5. PK Wes Byrum — This may be an illegal call-to-arms, but could one of my readers drive down to Auburn, Alabama, sneak into Byrum's dorm room, and check to see if his testicles are in fact made of brass?
With mere seconds left on the clock, Byrum was thrown into a situation where a 43-yard field goal would have broken the 17-17 tie and given his Auburn Tigers the victory. A miss would have likely given the momentum to the No. 4 Florida Gators in overtime. And he Byrum kicked the damn field goal twice.
The first time was nullified because UF coach Urban Meyer called timeout immediately before the snap on that field goal attempt, in hopes of rattling the freshman kicker. I think Auburn nation would have forgiven the young lad for shanking his second try, because it's a huge moment in a big game. But he did sink the field goal, meaning the football powerhouse known as Florida has fallen to Auburn in consecutive years. How's that for braggin' rights?
6. LW Dean McAmmond — Here's your quote of the week, courtesy of the Ottawa Senators center after taking a shot in an exhibition game last week that knocked him out: "Everyone is saying I have concussion problems. I don't have concussion problems. I've got a problem with someone giving me traumatic blows to the head. That's what I have a problem with."
And to think, there are people out there without head injuries that have never reached this level of poignancy.
7. #16 Greg Biffle — Normally when a racer "coasts" to victory, it means he wins by a large margin. On Sunday, Biffle literally coasted to victory. He was running out of gas, and his fuel pick-up system wasn't working properly. Even though he was the fourth person to cross the finish line as the race was red-flagged (local favorite Clint Bowyer was first), the field was frozen prior to that, and with darkness cast upon Kansas Speedway, Biffle was eventually called the winner.
Article comments
1 - Tom
Coors inflated numbers? You obviously know little about either Coors field or Holliday's play this year. The Rockies have won without a Blake Street Bombers lineup. They've won with guys who get key hits, everywhere and not just at Coors, and with the best defense in baseball history.
Holliday has earned the MVP, he's got the batting title and the RBI title and both he and Tulowitzky (NL Rookie of the Year beyond doubt) put their team into the playoffs tonight.
2 - Benjamin Cossel
And San Diego had Trevor "Lights Out" Hoffman going into the 13th with a a two run lead, what the hell happened there? Season full of chokes, I swear.
3 - Matthew T. Sussman
When an 85 mph fastball is poorly located, well, it will locate itself between outfielders.
4 - REMF
"Oh, and Holliday injured himself on the slide."
A head-first dive is a "slide"?
With all due respect to Holliday's great season, I thought he sucked last night. 1) He struck out three times, twice with a runner in scoring position; 2) he let the game-tying ball go over his head in the eighth inning on a ball a seeing eye dog could've caught; and 3) he should've been called out on that last play, he didn't even come close to touching home.
And why go in head first? Woulda been safe by a mile with a traditional slide.
BUT...having said all that, I'm still glad the Rockies are in the playoffs!
5 - REMF
What's interesting about the accomplishments of Rollins and Granderson: the 20-20-20-20 had been performed only two times in the entire 120-plus year history of MLB, and then TWO guys do it in the SAME YEAR!!?!
Crazy...
6 - alessandro
Jamie Carroll is still property of the Montreal Expos.
I can just see goalies using the McAmmondesque logic: "I don't have problems stretching and stopping the puck. I have problems with people who know how to take dead aim and shoot perfectly through the five-hole."
Philadelphia Flyers brass after Downie ploughed into McAmmond: "He's perfect!"
7 - The Haze
1. The Padres take a Holliday......and we're not talking Disney Land!
2.Yeah,and the back of the shirt says,"courtesy of the N.Y. Mets"!
3.Agent Zero is the Anna Kournikova of the NBA.
4.Awkward moment???How about finding out that your starting fullback is gay and he can't stop staring at your ass?
5.think what would have happened if he would have asked the wizard for courage instead?
6."Lean in with your face son, you'll find what your looking for."
7."Break out the lanterns Boys,it's gonna be a long night"
8.Artis Chambers? Wasn't he the lead singer of the Dead Schembechlers?
9.Well the ship went down to the bottom of the sea and the only ones left were the fat cook and me so I looked to the sky with a tear in my eye........
10.(see above)