The Broken Leg Lamp Award
This one goes to Flyers General Manager, Paul Holmgren. You traded draft picks, 19-year-old defenseman Luca Sbisa, and power play extraordinaire Joffrey Lupol for what appeared to be a healthy, dynamic 36-year-old defenseman in Chris Pronger. So you seem a bit surprised when your major addition plays like - surprise! - a 36-year-old defenseman. Pronger was brought into Philadelphia to be the puck-clearing defenseman that could put a body on Sidney Crosby and provide the necessary leadership to get the Flyers over the proverbial hump. Whoops. What happens when you place your entire season on an aging defenseman? Derian Hatcher all over again - that's what happens. Only with a 7 year contract instead of a 4 year contract. After spending a few days glowing in the window in the earlier parts of the season, the leg came crashing down. The Flyers are 0-3 against Crosby and the defending champs and the Kid has tallied goals in the past two games. So much for shut down defenseman.
The Aunt Clara's Bunny Costume Award
Cole Hamels - step on up! After enjoying all the honors that come with being World Series MVP - TV commercials, Late Night appearances, being heralded as the next "big thing," Cole Hamels. Another new situation in his life - reality star wife, Heidi Hamels. After reading an article in Sports Illustrated called "The Fabulous Life of Cole Hamels," my dad subsequently decided that his career was at least temporarily put aside. And boy, was he right. Hamels' new wife might has well have forced a pink bunny costume on Hamels because some of the comments that he made and the way he behaved were more like the way you'd expect a SoCal 25-year-old to act, not the World Series MVP. We were treated to rolled ankles that lead to frustration and thrown gloves. Struggles on the field that allllmost went away but came crashing back with home run ball after home run ball. Hamels behaved like the ultimate pink bunny when he expressed his desire for the season to "just end already" during the middle of the World Series. All that being said, I expect Hamels to step out of Aunt Clara's pink bunny suit in 'oh-ten. After all, the dude is only 25 and on the Phillies - life can't be that easy all the time right?
The You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Award
Last year Andre Iguodala was the recipient of this unfortunate award. This year he has the honor passing it to - himself! That's right ladies and gents! The first ever two-time award winner. Andre has the distinction of leading the team with the 3rd-worst record in the NBA. He has refrained from making any of his teammates better. Is it ever a good sign for the future when your star player puts up less than 15 points in a game through a quarter of the games in a season? (Let's not mention Elton Brand...) Iguodala's field goal percentage is the worst of his entire NBA career, and his three point percentage is his third-worst. Not very inspiring. So grab that Official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing which tells time, and get to work Andre!
The Ooohhh Fudge Award
Chase Utley and his potty mouth were a perfect fit for this award last year. This year it goes to none other than Gary Matthews Sr. Sarge got a little off topic during a Phillies radio broadcast. I'll leave the laughs to you.
The Scut Farkus Affair Award
To the Philadelphia Eagles, for rising up against the NFL playoff system and sneaking in at 9-6-1. After crushing teams for years, it turned out that a 9 win season and a tie against the lowly Bengals was enough to propel the Eagles to the NFC Championship game. Way to triumph over the NFL playoff system Eagles! Just don't get too far after the Championship game.
The It's a beautifulturkey, it really is, but it's smiling at me Award
The Bumpass's Dogs Award and the But it was gone, all gone! No turkey! No turkey sandwiches! No turkey salad! No turkey gravy! Turkey hash! Turkey a la King! Or gallons of turkey soup! Gone, ALL GONE! Award
The Philadelphia Phillies. While returning to the World series for a second straight year can be considered a successful season, all the pride and glory was snatched away by those neighbors to the north, the New York Yankees. After a 1-0 series lead thanks to a beautiful Cliff Lee performance to be remembered for the ages, the Bronx Bombers put on a show with their bats. They tore Cole Hamels to shreds, put a fitting end to Brad Lidge's season, and tore Pedro a new one in game 6. So close, and ripped away. Let's not deprive the Old Man of his turkey this year fellas. Remember how good that turkey tasted in '08? A second helping in three years would be nice.
The Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra Award
To Arron Asham and Chan Ho Park
The Santa Boot in The Face Award
To Cliff Lee. Thanks for those memorable games in late July, August, and September. And, oh yeah, those wins in October and the complete game against the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series was nice too. Bye!
Happy Holidays everyone!
Week 16 NFL Picks
Home team in CAPS
San Diego over TENNESSEE
HOTLANTA over Buffalo
CINCI over Kansas City
Oakland over CLEVELAND
GREEN BAY over Seattle
PITTSBURGH over Baltimore
MIAMI over Houston
NEW ENGLAND over Jacksonville
NAAAAHLINS over Tampa
Carolina over NY GIANTS
SAN FRAN over Detriot
ARIZONA over St. Louis
INDY over NY Jets
EAGLES over Denver
Dallas over WASHINGTON
CHICAGO over Minnesota
Season: 145 - 76
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