Sunday, February 1, 2009
SHOCKING!
Slowey Selects Steelers!
I just heard that there is a
relatively important football game being played later this afternoon. Woo hoo! Maybe as soon as it is over, people will start talking
about baseball instead!! Maybe I’ll start watching SportsCenter
again! We shall see.
For those of you
who want to wait to enjoy your commercials, don’t click this
link, the link to the Minnesota Twins new commercial which will appear
locally after the 3rd quarter. It’s great! And yes, it features Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau,
Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, Denard Span, Alexi Casilla, Carlos
Gomez, Nick Punto,
Kevin Slowey
and Scott Baker.
Those of you who have checked
this site for a long time know that Twins starter Kevin Slowey has been participating in my
NFL “Expert” Picks panel for three or so years. He always picks the Steelers to
win and also says by how much. One week this year, he was exactly right,
including by the exact point differential. So, when I asked him who would win
this year’s Super Bowl between his Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona
Cardinals, you can probably guess who he picked. Here were his thoughts on the
game.
Kevin Slowey’s Super Bowl Predictions:
Steelers win
32-13
Highlights include
·
Ben Roethlisberger throwing for 250 yds and 2 TDs ( Hines Ward and Santonio
Holmes)
·
Willie Parker rushing for 150yds and
2 TDs
·
7 sacks by the Steelers Defense
·
LaMarr Woodley forcing 2 fumbles (recovering 1)
·
Hines Ward smiling all game long,
flattening a cornerback and handing a ball to a fan
·
50,000 terrible towels being waved
at Raymond James Stadium
·
Mike Tomlin thanking Steelers fans
around the world for their support
·
Troy Polamalu
making no less than 4 spectacular plays.
That is some pretty good
detail! I am hoping that several other Twins players, minor leaguers players,
bloggers and writers will send me their picks. I will update this site until
game time, so be sure to keep checking back for updates:
Dan Slowey – Pittsburgh native and author of Blogonoscopy:
A few hours before the game is
set to begin, several rabid tigers will escape from a nearby zoo and wander
into Raymond James Stadium. They will immediately attack and eat Chris Berman
and Tony Siragusa (for obvious reasons), sending the
horrified onlookers into a panic. Pandemonium will ensue.
However, just when it looks like the game will have to be canceled, or at least
postponed, Troy Polamalu will come sprinting onto the
field and will instantly knock the beasts unconscious. He may or may not
accidentally knock several hundred Cardinals fans unconscious as well. Upon
seeing video of this performance (from the safety of the locker room), Ken Whisenhunt will immediately call Mike Tomlin and forfeit
the game. The Steelers will thus win by the official score of an NFL forfeit.
Steelers, 2-0.
Seth Stohs - SethSpeaks.net - I suppose I should go out on a limb too... My prediction is that the Steelers will win but they will not cover the spread. So, something like Steelers 19, Cardinals 17.
Jeff Manship,
Twins pitching prospect:
Although I'm rooting for the
Cardinals I feel that the Steelers will come out on top. Defense is said
to win games and in this situation I feel that Pittsburgh's defense is on
top. In addition, they have been in the big game before.
Key players for Pittsburgh:
- Big Ben, Hines Ward, and Holmes
Key players for Arizona:
- Going out on a limb and saying Fitzgerald and Warner
MVP:
- Big Ben
Whit Robbins, Twins hitting
prospect:
I know that defense wins
championships, but I'm going with the high flying Cards. Kurt matches up
as good as anyone against Pitt's D and with all the
hype around Fitzgerald I'm expecting Anquan to have a
big day. Arizona gets up early and Big Ben doesn't have what it takes to
bring them back.
Cards - 24 Steelers - 21
LaVelle E. Neal,
Twins Beat Writers, Star-Tribune:
Steelers 26-21
Steve Singleton, Twins hitting
prospect:
Cards, 24-13
Howard Sinker, Star Tribune and
A Fan’s View from Section 220:
Steelers 38, Cardinals 3 _
Arizona should be ashamed of the vacation it took against the Vikings and New
England after clinching the NFC West. Mediocrity should not be rewarded - and
the Sloweys deserve a Super Bowl.
Chris, Sac Bunt Baseball
Card blog:
Cards win, 34-28. Warner
400+ yards. Fitz 2 tds, hightower 1 td.
Josh Taylor, Taylor’s
Twins Blog:
I'm going to say the Steelers
will win 23-17. Troy Polamalu will be the MVP after
picking Warner off twice, including one pick 6.
Josh Johnson, Josh’s
Thoughts:
Prediction: Cardinals win 29-24
Phil Miller, Twins beat writer,
Pioneer Press:
Steelers 38 Cardinals 10.
Highlight: "Born to Run"
John Meyer, Minnesota
Twins Most Valuable Blogger:
really
want the Cards to win so even though I think they will lose I'm going to go
with 20-17 Cardinals over Steelers.
Minneapolis
boy Fitzgerald catches two TD's and one of Pittsburgh's touchdowns is scored by
the defense.
MVP:
Kurt Warner
Andrew Kneeland, Twins Fix and native of Arizona:
35-25
Cardinals.
It will
be a very offensive game. The Pittsburgh defense is tough, but they will be
surprised by the Warner-Fitzgerald duo. With Fitz's height, and his vertical,
you can't stop him. In a classic underdog victory, Arizona will pull away in
the fourth quarter.
Dan Osterbrock, Twins pitching prospect:
Pittsburgh 24 Arizona 14
Marty Andrade, Marty Andrade’s blog:
Cardinals by 7, only because I've been
drinking heavily since about noon.
Be sure to leave your
predictions (before the game!) to see how you do! Leave
predictions and comments here.