Ouch. Bad loss by the champs to the Dolphins last night on Monday Night Football, made even worse by the fact that I really hate the Dolphins.

As well, bad games happen to great players, and hey, better a bad game now than in January. I'm pretty much figuring we won't get the #1 seed in the AFC, although it is possible. More than likely we'll get the #2 seed and ultimately have to go through Pittsburgh to win the Super Bowl (like we did in 2002).

In other news, Dave Roberts (he of the mythic stolen base against Mariano Rivera in Game 4 of the ALCS) got traded to San Diego, and Orlando Cabrerra is off to Anaheim. Sad to see two guys so integral to the Red Sox World Series leave so soon, especially Roberts (the image of him holding the World Series trophy over his head while on Mike Timlin's shoulders is forever ingrained in my mind). But hey, he grew up in San Diego and gets to play every day, so bully for him.