Great Joy in Mudville (Jets Edition)

There is great joy in Mudville today, at least in the east side of Mudville where the Jets practice. The Jets pulled out a squeeker against Cleveland 10-7 in the final minutes of the game. The win was not pretty. Neither team's offense looked like they had any sense of urgency whatsoever. Quincy Carter was sacked six times tying a one game team record, partly because of his own lack of a quick release and partly because of terrible line play. But a win is a win I suppose.

The west side of Mudville is not very happy at all. In Eli Manning's NFL debut, he lost to Atlanta 14-10. In the first half, Manning looked terrible, but Base10 must say that he came back in the second half and looked very sharp. There is no doubt that this kid will be something special. Thw question is when.

In the area of fisticuffs in sports that are not boxing or hockey, the NBA issued suspensions to nine players involved in the melee that took place on the court and in the stands between players from the Pistons, the Pacers and several fans. The longest suspension was to Pacer Ron Artest who is out for the remeainder of the season. Base10 saw the footage of the event and it was disgraceful. There is no excuse for hitting a fan.

There must be something in the air this week in sports. In other fights, college football players also showed that they need some anger management. In the final minutes of the Clemson-South Carolina game, a brawl broke out in the end zone. The matter is still being investigated.

All this comes after last week's ejection of NFL players RB William Greene and LB Joey Porter after they got into a fist fight during pre-game warmups.
- posted by Base10 @ 11:19 AM