Scott Linehan is out

Rams coach Scott Linehan was fired Monday, after starting 0-4 to start the season. The story isn't that Linehan was fired, it's that Raiders coach Lane Kiffin wasn't fired. His team is a mess and the owner Al Davis hates him for some reason. To his credit, Kiffin (pictured above) has been pretty positive about the whole situation, and refuses to give in to the constant pressure from the front office. Hopefully he's saving enough time to reserve a moving fan and find an apartment, too.

Boldin's back in AZ

Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin flew back to Arizona on Monday, after taking a brutal hit during the 4th quarter on Sunday. If this guy doesn't go into the dictionary under "Tough as Nails" then I don't know else should. It's like saying Newman from "Seinfeld" isn't fat, or Dave Chappelle isn't hilarious.

Eric Smith got suspended

Jets cornerback Eric Smith, who knocked out Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin on Sunday, has been suspended one game by the NFL, as well as fined $50,000. The NFL deemed that the hit he put on Boldin was dirty and acted accordingly. There really is no question whether the hit was dirty or not. Some may say he wouldn't have hit Boldin in the helmet if the other Jets defender hadn't pushed him forward, but that's not the point. The point is Smith not only jumped into Boldin, but led with his helmet as well. It's amazing there was no flag thrown on this play. Cards safety Adrian Wilson has been flagged in the past for hitting a player when leading with his shoulder (and it also happened to be at a crucial point in the game). The fact is there is no way you can't agree with this, no matter who's fault it was that Boldin was knocked unconscious. The only thing that matters is that players cannot be making plays that can easily lead to an injury, like Smith did.

Can you say nightmare?

After taking an historic pounding on Sunday against the Jets, it appears the Cardinals have given up on the season. They showed NOTHING in their game in New York, constantly turning the ball over and giving up touchdown after touchdown. Furthermore, they had one sack on Brett Favre and never got near him after that; he was even spotted taking a smoke break DURING one play because he had so much time to throw. The peak of the embarrassment came right before halftime when Kurt Warner fumbled for the 38th time, and the Jets recovered. The Jets then kicked a field goal to make the score 34-0 at the half. If anyone thinks the Cardinals get another win during the season, they are dreaming. They will go into the bye week at 2-4 and most likely end the season with 12 or more losses. This could possibly be the worst team ever fielded and everyone in the organization should be embarrased to be afiliated with the Cardinals.

TGISports weekend highlights!

Redskins beat Cowboys - Tony Romo couldn't slither away from the Redskins defense on Sunday, falling 26-17. The 'Skins showed they are a team to be reckoned with, that is until they decided to blow it like they do every year.

Georgia, Florida lose - Wow, Alabama really made Georgia look bad on Saturday. It was disheartening to see simply because of how badly Georgia beat Arizona State a week ago. The difference between ASU and Alabama must be ridiculous, like the difference between "Little Man" and any other movie. They can barely even be put in the same category.

Mets blow it again - Thanks goodness for the Mets. Without them the Cardinals would officially be the worst franchise in existence.

Randy Johnson wins 295th game - What an exciting finish to Sunday's game, a walk. How fitting that the Diamondbacks' season ended on a walk, it fits their team perfectly: it's boring, it doesn't do much, and is only good in some situations.

Webb finishes season 22-7

Even though the Diamondbacks won on Saturday 6-4 over the Rockies, Brandon Webb missed out on getting his 23rd victory. Webb finished the season at 22-7 with an ERA of 3.24. He will lead the league (by far) in victories but probably will lose out on the Cy Young award to Tim Lincecum, who has a lower ERA, more strikeouts, and a lower WHIP. Over the past month and a half all the good the D'backs did during the first part of the season was wiped out. Instead of a Cy Young winner and a division title, the D'backs are left with no division crown, and the world leader in strikeouts. Congrats, Mark Reynolds, you're gonna be in Guiness!

Boldin injured in Jets game

Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin was injured late in the fourth quarter and taken off the field in the Cardinals' loss to the Jets on Sunday. The injury looked very severe early, but it was reported soon after the game that Boldin was moving his extremities and speaking. Boldin is the kind of player every coach wants on his team, he never takes a play off and has tremendous talent. One can only hope he has a speedy recovery, this blogger's thoughts and prayers are with him and his family

Oregon State knocks off USC

I know I could have used a disgusting title for this story, (what with the teams being the Beavers and Trojans) but I refuse! The Oregon State Beavers somehow beat #1 USC on Thursday night, by the score of 27-20. Nobody has yet to figure out how this happened (even Mel Kiper, with all that knowledge he stores in his hair). The Beavers picked off Mark Sanches with 3:57 left in the fourth and just about sealed the victory a play later when they pounded in a touchdown. USC will now have to hope several other teams lose to give them a shot at the national championship game. Thankfully the Pac-10 is awful and now they the Trojans are angry they'll probably pound everyone else on their schedule (I'm already predicting a 44-10 pounding of ASU).

Dodgers win the NL West

After the Diamondbacks 12-3 loss on Thursday, the Dodgers had officially clinched the National League West crown, their first since 2004. Without a doubt, the Dodgers owe their division title to Manny Ramirez, and him alone. The Dodgers were lifeless and barely above water before he arrived. As soon as he set foot on Los Angeles soil, the Dodgers were revived and never looked back. The sweep of the D'backs in LA basically won them the division, as did the many problems Arizona has faced. Whether it was a shoddy bullpen, poor fielding or cold bats, the Diamondbacks could not stop shooting themselves in the foot. There will definitely be some changes next year for the D'backs, who stand to lose some major pieces (i.e. Orlando Hudson, Brandon Lyon, and possibly Randy Johnson). Maybe the D'backs would have had a shot at winning the division if they hadn't blown 32 FREAKIN' SAVES this year!

The NFL loves Seattle

It came down on Wednesday that Giants' star wide receiver Plaxico Burress was suspended for the Oct. 4 game against the Seattle Seahawks. As a Cardinals fans this infuriates me to no end. The Seahawks now get to play the Giants without their best player. I'm sure when the Giants come to Glendale later this season Plax will be playing and probably better than ever. Apparently Burress didn't answer a couple phone calls and missed a practice or two. Big deal! People forget their cellys all the time, he's only human. C'mon, NFL, let Plaxico in the game so they can beat the Seahawks and give the Cardinals a chance to win the division. You know you want to.

That's a shame

The Yankees were eliminated from post season play on Wednesday, despite victory of the Toronto Blue Jays. It's not like me to laugh at other people's displeasure, but I'm doing exactly that today. I'm so sick of the Yankees being the lead story every damn night, just for them to blow it in the playoffs. We get it, you have tens of millions to blow spend on players that will probably only be good for a year or so. Also, you have tons of fans who've never been to New York that for some reason support you. There is very little that makes you unhateable (yah, I made up that word, take THAT Yankees).

Thats it.

The Diamondbacks lost 7-4 to the Cardinals on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, on the west coast, the Dodgers were pounding the lifeless Padres in Los Angeles. The Diamondbacks put up a fight, but the Cardinals proved to much for them (especially Randy Johnson, who gave up 5 runs in 6 innings). John Rauch came in after Johnson and quickly gave up a pair of runs, something he seems to do every night since coming to AZ. John Gambodoro has called the trade for Rauch "the worst I've ever seen" after repeatedly calling for the D'backs to make the trade. This just about ends any shot the Diamondbacks had at making the playoffs. The magic number for the Dodgers is 3 and it would take the Dodgers going 2-3 the rest of the way and the D'backs winning every game for them to even force a playoff.

Now THIS is more like it

The Cardinals lost 24-17 to the Redskins on Sunday, a game in which they looked like the Cardinals of old. They had trouble on special teams, an interception, fumbles, and their signature bad luck (see Carlos Rogers' interception pictured above). Finally all the Cardinals fans worried the team might actually be above average this year can relax. They are still the same old Cardinals. Next week: the Jets. I'm sure they won't find a way to give up 400 yards and 5 touchdowns to Brett Favre. Actually, this just in, Favre already threw a pass to Jerricho Cotchery and Kurt Warner fumbled on the 1 yard line.

D'backs win again, lead at 2.5 games

The Diamondbacks finished their series against Colorado with a 13-4 win, pulling them within 2 1/2 games of the Dodgers, who lost 1-0 to the Giants in 11 innings. The D'backs refuse to give up on the season, and have won 6 of 7 and now enter a crucial series with St. Louis on Monday. A 6 run first was all the D'backs and Dan Haren (pictured above after a 3 hit game, and a night out with Joey Tribiani) needed to secure a win. The Diamondbacks look exactly like the Dodgers did two weeks ago when they were nearly unstoppable and annihilated the D'backs. It still may be too little too late but it's damn fun to watch (unless they keep scheduling games during the Cardinals games, in which case I take a pass on the Snakes).

Georgia beats ASU 27-10

Arizona State lost to number 3 Georgia 27-10 on Saturday night in front a packed crowd in Tempe, AZ. Georgia, as top teams do, methodically wore down the Sun Devils and put them away with their efficient offense and smothering defense. Running Back Knowshon Moreno (pictured above) had 149 yards and 2 touchdowns and demoralized ASU with several long runs. The Devils looked like they had some life in them after scoring on the first possession of the second half, but added no points after that. It was just a game where ASU was outmatched and couldn't do anything to prevent Georgia from having their way with them. Next up is California for the Devils in two weeks. The season could really hinge on this game, with matchups at USC and home against Oregon looming soon after. If the Devils lose to Cal it may be curtains for this season.

TGISports Weekend Highlights!

BYU is the new Eastern Carolina - After Eastern Carolina lost to North Carolina State of all people, BYU stands as the only team from a non-BCS conference to have a shot at a BCS game. A 44-0 pounding of Wyoming kept the Cougars in the top 25 and my boy Max Hall in Heisman discussions. Not much stands in BYU's way of cruising to an unbeaten schedule and the right to be pounded by Florida or Auburn or Oklahoma.

Miami pounded the Patriots - So if the Cardinals beat Miami 31-10, and Miami beat New England 38-13, then the Cardinals would beat New England 69-23. Woo, Super Bowl here we come!

UCLA is awful - And you thought a 59-0 loss to BYU was the low point of the season for the Bruins. Nope, it was Saturday night when they lost 31-10 to the University of Arizona. How is that even possible? U of A is so bad only High School teams lose to them like that. And just the really bad ones, too, like Nerd High and Computer Science Academy.

ESPN loves the Yanks...so much - I know Yankee Stadium closing is a big deal, but is it worth devoting an entire day of freakin' coverage to how great it is? Do you have to make it so obvious you love New York sports? There's a whole other coast over here, other than the East coast, just look to your left.

Steve Nash and Baron Davis are weird

This may be kind of old, but I can't pass it up. The video above is apparently a spoof of the movie Step Brothers, and features NBA stars Steve Nash and Baron Davis. Why they chose this is unknown to me, maybe they were just bored (what with all their free time not playing in the playoffs).

Georgia fans are everywhere

It seems that reports of Georgia football fans infesting the greater Phoenix area are true. Friday night along Mill Ave. this blogger/stud saw hordes of Bulldog fans making their way through the many bars. Let's hope that ASU still maintains some kind of home field advantage tonight at the game, as I'm sure the thousands of Georgia fans aren't going to sit on their hands during the game. In other news, there was no sign of Uga, but I'm sure he was there somewhere, getting hammered most likely.

4 in a row!

The Diamondbacks finished up a 4 game sweep of the Giants on Thursday, beating Tim Lincecum in the process. Just about everything went right for the D'backs the past 4 days (except an almost-meltdown in the 9th on Wednesday), including handing a Cy-Young hopeful just his 4th loss of the season. Now it's off to Colorado for the D'backs, who basically need to win out to have a shot at the post season. The Dodgers won again on Thursday, apparently infuriated at being beaten on Wednesday. It's so much more fun watching competitive baseball. I'll ask it again, why couldn't the D'backs have started this winning streak a week earlier?

The Ultimater Fighter is back

The UFC's reality show, The Ultimate Fighter, premiered Wednesday night on Spike. This is the 8th season of show that has provided some of the UFC's biggest stars. I rarely like to cover Mixed Martial Arts but this is a great show and the first two episodes of the season are chock full of fights. There were 8 fights on the premiere episode and 8 next week. My favorite fighter so far? Krzysztof Soszynski (pictured above). Try saying that five times fast.

Gambo wants K-Rod

Wednesday on the Gambo and Ash show the guys did a couple segments on the Diamondbacks and their upcoming off-season. And like he has on other occasions, John Gambodoro brought up reigning Save King Francisco Rodriguez. He also went on to explain how the Diamondbacks need to do everything they can to sign this guy, who will be a free agent after the '08 season. Gambo believes the D'backs' biggest problem is their bullpen and how it single-handedly brought the team down this year.

Look, the D'backs need bullpen help, but spending $18 million a year on one guy isn't going to solve anything. K-Rod has been great this year, but who's to say that will continue? How many times have relievers been great one year only to stink the next? The closer position is way too volatile to invest that kind of cash in, instead the D'backs need to focus on more pressing things, like cutting down their strikeouts and finding a power hitter. Besides, the bullpen has been above average for most of the year, it was just magnified when it was compounded by poor hitting and shoddy starting pitching. I usually agree with Gambo, but I could not understand his stance on this one.

Webb gets 21st win

The Diamondbacks just finished up their 3rd straight win, with Brandon Webb notching his 21st victory. The D'backs also gained a game in the standings on the Dodgers who finally lost, a 13-7 slugfest to the Pirates. Surprisingly, Webb still has a shot to win the Cy Young, if he can pitch well in his last 2 starts, and the D'backs can beat Tim Lincecum on Thursday night. The D'backs are finally showing some life, and they finally have some hot hitters. Justin Upton blasted another ball that landed somewhere north of Flagstaff, and Stephen Drew had a 4-hit night. I'll say it again, why couldn't you have done this a week ago! Or at least bothered to get off the plane for the Dodgers series, instead of sending what looked like a AA Team out there.

Howard to America: "You suck"

A video of Mavericks forward Josh Howard has surfaced of him talking about the national anthem at a celebrity flag football game. He goes on to say some pretty derogatory things about the national anthem and how he is opposed to it. In the video he says:

"'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this shit. I'm black, god damnit. Obama '08, all that shit."

The only way this video could get any worse is if Howard was using the American Flag to light a cigar while wearing a coat made from Bald Eagle feathers. This doesn't exactly come as a surprise, Howard isn't the most politically correct individual (he's been in his share of trouble before). Maybe he should just shut his mouth and continue to score 40 points on the Suns like he does every time the Mavericks play them.

Boldin still hates the Cardinals

Super Agent Drew Rosenhaus (pictured above lookin' douche-tastic) came on the Gambo and Ash show today to talk about his new book. He ended up talking a lot about some of his clients, namely Anquan Boldin and Darnell Dockett. Dockett, who made the Pro Bowl last year, is only in the 2nd year of a new 5 year deal, and he's already clamoring for a new deal. I'm glad he's been a very good player for the Cardinals, but you have to have more tact than that. Wait until you are at least in the 2nd half of a freakin' contract before you make complaints.

As for Boldin, he's awesome on the field and has been quiet about the contract since the season started. If this is the last year he is a Cardinal I'm sure a lot of fans will be sad to see him go. He plays his heart out every game but for some reason just despises the organization beyond repair. It would be great if he could get paid and stay here but it just won't happen. It's like Gerard Butler and romantic comedies, just keep them away from each other.

2 in a row!

The Diamondbacks finished up their second win in a row on Tuesday night, highlighted by Dan Haren (pictured above right before he broke up with Rachel) who pitched his first career complete game shutout. It's kind of surprising he's never had one before, and even more surprising he didn't give up about 18 runs like in last dozen starts. Now, if only these games had any meaning. It's a shame the D'backs don't have a damn calendar and realize it's too late now, you already lost like 30 games in a row when it mattered. Not to mention the Dodgers have been pounding teams during that time, to the tune of 14-2 in their past 16 games. Maybe next year when games actually count the D'backs will get some guts and not hit .150 as a team. Or maybe the bullpen won't pitch volleyball-sized strikes down the middle of the plate in crunch time. Or maybe the D'backs wont wear big blocks of cement of their hands instead of gloves.

Good game by Haren though, 'grats on the shoutout.

Michael Phelps can't talk

I know I'm late getting to this, but it was too good to pass up. Michael Phelps hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live over the weekend. Don't get me wrong, the guy is a great American and a ridiculous swimmer, but he's a friggin' squirrel. When he talks it looks like he has about 10 acorns in his mouth. Also, he stutters more than Bobby Boucher talking about what his mama said. The skit is actually pretty funny, though. I mean, who wouldn't want to have a bath tub full of fetticini alfredo? Not necessarily to eat, but for other purposes, such as a replacement bed or to hide from your enemies.

Video Source: NBC.com

Ryan O'Halloran talks Cardinals-Redskins

Monday on the Big O and Dukes Show, the Washington Time's Ryan O'Halloran broke down the upcoming Cardinals - Redskins match up. Keep in mind this was on a Washington, D.C. radio station so there may be a bit of bias. They don't give the Cardinals much credit (at one point one host mentions a possible 25 point win for the 'Skins), pointing to their recent history of losing to the Redskins. The current line on the game has Washington as a 3 point favorite, which seems about right. It was a pretty interesting breakdown of the game, have a listen.

It was also pretty funny to hear one of the hosts called them the "Phoenix Cardinals" at about 13 minutes in.

Diamondbacks win...wait, really?

The Diamondbacks won 3-1 against the Giants on Monday night, their first win in months. Doug Davis (pictured above rockin' his signature pube beard) pitched a nice game, Adam "Big Donkey" Dunn homered and the D'backs actually managed to get some runs late in the game (a first!). This also shocked me because I was under the impression that the D'backs just started forfeiting all their games about a week ago. I had been thinking of the D'backs as Robert E. Lee and every other team as Ulysses S. Grant, or something like that. Oh, or the D'backs as Hector and their opponent as Achilles (played by Brad Pitt, of course.)


Picture Source: Arizona Republic

Lawyer Malloy got arrested

It appears Atlanta Falcons safety Lawyer Malloy was arrested on Monday for a DUI. According to reports Malloy is being a pretty good guy about this, actually taking responsibility and admitting his mistake. Apparently Atlanta used up all their good luck in week 1 when they pounded the Lions. Now its back to status quo for Atlanta, with status quo being a bottom 5 team in the NFL. It's all on track, what with their week 2 loss, Matt Ryan playing awful and this arrest.

OMG its Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was at the Cardinals-Dolphins game on Monday. It's always cool to see celebrities in Arizona, especially swashbucklers like Jack Sparrow up there. Apparently he's a big Dolphins fan, or maybe he just loves miserable franchises. I'm guessing its the latter, as Depp was later spotted at a Royals game, a Pepsi Blue message board, and a K-Mart.

Cards are 2-0, Earth yet to implode

After their 31-10 pounding of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the Cardinals stand at 2-0, and leading their division. Both Larry Fitzgerald (pictured above jumping 30 feet in the air) and Anquan Boldin had over 100 yards receiving, and Boldin had 3TD catches. To show how bad the Cardinals have been historically, CBS displayed a huge graphic about what the world was like the last time the Cardinals were 2-0 to start the season. Gas was at $1.09, Bush I was president, and the Cotton Gin has just been invented. Just about everything went right for the Cards on Sunday, which means nothing will go right for the Cards for the rest of the season. Their karma is officially at zero, if karma were measured in numbers (which it probably is).

U of A is not good

Although not as bad as another Arizona team, (who shall remain nameless, and winless (burn!)) the Arizona Wildcats lost to New Mexico 36-28 on Saturday. Head coach Mike Stoops was quoted as saying something to the tune of “Yah, so I didn’t want to bother waiting until the end of the season to get fired, and I thought this would be the best way to speed up the process.” I do have to give the ‘Cats some credit though, at least they didn’t get beat by a team that hasn’t won a road game in about 30 years.

Pictured above is Katie Hnida who was once on the New Mexico football team. I chose this photo because its pretty much impossible to find a picture taken during this game.

K-Rod is gonna get paid

Frankie “K-Rod” Rodriguez set the single-season saves record (58) on Saturday against the lowly Mariners. This dude is going to be so rich after the season it’s not even funny. Even though most of the big market teams already have dedicated closers (Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers) I’m sure a team like the Mets will find a way to overpay for him. The bigger story here is that Rodriguez actually has more saves than Mariners have wins. Take THAT, Pacific Northwest.


Photo Source: ESPN.com

TGISports weekend highlights!

The Pac-10 Stinks – ASU, Arizona, California, Oregon and UCLA all had pitiful performances over the weekend, with Oregon the only team able to muster a win against an underdog opponent. Great job, Pac-10, way to prove all those stereotypes that you are soft wrong.

The Colts aren’t good – But they do know how to make a terrific comeback. Being my second favorite team after the Cardinals, the Colts shocked a stadium full of Purple-plad Vikings fans. The Diamondbacks still stand as the only team wearing Purple to win a damn thing.

The Seahawks lose again! – Things just keep getting worse for Seattle, as they lost in overtime (at home!) to the 49ers. Joe Nedney (pictured above) sealed it with a 40-yarder on the Niners first possession in overtime. Maybe the Seahawks caught that disease the Cardinals had last year, I think it’s called LoseToTheWorstTeamEver-itis.

Zambrano no hits Astros – Apparently Carlos Zambrano pitched pretty well Sunday night. I managed to catch the final out so I think I have a pretty good idea of how the entire game went. It is pretty damn impressive to no-hit the hottest team on earth, albeit in a weird “home” game for the Astros.

Oakland wins, coach may be fired – In a move to prove how senile he is, Al Davis was quoted as saying he may fire coach Lane Kiffin and that “He’s not the guy I hired.” Well, did you hire a 21-year old college assistant who barely moved out of his parent’s house? Yes? Then that is indeed the man you hired.

ASU. Sucks. Ass.

I'm really tempted to rant for about an hour about how bad the ASU Sun Devil football team is. I'm tempted to rant about their inability to sustain a drive or prevent a UNLV team from going on 30 play drives where their running back physically dominates your front seven. I'm really too angry to do any of that. At least now next week's game against Georgia means absolutely nothing. ASU already has zero chance of going to a BCS bowl game, since they'll probably lose to Georgia, USC, and either Oregon or Cal. Great job ASU, I'm glad I don't have to write up the 5 or 6 posts this week previewing the game. Now I can just sit pack and watch you get crushed next Saturday. Thanks again.

Ohio State is going to get pounded

There's nothing I like more than watching Ohio State University lose football games (or any kind of competition whether it be sports, academics or otherwise). And it looks like I will be happy tomorrow night as OSU has confirmed that Chris "Beanie" Wells (pictured above having a stupid ass nickname that makes no sense) will be out for Saturday's game against juggernaut USC. For the record I don't wish any harm upon The Bean, but I do wish some losses against his school and that traitor Gene Smith (although he actually seems like a pretty good guy). Not to get too far sidetracked, but USC is now the clear favorite for the game (which is at USC) and is expected to run over the Buckeyes. Apparently an OSU win would be about the biggest upset of the year, unless of course ASU beats Georgia next week.

D’backs go for 7 straight

Yep, you heard that right, the Diamondbacks are on a roll. Tonight the go up against the Reds to try and secure their seventh straight loss. There has been no one culprit for the six straight losses, each part of their team has had it’s ups and downs. Let’s hope the D’backs can muster enough courage to keep this streak alive. This is the time when you need to focus, being in a playoff race and all. If they need any encouragement they can always ask the Miami Dolphins, because as you know, their recent win-loss record is something the Diamondbacks seem very interested in.

Tony Romo wants to get shot

After pounding the Browns on Sunday, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo performed a very selfless act and helped a Dallas family fix a flat tire. This is a great story and makes Romo sound like a swell guy, but the story sweeps right over the fact that this occurred close to midnight on Sunday night. Midnight?! Who knows who or what could have been in that car at midnight? Apparently after helping the stranded family, Romo went on to fix a gang member’s broken pistol and help a great white shark blow his nose.

S.T.A.T. has been practicing

In a story that has been being going around the last few days, Suns forward Amare Stoudemire has been practicing pretty hard during the off-season. According to the story by the Arizona Republic’s Paul Coro:

"He is talking about and working on his defense. He declares his passion for the game to be at an all-time high, bringing him to the court morning and night most weekdays. He is raving about his new coach, Terry Porter, and teammates.

Coming off a very disappointing season, this is good news for the Suns. The story also goes on to mention that Stoudemire has no qualms about his surgically repaired knees and is shooting hundreds of jumpers a day from what he calls “kill zones.” I’m a realist, I know the Suns probably aren’t title contenders this year, but if we can somehow beat the Lakers, Spurs or Hornets in a 7-game series, I’ll consider this year a success. And no, I’m not including Houston in that list because they are a joke and not title contenders.

Cards' game may be blacked out

Here we go again. It's only been two years since the Cardinals moved into their new stadium, and they are already risking not selling out their games. Their game against the Dolphins still has not sold out and has prompted the Cardinals to ask the NFL for an extension until tomorrow to sell out the game. Thankfully, the NFL has granted the extension and hopefully the Cards can manage to sell that place out by tomorrrow. I think this is one of the worst rules in sports, that the NFL will refuse to air the game in the team's market if it doesn't sell out their home games. It's a horrible game because you are punishing the fans more than the team. I'm sorry I don't have a hundred dollars to blow on a game against the freakin' Dolphins. It's the 21st freakin' century here, just air every damn game no matter how many people are there.

Giants walk off D'backs yet again

The San Francisco Giants are a bad team. There's no way around it, they stink. And yet, they just finished sweeping the Diamondbacks like they were a AA team. I'm tempted to give the D'backs credit for showing up and taking a 3-2 lead last night, but I won't because they still lost and haven't won in like 3 months. The collapse that the D'backs are currently in is historic, and will not only cost them the division, but any individual accolades the team had a chance of grabbing. It's so bad they are calling the Mets for tips on how to play better baseball in September. The one good thing to come out of this is the price for pitiful reliever Brandon Lyon (pictured above being awful) may be plummeting after giving up about 20 save opportunities in a row.

Vince Young is a crazy mother effer

The Vince Young story keeps getting weirder when on Wednesday morning the Tennessian came out with some reports from the quarterbacks' mother. Apparently Mr. Vince "they hurt my feewings" Young isn't in a rush to get booed again. Felicia Young had this to say:

“What would you think, if you were tired of being ridiculed and persecuted and talked about and not being treated very well, what would you do? What kind of decision would you make?” Felicia Young said “He may not want to deal with it (all), but you have to get to that point before you make that decision first.

My goodness. Man up, Vince (pictured above wiping away his tears). You're playing in Tennessee for god's sake, the fans there aren't exactly known for being ruthless. If you play like crap and can't get your team any points you deserved to be booed. This is the freakin' NFL, man! No one is here to hold your hand (except mama, of course). Man up, rehab your leg, and get out there and prove you aren't a little mama's boy bitch.

R.I.P. D'backs April 2, 2008 - September 9, 2008

So, the Diamondbacks just lost their 5th straight game and TGISports.com (your #1 source for everything in the sports world) is officially pronouncing the 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks dead. They had a good life, they were in first place for most of it, but the end came abruptly.

In all seriousness I have no confidence in the D'backs at this point. They are now 2.5 games behind the Dodgers and show no signs of getting a win anytime soon. If the D'backs do manage to make the playoffs I will eat my hat. And by hat I mean a delicious bag of Chex Mix Dark Chocolate. I'm gonna put it out there; if you like it, you can take it, if you don't, send it right back.

Merriman finally shuts it down

Just in from ESPN.com, Chargers linebacker/juicer/monster Shawne Merriman has decided to have reconstructive knee surgery and will be out the rest of the '08 season. This is actually great news for Merriman who tried to play on his busted knee this past Sunday and looked embarrasing doing it. You can't blame the guy for wanting to play, but he went to 4 doctors who all told him to get surgery and he still tried to play. That's Britney Spears marrying Kevin Federline, everyone knew it was an awful idea but she still tried it. Two ugly kids later she finally learned her lesson.

Burleson done for the year

Who-leson you say? Nate Burleson, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, who tore his ACL this Saturday in a losing effort against the Bills. Things are not looking great for the NFC West favored Seahawks. Yahoo! sports says:

Burleson joins Deion Branch, Bobby Engram and Ben Obomanu with major injuries at a position where Seattle now has just three healthy bodies heading into this Sunday’s game against San Francisco. Coach Mike Holmgren says Branch and Engram remain out indefinitely. Obomanu is on injured reserve.

Damnit, and I had Obomanu on my fantasy team, this day just keeps getting worse!

D'backs do their best to give Lincecum the Cy Young

The Diamondbacks just finished losing 6-2 to the Giants. While losing, they did their best to make Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum (pictured above having the grossest name in the league) look like a Cy-Young favorite. The only runs they mustered were in the 9th when the game was long over, and they AGAIN looked like they really don't give a crap anymore.

On the other side of town, the Dodgers lost 4-0 to the last place Padres. See that, Diamondbacks, it IS possible to beat the Dodgers. It's not just some mythical thing you can only read about in books or on snopes.com.

Gisele's boyfriend out for season

Details are still scarce, but it appears Patriots QB Tom Brady has torn his ACL and is done for the season. The 3 time champ (pictured above) injured his leg in the first quarter of Sunday's game when Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard lunged awkwardly onto Brady's leg. The Patriots were still able to win the game 17-10, but long term questions are abundant. How do the Patriots expect to compete every week missing the best player in the league? And it's not likey they've been grooming a backup for Brady, their best option is Matt Leinarts former backup at USC. I don't have to tell you how huge a deal this is, unless of course you aren't a sports fan. In which case, what are you doing? Sports are awesome!

Source: Yahoo Sports
Photo Source: Associated Press

D'backs on mission to become MLB's worst

Its amazing what can happen in just a weekend. Over this past weekend, not only were the Diamondbacks' chance for postseason ended, but so were Brandon Webb's Cy Young aspirations. They got swept by the Dodgers by a combined score of 19-5 and showed no signs of life. Speaking of the Dodgers, they looked like they were ready for the playoffs to start today, and Andre Eithier looks like he may be the next big star. Well, at least now that the Diamondbacks' season is over I can focus on Cardinals and Sun Devils, yay for ruined expectations!

ASU pounds Stanford, all 12 of their QBS

ASU had an impressive 41-17 win over conference opponent Stanford over the weekend. The Devils played almost a perfect game on Saturday; they ran the ball well (especially Dmitri Nance, pictured above), passed efficiently and special teams didn't mess up. As far as Stanford being a difficult opponent; that was only true for the first half. Then they started their merry-go-round of quarterbacks for some reason. Coach Jim Harbaugh ran out more quarterbacks in the second half than Ohio State does cream puffs on their schedule. Oooh you beat Ohio University 26-14, good for you!

Cardinals finally defeat the dreaded 49ers

After losing twice to the worst team in the league last year, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday 23-13. An inspired effort that included five forced turnovers led to a season-opening division win. My player of the game? Anquan "I hate the Cardinals" Boldin (pictured above pointing towards Dallas, his dream trade destination). Kurt Warner fared pretty well, throwing for a touchdown while not giving the ball up once! That's like saying Justin Upton played a game withOUT making a horrible play in the field. It's a once in a lifetime occurrence.

TGISports weekend highlights!

Seeing as not all news is worth precious space on TGISports' front page, we present to you the weekend highlights in condensed and easy-to-read format!

West Virginia loses to Eastern Carolina - Usually WVU waits until the END of the season to embarrass themselves. I guess they figured it'd just be easier to end their season now so they could watch the new season of The Office in peace.

Seahawks lose to Buffalo - Great news for Arizona fans as the Seahawks take a beating from the Bills. What was a close game sooned turned into a 34-10 beatdown which included a trick field goal that usually on works on teams whos name ends in "ardinals".

U of A beats Toledo, nobody cares - To be honest I'm too lazy to actually read the recap of the game. I bet it was something like Tuitama threw 3 touchdowns and awww I'm already bored. Arizona Running Back Mike Thomas is pictured above simply because I'm too lazy to find a picture of Seattle or West Virginia.

ASU v. Stanford FTW!

Arizona State kicks off against Stanford tonight, opening their conference schedule. This should be a good test for ASU after a pretty easy win against Northern Arizona last week. Stanford had a big win against Oregan State last Saturday and looks to me much improved over last week's club. I think the big question here is how ASU has been able to practice after their precious bubble was popped last week? Or can someone besides Rudy Carpenter lead the team in rushing (I'm looking at you Dmitri Nance)?

D'backs lose, make Derek Lowe look like Sandy Koufax

The Diamondbacks have hit a new low (no pun intended). They lost 7-0 to the Dodgers on Friday night, collecting only two hits in the process. You heard that right, no trees were planted to night courtesy of SRP. The Dodgers, on the other hand, look like they are playing the best ball they have all year. Andre "I came from ASU so I hate the D'backs" Eithier went 5-5 with 5 RBI, and single-handedly crushed many D'backs fans hopes of reaching the post season. Dan Haren, now officially the worst pitcher on the Diamondbacks, gave up 5 runs in 4 innings and hasn't done a damn thing since the All-Star break. It's almost a given that at this time on Sunday the D'backs will be 1.5 games behind the first place Dodgers.

Quentin hurt, trade with D'backs looks less awful

I thought I'd take some time away from Castle Crashers to write about Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin's (pictured above leading the league in everything) broken wrist. Apparently the MVP candidate took a break from blasting balls 450 feet out of the park to break his wrist earlier this week. The former D'back has been on a tear all year, hitting 36 home runs with 100 RBI. This after hitting 5 home runs in 81 games for Arizona last year. Look, I was for the trade the Diamondbacks made over the winter; this guy was a bum who couldn't do anything and for some reason his bat looked like it was about 6" long. I was all for this trade untill about May, when he already had 20 home runs and 50 RBI. This is turning out to be a worse trade than the Grizzlies trading Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown.