Week 7 Picks

Well that was a strange, strange game last night. The sequence in which the Phillies scored their first two runs was one of the wierdest I've ever seen in sports. First, you have Chooch getting hit by a pitch, and because he's Chooch, he barely flinches. Then, the Roy Halladay foul ball. That wasn't even close to being fair. If people want a rallying cry over why replay should be used in baseball, it's right there. Not that I'm complaining. Not only was it a foul ball, but Ibanez was miraculously safe at third, and Halladay didn't even run out of the box. If he had, it would have been the shortest infield single of all-time.

Also, Pat Burrell has lost all of his fans in Philadelphia.

Then the Chase Utley catch to end the 7th inning. I still have no idea how he hung on to that, and I imagine we'll get plenty of GIFs of Chase awkardly diving through the air. Not that Chase can ever do anything awkward.

Of course, to quote Winston Wolf in Pulp Fiction, let's not start blank-ing each other's blanks just yet. The Phils still need to get back-to-back wins against two pretty good pitchers, and the hitting is still not quite there yet. But the Giants have lost their momentum, and one gets the feeling that maybe the Phils have finally figured out how to play this team.



Let's go to the picks


@ Atlanta over Cincinnati
One would think that the Falcons would be ready to play after getting destroyed by the Kolb Express. And Carson Palmer's personal vendetta to destroy my fantasy teams year after year will continue.



Washington over @ Chicago
Donovan typically played well when playing in his hometown. And the Bears offense is a mess right now.



Philadelphia over @Tennessee
The Kolb Express is ready to steamroll another defense this week. I don't want to get into a Vick/Kolb debate, but for a guy who can't throw the deep ball, Kolb threw some really nice ones last week didn't he?



@Kansas City over Jacksonville
Speaking of Vick, wouldn't he look great in a Jaguars jersey right about now. A team that desperately needs a QB and a way to sell some tickets, I'm sure they'd give the Eagles at least a 2nd round pick for Vick right now. Make it happen.



Pittsburgh over @Miami
Defnitely has upset potential written all over it, but I can't pick against the Steelers considering how well they're playing right now. I can't see Chad Henne getting anything done against their D.



@ New Orleans over Cleveland
The Saints seem to be the Saints again. Sorry Cleveland.



@ Tampa Bay over St. Louis
A battle of two overachieving teams this season, I give the edge to Tampa because they're at home and have a defense that creates turnovers; a problem for a rookie QB to be facing.



San Francisco over @ Carolina
Carolina has to win a game at some point this year, but that doesn't mean I ever have to pick them. They look like a team that has already given up on the season.



@ Baltimore over Buffalo
Yeah, this one just isn't fair.



@ Seattle over Arizona
The Barr asked me who he should pick last week in the Seattle-Chicago game, and I told him Seattle never plays well on the road. Well Seattle won, and for some reason the Barr won't let me hear the end of it. Maybe it's because he went 7-7 last week, I went 10-4 and now hold a comfortable 8 game lead over the Barr in the Buttler family picks. Someone needs some Boston Cream Pie.

@ Denver over Oakland
Finally, the Great Tim Tebow saw some action last week, and as expected, he dominated. God Bless.

New England over @San Diego
Because I refuse to pick the Chargers anymore until they win a game.

Minnesota over @ Green Bay
The Packers just aren't playing well right now. And the Vikings know they have to play well because there's a good chance Favre will be forced into retirement soon for some LOL text messages he sent. I'll have to ask Lonnie if he was CC'd on those texts.

@ Dallas over NY Giants
The Cowboys have to win a game again sometime this year, right? At home Monday night against a Giants team who is due for a bad game, seems like as good a time as any. Of course, the Cowboys will lose if Tony Romo plays as poorly as his brother has been for the baseball Giants.

Last week: 10-4
Overall: 57-33