The World According To Ingy!

By Jim Ingram

Fan Fanatic Sports Staff

Welcome to my new weekly article that compiles my thoughts on the sports world, and some non-sports topics, from the week that was.

- First off, Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. No presents, no religion, lots of great food and three NFL games. There is no better day on the calendar.

- The Bruins are scuffling right now. Don't worry too much though. Rask does need to start playing better soon. They'll get back on track. Of course, you can expect another little hiccup when Savard and Sturm come back as most of the lines will need to be reshuffled.

- I don't want to sound like a homer, but I don't see the Patriots losing to the Jets next Monday night. This is a different team than the past few years. They may be young, but they're a tough team that can be physical with anyone. The Steelers game showed that. This game is more important to the Patriots than it is to the Jets. There's virtually no way they can win the AFC East if they lose this game.

- I know Phillip Rivers is having a great passing season, but there's no way he deserves the MVP more than Tom Brady. Both quarterbacks have been playing, and throwing to, players you've never heard of before. You know what the difference is? The Patriots are 9-2 and the Chargers are 6-5.

- I am a huge fan of Derek Jeter, but he needs to accept that 3 year, $45 million dollar offer from the Yankees. There's no way another team offers him more. He's still a very good player, but his defense is going to make him a liability sooner rather than later. I would love to see him at third base for the Dodgers, but there's no way that happens.

- Speaking of the Dodgers, this is a tough time to be a fan of them. They've already made their "Big Splash" of the off-season by resigning Ted Lilly. Don't hold your breath for anything else really. The McCourt divorce fiasco is crippling that team. In a normal world, they'd spend the money to sign Carl Crawford because he'd be a perfect fit. His home runs might go down a bit in Dodger Stadium, but he'd hit 50+ double and 6+ triples easily.

- Speaking of disappointing off-seasons, it looks like it will be the 2nd consecutive one for the Boston Red Sox. Theo Epstein is one of the games most overrated general managers, and I see another off-season of b-level moves like last season. I don't see him having the stones to use some of his true bargaining chips to make a trade for Adrian Gonzalez or Prince Fielder. He'd much rather wait a year and sign them as free agents. We all know he's excellent with free agent signings.

Well, that's all I have for this week.