Stick a fork in 'em

14-0, Blue Jays lead, top of the 7th.  Lester gave up 9 of those runs.  Pedroia is back on the DL.

Yeah, it's over.  If the pitching could be more consistent......but it's not.

What did Albert Haynesworth do today? Second edition

He did not practice because of a headache.

Seriously, you don't even want to know how much he got paid to do this.

What did Albert Haynesworth do today?

This may have to become a daily series at the rate he is going.

What Albert Haynesworth did today: he practiced for ten minutes, then was taken off for dehydration.

This now concludes your Albert Haynesworth Update.

Impeccable timing

If you're a Red Sox fan and if you've ever listened to a single game on the radio, then you are aware that there is a whole ad campaign based around the idea that a ball got out of Fenway, landed on Landesdown Street, and took out someone's windshield.  The solution in this situation?  Call 1-800-54-GIANT.

Also, if you've ever lived in New England, you likely walked around with their commercial jingle in your head on more than one occasion.  And here's the guy you have to thank.

Anyway, that's what makes D-Mac's home run from last night funny.  Note the ad behind the plate.

And we're on again, Rusty Old Man-style

Apparently, the Rusty Old Man showed up today in Minnesota via a private jet decked out in the Vikings' colors.  Cameras were live on the scene to capture the whole thing.  Wow.  Just, wow.  I laughed really hard when I read the headline.

In other QB news, Eli is still not feeling 100% (and it was 12 stitches).  He might not play the next pre-season game.  If you're not sure, then you shouldn't play him in a pre-season game, seeing as how it counts for nothing.  Two words: plantar fasciitis.

Do you know what other story has been cracking me up this season?  The Haynesworth saga in DC.  First, it took him, like, 8 tries to get through the conditioning test.  Then apparently today, he was taken out because he was sick.  That's some good spending 'way too much money on a player stuff there.

I feel sorry for the Bills already

Bills fans, I feel your pain.  Actually, I grew up just north of your fair city and lived there during the 90s, so I am fully aware of what you had to endure.  But now things are just that little bit worse, because apparently two of your contributors, Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch, are out.  Both are running backs.  From what I recall, Jackson did a nice job last year.

Yeesh.

That is just a bad luck franchise.

In other football news, Eli got decked in the head and received somewhere between 3-12 stitches, depending on which news feed you read.  He is apparently just fine.  He will still stand around with his mouth open not looking all that bright, but that is in no way related to this head injury.

In finding that picture, I also located one of a shirtless Eli.  Really?

He wins

Belichick is back and in fine form.  When asked about any possible injury to Tom Brady's fingers, he answered as follows:

"I don't think it's life threatening."

He also expressed great (sarcastic) joy in filling out injury reports this season.  And with that, the title goes to the master with Belichick taking home the inaugural Belichick of the Week.

If you're curious, I do feel slightly icky about just having posted a link from the Boston Herald.  Hopefully we will all get through this together.