Red Wings: Still undefeated, but there was no way I could watch the game this afternoon and see Darren McCarty in someone else's sweater. Hopefully this will be another case like the Larionov trade a few years back, and we'll trade to get Darren back by mid-season.
Bengals: No longer undefeated, but those first four games were kind of pushovers and with the O-line as banged up as it is, I can't say that I expected the Bengals to be 5-0 at this point. Oh well, even if the Steelers win tomorrow night we're still tied for the division lead. I'm just glad I canceled my comp class tomorrow (I wanted to give my students time to work on their group papers) so I don't have to hear it from all the Browns fans.
Yankees: Still alive, and although I only accord the Yankees the minimum amount of respect I feel is due for the rest of the family's pet team, I have zero respect for a team that decides to call itself "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim." Seriously, what the fuck is up with that? I could understand them calling themselves "The Anaheim-Los Angeles Angels," much like they have the New York-New Jersey MetroStars in MLS, but that name is just stoo-pid.
Tigers: You had to see Trammell getting his walking papers after last month's collapse. I still say Kirk Gibson is the next best thing to Sparky Anderson, but Leyland's won a World Series, and on top of that he actually comes from suburban Toledo, so maybe now the local news networks here will start giving the Tigers the kind of coverage they used to get in the glory days of the '80s.