2010 Sportsman Of The Year

After last year's unanimous decision to award Vernon Gholston with the prestigious 2009 Propick Sportsman of the Year award, we at Propick Sports realized how imperative it is to keep raising the bar. While there were a plethora of qualified candidates, most of these athletes lacked that certain something to separate themselves from the pack. Whereas the Propick Coach of the Year award has consistently boiled down to Wadeface and Norv Turner, the Sportsman of the year is a far more difficult race to handicap.

Enter Pat McAfee. When reports surfaced Tuesday that Colts punter Pat Mcafee (a complete unknown), was found shirtless and drunk in a canal in Indiana, Propick immediately took notice. What better way for an athlete to catipulate himself from obscurity to the top of the Sportsman of the year award list then to swim drunk in a canal in thirty degree weather? After blowing a .15, its amazing that McAfee didn't pass out or even worse die of hypothermia. While we at Propick advocate "drinking responsibly", we cannot help but appreciate the lengths some people will go to just to get their name in the running for our year end award. I wonder if McAfee would be given a lifetime ban by the NFL if he does this again? Strike one resulted in a one game suspension and more importantly consideration for the Sportsman of the year award. In any event, it looks like local celebrity Marxy has some work to do if he wants to elevate himself into the company of Mssr. McAfee. While Marxy is no stranger to "stepping up his game during crunchtime", even he might have trouble topping this effort.

Phillies-Giants game 5. This has been a brutal series for me to figure. With a potential 5 dime payout with the Giants to win the World Series (futures), I decided to "polish hedge" and lay a dime on Philly to win 425 when this series began. Everything points to the Giants winning this series, not the least of which involves every dope on television and radio assuring us that the Phillies are going to win it all. Whenever there is such consensus on the part of the media, former players,etc. make sure you run the other way. That being said, I still see this series going seven games so I will take Halladay in tonight's rematch of game one. Phillies -120 over the Giants.