Rooney and Rutgers: A perfect match

Wayne Rooney sporting a Rutgers cap as he travels to the UEFA Champions League game against Chelsea. Rutgers and Rooney what a team.

Professional Tailgating: Its a great night for a football game

It was a great night for a football game, too bad it was a baseball game that was scheduled to be played. For my first baseball game of the year, I went to the Phillies and Mets game on Tuesday night and boy was it cold

Citizens Bank Park new fancy HD scoreboard

 Yes those clouds are cold and dark

 I had joked with a bunch of people about seeing Kyle Kendrick and guess what he was pitching, thanks to a terrible outing by Cole Hammels

 By the fifth inning, it was on to reading the media guide in order to pass the time

FA needs to have their heads looked at

So let me get this straight cursing at a camera is more of an offense against football then breaking a players leg with a terrible tackle. That is the message that the FA is sending with their decision to seek a two match band against Wayne Rooney for swearing at a camera after scoring the winning goal against West Ham on Saturday morning. Rooney has accepted a Football Association charge for using offensive language, but not the automatic two-match ban. He is set to miss the league game against Fulham and the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City. But Rooney has submitted a claim, which will be heard on Wednesday, that the suspension is "clearly excessive".

For years the FA has turned their back on various issues issues, so based on the FA charge Wayne Rooney's action are more of a crime against football then Stoke City's Ryan Shawcross's tackle that broke Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey's leg in Feb. 2010. During that incident Shawcross was given a straight red card and served his one match band.

I'm not saying what Rooney did was right, but lets take a look at everything before we call for a band and if that is worth a two game band, then Ryan Shawcross should have been given 10 games for his actions. All I'm saying is lets just be fair.

Prospect Questions for the Upcoming year

While the major league season is underway, minor league baseball is still a couple of days from starting. Here are some of the story lines from the Only Time Will Tell Scouting Department:

1. How fast will Bryce Harper go through the Nats season. Will he still be in Hagerstown when they visit Lakewood in May.
2. How will the Phillies and Red Sox systems bounce back after being raided in major deals over the last couple of years.
3. How will Cubs prospect Matt Szczur do in first full season of pro baseball
4. As a graduate of Toms River South, this is an important year for Todd Frazier. Will the Reds deal him or hold to him.
5. How long will it take before we the Royals army of top ranked prospects reaches the majors. According to some scouts the Royals have five of the top 50 prospects in baseball.
6. Is Andrew Brackman a closer or a starter in the Yankees system. The former center at NC State has always had a huge upside.