Ten Minutes to Wapner...

Seriously, really?? This is our closer?? If you haven't been following the Sox for the past month, then I don't want to know you. But seriously, check here, here, and here if you've been slacking. Some quality stuff.

Really, based on appearance and actions, I'd feel much more comfortable with Rainman hooking up with my girl than relying on this dude with my World Series on the line. I mean seriously, we know this guy has some sort of mental issues at this point right?? I mean, hey, whatever you need to come out stone cold and blaze 96 past dudes. You finish this off in the Mile High atmosphere and you have a free pass for life.

And did I mention that the Sawx are 2-0 after absolutely owning the Rox through 2 games?? The most important thing? The bullpen has used four guys through six innings in 2 home games. That's HUGE heading into the thin Denver air for this weekend. Timlin=1 IP, Pap=1.1 IP, Okie=2.1 IP (Not available until Sunday), Gagne=1 IP (his body of work for the entire WS I hope). That's it, Okie is the only guy that was stretched, and that was to win game two going away. They needed him to come through and he did. Take that 2.5 million right now Ok, you've earned it.

As for the other Japenese import, he's on board for Game 3 and can effectively wrap this series up on Saturday. So Dice, it's time for YOU to earn your contract...

Call Me A System Quartback

Hi, my name is Tom. You may have had the pleasure of watching me on your television playing football for the past 7 seasons. If not, you still may have seen me in a couple commercials throughout the same time period, but not nearly as many as the greatest QB ever, Peyton Manning. I just wanted to let you know that it's ok if you want to call me a system quarterback. I know I can't tell you what to write, but since everyone was calling me a 'system quarterback' when I first starting winning nothing but games, then rings, feel free to resume using that moniker. I mean seriously, you try telling Troy Brown and David Patten to go get open down field and see what happens. You'd be dumping off to Antowain Smith and J.R. Redmond for 4 yard gains too. So the first Super Bowl wasn't pretty. The next was a HUGE upgrade, with David Givens and Deion Branch at least able to go catch a pass from 10 yards away. But it was more dink and dunk. So we go to something that works, the screen pass, and I'm branded as a QB who has the benefit of a solid system that accentuates his positive qualities.

Well look who's laughing now. My system is so good, I'm putting up MVP numbers and threatening just a couple all-time records. But it's not on me, it's the guys around me that make the system what it is. It's every QB's wet dream to lob passes to Randy Moss, hit Wes Welker as he streaks in front of me, and watch Donte Stallworth re-write the Juke system for the next Madden game. So really, heading into this season, what did you expect me to do?? I'm taking this system and accentuating all of ITS positive qualities.