Duquette got a bad rap in Boston (his comments about how he hoped to keep Roger Clemens in Boston through the “twilight” of his career after Clemens signed with Toronto being the most infamous), but the guy had as much (if not more) to do with the core of the 2004 Red Sox than Theo Epstein did. Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon, Derek Lowe, and Jason Varitek were all players acquired by Duquette. Duquette also was the general manager of the greatest team no one remembers, the 1994 Montreal Expos. Until realignment comes it will be tough sledding, but Baltimore made a wise decision for their next general manager.
9. Trevor Bayne Wins First Nationwide Race, Danica
Finishes Eleventh
I
wouldn’t fault you for forgetting that Trevor Bayne existed before he
passed Carl Edwards on Saturday. NASCAR would benefit from both Bayne and
Danica Patrick having more consistent success in 2012.
8. Northwestern Upsets #9 Nebraska
Somewhere,
Michael Wilbon was very happy Saturday
afternoon.
7. Patrick Peterson Makes Incredible Game-Winning Punt
Return
This
play was amazing for the following three reasons, even though it occurred in a game between two
1-6 football teams.- Peterson caught the ball on the 1-yard line. Any football fan that knows anything about the sport that the rule is if a punt looks like it is going to land inside the 10, let it go.
- The runback itself looked like Bo Jackson in TECMO Super Bowl.
- More importantly, Arizona was favored by three. Typically once a game reaches overtime it ends in a field goal (unless it’s a college game that doesn’t include LSU and Alabama). If you bet on Arizona, or picked them to win like I did, the odds were that you were either staring at a loss or a push. Peterson’s overtime clincher not only gave Arizona their second victory, but people with sick gambling addictions that actually wagered on this game a thrilling victory.
6. Packers Hang on in Shoot-Out, Win 45-38 in San Diego
It felt like Aaron Rodgers only had the ball for five minutes in this game, but he still managed to throw for 250 and four touchdowns.
5. Tony Stewart Wins Fourth Race of Chase, Within 3
Points of Carl Edwards
My
Chase preview is starting to look more and more like a comedy piece with each
trip Tony makes to victory lane. It’s going to be a lot of fun the next two
weeks with Smoke and Cousin Carl locked in a tight battle. Look for Edwards to
make a stand at Phoenix next week. He had the fastest car their last spring
before getting crashed out.4. LSU Wins “Game of the Century” in Overtime Over Alabama
After watching four quarters of this game before falling asleep on my couch right before overtime, I’m still trying to figure out how two teams with quarterback play that appears to be somewhere between mediocre and putrid could be ranked 1-2 in the polls. If either team had Andrew Luck under center, they would’ve beaten the other by three touchdowns. I really hope we don’t have to watch a rematch in the BCS Championship Game.
3. NASCAR Parks Kyle Busch
I’m
all for drivers settling their business amongst themselves, but there is no
rational defense for what Kyle Busch did to Ron Hornaday in the truck race
Friday night. Kudos to the suits running NASCAR for finally putting
an end to the “have at it” era.
2. Ravens Shock Steelers
I’ve
never thought all that much of Joe Flacco. He’s certainly been a solid
quarterback during his NFL career, but I never though of him as someone who
could eventually carry a franchise to a Super Bowl. Last night’s
92-yard drive to sweep the season series over the Steelers was a good way
for him to win me over.
1. Eli Leads Another
Late-Game Comeback Against Patriots
It’s hard to believe, but we live in a world where Eli Manning owns
Tom Brady. 
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