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Vol. 100, No. 33	August 13, 2008

SPORTS TALK

Prediction: Cats 31, Cards 28

Is it ever too early to start talking trash about the UK-U of L football game? With the Battle of the

By Jeff Bastin
Sports Editor

Bluegrass only 18 days away it appears that I have slipped by not starting already.
I have spent very little time researching either team this year, but that really doesn’t matter because I view the entire affair through Big Blue colored glasses. I don’t know who the favorite is, nor do I care, because I know that you can throw reason out the window when big time rivals play.
Considering the success Louisville has enjoyed in the past decade, it would stand to reason that one would call them the favorite. Throw in the fact that the game is in Papa John’s Stadium and it would appear that the Cards are almost a lock. But not when your heart bleeds Kentucky blue.
I do not care if Louisville is a 50-point favorite, I will still believe in the Cats until the scoreboard proves otherwise. After all, Coach Rich Brooks has given UK fans a reason to believe over the past two seasons.
The Wildcats are 16-10 in their last 26 games and have won two bowl games. Kentucky also has SEC wins over Georgia, LSU, and Arkansas during that span. Those three wins alone are the equivalent to playing a full season in the Big East.
I realize I might have to eat these words in about three weeks, but I am going with Cats 31, Cards 28 in a last-second thriller.

Reds
I know I said I was finished writing about baseball this year, but two things changed my mind. First, I received a letter from Mr. Victor Black in Porterville, CA. Mr. Black said that I should never think there is a time I cannot write about baseball because there will always be one guy out in California ready to read anything written about the greatest game ever.
The other reason I must comment on the Reds is the recent trades involving Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn. I have read and heard many views on the departure of Cincinnati’s two main power sources and some see it as illogical while others think it great.
Personally, I do not think any team counting on Griffey and Dunn for run production could win. Neither of them can hit left handed pitching and both are far too streaky and inconsistent.
I know it is going to be hard to find someone who hits 40 towering home runs per year, but if the Reds will go find two consistent outfielders who can hit .300 and drive in 85 runs apiece, I believe these two moves will turn out to be brilliant in the long run.

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