Where Did Those Houston Astros Come From Again

The Houston Astros are trying to do it again. Can you imaging they are only behind the Cardinals by a half of a game. Now yes it took the Cardinals to colapse, but we write this Astros team off every year and they make a big run. Imagine if these Houston Astros could ever play a first half of a year. They would win divisions going away. I think they like these close races. Makes for great television. Not that anyone has shown a game from this race. As compelling as this race has been we have to wait for highlights, or just the box score. I can't believe that ESPN can not make room for one of these games. Oh well at least there is a great race going on. Just wish I could see it.

MBOOTHY

This weekend in sports on 9-24-06

Hey I watched the Notre Dame last night into the 4 quarter and said it’s time to go to bed. As I headed off I said to myself and my poor wife who had to listen to me complain all night what are they doing. What are they thinking is this the team who was predicted number one in preseason polls. Is this the Notre Dame that I wait to watch every weekend. I wake up this morning to find out they won and the final was 40-37 and a very good ending. Oh well to be honest I was tired and had to be up early this morning to run.
So I’m very happy that they pulled it out but they have me worried.

My other college team the BC Eagles after going 3-0 lost to NC State 17-15 this week and they will be playing my state college Maine next week. The university of Maine 2-1 will travel to BC 3-1 for one of there biggest games of the year. Maine just came off of a 62-12 win over Shaw.

Cincinnati Bengal’s 3-0 beat the Pittsburg Steelers 1-2 today 28-20.
The Dallas cowboys had a bye this week and the news is that Terrell Owens may not miss any games. Time will tell about that!

Jeff Burton took the lead of the Nascar cup chase at Dover today. He leads Matt Kenseth and Danny Hamlinby 18 points. After Matt ran out of gas with two laps to go. Jeff Gordon moves up two spots into second 6 points back of Burton. The next stop for the cup cars is Kansas and last years winner is Mark Martin the only drive now without a win this year.

Have a good night all
rboothy

Nascar racing

This weekend the races are in Dover for some high banking racing in the chase to the cup? It will be interesting to see how things will unfold for the 24 team and if they can continue the top for another championship. My predictions for the top five for the chase are Gordon, Kenseth, Harvick, Earnhardt jr and Johnson. What are your thoughts on this?

They are testing for the new cars that they will run in 2007 and 2008. They are on the restrictor plate’s tracks to see if they will still need to us them on the new cars.


Well let’s hope the weather will co-operate with us this weekend it’s raining here in Maine today.

Have a good day and I’ll be back with more sports.

rboothy

Sports news

Mets clinch the National league eastern division title. It’s been 18 years of frustration to get to this point. Of course the best part is they did it at home and that’s always a plus out front of the home crowd.
Now they continue to play and stay in shape and mindset for the playoffs, it will be a tuff road.
I watched the Monday night football game last and I must say the Jaguars really took it to Pittsburgh but I found the game boring. I guess they did score after I went to bed and that’s good. But it ended up being one of the lowest scores for a Monday night football game.
Ben Roethlisberger should have stayed out another week. As he left the field at the end of the game he was like a wounded duck. He took to many hits and told the coaches he would be ok which he wasn’t.

That's it from here on this Tuesday the 19!!!

rboothy

Sports roundup for weekend of 17 and 18

Yesterday was a very nice day at Loudon New Hampshire for the first race to the chase in Nascar. It was warm and we did a lot of walking around the trailers and the track but it was fun. It was very sunny and we could not pick up a cloud all day.
When we go in the summer, which was much hotter this year then yesterday, we go with the whole family. We cook and play games and chat it is a good time and we not leave until 8pm.Yesterday the traffic starting moving around 6:30 and we tried to head out. Which took us some time to hit the main road about 45 minutes.
Its unreal how many people go racing and how much money people spend on a race weekend. When you go around those trailers where they sell items from all the different drivers you cannot hardly make it through that area there are so many people$$$
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I thought it was a good race even thought Harvick pretty much ran away from the pack leading 196 laps. Early on I thought he was done for when he tried to spit two cars to get by them. But he made it and could not be caught after that. The top five where: Harvick, Stewart, Gordon, Hamlin and Vickers.
I guess there were some issues after the race on his car and his teammates car going through post race checks. But they were given warnings and told it better not happen again. So it was a good start for this Childress team in the chase but we still have nine more races to go.
Unlike the Hendrix team which had two cars that were in the bottom of the standings at the end of the day. Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch could not catch and were pretty much out of it early.
Next weeks race #2 will be at Dover and we will see what happens to the standings at that point.

Well here in Portland Maine there is big news in Sports the Red Sox affiliate has won the eastern league baseball championship. It was a five game series and the dogs won in the fifth and deciding game to beat Akron by a score of 8-5…..Good job Sea Dogs!!!! Are these players the future of the Sox maybe if they don’t trade them away?

Dallas cowboys were 27-10 winners over Washington but lost Terrell Owens for 3 to 4 weeks. At least this comes as the cowboys go into a bye week.

Red Sox take the 3 out of 4 from the Yankees but not much hope for playoffs. They took two on Sunday, which has not happen in thirty years. Magic number for the Yankees is 3 and they will not reach that number while their playing the Sox this year.

Well that’s sports for now!

rboothy

Sox vs Yanks and Notre Dame football and tidbits about nascar

Well this could have been a big series between the Red Sox and Yankees but it is just another series to finish out the season. It is bigger for Red Sox so they can finish the season on a positive note. The Yankees are on a roll now they will finish with the division.

The New York Mets are coasting into the playoffs with this big lead let’s hope they can continue playing this way throughout the post season. I hope they can win the world series but I think it’s going to the American league this year. They seem to be very strong!

Notre Dame football takes a humbling lost to Michigan today for there first lost of the season 47-21 ouch!!!

Tomorrow is the first race for the chase in Nascar and I’m hoping the Jeff Gordon will get another championship. The year that they changed the format he would have won another championship again under the old format. But this has added some excitement to Nascar and we will see what happens now. I do think that they need to adjust it a little and they need to give more points for a win. When you have a driver with 5 wins in eleven place and having to drive his way into the chase. There is something just wrong with that! Let alone that Tony Stewart is sitting on the outside looking in and last year Jeff Gordon and Earnhardt jr missed it.
Harvick wins pole and is on a roll this year.

rboothy

Drew Bledsoe Throws Away Game For Cowboys

I am a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, but Drew Bledsoe with his the interceptions threw the game away. For some reason he could not read coverage at all in the second half. I like Drew Bledsoe, but with all of those weapons he needs to do better. Don't get me wrong Fred Taylor and Byron Leftwich played a great game in the second half, but the Cowboys should have won that game. I hope he gets going next week, or we might have the Tony Romo rumblings. We have already heard them during the preseason. He had a very good preseason, but we nee Drew Bledsoe to come alive. Lead this team please.

MBOOTHY

Sports on this Saturday the 9

Hey I spent the day working around the house today it was warm and I needed to do some work. But I did get a chance to watch some college football in between the work. I really enjoyed the way Notre Dame handled Penn St. and the Boston College game went into 2 OT wow that was a good finish!!
As I’m writing the NASCAR race is going on and I’m hoping that we will not lose a any good drivers out of the chase for the championship. Something has to be done in NASCAR so that winning is worth more points. We cannot have so many drivers out of the chase. Right now my driver the 24 Jeff Gordon is in 9th place for the chase as the race goes on.

The women’s tennis finals are over and Maria Sharapovia is the winner over Justine Henin-Hardenne to win the U.S. Open for her second majors.
The men’s are tomorrow and can Roddick beat Federer maybe with his new coach Jim Connors but I don’t think so.
The NFL starts for real tomorrow and I hope to catch a few more games what about you?

Rboothy

My Son Starts Soccer Again Tomorrow

I can't wait. This is his second year and I love to watch as they grow. He loves it also and he can't wait either. He gets to do something that dad does. I do not coach him because I do not want to pressure him. I would want everything perfect and that is not fair to him. He is only 6 years old, but being the proud father I think he is pretty good. Now if my father would stop encourging him to be a goalie I would be happy. He should be a midfielder, or a striker. I'm just kidding it doesn't matter as long as he is having fun. Because I know I will be having fun watching.

MBOOTHY

Well Pittsburgh Finally Got Going

Man did the Pittsburgh defense finally get going. Dante Culpepper can't even get a throw off. Now I can't wait for college football saturday. Penn State at Notre Dame. Its Football Season!

MBOOTHY

Football Is Back

Football is back! Now I am watching the game right now and it is only the second quarter. Charlie Batch actually threw a touchdown pass. I couldn't believe it. Its a 7-0 game right now. Not the most well played game right now. Maybe if some of these athletes practiced in pads and played in preseason games these games would be more crisp. You can't go a whole offseason without getting hit and have great games to start the season. Don't get me wrong I am happy football is back. I just think they need to stop babying the stars of the game.

MBOOTHY

Now the Red Sox Can't Score Runs

In a series where the Red Sox won two out of three they scored four runs. That is not going to get it done. With there depleted pitching staff being the only thing that kept them in the first two games. The bats need to come alive. They have there whole lineup back. This is just not the year for the Red Sox. They had a chance earlier in the season to put these teams away and the couldn't. Now they do have some games with the teams ahead of them left. If they have any chance they need to start tearing the ball like they did most of the season. This is sad for me to watch. Please at least be the spoiler. Knock someone out of the playoffs. They are too good to go out playing terrible. God Bless Jon Lester and may the cancer go away quickly.

MBOOTHY

Baseball is Alive and Well

All that stuff my father just wrote about baseball is junk. Baseball is still America's pastime. The younger players like Ryan Howard are steooing it up in the clutch. There are a bunch of teams in the NL within two games of each other for the wild card. No there are not a ton of races wide open in AL, but the better teams. My Red Sox have been buried may they rest in peace, but they are playing spoiler now that they have most of there team back. Beat the White Sox two straight. I can't wait for the stretch run and then the playoffs. I will agree I can't wait for football and its great the college season has started. Lots of baseball left to watch. Who will be the World Champions. Who knows at this point, but can't wait to watch.

MBOOTHY

Baseball coming to an end thank god!

You know one of the sports that I’m not much of a fan is baseball my son is a big baseball but it’s to slow for me. I do like it when the Red Sox beat the Yankees but it’s only because I like to see New England teams do well. I must admit I do hate the Yankees and there money. The funny thing is that I have been a Mets fan for years and went into hiding for a long time. I came out last year again because like the other two team I just discussed they went out to buy a team. This year it looks like they’re on their way to a national league division championship. I must admit also that if I were to watch baseball I would rather watch the national league, because of the style of play. Can they beat the American league don’t think so. The American league seems to be so much stronger and they should run away with it. The season is almost over and we can move onto the World Series and the end of baseball for another season.

But next Thursday is the beginning of a sport that I really enjoy the NFL. It will have a big kickoff before the game with music and all kinds of entertainment to start the season off. Then the Pittsburg steelers will face the Miami dolphins and let the fun begin.
The weeks will be filled with pro and college games.

You should take the time to go to a high school or college game in your area where the sport is still played for the love of the game.

Rboothy

New to blogging but not to sports

This is the first time that I move into the world of blogging. I have read a few blogs but its all new to me. It was interesting to read how they got started and how people have develop a knack for talking about their everyday lives and interest and sharing with millions of other people. They sit there at their computers somewhere on this planet and let everyone know a little piece of them or their family. They even include pictures of what they are talking about and us as readers find out what their lives and interest are made up of.

With this said my son started this blog to talk about sports and i'm hoping to contribute from time to time. We have had many discussions about a lot of things about sports over the years and do not always agree. But that is what sports is all about having different idea and teams.
I have been interested in sports most of my life from the NFL NBA NHL NASCAR and college and high school sports. The two of us agree on most of the teams and he is more into baseball then I am. He is an adved Red Sox fan and i'm a Mets fan. I'm a Jeff Gordan fan and he's a Tony Steward fan to give you some idea of the differences.

I have coached youth sports for over 30 years and I've also coached high school for 15 years. I have three kids and they played sports growing up and in high school. They have learned a lot from sports and my two sons still play soccer and on the same team. One of my sons is a High school varsity soccer coach and the other son got to help in preseason this year and really would like to coach at some point. My daughter played high school soccer and two years of college soccer.
So you see we have a lot of experience in sports in all levels

To be continued if you have any questions or would like to comment we would like to hear from you!

RBoothy

Michael Bush Has His Season Ended

Anybody who watched the Louisville at Kentucky football game knows that one of the best college football players in the land broke his leg. He was a possible Heisman trophy winner. Michael Bush scored 24 touchdowns last year and said he would score 30 this year. He is a senior and probably no longer a first round draft pick unless someone takes a chance on him. That is too bad. I personally think Brady Quinn will win the heisman trophy. Even after the slow start in the first game of the season. What a talent this kid is. Breaking all those records last year and he is such a calm kid. He will make a great NFL quarterback i believe. Well anyway a lot of great players this year only time will tell.

The Race To The Chase For The Nextel Cup

Wow what a chase it has been this year. With Kasey Kahne winning yesterday only 104 points seperate fourth to eleventh going in to the final race before the chase at Richmond. Jeff Gordon is in fourth and is still not safe. All the people who complain about the chase should stop. It is very exciting. Matt Kenseth is now the championship leader by I think nine points. It has been a great season and can't wait for the chase. Oh wait I can not stop without mentioning my favorite driver Tony Stewart who is holding on for dear life. Right now he is in by forty five points. He is the defending champion and each week I pray he gets in. He would have been a lock had he not hurt his shoulder, but oh well hopefully he gets in. Kasey Kahne made it very interesting with his win. Now we will have to wait for Richmond next week.

Officially College Football Season

It is officially college football season as my favorite team gives me a scare. Notre Dame just kept letting Georgia Tech stay in the football game. Don't get me wrong Chan Gailey and his staff had a great gameplan coming in. Notre Dame on the other hand was not ready for it. It scared me a little bit that when you take the screen play away they become ordinary. I mean hopefully this was just first game jitters. Not many great games yesterday. What is wrong with that Colorado
program. Now they lose there opener to Montana State. This is a division 1AA program not division 1. That is not good. Well hopefully Notre Dame comes to play against Penn State.