Blogsturbation Monday

Mayweather is the truth.


This was pretty much the story all night long. Marquez trying to hit Mayweather, and Maywearther beating him to the... punch. Often times Marquez wasn't even trying to throw punches when Pretty Boy would sneak a jab right into his schnoz. Aside from that, it was Maywether's staggering defense that kept the fight one-sided and Marquez frustrated for a full 12 rounds.

Oh, and who was it that predicted a decision? I can't remember.

In football news, I think it's time that every NFL analyst stops questioning the Giants talent. It is well-documented that I am no Giants fan, but Eli Manning is... Well, he's pretty... I mean, he's not... It's not like I... Look HE'S FUCKING GOOD, okay!?! Shit... 



And they have some serious young talent in their corps with an underrated Manningham, the other Steve Smith (Steady Steve), and a solid third in Hixon. If Nicks can come back healthy, then this team will have no problem mixing up their heavy run offense with an above average passing game. Look out, NFC.

And are the Packers and Texans two sides to the same unvalidated coin? After week one, all the Packer blowhards were tooting their whistle tips about how the NFC North was all but wrapped up. And then the Bengals came to town? Plus, the Pack had a pick 6 and still allowed 31 points? Not to mention those 141 rushing yards from Cedric Benson. What were they saying about that re-vamped Packer defense?

Same goes for the Texans, too. The prognosticators were noticeably silent after that stumble out of the gate last weekend. But now, with the convenience of a 2-0 Jets argument, well, the Texans were simply up against a great defense in week 1, which is why they sucked so bad. Is that also why they allowed 31 points against a Kerry Collins helmed offense? No? Interesting. Both of these teams have obvious talent, but they're both about to become victims of some overwrought expectation if we don't bring this hype boil down to a simmer.

Also, it should be noted that Deuce's Bears-strike was a success. All he had to do was threaten a general boycott of the game and the Bears caved in, playing some decent ball for four quarters and even winning. Too bad that doesn't work for the blog, because if it did, we'd be rolling.

And while were all distracted by some not-so-interesting Wild Card races, there are a few divisional races heating up. Sure, the Yankees are still five up, but if the Red Sox continue this steamroll through September, then that Magic Number might not vanish until the last day of the season. Yep, it appears that those pesky Athletics proved to be a little too much for the fading Rangers. But to be fair, the A's have always been a 4th quarter kind of team. And even in the NL West, the Rockies are trying to make a run at the division, which is just as close as their own Wild Card battle. Not that the Rockies are good, but it wouldn't be the first time they found themselves somewhere they didn't belong.

And not that anyone gives a damn about the AL Central, but the paper Tigers seem to be willing to give the division away to the lowest bidder, should the Twins be willing to accept a first round exit courtesy of one AL East representative or the other. The season isn't really even over for the White Sox yet. I mean, it should be and probably is, but if they throw Peavy every game from here on out, then they should at least be able to crawl back to .500. So long as that Alex Rios thing starts to pan out...

BAHHHHH HAHAHA!