Rangers defeat Capitals 2-1, lead series 3-1
There's nothing quite like hopping onto a bandwagon. For 82 regular season hockey games, I may have watched 30 seconds of action, and that was by accident. I probably sat on the remote or thought something else was on that channel. But now, with the Rangers only 1 win away from facing the Bruins in the Eastern Conference semifinals, I can't help but watch. Since the playoffs started, I have not missed 1 minute of play. With all the power-plays, icings, cross-checkings, high-stickings, and things of that nature, I am nothing short of enthralled. Those last few minutes of the Rangers game tonight were exhilarating. I was glued to the television and was able to sufficiently ignore any of my work.

Melky Cabrera homerun lifts Yankees over Athletics in 14 innings
Is this the beginning of the end for Brett Gardner? Clearly it's too early to make that decision. But Melky is making a valiant effort to take back his old job. At the beginning of the season, it seemed as if the difference in Gardner and Cabrera was negligible. Not anymore. Looks like they will be splitting time over the next few weeks. Could get interesting. One thing is certain, Brett Gardner would look out of place in this music video.

Lions are looking to sign Stafford before draft
Makes sense. The Lions NEED a player who has the potential to change the makeup of that franchise, specifically a quarterback. Quick! Name any Detroit Lions quarterback. Couldn't think of one, could you? No, Joey Harrington doesn't count. He may have been under center, but that doesn't make him a quarterback.

Detroit Lions first round draft picks (Last ten years):
1999: Chris Claiborne (USC), Aaron Gibson (Wisconsin)
2000: Stockar McDougle (Oklahoma)
2001: Jeff Backus (Michigan)
2002: Joey Harrington (Oregon)
2003: Charles Rogers (Michigan State)
2004: Roy Williams (Texas), Kevin Jones (Virginia Tech)
2005: Mike Williams (USC)
2006: Ernie Sims (Florida State)
2007: Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech)
2008: Gosder Cherilus (Boston College)

All together now...who? I mean, there is some talent in there, but no true "franchise" players. The Lions are hoping Matthew Stafford can change a decade of ineptitude. My only concern is that the extent of their draft analysis was based solely around his performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:

MLB Attendance Study (Day 3):

New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals (Busch Stadium)
Attendance: 35,622

Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Attendance: 26,725

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
Attendance: 38,738

Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox, Game 1 (Fenway Park)
Attendance: 37,494

Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox, Game 2 (Fenway Park)
Attendance: 37,290

Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre)
Attendance: 13,090

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians (Progressive Field)
Attendance: 13,509

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
Attendance: 10,868

Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park)
Attendance: 32,759

Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Attendance: 43,342

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals (Nationals Park)
Attendance: 15,567

San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
Attendance: 26,593

Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Attendance: 19,147

Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
Attendance: 10,655

Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners (Safeco Field)
Attendance: 16,476

Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angel Stadium)
Attendance: 43,047

Average: 26,307.63

Late Night 90s Song:

If you have any suggestions for songs or basically anything, let me know. The comments are at the bottom right.

• Charles Rogers (currently a free agent)
• Joey Harrington (third string quarterback for the Saints behing Brees and...Mark Brunell)
• Mike Williams (currently a free agent)

When it comes to Mike Williams, that wasn't bad drafting, that was awful player development. The guy was a bonafide stud at USC. He seemed like he made an acrobatic catch once a game. And as soon as he was drafted, down the tubes. Maybe it was the year off for attempting to enter the NFL a year early. But he's still only 24 years old. Man, the Lions did a number on him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3606294

Hank Steinbrenner rips MLB Divisional Layout
I'm pretty sure Hank talks all day, every day. Saying outrageous things constantly at all hours of the day. But it's only when someone sticks a microphone in front his face does it get printed. The Yankees have made the playoffs for thirteen straight years, but the first year they don't, it's MLB's fault. Has this guy had a normal, politically correct quote ever? It's been one full year of Hank, and I still don't know what to make of Lil George. Is he trying to be like his dad on purpose? Or is he just an idiot? He makes a lot of outlandish comments, but shows no interest in the Yankees all year. He went to about 2 home games this season.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080923&content_id=3535497&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb