Monday, October 11, 2010

Week Eight, part one

New Jersey vs. Manhattan:

New Jersey's governor recently quashed funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson. I guess they are satisfied that they are self-sufficient so that they don't need to facilitate free exchange of ideas with the outside. But it's a big, happening world out there and you'll miss a lot if you turn your eyes in on yourself. Manhattan.


Baltimore vs. Philadelphia:

Apparently, the Knights' sword and shield got thrown out in a housecleaning at the Marshall. But with the cardboard and aluminum foil went the last emotional link tying Jay Bonin to the team. If someone had tossed out Excalibur, imagine how different the imaginary world might have been. Philadephia.


Dallas vs. Seattle:

The underrrated Guo on board four looks like Seattle's secret weapon. I say "secret" because clicking his player link shows only his two games through week five but, dogged investigator that I am, I dug deeper, clicking on the games link, and uncovered a third win this season, in week six. Seattle.


Arizona vs. Chicago:



And Chicago it is.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

REVISE
PROVEN
NOTARY
CAMERA

AMANOV. RESPECT.

Ron Young said...

Correct. I thought of waiting for Amanov to be paired with a woman, and then doing something with “Amanov on her”, because, though “man of respect” is the literal translation of what they say in Sicily, “Man of Honor”, thanks to Joe Bonanno, is probably the more recognized term in America. But with Amanov playing board two most of the time, that might have been a pretty long wait.