Today, the AL West.  People always say things like: 'The Wild West', 'East Coast Bias', and 'Texas never ever has pitching ever'.  Well, here's what I say.  The west is a 2 horse race.  The other two horses are looking at each other in a staring contest.  The winner gets the right to finish 20 games out.  The loser...well glue comes from somewhere.

From Worst to First:

4) Oakland

3) Texas

2) Seattle

1) LAAAAAA

Oaktown: In the words of Al Pacino from that lawyer movie he did with Neo from Bill and Teds Bogus Journey: 'Nice run Kev, had to end sometime'.  Except that Kev is Billy Beane.

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And the dance continues.  I'm retired...I'm not. I'm planning on it while an entire organization is held hostage.  So Brett Favre is retiring.  This is apparantly, judging by the coverage on ESPN and Sports Illustrated, is the story of the year so far.  I don't get it.  Whatever it takes to have people unconditionally love you, Favre has it.  I just don't think it's deserved.

His consecutive start streak is the most impressive thing about him  It speaks to his longevity and his playing at a high level all the time.  To me, that's where the compliments should end.

I know a lot of people won't agree with this.  Doesn't matter to me.  I am the minority opinion.  It's about discourse people.  Here's why I don't love Brett Favre:

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Every year, the NFL shuffles the deck and teams get new cards. In this eternal poker game, we all know that each team will again ask for new cards after the season ends. This, my friends, is a metaphor. 4.5 years of college in all your mouthpieces.

Now, some simile action. NFL free agent signings as movies. NFC today, AFC...later.

Giddyup,

Arizona Cardinals: Travis Laboy, Jerame Truman.
Movie: Drillbit Taylor. These signings are sure to snap the Cardinals out of that pesky funk that has only lasted...since I was alive. Paging Neil Lomax...Now I like Owen Wilson, he made Bottle Rocket. I will just say that this doesn't look the flick you need to get involved in coming off a depression/self check out period.

Atlanta Falcons: Erik Coleman, Simon Fraser, Ben Hartsock, Von Hutchins, Rashad Moore, Kindal Moorehead, Chris Redman, Michael Turner

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It's that time again.  Fill out your brackets.  Go back and forth over a 2nd round matchup.  Convince yourself of absurd things because it's that time of year.  65 man enter, 1 man leave.  Welcome to Thunderdome.  Welcome to March Madness.

Here's why I stopped filling out brackets for money.  I know too much.  That's not bragging.  It's to my detriment.  I watch more college basketball than anyone who doesn't watch college basketball for a job.  I'll take a job if you're offering.  I overthink it.  I see a team play and I make my own judgements.  I read all the experts and change my judgements.  I read how every team can win the thing and next thing you know, I have one bracket with four #1 seeds and another bracket with 2 #4s, a #7, and a #2.  It's like a go fish hand.

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Here is what I mean for likes and dislikes:

 Teams that I like, I thought were either underrated, were going to fly under the radar on the way to big things, or had a chance to go really far.

Teams that I dislike, I thought were overrated, vulnerable, or under no circumstances, would they go far.

Here's the update:

Like List: 

Winsconsin: Still playing, still nasty.

Vanderbilt: Thanks for showing up guys.  F the SEC.

Xavier: Still nasty.

Notre Dame: Really?  Washington State is that tough?  You average over 80 a game and you put up 41?  Thanks for that fellas.

Michigan State: If this team had a website, it would be physicalteam.edu.

Not a bad list.  Thanks again to the parlay of Vandy and ND.  You bunch of nerds.

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The Washington Post has their Washington Nationals preview today.  It's a good look.  One should check it out were one to be interested in such a thing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/mlb/longterm/2008/front.html 

Anyone who really thinks they know what's going to happen with this team is crazy.  Everyone thought they would be so epically bad last year that the stadium might implode.  They weren't.  No one thought they would compete for the division in their first season until fading down the stretch.

The point here is that there are just too many variables with this team this year.  The new yard, the young players, players returning from absences, too many characters (Elijah Dukes anyone?).  Here are some of the questions that will need to be answered:

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