Terry Pluto isn’t impressed with mark Shapiro’s argument that Eric Wedge is his “partner.” As Pluto points out, Shapiro is the boss and he needs to let Wedge know that. Pluto points out the painful example of the Brandon Phillips fiasco. Wedge didn’t want him, so Shapiro let him go and basically got nothing in return. Now we need a second baseman for 2007.
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The Buckeyes took care of business on Saturday. Next week they travel to Michigan State.
I love this kid’s potential, and he’s starting to make some big plays for the Browns, but I think it’s a little early for him to be shooting his mouth off and calling out opposing players.
Braylon Edwards is talking smack and calling out Chris Gamble, the former Buckeye star who’s now a very solid cornerback for Carolina. Edwards had some big games against Gamble in college, and now he’s claining he’ll do the same this Sunday.
He’s the problem – Edwards has dropped a bunch of passes this season, and he once had a critical drop against the Buckeyes that led to another Michigan loss. He had a big game last week, but he should just keep his mouth shut and focus on his game. He and the Browns are not good enough yet to be calling out opposing players, and even if they were good enough, it’s not the classy thing to do.
The NFL handed down a 5 game suspension to Tennessee Titan lineman Albert Haynesworth for scraping his cleat across the unprotected face of Dallas Cowboy lineman Andre Gurode. Gurode received 30 stitches and is still suffering from headaches on a regular basis. The doctors have not ruled out plastic surgery.
The NFL and the players union have made major progress improving the image of this league. I’ve been impressed with the fines and suspensions players receive for drugs, drunken driving, and off the field violence. This time I’m extremely disappointed. I think Haynesworth deserved a one year suspension and tons of community service. The actions were violent and have probably caused long term damage.
These types of action require immediate and severe punishment. A player committing a personal foul during the game is one thing, but to attack a player after a dead ball is unacceptable. The NFL may be setting a bad precedence after all the hard work.
The Ohio State Buckeyes need to concentrate on each game this season. If this team starts concentrating at the match with “that team up north”, they could find themselves with one lose they didn’t plan on. The Bucks have enough weapons to offset one player having a bad game, but Coach Jim Tressel wants every player to improve each week.
Since the first year Coach Tressel took the helm as the Buckeyes head coach, he stressed this game as the most important game each year. He impressed the Buckeye Nation with his comments of preparing for this game a little each week. Tressel now faces the challenge of keeping the players focused for the next six weeks.
The Buckeyes have proved they have one of the top teams in the nation, now it’s time to prove they can stay grounded till that “team of north” comes to visit.
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