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 Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Close call for Upper Deck, but the right one
Posted by Tuff Stuff
In February, inside its 2009 Upper Deck Series One Baseball product, Upper Deck released a nine-card insert set entitled:
“Historic Firsts Predictors.” The sports card company made nine bold
predictions and stated that if any of them came true during the course
of 2009 that it would “do something big.” One of those cards said the National league would break its 12-year drought and win the game.
Well, something big nearly happened. Upper Deck was ready to put into motion a special nationwide promotion that would have yielded a free baseball card pack to fans across the country (one per
customer, while supplies last), provided the National League won last night's 80th MLB All-Star Game. Unfortunately for collectors nationwide, the trend continued and the National League All-Stars came up short once again, falling 4-3, in a well-played, but unspectacular Mid-Summer Classic.
For the Upper Deck crew, things couldn't have turned out any better. The company received some free publicity for the promotion, the game was competitive, and ultimately because of the outcome, they didn't spend a nickel and come out looking like the heroes in their efforts to make good on their original promise.
While the promise could've cost Upper Deck six figures if the senior circuit would've prevailed, the end result was priceless. They say in baseball that sometimes the best deals are the ones that were never made. In an apples-oranges kinda way, the same rule applies here. Hopefully the other manufacturers will apply this same model to events in the future with the only difference being that they're forced to come through and fufill the promotion so collectors can win as well. Kudos to Upper Deck for stepping up and taking a chance in the first place. Now, if they really want to come out smelling like a rose, they'll take half the packs they had earmarked to distribute and give them away anyway. Just a thought.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:53:34 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Beat the Blogger matchups
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger improved to post 7 of 10 picks but it wasn't enough
to hold onto the lead, as a Beat The Blogger record seven contestants
connected on 8 of 10 picks to tie for the top spot. Gary Truman, Joann K, Jeff Barton, Dennis Juntunen, Ronald Borczyk, DeMarie and Yale M. Brown will all be receiving a prize for their efforts. It was the second straight week Joann K has won so a special congratulations goes out to her. Thanks for playing and spread the word.
This week's matchups are posted below so be sure to make your picks.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your " Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups
Saturday July 18
MLB
NY Mets at Atlanta
LA Angels at Oakland
Tampa at Kansas City
Philadelphia at Florida
Chicago Cubs at Washington
Sunday July 19
Boston at Toronto
Milwaukee at Cincinnati
Arizona at St. Louis
British Open
Tiger Woods or the Field
Winning Score: -6 or higher or -7 or lower
Good Luck
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:53:32 AM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Beat The Blogger Results
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger improved to post 7 of 10 picks but it wasn't enough to hold onto the lead, as a Beat The Blogger record seven contestants connected on 8 of 10 picks to tie for the top spot. Gary Truman, Joann K, Jeff Barton, Dennis Juntunen, Ronald Borczyk, DeMarie and Yale M. Brown will all be receiving a prize for their efforts. It was the second straight week Joann K has won so a special congratulations goes out to her. Thanks for playing and spread the word.
I'll be posting this week's matchups later today so please check back later to make your picks.
In the
meantime, I suggest reading my blog post below and make a prediction
or two of your own or simply post why my predictions will never come to
fruition.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
Last week's Matchups (Winning picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels (LA Angels)
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Chicago)
Texas at Seattle (Seattle)
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston (Boston)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Oakland at Tampa Bay (Oakland)
Florida at Arizona (Florida)
Atlanta at Colorado (Colorado)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:58:00 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Crystal Ball Time
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Because it's the All-Star break in baseball, the NFL is still out to lunch and the NBA's 10-month season is finally over, things get a little slow in the sports world this time of year. And when it gets slow, sportswriters and any sports media people tend to try and get a little creative to find (make) some news to pass the gameless nights. Unfortunately for the fans, that's sometimes not a real strong suit for the scribes.
Tonight we'll be treated (and I use that term loosely because it could end up being a 3-hour batting practice session or something monumental could happen see Josh Hamilton's 28 HRs in 2008) to the 2009 Home Run Derby sponsored by one of the few companies that still has some disposable income left (State Farm Insurance in case you wondered). I believe it gets decent ratings every year but that's only because MLB junkies need their fix and the Derby is the only dealer in town on this night (unless you enjoy Summer League NBA action, and god help you if you do).
I see where every expert this side of Chris Berman's second chin is predicting a winner so I decided to do likewise (here using the term "expert" looser than Lindsey Lohan's mouth after a six Appletinis) and give you my prediction for the Derby and a few others thrown in for good measure.
Crystal Ball Says:
Home Run Derby-Despite being the last guy invited to the party, Tampa's Carlos Pena puts on a clinic in from of hometown favorites Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard to pull out the win. Logic would take all seven of the other competitors before putting your money down on Pena (could be the first-ever Derby strikeout victim as well) but my gut, eeer, Crystal Ball is showing a picture of Steve Irwin so I got to go with the guy from the Rays.
Pedro Martinez-Looks like the former Cy Young winner is on his way to Phiadelphia to try and help the champs repeat but unless he's back on the juice, I can't imagine how he can help. Last we saw Pedro, he was chucking 87-mph fastballs that won't even measure up with the overhand lobs being tossed tonight in the Derby. Unless he's regained about 6-7 mph on his fastball, the Dominican's version of Jamie Moyer will only be making a quick cameo appearance in Philly. I'm predicting one flash in the pan where Pedro gets some early run support and then coasts to an easy 8-5 win that looks way better than it was but still grabs the opening spot on Sportscenter that night on the nostaglia factor alone. You know the drill: ESPN cues up the Pedro circa-1995-99 highlights and then sprinkles in some of that night's highlights until so your confused he still matters when most of us know that can't be possible. You heard it here first, Pedro makes 5 starts, 1-4 with a 6.94 ERA before his body breaks down yet again. He then makes a half-hearted "I'm retiring for good this time speech" before getting angered by a press conference question about possible steroid use and runs off in search of Don Zimmer to take his aggressions out on.
Tiger Woods at The British Open-Had a tough time getting a clear picture in the Crystal Ball on this one but then saw a picture of Paris Hilton pop up. Still confused, but I think that was a sign to bank on another sure thing and Tiger is the only sure thing I know in the golf world. Actual prediction is Tiger wins in a three-hole playoff against an up-and-coming player (Anthony Kim perhaps) who's got enough talent to tame Tiger but not the mental toughness is takes to beat the best ever.
Crystal Ball is getting a little fuzzy. I shook it up but now it's just snowing inside and displaying a nativity scene. Kindy freaky, better shutter down.
Hyping Up Some Hoops: While I often attempt to be funny in my predictions, I can't be more serious about the following prediction. Sacramento Kings rookie Tyreke Evans is going to be good. Not LeBron James good, but special good. Like top-20 in the entire league good. If you're a basketball collector, jump on this bandwagon immediately or you'll kick yourself for the rest of your life. I'm predicting right now that he'll give Blake Griffin a run for his money in the ROY balloting and while the two are very different players, both will be special and Evans will be looked at as the steal of the 2009 Draft in two or three years. He scored 33 in Las Vegas League action last night and you can expect more of the same from the powerful 6-6 slasher who appears to be a man among boys and likely will all of next season as well.
Monday, July 13, 2009 10:31:52 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Beat The Blogger Results
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger improved to post 7 of 10 but it likely won't be enough to hold on when the final tally is totaled. I posted the teams that won below and will have the weekly winner for you first thing in the morning on Tuesday. Thanks for playing and spread the word. In the meantime, I suggest reading my blog post above and making a prediction or two of your own or simply post why my predictions will never come to fruition.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
Last week's Matchups (Blogger's picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels (LA Angels)
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Chicago)
Texas at Seattle (Seattle)
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston (Boston)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Oakland at Tampa Bay (Oakland)
Florida at Arizona (Florida)
Atlanta at Colorado (Colorado)
Monday, July 13, 2009 9:39:56 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Adultery is not the same as murder is it?
Posted by Tuff Stuff
As most of you have heard by now, former NFL MVP Steve McNair was shot and killed last weekend. McNair was killed by the 20-year-old girl he was having an affair with. While this type of news is unfortunately quite commonplace these days, it doesn't make it any easier to understand the backlash that has followed his death.
I listened to several different sports talk shows and have read several different blog comments from fans who seem to have gotten adultery and murder confused because some of their comments were pretty harsh. Examples of those comments are: "He got what he deserved," "If you want to play, you've got to pay," I'm done with him and all the athletes like him that cheat."
That last one really got me. I guess all those high-and-mighty callers/bloggers are convinced they wouldn't stray from their own spouse if they were constantly given the opportunity to do so? Pulllllleeeeeese. While they are a small few of us who could continually resist temptation and stay true, most, like McNair and thousands of others before him, would fall short. By no means do I condone McNair's actions, I'm simply saying that all the couch potatoes out there need to come down from there high horse and stop kidding themselves. And while adultery is 100 percent unacceptable in my book, I don't think think the punishment for doing it should be one's life.
I believe the world-famous philosopher Chris Rock once said that "Men are only as faithful as their options," and he couldn't be more accurate for most men and most women for that matter. Star athletes have a ton of options when it comes to straying while Joe Couch Potato can only dream of hooking up with the hot college chick behind the counter at Wal-Mart. I guess that's why they tend to jump on the old high horse when making comments on a star athlete who actually does what he can only dream of both on and off the field. Pure jealousy is my interpretation.
McNair's pastor and close friend cautioned against judging the ex-NFL
quarterback during his memorial, reminding people who gathered for his memorial
not to cast the first stone when talking about his life off the field.
Amen to that. Not even Joe Couch Potato is perfect, even if he speaks as though he is.
Friday, July 10, 2009 6:43:12 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Beat The Blogger Picks
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Because our die-hard Beat The Blogger
players are fired up and ready to post their picks, I posted them a
little earlier than normal this week. So take advantage of the extra
time by studying up the matchups, making your picks and then you'll
have the rest of the week to spread the word about the contest to all of your friends and co-workers so we can get a huge turnout. This week's matchups are below. As always, GOOD LUCK.
The Blogger's struggles continued over the holiday weekend, as he managed to correctly pick 6 of 10 but plan on some much tougher competition in the coming weeks. I'm tired of just handing over the weekly prizes so easily and I now plan on doing my homework with my picks and making it more difficult to Beat The Blogger. Good luck folks, I think you're gonna need it.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups (Blogger's picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels (LA Angels)
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (LA Dodgers)
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Minnesota)
Texas at Seattle
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston (Boston, Doubler)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Oakland at Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay)
Florida at Arizona (Florida)
Atlanta at Colorado (Colorado)
Friday, July 10, 2009 5:05:17 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Beat The Blogger Matchups
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Because our die-hard Beat The Blogger players are fired up and ready to post their picks, I posted them a little earlier than normal this week. So take advantage of the extra time by studying up the matchups, making your picks and then you'll have the rest of the week to spread the word about the contest to all of your friends and co-workers so we can get a huge turnout. This week's matchups are below. As always, GOOD LUCK.
The Blogger's struggles continued over the holiday weekend, as he managed to correctly pick 6 of 10 but it
wasn't nearly enough to hang with two near-perfect efforts who tied for the top spot in last week's Beat The Blogger contest.
Brian M and Martin Kelly each got 9 of their 10 picks correct and then utilized the Doubler to
push their totals to 10 and win the weekly prize. For their efforts, both will be receiving an 8-by-10 signed color photo.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
Texas at Seattle
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Oakland at Tampa Bay
Florida at Arizona
Atlanta at Colorado
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:23:28 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Beat The Blogger Results
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger's struggles continued over the holiday weekend, as he managed to correctly pick 6 of 10 but it
wasn't nearly enough to hang with two near-perfect efforts who tied for the top spot in last week's Beat The Blogger contest.
Brian M and Martin Kelly each got 9 of their 10 picks correct and then utilized the Doubler to
push their totals to 10 and win the weekly prize. For their efforts, both will be receiving an 8-by-10 signed color photo.
Thanks to everybody for playing and good luck with your picks this week. This week's matchups will be posted later today so check back and get your picks posted for your chance to win.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups with winning picks in parenthesis
Saturday July 4
MLB
Toronto at NY Yankees (Yankees)
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (Milwaukee)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Oakland at Cleveland (Cleveland)
Arizona at Colorado (Arizona)
Sunday July 5
Baltimore at LA Angels (LA)
Pittsburgh at Florida (Florida)
St. Louis at Cincinnati (St. Louis)
NY Mets at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Detroit at Minnesota (Minnesota)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:41:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, July 06, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Random Ramblings
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Just putting together this month's issue of Tuff Stuff
when I decided to take a break and see what's going on in the sports
world. I stumbled upon several interesting stories and felt compelled
to give you my two cents on them. For those of you checking the blog to
see if you were a winner in last week's Beat The Blogger
contest, I'll have the results for you first thing Tuesday so please be
patient and in the meantime, enjoy some random thoughts. C'mon, it
won't kill you and you might even learn s omething. Well, it definitely
won't kill you, that I can guarantee.
Please Pass the Juice
Just took a quick look at some MLB stats and I noticed there
are several established sluggers who are struggling this year and I
can't help but think it might have something to do with MLB's new,
tougher testing for performance-enhancing drugs. While most believe
steroids and other PEDs turn singles hitters into Babe Ruth, the truth
is, steroids and other PEDs help repair muscle tissue quicker which
helps build stronger, more defined physiques, they also help with
hand-eye coordination, which as most ballplayers would attest to, is
far more important than being able to bench press an SUV. I'm not sayin guys like Jason
Giambi (.197), David Ortiz (.225), Grady Sizemore (.231), Jay Bruce
(.217), Dan Uggla (.223), Alfonso Soriano (.226) and Chris Young
(.197) are no longer able to bat their weight because they miss
the juice, I'm just sayin they sure do look thirsty at the plate these
days.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
I read where Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade said he would be happy to
 re-sign with Miami in 2011 if the Heat contend for the title this year.
Is it just me or does this sound a bit odd? Wouldn't that equate
to your mailman telling you he'll be back tomorrow if you go out and
get one of those cool mail boxes that looks like an outhouse and costs about two grand? Wouldn't
that be like me telling my boss I'll be back in when we become a
Fortune 500 company? I realize that Wade is only stirring things
up in an effort to persuade management to keep up with the Jones' (in
this case the Lakers, Cavs and Celtics) and go out an sign an impact
player but enough already. Heat management should tell Wade exactly
what my boss would tell me if I went that route: Good riddance.
Instant Classic
When I was younger, I vowed never to start a sentence with: "When I
was a kid, blah, blah, blah." But now that I'm older, I find myself
looking at the sports world in that same reflective manner that I
couldn't stand when it was uttered by my elders when I was a no-it-all
school boy. Case in point came yesterday when I saw the highlights of
the five-set marathon between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in
the Wimbledon final. I heard the guys on Sportscenter talking about
epic battles and they started talking about the match as being one of
the greatest in the history of the game. I'm no tennis authority by any
means but I've watched a volley (the term volley means a shot in tennis
where a player returns a shot before it hits the ground and proves I
know a little somin, somin about the game) or two but instantly turned
into my grandfather and started thinking of the classics from
yesteryear. Borg vs. Connors, McEnroe vs. Becker ... Ah, who am I kidding, it's tennis and nobody cares, let's move on.
Favre Watch
I also read that Brett Favre was rumored to have been
looking at a new  condo in the Minneapolis area. Thank God I didn't miss
that one because I was ready to check into the local clinic with a bad
case of the Favre withdrawls. It had been almost 18 hours since my last Favre rumor disguised as a story and I needed my fix, baby. Actually,
while I'm still a fan and wish him the best in Minnesota, I am growing
a little tired of the 24-7 Favre coverage. Although the constant
updates have subsided somewhat and are now at more of a Manny Ramirez
pace, I can't help but wonder if Favre and his buddies sit around
drinking beer in Mississippi and he gets all buzzed up and starts drunk dialing Buzz Cook (Favre's agent)
until he final agrees to leak some information to the media regarding
his return. The way I envision it, Favre lays down an over-under
challenge with the boys on how soon before something appears on the
ESPN crawl and then sneaks off to the bathroom and drunk dials Cook.
His beer-swilling buddies tell him not even he has that kind of power,
but end up losing the titles to their Ford 150s when Favre's prediction
hits eight minutes later. While I do understand this is the information age and we all want
our news yesterday, enough already. When Favre is five minutes away
from making his first start with the Vikings, I'll start paying attention again. Until then, I'm good on the Favre watch.
Monday, July 06, 2009 10:32:25 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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