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10/19/2004 Archived Entry: "MNQ 10-18"

Posted by steve @ 01:44 AM EST [Link]

MONDAY NIGHT QUARTERBACK: Bah, St. Louis couldn't even cover the 7 point spread I gave them tonight.

Well, after a few appalling weeks I finally recovered somewhat by going over .500 on a weekend. I would have done better but for some reason I picked Chicago to win. I know they were at home playing a less than stellar Washington team but Chicago was a dumb pick. Picking Detroit over Green Bay was defensible given the Packers' recent problems and their historic difficulties playing in Detroit. Why did I choose Kansas City over Jacksonville? Why did Tennessee lose to Houston?

I thought this past weekend's games were a bit blah though the Seattle-New England game was alright. At least the Seahawks tried to make a game of it near the end. The Pittsburgh-Dallas game was a good one though. Ben Roethlisberger is not, however, the second coming of Dan Marino despite what Bill Parcells said last week. Then again, he has rings and I watch football at home.

Week 1 - 8 out of 15
Week 2 - 11 out of 16
Week 3 - 9 of 15
Week 4 - 7 of 14
Week 5 - 7 of 14
Week 6 - 9 of 14

%: 58 (+1.3 per cent)

I wasn't sure who to hand Cheerleader of the Week to but since the Patriots finally beat a team with a winning record to keep their incredible streak alive, I guess I'll go with a woman from New England. Melinda McGrath is this week's CotW not only because she's a fine example of American womanhood but the swinging geeks finally have a goddess to call their own. Melinda is a computer programmer who loves Frank Sinatra. Needless to say we here at Fort Sinatra are thrilled to have a fan of Scarface who likes Etta James cheering in the NFL. Melinda also visits America's soldiers overseas, reason enough to let her handle a weapon of this magnitude. America's cheerleaders -- beautiful and dangerous.

[Update - 3:40pm] How embarassing. I was wondering why Melinda looked so familiar so I did some research. Turns out I picked her as a CotW in January of this year while the Pats were rolling towards a Superbowl win. Well, if a Sinatra-loving woman can't win CotW twice in one year, I don't want to live in this world.

Replies: 4 comments

Some of us were watching New York v. Boston, you know. In fact, some of us think Big Papi, Caveman Damon, Godzilla, A-Rod, etc. are lots cuter than any cheerleaders.

Posted by izzy @ 10/19/2004 12:58 PM EST

As amazing as this sounds, I actually watched the Yankees-Red Sox game myself! However, your argument that Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui are cuter than any cheerleader isn't even worth addressing :-)

Posted by Steve Martinovich @ 10/19/2004 03:36 PM EST

You're no fun. Hideki and Johnny D. have, at least, better hair than the Breck Girl (Sen. Edwards).

Posted by Izzy @ 10/19/2004 04:43 PM EST

I will, at least, grant you that Johnny Damon's hair is more amazing then Edwards' is. Matsui, on the other hand, has fairly a pedestrian haircut.

Posted by Steven Martinovich @ 10/19/2004 08:15 PM EST