Question of the Day

Who would you take #1 overall in a NBA fantasy draft? Let The Suite Spot know by posting a comment!

Question of the Day

Which team will get Win #1 first, The Bengals or the Lions? Let the Suite Spot know!!

This pear

...tasted awful. What a waste of money. 

Archer Farms hits the mark

If you're like me then you have difficulty getting your daily dose of fresh fruits and vegetables. I'm always looking for ways to more easily integrate more of my FDA prescribed 5 a day. Recently, I was given a case of Clif Kids Organic Twisted Fruit Rope. Each one is a full serving of natural fruit and I must tell you that they were delicious. I quickly ran through my supply. Unfortunately, when I went to buy replacements, I found that they were about a dollar each. That's too much for a tiny (albeit delicious) fruit rope. So began my quest to find a suitable replacement. After some struggle with various bad tasting and rubbery fruit snacks I've finally found the answer and it's right at your local Target. Archer Farms Organic Real Fruit Strips have found the perfect balance between texture, flavor, and price. Only $3 for a box of 10 strips brings this product in line with fresh fruit prices, and while it doesn't beat fresh, sometimes you can't make it down to the market. Moreover, this product is an apt replacement for sugary fruit snacks such as Fruit Rollups. The Suite Spot would like to officially endorse this quality product. 

Jon Gruden--oops

Jon Gruden when asked on the world series, " I think the Devil Rays will win the series" Earth to you Jon- The Devil was stripped from the name a year ago. No body still says I hope the Washington Bullets win tonight, its the Wizards. Being politically correct is the new thing, and I totally don't agree with it. I want the days of the Bullets, Devil Rays, and theRedman. Its too bad that's not how it is now. But Jon if you're coaching football in a city that's baseball team is trying to win a championship, at least sound like you know a team plays baseball in Tampa Bay. It took everyone outside of Tampa 10 years, thats long enough... be a leader!

World Series Post

So it all comes down to this, the Fightin' Phils and the Devil-less Rays. Put your chips on the table, its time to go all in!! Here at the Suite Spot we think a few things, the AL is a better league top to bottom, than the NL, look at interleague play where the AL smoked the NL again, as they do every year. All-Star game, no matter how much credit you give this game, the AL is dominant in the mid-season meeting of stars.

The Phillies- bring more experience, a proven lineup with two MVP's in Howard and Rollins, and Utley who is a top 5 MVP candidate every year when healthy. You have x-factors on this team, Victorino, who gets a big hit only when I watch him, bats .175 when I don't, J. Werth is a scrappy player who plays with heart is a good on defense and has a kid's winning mentality. You have Pat "the babe" Burrell, he will have one clutch hit this series I'm calling it now. The rotation- Hamels and Myers, Hamels an outright ace, and Myers has ace stuff when he keeps his head on straight. Behind them you have Blanton and Moyers, will give up some runs but keep you in the game. If the Phils can get 6-7 innings out of their starters, kiss the rays goodbye. Madson and Lidge are dominant, Lidge hasn't blown a save opportunity this year and I don't see it happening anytime soon especially not in this series, he's locked in and ready to dominate.

The Rays- youth drives this team, and also brings it success. B.J Upton has been powerfully stellar and could is one HR away from tying Carlos Beltran's 8 HR's in a postseason. Evan Longoria is a shoe in for AL rookie of the year (yes I had him on my fantasy team even though he wasn't in the majors until a month into the season) Don't get me wrong they do have some veteran leadership as well, Carl Crawford, a healthy Rocco Baldelli, Carlos Pena. This team is quick and can beat you with small ball or the power shot, a loaded young team. Their rotation is filled with great young talent, Kazmir, Shields, Sonnanstine,and ALCS MVP Matt Garza. Lefty David Price was also lights out in the bullpen and has dominate stuff, 96-98 mph on his heater, and a slider that will have the phillies guessing.

This is going to be a fun series, with Lefties Kazmir, Sonnanstine, and price giving problems to a Phillies lineup that holds power from the left side of the plate, Utley, Howard, both bat from the left side and will have to combat that. In the end the Phillies depth and experience will prove to much for the Rays in what will be a lowly rated, but very exciting World Series

The Suite Spot says----- Phillies in 7, The wait for a title for the last 25 years will finally come to an end!

Let us know your thoughts!!!

NFL Brief- Week 7

Finally some separation between the haves and the have nots. Week 7 showed us that we do have some powerhouses in this league and there is a clearer picture now of who is a playoff contender and who will not be playing past December. Yes that inadvertently rhymed! Near halfway through the season, we have more teams looking to get in the playoffs, 19 at or above .500 but 6 teams who are a cut above.

1. Titans- Kerry Collins is playing sober this season
2. Giants- Confident Eli, could be scary if Plaxico is ever 100%
3. Steelers -Put anyone at RB and the line will get them room to run
4. Bills- With their smarter QB back from being concussed, Stanford grad Trent Edwards helping the Bills Circle the Wagon
5. Panthers- Swarming pass rush, steady backfield, and a healthy Del"homme" ("the man" in french)
6. Bucs - Team buying into Gruden's hard nose D philosophy + Jeff Garcia married to a former playmate = Great Success


Interesting game of the week-- Jets at Raiders. "The Icing on the cake" Interim Raiders Coach Tom Cable's first game was nothing short of a coaching experience. With a 3 pt lead in the final seconds of regulation, Jay Feely hit a 52 yard field goal that doinked off the post and was no good. Great for Oakland right, escaping with a close win, not so fast? Cable called for a timeout to Ice the Jet kicker's veins before the ball had snapped. So Feely got one more shot and put it through the uprights sending us into OT. Luckily for Cable, he has the strongest kicker in the league in Sebastian Janikowski who hit a Oakland home record 57 yarder at the end of overtime to solidify the new coach's first win.

Undefeated teams-- Titans

Defeated only teams-- Bengals, Detroit

Question of the week-- What's worse, playing for the Lions in a broken down city, or playing for the Bengals? Please comment and let us know!!!

NFL Brief- Week 6

"On this team, we fight for that inch, On this team we tear ourselves, and everyone around us to pieces for that inch. We Claw with our fingernails for that inch, cause we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the difference between winning and losing, between living and dying"-- Al Pacino

Jim Haslett and Gary Kubiak may have both used this speech to pump up their players this weekend, as the Rams and the Texans both got their first win of the season by getting that inch. The Rams upset the Skins 19-17 behind Josh Brown's last second kick, and in Houston, QB Matt Schaub noticed the dolphins line up with no linebackers on 4th and 2 and scampered in the goal line to help the Texans edge the Fins 29-28.

Elsewhere, Matt Ryan continued his bid for Rookie of the Year with an impressive show of leadership. The Atlanta "Peregrine" Falcons played a stingy Bears defense and emerged victorious over the bears on a last second 48- yard FG by Jason Elam. Down late, Matt Ryan who was 22/30 for 301 and a score, executed the 2-minute drill as a veteran would and drove the falcons down into field goal range to set up the winning kick. The Falcons are 3-0 at home and are tied for the divison lead at 4-2.

Undefeated team- Titans

Defeated only teams- Bengals, Lions

Found in Translation

I am tolerant of movies that have ambiguous endings. I feel that sometimes what a film has built cannot be adequately concluded on screen and therefore may best be left to our imaginations. That said, I am always curious of what the filmmakers had in mind for their characters. One such movie is Lost in Translation, the overrated but nonetheless very well made and entertaining Bill Murray/ Scarlett Johansson feature from 2003. At the end of the movie the two stars embrace while Murray inaudibly whispers in Johansson's ear. He seems to be actually saying something, but it just isn't possible to make out what it is without some kind of audio enhancement. Luckily, that's just what the video below features. It seems legit to me and if you haven't seen it yet then it really adds to the movie and solves the mystery quite aptly. Be warned, if you don't want to shatter the film's mystique, don't listen!

NFL Brief- Week 5

Parity- n. equivalence; correspondence; similarity; analogy. NFL 2008 season- filled with parity. Through 5 weeks there are 17 teams in the NFL with a .500 record or better. There are seven more that are 2-3 and still in playoff contention. Thats 24/32 (75%) of all teams still have a good chance at making a bid for the Superbowl and the Lombardi trophy. Sure there are a few slugs, Kansas City, Cincinnati, St.Louis, Detroit, Houston, but this season is wide open and players are working harder than ever to get to the playoffs.

Lots of great games this week-- as I spent them at a bar with bottle in hand, head turning to every TV with every ooh and aahhh and every annoying Dolphin fan singing this god awful chant everytime they scored, got a first down, went to commercial, ate a wing, basically on any human movment they started this chant, "Miam Dolphins, Miami Dolphins, Miami Dolphins #1..." real intuitive and equally creative.

The Atlanta "Peregrine" Falcons finally beat a good team, and maybe just maybe we can call them a reputable opponent. The Falcons clipped the Packers in a shootout 27-24. Aaron Rodgers who many people benched in their fantasy leagues due to concern over his sprained shoulder, played and played well. He tossed 3 TD's on over 300 yards, but it wasn't enough to beat Matt Ryan, Micheal Turner and the Falcons who improve to 3-2 on the year.

Undefeated teams- GGGG-Men and the Titans at 5-0