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He may replace Damon for offensive purposes in the ALCS.Jerry Hairston, Jr., PR-DH: (INC) Hairston finally made it into a postseason game for the first time in his 11-year career when he pinch ran for Matsui.Andy Pettitte, SP: (A) Pettitte pitched great and should've been allowed to stay in the game longer. His next start should be Oct. 19 in Anaheim.Joba Chamberlain, RP: (B) Joba retired two of the three batters he faced in the seventh without giving up a run. The big question this week will be whether he's slated to start Game 4 of the ALCS on Oct. 20. I say he should be.Phil Hughes, RP: (B-) Hughes gave up two hits while getting two outs in the eighth. He was bailed out by Jeter and Rivera and the Yankees will look for him to pitch better in the next round.Mariano Rivera, RP: (A) Mo got lucky on his first pitch to Joe Mauer, when his fastball up and out over the plate was just fouled back by the batting champion.

) In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue and in 2009 nine games were played in the NHL. So a big start to a big week in the NHL let’s look at the Hat Trick or top three things I am looking for this Holiday week.1.) Will the real Roberto Luongo please stand up Bobby Lou has looked more like former Canuck goalie Dan Cloutier than the normal dominating goalie he has been in the past. Now with the injury news of a broken foot to Daniel Sedin, the pressure heats up for the captain to improve on his mediocre early numbers. With three straight division games this week it will be important for the defending northwest champions and yes my preseason pick to win the West that they have right to ship and it all starts with the last line of defense.2.) Which suprising team at the top of the Northeast Standing will come back to earth The Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres were both thought to be fighting for lottery spots but currently are fighting for the top of the Northeast Division. Yes I know it is very early, but both of these teams could realistically fight for a playoff spot. The Senators are following the Denver Broncos model of success, ship out our franchise player and win despite him with a great team effort. While Heatley is scoring a ton in San Jose the Senators are riding a more balanced effort this season with eight players already chipping in a goal. The Sabres could have been a playoff team last season if Ryan Miller had stayed healthy, well he is healthy now and posting a miniscule 0.98 GAA in Buffalo’s 2-0-1 start. This week they have a test facing the Red Wings but end their weekend schedule with back-to-back games facing the Islanders and Thrashers, a 2-1 or dare I say 3-0 record could put the division on notice that the Sabres are here to stay.3.) Game of the Week: Thursday this week the Sharks kick off their east coast swing with a heavy weight matchup against the Capitals. Goals will be on display, for coming into the week these two teams are tied atop the league with 20 goals in five games apiece. Ovechkin and Heatly, each with five goals, not surprisingly are setting the pace for these offensive clubs. It will be interesting to see how the coaches match up their lines, considering these two top lines are what I consider the best in the league. Boy I hope they go strength verses strength, that would get viewers as excited as when they found out Llyod Lee was finally an Asian, I mean agent.Read more at 10) Why does Bud Light feel that having a sound system as crappy as my beer is a win9) Why, exactly, should non-humorous infants make me want to use a stock trading service8) Will changing the color of the taco shell from my wretched Taco Bell meal change, in any way, the soul-crushing diarrhea and self-loathing7) I get that the sexy forest nymph makes me want to buy Direct TV, but why the slacker black dude with the elephant (And a follow-up question; do I need to be high to switch and if so, on what kind of drug, exactly)6) If I wanted to slalom ski in an urban setting, why would I want to buy an Audi5) Will wearing a Men's Warehouse suit make me look like a clueless douchebag, or do only clueless douchebags wear suits from the Men's Wearhouse4) Would it be possible to give up some of our First Amendment freedoms to stop the making of more "Saw" movies3) Of the 75,000 possible aps for the iPhone, do any of them make the user interface work well as a typewriter, or improve the cell phone service2) How far along are you in your desire to "Go To The NFL" I've upped the ante by mowing my lawn in the shape of a football, putting eye black on the cat and accepting that I am a sinner in the eyes of Roger Goodell.

By the end of the year, I'm expecting to wear nothing but licensed NFL apparel and live my life in slow motion. Because one play can change your entire freaking life, you see...1) Can we have a Mac vs. ) This article originally appeared on Friar Forecast.A few months ago, I joined a loose coalition called The Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA). According to its website, the BBA was “created to foster communication and collaboration between bloggers across baseball.