Tony Romo Played Badly Due To Numerous Football Reasons
Published December 18, 2007
7. F Carter Camper — Whoa! A hockey sighting! College hockey, no less! The second-ranked Miami RedHawks beat down the 16th ranked Rensselaer Engineers 7-3 and 5-1. Camper, just a freshman, had a combined three goals and two assists in the weekend sweep at RPI. Four of those five points were in Saturday's 7-3 come-from-behind victory.
Yes, Miami was actually down at some point in that 7-3 win. They were down 3-1, in fact, but rattled of five unanswered goals in the third period. More of the same went down Sunday, as Miami outdueled RPI 4-0 in the final frame. So in all, kids, do the math: the RedHawks outscored the Engineers 9-0 in the third period. Very good! Now you can ride the Zamboni.
8. WR Greg Camarillo — Going out on a limb here, folks. This is the only time you'll see a Greg Camarillo reference in Batting Around.
But hats off to him for catching Cleo Lemon's pass in overtime and running 64 yards with it to the end zone to secure a 22-16 victory for the Miami Dolphins over the Baltimore Ravens. The team was joyous! The owner was crying tears of joy! And it put them at ... 1-13.
Last week on Treehouse Fort we said Ravens coach Brian Billick might deserve to be fired if he were to lose to the Dolphins. He had a great chance to win twice, actually. The second time was a 44-yard field goal that normally reliable kicker Matt Stover shanked, but the Ravens were also a ½-yard away from a touchdown with seconds left on the clock. Billick opted for the 19-yard field goal to tie the game up.
Wait ... this item's about Greg Camarillo, isn't it? Man, if he can't even carry his own weight in his own spot in the lineup, there's no way he'll make it into future installments.
9. SP Dan Haren — Oh, you thought it was going to be Roger Clemens! That's because you're sneak-reading the Mitchell Report hidden inside that Penthouse. I'm onto you.
Haren was arguably the second best pitcher available to suitors behind Johan "Shootin' Cy Youngs In A Barrel" Santana, and he was shipped from the Oakland A's to, wait for it ... the Arizona Diamondbacks. Zuh?
Of all the weaknesses in the D'backs armor, never did I think starting pitching depth was one of them. Casey Daigle is not the fifth starter, ergo they're satisfactory on that front. But Haren pushes (I would imagine) Juan Cruz out the rotation, joining Brandon Webb, Doug Davis, Micah Owings, and Randy Johnson. So hey, that's great to see a dangerous starting five, but, well, Chris Young is still a starting outfielder on a team. Might want to do something about that.
- Tony Romo Played Badly Due To Numerous Football Reasons
- Published: December 18, 2007
- Type: News
- Section: Sports
- Filed Under: Sports: Baseball
- Part of a feature: Batting Around
- Writer: Matthew T. Sussman
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So, Herm Edwards NEVER!
First, the Indians lose out on Miguel Cabrera, now Dan Haren. There is a lump of coal in my Tribe stocking. Adam Miller better ROCK!
You will settle for Erik Bedard and like it.
Yeah, holy cow! Trying to blame Jessica???!! come on! Ever hear of the phrase "on any Sunday..."? It happens, OK? With or without Jessica.
Me, being a Seahawks fan, there was no Jessica to blame when Romo fumbled the hold for the x-tra point last season that proved very favorable for the Seahawks in the playoff quest.
best,
DM


Matt Sussman is the former sports editor of BC Magazine and also writes for 


You mispelled Kaka. It's caca. What's the name of your editor?