July 31, 2006 (Toronto, Canada) – The road show in Ohio has come to a halt and I am back north of the border where former NFL running back Ricky Williams is once again passing the time not playing football. With less than a month to go ‘till the start of the College Football season and with the NFL right behind the kids, bettors are rubbing their hands in gleeful anticipation. Before we get zoned in to the football scene, I would be remiss if I did not give kudos to major league baseball which has become the definition of parity in sports. Every time you think you have a team pegged as a contender or on the verge of being eliminated from the race, the tide turns drastically.

Meanwhile, out west in San Francisco the Giants seemed poised for a long and lengthy battle with their California rival the San Diego Padres. After taking two of three from them and beginning the week in a virtual tie for the lead, Felipe and his men headed east for dates with the Nationals and the lowly Bucs of Pittsburgh who dropped six in a row. Arizona was in Houston on the weekend and the over was the wager in this series as the bookend games in the three game set saw 15 runs scored Friday and 13 on Saturday by two teams that have a hard time scoring runs. Could someone please tell me how the Milwaukee Brewers can go 4-6 in their past 10 games, yet suddenly find themselves ahead of Roger Clemens’ Astros and only 8 ½ back of the Cards?