Pavilk was floored by Taylor in Round 2 and looked to be on his way to being stopped,but between his gutsy survival efforts and Taylor seeming to punch himself out looking for the stoppage-Pavlik was able to wade his way through the round.
A action fight that swung momentum back and forth ended suddenly with a crushing right hand in Round 7 that sent Taylor into a corner and Pavlik quickly finished the Champion off sending him to the floor and referee Steve Smoger stopped the bout without a count.
We had the fight dead even on our cards at the bout's end at 57-57.
Tom Gorzelanny failed again in an attempt win his 15th game of the year as the Cardinals rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Buccos 7-3.
Pittsburgh roared out to a 3 run first inning behind run scoring hits from Adam LaRoche,Jose Bautista and Steven Pearce,but was helpless the rest of the way as the Redbirds scored six runs off Gorzelanny in his six inning night.
Gorzelanny finishes the season at 14-10 with three losses in a row.
Jack Wilson was removed from the field via cart after a skull cracking collision with Matt Kata in the sixth inning.
Wilson suffered a concussion and spent the evening at a Pittsburgh hospital.
The season comes to a merciful end today at 1:35.
Pitching Matchup
St.Louis: Troy Percival (3-0) at Pittsburgh: Bryan Bullington (0-2) 1:35
The Ohio State Buckeyes scored a workmanlike victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a 30-7 win.
Two touchdown runs by Chris Wells and two from the air and QB Todd Boeckman paced the Buckeyes.
One of Boeckman's was hauled by Brian Robiskie's great catch in the end zone.
It seems like we use a Robiskie picture every week,but he has become quite the big play performer and has more than filled the shoes of Ted Ginn as a playmaker.
The Buckeyes victory should move them up the polls at least four spots as 4 teams ranked ahead of them lost over the weekend.
The Buckeyes have a tough game next Saturday night with a game at Purdue in West Lafayette Indiana.
The Boilermakers run a wide open spread offense that is not a common sight in the Big Ten and could cause the Buckeyes problems.
We shall see.....
Bullpen Notes
Minnesota wore these garish all Yellow uniforms in the game vs the Buckeyes.
They looked like they got lost in a Mustard factory.
The jerseys might have been OK without the same color pants.
The Browns return home to battle the hated Baltimore Ravens.
The key to the game as I see is this-Can Jamal Lewis run the b
all consistently against the Ravens tremendous run defense?If he can,the Browns can win,but he cannot-a win is unlikely.
Our pick-Sadly-Ravens 21-13.
The Seahawks travel to San Francisco for a game vs the Forty Niners that means first place in the NFC West.
The teams are both 2-1 and the Niners did sweep the Hawks l
ast year,but today's key for Seattle is this-Can the Hawks defense keep Frank Gore quiet?The Niners are missing tight end Vernon Davis for this game and that robs them of a potent weapon.
I think they can.
Seahawks 28-20
Photo Credits
Pavilk-Taylor-Al Bello-Getty Images
Robiskie-Chris Russell-Columbus Dispatch
Helmets-Helmet Project
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