Well, two weeks sure go by fast. I could not write last week because I was super busy settling in to my apartment and preparing for a new semester here at school. So I will briefly touch on the events of last week (which are many) along with the stuff from this week.
So last week's highlight was definitely college football. There were some great games. The news year's 6 was amazing. I really enjoyed simply sitting down and watching football all day for two days. The Michigan State versus Baylor game was really good along with Wisconsin and Auburn. But the best games were the two college football playoff games featuring Florida State versus Oregon at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and Ohio State versus Alabama in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Oregon and Florida State was a tight battle until 4 turnovers resulted in many touchdowns for the Ducks. Final score: 59-20 Ducks. In New Orleans, the battle was more intense. Alabama pulled out to a 21-3 lead or something like that. Ohio State really pulled themselves together by the end and ended up winning the game 42-35. The score that capped it was an 85-yard touchdown run near the end of the game. So there you have it. The final stage set up for Monday the twelfth. Oregon versus Ohio State at AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas. It's a date.
Also last week, the Padres made some trades in order to bolster the back end of the bullpen in the additions of Shawn Kelley from the Yankees and Brandon Maurer from the Blue Jays. Both of these right handers are hard throwing and have plenty of experience under their belts. Maurer can start, although his numbers are a whole lot better as a reliever than a starter. Kelley will most likely be placed in the back end of the bullpen somewhere with the likes of Kevin Quackenbush, Dale Thayer and Joaquin Benoit. I am stoked to be able to welcome back spring training. Mark your calendars, folks. February 20 is when the Padres' pitchers and catchers report to Peoria, Arizona. The entire league will report within one or two days of that date as well. Spring training exhibition games will then commence two weeks later.
That is the news as far as baseball is concerned for the past two weeks. There still remains Max Scherzer and James Shields as potential free agent acquisitions. But they will cost money to the price of the moon itself. The Padres also picked up a one-year, incentive-laden deal for Josh Johnson. He has just come off of his second Tommy John surgery in his career and will likely return sometime in the early summer.
The NFL playoffs have begun. The Ravens defeated the Steelers last Saturday and will play the Patriots this Sunday in freezing Foxboro. Also across the league, the Colts will face off against the Broncos in Denver, the Cowboys will be in Green Bay to take an ailing Aaron Rodgers and Packers team ready to play. Also, Cam Newton and the Panthers will head to Seattle and take on the Seahawks. The NFL playoffs are always exciting to see who the best team in the world is.
I believe that that is it for today. If there is anything at all that you would like me to discuss, feel free to comment below. I want to make this informative and entertaining. Until next week, when a college football champion will be pronounced!
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