like me? Would you be nervous if you were his center?

Houston beats Oakland: well, of course.

Indy lost in Jacksonville: how does "LA Jaguars" grab you? Indianapolis has apparently called Don Rumsfeld....they need a defense... annnnnnd rimshot!

Arizona lost to Chargers: yeah, Rivers can throw. But Norv's still the coach.

Chicago lost to NY Giants: badly missed this one. But the Giants were looking poor.

Pats drop Miami: what'd I say? # 12? Well, I should've also said #25 in your playbook and #1 in your hearts, Patrick Chung. An amazing display of special teams prowess (or is it LUCK?) last night. Patriots looked pretty good. Miami? Not as good.

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You might have noticed that the MLB season came to an end last Sunday. Or, better yet, you might've been too busy to notice because this NFL season is really compelling so far. Well, my Red Sox hung tough but injuries killed them down the stretch. The Dodgers? Their season was over in July. Locally, the Nats and Birds didn't do anything amazing to get themselves in the playoffs, either. Still, there was the encouraging sign of a late-season Oriole surge and the hopes that the Bosox will be more competitive next year. Dodgers and Nats, errr.....

Enough about my teams. Baseball's playoffs are almost as compelling as hockey's, especially in the LCS games. The possibility of a 7-game set really stokes the animosity, and if we're lucky enough to get a game 7 this season it's almost better than any NFL game.

This year's AL matchups are Texas-Tampa and NY-Minnesota. The HATED Yankees missed out on drawing a Ranger team that beat them plenty this season, but NY's September swoon should not fool anyone - they're more than capable of repeating as World Series champs this year. I think the AL will see yet another all-AL East ALCS, with Tampa and the Yankees going head-to-head. So, Minnesota and Texas? Not this year.

The NL features the upstart Cincinnati Reds against the Phillies, and Atlanta vs SF Giants. I want to see Cincy and Atlanta play in the NLCS, but most likely we'll see Philadelphia's superior bats against Frisco's superior pitching.

It wouldn't shock me to see another Yankee-Phillies series this October, or a repeat of the Tampa-Phillies Series from two seasons back. Hard to pick against the AL, but that-they say- is why the games are played.

Y'know what sucks? All these games are played LATE. If I try to watch them all, as I did in 2004 and 2007, I'm an October ZOMBIE. Perhaps it's a good thing all my teams lost, I'm sure my wife likes me better after a good night's sleep.

Farewell for now. Enjoy the beer nuts