Sanchez stole Ryan’s last dog

From the mouth of madness, a few thoughts on some current events in the world of sports.

n Kudos to Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez for trying to nip this whole Weinergate thing in the bun. Too bad it was too late; the moment the TV cameras caught Sanchez chowing down, he was done for.

What I don’t get is the need for a public apology.

n The NBA season hasn’t even started yet, and already the year looks dreadful – again – for the Clippers. Given their history for failure and bad luck, it had to only be a matter of time before No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin got hurt.

But who would have guessed it would be on the eve of the season opener?

n A lot of college football experts are blubbering that since the top two teams, Florida and Alabama, have been winning close games, there are no dominant teams anymore. These are also the same people who gush about how tough the SEC is, so maybe they should just hold off on the previous thought until the Gators and Tide are playing close games outside of their conference.

n The real reason Sanchez had to apologize for eating that hot dog during Sunday’s blowout win over Oakland?

It was Jets coach Rex Ryan’s last one.

n If you’re ever wondering how much more popular the NFL is around here, just listen to any of the number of sports talk radio shows. The Celtics are a legit title contender, the Bruins were the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs last year, and all most callers want to talk about are two blowout wins by the Patriots.

n Speaking of blowouts, why would we want Florida and Alabama to be demolishing their conference competition? Unless you’re a fan of either team, a blowout is the worst thing that can happen for the viewing audience.

n Call me crazy, but I think having the so-called favorites of college football look merely mortal week in and week out, just further proves that there needs to be a playoff. Not that it will happen.

n Every year, I find it harder and harder to watch the MLB playoffs and World Series, no matter who is playing. In fact, the teams don’t matter at all; it has to do with the late start times and the fact that almost every game lasts nearly four hours. On Sunday, the Giants-Cardinals game and Game 6 of the ALCS started at about the same time, but the football game was over at least a half hour earlier. That just seems absurd.

n The Stanley Cup playoffs and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are the two best postseason tournaments to watch. NFL and NBA would be next, with MLB somewhere after that.

College bowls games would be at the bottom, along with other completely meaningless sporting events.

Joe Marchilena can be reached at 594-6448 or jmarchilena@nashuatelegraph.com.