Public Knowledge: Matt Ryan, Pedro Martinez And More

Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water.  Be still and allow the mud to settle.  -Lao Tzu

1.  Speaking about college QBs, how ’bout that Matt Ryan.  High flyn’ Matt Ryan.  Death defyn’ Matt Ryan.  Battle cryn’ Matt Ryan.  He may have thrown for only 142 yards a TD against the Wolf Pack on Saturday, but he sure looks like the best QB in the country to me.  Fly like an eagle.  Let my spirit carry me.  Fly like an Eagle, till I’m free.       

2.   Injured Michigan quarterback Chad Henne will not play against Notre Dame.  Does it even matter?  Has this once must see TV rendered itself irrelevant?  At least the Irish lost to Penn State and Georgia Tech.  The Ducks and the Hillbillies?  C’mon.

3.  Vote for Pedro.  Is two games enough for Comeback Player of the Year?  I assume Rick Ankiel is out of the running.  Yesterday, Petey’s fastball barely topped out at 87 mph.  On the Juggs.  Not the other slower one.  Most of the time, his pitches hung around at about 84-85 mph.  Location, location, location!  Fifteen first-pitch strikes on 25 batters.  65 of 92 pitches for strikes.  Pedro was always a pitcher first.  Power pitcher second.  He was masterful yesterday.  Like he said himself:  It’s getting outs that count, not how you get them.  And he’s getting them.  If he’s as healthy as he looks, the Mets are a lock in the NL.

4.  Know this.  I hate Zeke.  Ever since the Larry Bird nonsense.  And know this, McHale doesn’t get hurt, there are no Bad Boys.  OK.  I’m relishing this.  Isiah Thomas and a former New York Knicks executive who claims he subjected her to unwanted sexual advances appeared in federal court Monday as jury selection began in her $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit.  Ha ha ha ha!   Nobody likes a bigmouth.  This ought to be fun.

5.  The 76ers and Nuggets agreed to a deal that sends reserve center Steven Hunter and second-year forward Bobby Jones to Denver for forward Reggie Evans and the draft rights to Puerto Rican forward Ricky Sanchez.  Didn’t Bobby Jones retire?  I’ll never forget his trademark point.  Whenever a teammate gave him a great pass, Jones acknowledged the assist by pointing to him.  It was usually Mo Cheeks or Andrew Toney getting said point.  Boy I hated that team.  So good.

6.  What in the name of Moon Dogs Spot and Rex is going on around here?  Pacman Jones is now a pro wrestling tag team world champion.  I would love to see Valiants have at him.  There’d be nothing left.

7.  Yankees still suck.  Don’t think for minute I’ve forgotten about them.  Magic number?  Glad you asked.  14.  Ha ha ha ha!  Quick question.  When Manny gets back, do the Sox keep Elsbury in the line-up?  In right?  Discuss amongst yourselves.

8.  It’s going to get much worse before it ever gets better.  According to information obtained by SI, Jay Gibbons received shipments of performance-enhancing steroids and human growth hormone (HGH) from an Orlando-based compound pharmacy raided last spring as part of a multi-agency bust, even after both drugs were on Major League Baseball’s banned substance list.  Yup, the Rick Ankiel/Troy Glaus pharmacy.  There is not one name that could come out that would surprise me.  Not one.

9.  Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson joined Willie Mays and Frank “Wildfire” Schulte as the only players in major league history with 20 stolen bases, 20 homers, 20 triples and 20 doubles.   My goodness!  Granderson has 22 triples — the most by a Tiger since Ty Cobb had 24 in 1917 — and 36 doubles.  He hit his 20th homer Friday, becoming the sixth player since 1900 in the 20-20-20 club and the first since Kansas City’s George Brett in 1979.  Better test this kid.

10.  Tom Brady had all day every play.  All day every play.  I honestly do not see this team losing one game.  Not one game I tell you.

Peace out homies.  Six Two and Even!

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