I don't know about you, but Monday morning is not exactly what I would call my “high productivity” part of the week (not that any morning really is, but that's neither here nor there). And so, now that you've checked your fantasy football team's performance from yesterday (mine was not particularly good, in case you were interested), welcome to my world.

I sometimes forget how much of my life is apportioned to baseball, both fantasy and real. Now that the Mets have been eliminated, and fantasy baseball is over, I'm having a hard time adjusting. I'm used to coming home, turning on the Mets game and my live scoring, and now, all of that is just gone. For the time being, it looks like my Nintendo Wii will get a lot more usage.

I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist yesterday, which was a little bit disappointing. I guess I knew it wouldn't be this wonderful movie, but I would like to see Michael Cera play a different character. Don't get me wrong, it was still funny, but I think it was a romantic comedy with a little more on the romance, and a little less on the comedy. Plus, for those who have seen it, the gum is just disgusting. It could have used a random cameo from Jonah Hill, in my opinion.

Rough weekend for Michigan football, as Juice Williams just ran roughshod over the Michigan defense, while a promising offensive start for the Wolverines fell by the wayside. I ran into a fellow Michigan fan after the game who summed it up well by saying: “that game, for better or worse, is who we are.” We are not as good as the second half comeback against Wisconsin, and we're certainly not as bad as the first half against Wisconsin, but we're going to be maddeningly inconsistent for at least the rest of 2008, and in all likelihood, substantial portions of 2009 as well.

During the game, there was an over-abundance of commercials for Lipozene, a weight-loss pill. Of course, my apologies to anyone who has used this with success, but you have got to be kidding me. First of all, it's supported by research from the “Obesity Research Institute,” which according to a quick Google search, has some less than flattering reviews about them. But what really made me laugh was that in the fine print on the commercial, it says that the average results were a loss of 3.86 pounds over the course of 8 weeks. And the testimonials were all saying things like “You CANNOT do this alone!” Again, no intention of offending anyone, but I'm not sure you should need a pill to lose approximately four pounds in two months. Those results do not spell “miracle weight loss cure” to me.

Turning to the baseball playoffs, and to my disappointment, the Phillies topped the Brewers in four games, just dominating them with pitching, as the Brewers could only muster up nine runs in four games, not a recipe for success, especially against a team as hard hitting as the Phillies. The upcoming matchup against the Dodgers is quite compelling, especially if we get to see a Jamie Moyer- Greg Maddux matchup, a combined 87 years of age and 43 years of major league experience. In the same series, we could see a matchup of Cole Hamels and Chad Billingsley, who are a mere 48 years of age combined with six years of major league experience. My prediction: Manny Ramirez carries the Dodgers to a World Series berth.

Over in the American League, the White Sox lived to fight another day, while as I write this, the Angels have taken a 1-0 lead in Game 4. While I would be pretty surprised if the Angels can avoid the sweep tonight against the always big time playoff performer Josh Beckett, they have had six base runners in the first two innings, and this appears to be an atypical Beckett playoff performance.

And finally, this week in football solidified that the top (bottom?) two in football are Detroit, and St. Louis. St. Louis had a bye week, which was probably the best thing for them, although rumor has it they still somehow lost, despite the lack of an opponent. The Lions, at home, completely embarassed themselves, by losing to division rival Chicago, 34-7 (and that 7 didn't come until they were already down 31-0). Simply put, the Lions are a complete mess. The firing of Matt Millen is a long term solution, but frankly, the damage he did to that franchise is going to be felt for years to come. With Jon Kitna's continued ineffectiveness, the Lions might actually start Dan Orlovsky at quarterback next week. Brutal.

That will do it for me this week. See you next time.