Thursday's view from the couch.

The world of sport is a flutter (or should I say a-twitter) right now as this is obviously one the most exciting times of the year for sport. The MLB playoffs has obviously had some very intriguing story lines and A-Rod's performance has been nothing short of astounding. One could call Alex's performance Jordanesque (407 avg. 5hrs. 11 RBI) and by jordanesque I'm reffering to Jordan's play when it mattered most, at the end of Space Jam.

I think the Yankees are destined to win this year. They are the Rolls Royce of MLB franchises and will be incredibly difficult to beat (although if anyone can do it Philly can and I'm sure ill eat my words).

To the next matter at hand. I recently activated a twitter account ( Pete_mc if you care to follow). Twitter is an interesting medium through which to follow professional sports. It seems to me as though it has caught on best in the NBA where players of every calibre textually assault their followers upwards of 5 times an hour. For my money, the most interesting accounts to follow are those of NBA players slightly removed from the spot light an thus in no way censored by team/league PR personnel. For example, Raptors' reserve big man Patrick O'Bryant is constantly pushing to increase his following and has no reservation in sharing all of the minor details of his life with those who care to follow. Here is a list of things I have learned for following a handful of mediocre NBA players on Twitter.

1) All NBA players feel they are God's gift to X-box and have no reservation is posting their conquests over teammates in Madden 10.

2)They all like to nap. A lot.

3)They all like to "hit the mall"

4)They all like to attend a ridiculous number of movies. Paranormal Activity seems to be a recent favorite.

5)They all struggle with spelling and grammar.

Check back soon for more updates.
Ciao


btw. Here are my locks of the week: Sens over Preds tonight, Yankees over Angles tonight, Thunder over Kings tonight

and most importantly....

Pete over Pat in the fantasy basketball pool which drafts tonight.