Okay, so, this is my first "shorter" post, in my attempt to write more a week while keep them smaller and to the point. Let's see how I do.
First of all, can we get some competition, please? The Chargers vs. Broncos game was great on many levels, but lacked any doubt in the outcome. The Chargers are now in first place and look to run away with the AFC West (don't get excited about your wins yesterday Raiders and Chiefs fans…too little too late, although incredible wins). Why the Broncos did not go out and sign Jeff Garcia immediately is beyond me. Anyway, we all know the score (Chargers won 32-3), but it could have been much higher. On too many occasions, drives were stalled and ended in Field Goals. Fantasy football players are not loving the Chargers right now, expect Nate Kaeding. Despite the game being the biggest let down of the weekend in terms of hype, not of final score (the Browns vs. Lions was much more exciting), the Chargers have a lot to be thankful for this week. The running game was balanced yesterday with L.T., Sproles, Hester, and Tolbert all getting in on the action and the game was relatively injury free for the Bolts. Now it's time to pad the lead with a win over the Chiefs this weekend. I am sure the "Q" will be full of Charger fans this Sunday. All the season ticket holders made their money back with the Eagles game last weekend. Now it's time to ask Santa for some money to pay for the playoff package.
The Chargers top 50 players of all time were announced this past weekend:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/16/this-chargers-list-rings-true-canepa/
The fans could not have been more right about the selections. As predicted in two previous articles that I wrote for the San Diego Jewish World, Ron Mix and Sid Gillman were obvious choices. You can read those articles by visiting:
http://sandiegojewishworld.com/san-diego-jewish-authors/jewish-authors-seymour.htm
Now onto the, "Why can't we just get a win without any drama" section of the blog. Last night, while celebrating the win in a local San Diego bar, Antonio Cromartie apparently decided that it would be fun to throw a bottle of champagne at someone. That someone suffered a minor cut and now Cromartie is being investigated for assault with a deadly weapon. Cromartie and two other Charger players, unidentified at this stage, were at Bar West in Pacific Beach when the altercation took place at 1:15 am. Why in the world were they out at 1:15 in the morning after a huge game and a flight home from said game? I know they are adults, but given the Chargers past of incidents like this post game, you would think that Norv would highly suggest the team go home from the airport and rest up. The season isn't over yet and to be honest, a 32-3 butt kicking, that's not worth celebrating. The game was a walk over.
Padres news: Adrian Gonzalez's trade value could not be higher right now and the Padres are either going to have to pay the man or he is walking after 2011. So, what will they do? Right now they are discussing trade options with the Mariners, Dodgers (gasp) and the Red Sox. Our new GM will become an instant villain in San Diego if his first move is to cut Edgar Gonzalez and then trade Adrian Gonzalez. And Jeff Moorad wants me to come back next season and support the team.
Finally, did anyone else watch the MLS final last night? I watched from the 90 minute mark and have to say that the shoot out was very exciting. I don't know anything about soccer, but I do think that if the majority of games ended in a shoot out instead of a tie, that they would be much more interesting to watch. Also, David Beckham is now stating that he'd like to own an MLS team after his contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy is up. San Diego would be a big market for MLS, "Hey David, why don't you start an expansion team down here and bring your spicey wife with you."
My goal was 500 words. It's about 700. I tried. Until Wednesday…
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