Beat Mike

Season 8, Week 1

     Greetings everyone! Thank you for joining Beat Mike for it’s 8^th Season. Wow! Eight seasons all ready. Where have the time gone? Well, in two years, it will be a decade. I enjoy serving you each and every NFL season. I hope to continue to serve you until the day I die, but I hope that does not happen for a long time. That would not be good, would it? How was your summer everyone? This year, I have extended the fan base a little. I have expanded into myspace.com. Now, I have three areas where people will be playing, by e-mail, by Yahoo! Pick’em and by myspace.com. Play is still the same. You pick the teams that you think will win and if they win, you will score a point for each pick. The 16 with the highest regular season score (out of everyone) will move onto the playoffs. Regular season: Weeks 1-17. Playoffs: Weeks 18-21. In order to get credit for your picks, you will need to have your picks made (on Yahoo! Pick’em) or sent (by e-mail and myspace) by the deadline set each week or you will not credit for that week. I know that I normally do the local TV listings besides the games in the past. For now on, I will do it on a different section in the newsletter. I think it is time to rock and roll and get to the games of Week 1!

MIA @ PIT (Thursday; NBC, TSN)

ATL @ CAR (Fox)

BAL @ TB (CBS)

BUF @ NE (CBS)

CIN @ KC (CBS)

DEN @ STL (CBS)

NO @ CLE (Fox)

NYJ @ TN (CBS)

PHI @ HOU (Fox)

SEA @ DET (Fox)

CHI @ GB (Fox)

DAL @ JAX (Fox)

SF @ AZ (Fox)

IND @ NYG (NBC, TSN)

MN @ WAS (Monday; ESPN, TSN)

SD @ OAK (Monday; ESPN, TSN)

DEADLINE: E-mail & Myspace: Thursday game: Thursday, September 7 @ 8:15PM (ET). Sunday & Monday games: Sunday, September 10 @ 12:55PM (ET).

Yahoo! Pick’em: Thursday, September 7 @ 8:15PM (ET)

Local Listings (All times ET):

Thursday, 9/7:

8:30PM: MIA @ PIT (2M, 4N, 5V, 6M, 7, 10, 13A, 22, 30, 31V, TSN)

Friday, 9/8:

9PM: CFL-CAL @ EDM (TSN)

Saturday, 9/9:

3PM: CFL-HAM @ TOR (4C, 11C)

7:30PM: NASCAR-Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (TNT, TSN)

8PM: CFB-Ohio State @ Texas (5, 6, 7M, 7N, 8, 9, 17M, 19, 22V, 40)

8PM: Patriots Preseason Special (38)

Sunday, 9/10:

1PM: BUF @ NE (3, 3V, 4, 5M, 6A*, 8M, 12, 13M, 62V, 67)

1PM: NYJ @ TN (2N, 6A*)

1PM: NFL-TBA (5N, 18M, 22M, 23A, 23M, 44V, 61, 64)

3PM: CFL-SK @ WIN (TSN)

4PM: Patriots 5^th Quarter (38)

4:15PM: DAL @ JAX (5N, 18M, 22M, 23A, 23M, 25, 44V, 61, 64)

8PM: MLB-Padres @ Giants (ESPN)

8:15PM: IND @ NYG (2M, 4N, 5V, 6M, 7, 10, 13A, 22, 30, 31V, TSN)

Monday, 9/11:

7PM: MN @ WAS (ESPN, TSN)

10:15PM: SD @ OAK (ESPN, TSN)

*=6A will either air BUF @ NE or NYJ @ TN.

NEWS:

1. I know that this event is not until October 29, but I have some news for you. For the past two years, I have walked in the Rays of Hope Breast Cancer Walk at Forest Park in Springfield with the PV8 Pals. Now, I have formed my very own team called the BMN Pals (BMN=Beat Mike Network). I invite you to join my team. If you would like to join my team for the walk, please go to the web site http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=176804&lis=0&kntae176804=AC57BA26AF6F4353A1861C858B5B0C4D or http://www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=176804&lis=0&kntae176804=AC57BA26AF6F4353A1861C858B5B0C4D&team=1486411 and click on the register here button. When you do, for team, select BMN Pals. If you have any problems getting to that link, you can go to google.com or any search engine and type in “Rays for Hope.” You should connect then. Also, if I am able to, I will need to know your shirt size so that I can get you a shirt for the walk. After the walk, we will all go to a local restaurant to have pizza or a luncheon. There are two paths you can walk. The 5 mile (8 KM) or the 2 mile (3.2 KM).

If you are unable to join us for the walk, then you are welcome to sponsor me in the walk at https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=176804&lis=0&kntae176804=AC57BA26AF6F4353A1861C858B5B0C4D&supId=98396479.

2. Monday, September 11, 2006 will mark the 5^th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks. Please honor those who have served or are currently in the service.

3. The next newsletter will come on either September 11 or 12.

Have a fun week 1

Mike!

P.S. Here's local TV stations used for this year: