Mountaineers and Metropolitans

An incredible Labor Day weekend of sports for all fans as MLB entered the final month of the season in style and college football kicked off with several notable upsets.  Especially, if you are a fan of the underdog, a Met's fan, and like seeing Notre Dame and Michigan lose:

Division 1-AA Appalachian State beats #5 Michigan, at the Big House in Ann Arbor.  Yes, Division 1-AA.  Not even a mid-major like Boise State, but a minor league team.  Makes you think about last year's BCS fiasco - Boise State.  No chance to play for a championship even though they went undefeated.  Why?  Well, Boise State mostly beat 1-A mid-major college football teams - not traditonal powerhouses like Michigan and Notre Dame - if Boise played those teams they surely would not have been undefeated. Because we know mid-majors and 1-AA teams can't compete with the big boys.   Speaking of Notre Dame, the Irish got hammered by Georgia Tech, and ND has a tough schedule ahead of them.  ND could have a losing record this year.  Of course, they'll still be served up another bowl game to lose on a silver BCS platter. 

My Mets looked like they might be entering a dark Labor Day weekend.  Swept by the Phillies in a 4-game series, NL East division lead down to two games, and the Braves on deck for the weekend.  The Braves team had owned the Mets all season, even when the Mets were playing well, and needed the wins even more than the Mets as the Braves are chasing both the Mets and Phillies.  Naturally the Mets go down to Atlanta and sweep the Braves.  And then finish off the Labor Day weekend with a win today.  Not just any win, but a Pedro Martinez win in his first MLB appearance since shoulder surgery last year.  Still a long way to go, but if Pedro can round into form in a few September starts, and El Duque can stay healthy, then Shea will be the place to be this October.