When the Seattle Seahawks scored a TD in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals, to make it 17-12 in favor of the Bengals, you might have thought this would be another West Coast defeat. After all, the Bengals haven't won on the left coast since 2003 and have not beaten the Seahawks at their home since 1994. Add to that, Seattle's Qwest Field was ridiculously loud. No wonder there are signs from the fans celebrating the twelfth man.
But when the going gets tough, the Bengals got going. They added a field goal in that fourth quarter. And they made plays. Bengals punt returner Brandon Tate took one to the house to ice the victory. And Bengals safety Reggie Nelson intercepted a pass and returned it for a TD for an exclamation point. Bengals win 34-12.
Total team victory. Bengals QB Andy Dalton was spectacular in the first half. His TD bomb to A.J. Green was a thing of beauty. He was under pressure and saw Green streaking towards the endzone. Green made a nice move on the safety and flew free. Green caught it in the endzone perfectly. Now there were problems in the second half. Dalton threw two picks. One of them could have been prevented if Green had fought for the ball. But hey, Dalton and Green are rookies. Dalton continues to play like he's been in the league for three years. Bengals running back Bernard Scott was good enough. He averaged 3.5 yards for 76 yards. But Seattle was number one against the run.
Special teams were solid. Two great punt returns by the Bengals. Adam Jones 63 yard return set up Dalton's first TD pass. And of course, there was Tate's TD run. Ted, er.. Mike Nugent was money again. His fourth quarter 48 yard field goal let the team breathe.
The defense was solid. They got thrown against by Seattle's Tavaris Jackson. But the defensive line was just great. They were in the quarterback's face all day. And Carlos Dunlap had a big sack when the Bengals were just rushing three guys. That led to Tate's TD return.
I really don't care what the pundits say. They'll say the Bengals beat a bad team. Whatever. Want to know something? This is the NFL. On any given Sunday, anybody can beat anybody. And Seattle is tough at home. With the victory, head coach Marvin Lewis has the most wins in franchise history. He's terrible with the local press, but let's face it, he changed the culture of the franchise. He's had two winning seasons in the eight years he's been here. And he motivates the players and the players love playing for him.
Here are the highlights, Bengals Nation.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Tiger Cubs At Sydney Zoo
The Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia has put on display three Sumatran tiger cubs. According to this Huffington Post article, there may be as few as 400 left in the wild.
Okay, you got me. This is a shameless attempt to drive up traffic on my site by posting cute animals. Make that cute tiger cubs. Anyway, enjoy the video from the AP.
Okay, you got me. This is a shameless attempt to drive up traffic on my site by posting cute animals. Make that cute tiger cubs. Anyway, enjoy the video from the AP.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Global Warming Is Real
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project has just confirmed that global warming is real. So you may say what's the big deal? It was done by a global warming skeptic, Richard Muller and sponsored by conservative billionaires, the Koch brothers. Can we end the debate on global warming or climate change? Conservatives have long doubted the existence of global warming. Much of their hatred was aimed at former Vice President Al Gore who won an Oscar for his documentary on the subject, "An Inconvenient Truth." Oh, he also won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on warning the public.
So can you conservative Republicans finally agree to save the planet? It doesn't look like it. What can I say when the most "moderate" of the Republican presidential candidates flip flops on whether global warming exists. Why does he do this? Because there's still a bunch of right-wing yahoos who deny global warming exists. He is trying to appeal to the base of the Republican Party. Hardball piece below. And check out Jon Stewart's piece from the Daily Show on climategate and the new scientific results.
So can you conservative Republicans finally agree to save the planet? It doesn't look like it. What can I say when the most "moderate" of the Republican presidential candidates flip flops on whether global warming exists. Why does he do this? Because there's still a bunch of right-wing yahoos who deny global warming exists. He is trying to appeal to the base of the Republican Party. Hardball piece below. And check out Jon Stewart's piece from the Daily Show on climategate and the new scientific results.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Crazy, crazy Herman Cain
Yes, I know that Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain who is African American, leads in some polls. And I've written that the Republican Party can be racist. But folks, I'll bet you ten quatloos that Cain won't get the nomination.
Anyway, the more we learn about Herman Cain, the more insane he looks. Rachel Maddow did a story on Cain's obsession with the number 45. (Video below.) I'm not kidding. She notes that maybe where he gets his 999 plan from. You know the 4 + 5 = 9. The Daily Beast also did a story on Cain's obsession.
Then there is the crazy Cain ad where his chief of staff Mark Block talks about his support of Cain. Nothing unusual until Block starts smoking on camera. What the ? Holy cow. Thank goodness for Stephen Colbert. He has great fun with it and makes his own Cain ads. Check out this funny video.
Colbert's funny piece.
Anyway, the more we learn about Herman Cain, the more insane he looks. Rachel Maddow did a story on Cain's obsession with the number 45. (Video below.) I'm not kidding. She notes that maybe where he gets his 999 plan from. You know the 4 + 5 = 9. The Daily Beast also did a story on Cain's obsession.
Then there is the crazy Cain ad where his chief of staff Mark Block talks about his support of Cain. Nothing unusual until Block starts smoking on camera. What the ? Holy cow. Thank goodness for Stephen Colbert. He has great fun with it and makes his own Cain ads. Check out this funny video.
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Colbert's funny piece.
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Jon Stewart last night on the Daily Show went over the Republican Presidential candidates crazy ideas. And get this Pat Robertson tells them to tone it down. But Jon Stewart points out that Robertson just wants them to keep their insane ideas quiet not reject them. Check it out.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Those Crazy Birthers, Part Seventeen
After refusing to put a stop to the Obama birth certificate issue, Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry doubled down. He told CNBC, "It's fun to poke at him a little bit and say, how 'bout let's see your grades and your birth certificate." What about jobs, you right-wing yahoo? I've written before this is all about the GOP's need to appeal to far right fringe of the party who now control it, with many being racists. By the way, President Obama at Harvard University was President of the Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. Here's the Huffington Post story on Perry's need to keep the birther issue alive.
At least Jon Stewart of the Daily Show can have some fun with it. Check out his video.
At least Jon Stewart of the Daily Show can have some fun with it. Check out his video.
The St. Louis Cardinals Are Little Bitches, Part 11
Wow, the St. Louis Cardinals are in full little bitch mode! To refresh everyone's memory, Cincinnati Reds Brandon Phillips called the Cardinals "Little bitches" in 2010. Last night in game 5 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers, the Cardinals aka Little Bitches went into full whine mode.
First, Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter gets Rangers hot hitting Mike Napoli to fly out to end the sixth inning. Okay, he stops the bleeding after Adrian Beltre tied the game up with a homer. As Carpenter walks off the mound he, cusses, "F_ck you. You piece of sh_t. F_ck you." Here' the Yahoo story. By the way, he's done this before when he yelled at Houston Astros Carlos Lee for flying out.
Then there was the fateful eighth. With the bases loaded and score tied at 2-2, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wanted to bring out right hander Jason Motte to face Napoli. He couldn't because he wasn't warmed up. La Russa blames a a malfunctioning bullpen telephone for his inability to get Motte warmed up in time. So left hander Marc Rzepczynski was left in there to face Napoli who proceeded to double in the go ahead and winning runs. Game five to the Rangers. Here's the Yahoo story.
If the Rangers win the World Series, expect Part 12 of the St. Louis Cardinals are Little Bitches.
First, Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter gets Rangers hot hitting Mike Napoli to fly out to end the sixth inning. Okay, he stops the bleeding after Adrian Beltre tied the game up with a homer. As Carpenter walks off the mound he, cusses, "F_ck you. You piece of sh_t. F_ck you." Here' the Yahoo story. By the way, he's done this before when he yelled at Houston Astros Carlos Lee for flying out.
Then there was the fateful eighth. With the bases loaded and score tied at 2-2, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wanted to bring out right hander Jason Motte to face Napoli. He couldn't because he wasn't warmed up. La Russa blames a a malfunctioning bullpen telephone for his inability to get Motte warmed up in time. So left hander Marc Rzepczynski was left in there to face Napoli who proceeded to double in the go ahead and winning runs. Game five to the Rangers. Here's the Yahoo story.
If the Rangers win the World Series, expect Part 12 of the St. Louis Cardinals are Little Bitches.
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