Catching up...

Winston-Salem, NC -- Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means stuffing ourselves with a home cooked smorgasbord of tasty dishes, waking up early to wave to Santa Claus at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and most importantly, watching football. Two years ago, the NFL instituted a third, night game on Thanksgiving, which was a grand idea. Thanksgiving became pretty quiet around 8:00 p.m. when the Cowboys finished devouring whatever hapless team they scheduled on that day. The Titans and Cowboys are the obvious picks for the regularly scheduled games, but the Arizona-Philly match-up is as juicy as the gravy running down the potato mountain on your plate. I like Philly at home; the Cardinals never ever play well on the East Coast.

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• The Orioles finally caved in to the fans' demands and placed "Baltimore" on the road jerseys. But check out the sweet sleeve patch on their '09 jerseys:

• I'll be attending the Skins-Giants' matchup on Sunday in Landover. This game will define the course of the Redskins' season. If they beat the Giants, they'll be a shoe-in for the postseason with Cincy, Philly, and San Fran still on the schedule. If they lose, they'll have to win-out to secure a spot with the strong NFC field this year -- the NFC South is all in contention in addition to the NFC East.
• I'm surprised that it wasn't LeBron James bobblehead night at MSG last night. It's 2 seasons until James can be a free agent, so please Knicks' fans, stop the tampering. Ridiculous.
• There are still some good college football games left this weekend... Vandy-Wake in my brotherly love match-up, the Peach State battle: UGA-GA Tech, and the Iron Bowl: Auburn-'Bama.
• The free agent market is more quiet than a Michigan bowl game. That is, of course, if you don't count Jeremy Affeldt's 2 year-$8M deal with the Giants.

I'll be traveling to New Jersey this afternoon, then down to Maryland on Saturday, and return to Carolina following the Skins' game on Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving to all!