The notes man cometh. …
My fearless prediction for Sunday’s Broncos-Chargers game? I hereby predict that LaDainian Tomlinson will score a touchdown. He has 98 in 88 games. Jim Brown and Emmitt Smith reached 100 faster than any other players in NFL history. And how many games did it take them? Try 93. …
Now for the good news, Bronco Nation. Tomlinson is all the rage everywhere else, but for whatever reason he seldom plays well in Our Town. He’s averaging 52.8 yards per in five games at Invesco Field. …
The Red Sox just paid $51 million for the right to negotiate with Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Not that the figure seems a tad high, but back in the day, George Steinbrenner and his partners bought the Yankees for $10 million – $168,000 out of his pocket. …
Fifty-one mill just to negotiate with the kid? Talk about depressing. His interpreter is going to make more than the Rockies’ cleanup hitter. …
I see where ex-Dodger J.D. Drew opted out of his contract, which had three years and $33 million remaining, to test the market. Memo to interested teams: Rehab-assignment stats don’t count. …
Nouveau Hall of Famer Patrick Roy is the only NHL player ever to win three Conn Smythe trophies as the most valuable player in the playoffs. Now for the amazing part: He did it in three decades – in 1986, 1993 and 2001. In other words, Roy wasn’t just great. He was that rare combination of greatness and durability. …
Don’t know much, but I know this: That 0-9 record Dennis Franchione has crafted vs. Texas, Nebraska and Oklahoma isn’t going to fly at A&M. …
What, you think Tiger Woods was on a roll when he won all those tournaments? Tony Romo in the past few weeks has been named the Cowboys’ starting quarterback and, rumor has it, begun dating Jessica Simpson. …
You’ve heard of the Dick Butkus Award and the Jim Thorpe Award. Now for the latest, if not greatest, award in college football: the Randy Moss Award. I know what you’re thinking. It goes to the wide receiver with the shortest alligator arms. Nope.
To the best kick returner. …
Moss tells the San Francisco Chronicle there’s a reason for his lethargic play. Seems he’s “in a bad mood” these days, not to mention “unhappy and not too much excited about what’s going on.” He is, however, psyched about taking up golf five minutes after the season ends. …
Speaking of awards, CU kicker Mason Crosby should have won the Lou Groza Award last year. He’s only 19-for-27 this season, but what voters may not know is this: Six of those misses have come from beyond 50 yards. Crosby has attempted eight 50-plus-yarders. Five of the 20 semifinalists for this year’s award haven’t tried a 50-yarder and five others have attempted one. …
Can we officially end all the speculation about Philip Rivers’ ability to fill Drew Brees’ shoes? The guy was 8-for-8 passing on third down in the second half of the Chargers’ come-from-behind W at Cincy. And I mean come from behind. They were behind 21-0 before “through the perilous fight.” …
From the goofy numbers dept.: The Broncos haven’t been shut out in 222 games and the Buffs haven’t gone scoreless in 221. Only once, early in the 1993 season, have the Bronx gone into the fourth quarter without lighting the scoreboard. …
Yes, New Mexico hoopster Kellen Walter is the brother of Raiders quarterback Andrew Walter. Young Kellen, who stands 6-feet-10, is the Lobos’ 3-point specialist, having made 42-of-97 in three-plus seasons. …
And finally, put another candle on the cake for former Bronco Otis Armstrong, who turns 56 today.
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
