Sickness is Spreading

Flu like symptoms are spreading through the county and Rocky Mount is not immune. Several coaches and players from various teams have been hit this week with the bug. I would not go as far to say it's the Swine Flu,but a lesser fever and severe cold.

Bobby Cox has announced that 2010 will be his last year as manager of the Atlanta Braves. There was a time when we could all watch every Atlanta games on the cable every night.

Sometimes timing plays a big part in what you watch or root for. Having spent two summers growing up on the Legion fields in Ahoskie when Jimmy Hunter played for Post 102, naturally every time the A's played on tv or were on the East Coast where you could pick up their games on radio I rooted hard for Jimmy.

Hunter retired in 1979 from baseball and it just so happened that the cable system in September of 1979 started carrying the Atlanta Braves. With my man retired I picked up and started rooting for Dale Murphy.

Bobby Cox has been the Braves manager for like 22 of the 31 years since then.

The American economy is really in the toilet. When a Russian comes to New York and buys the majority ownership in a NBA team the New Jersey Nets you know times are bad. I don't know how to pronounce the guys name but he is investing 160 million American dollars or 330 Billion Rubles.

Only two games have been played in the NFL season so far which means you can't tell a thing about how the season is going. Injuries play such a big part. Baltimore seems to be everyone's pick to be the best right now. I don't know if I would go out on the limb yet about the Ravens. Their defense has given up at least 20 in both games.

I wish I had confidence in New Orleans at the rate they are scoring right now. I just don't see that continuing all season.

Don't be surprised if after Sunday the Detroit Lions have their first win of the season. The Redskins just might be their first victim.