Bleacher Report - Articles by Jack Sigly

NASCAR, EA Sports Style: Who Comes Out on Top?

Jack Sigly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:03:09 -0400

We are all aware of the Petty team not doing well in the cup series, yet, in the Gamer League, the championship went to Michael Voyer after he won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talledega.

Jack and Mike did a great job going up through the field, Mike starting 22nd and Jack at 20th, yet they finished first and second, respectively.

The top-five consisted of Mike (No. 43 Bobby Labonte's car), Jack (No. 45 Kyle Petty's car), the 84 car, the 17 car and in fifth was the 12 car.

1—Mike #43, points champion, led 1/188

2—Jack #45, forty first in points, led 1/188

7—Bart #2, forth in points, led 0/188 (pole sitter)

12—Sarah #44, sixth in points, led 0/188

26—Ken #11, seventh in points, led 0/188

32—David #24, fifth in points, led 0/188

39—Cody #1, second in points, led 0/188

Points

1—Mike #43, Dodge

2—Cody #1, Chevy

3—Car #5, Chevy

4—Bart #2, Dodge

5—David #24, Chevy

EA SPORTS GAME: Dover, One Race to Go

Jack Sigly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:18:08 -0400

There is only one more race until the final race of the EA SPORTS GAMER is over. and our gamers are working hard to put up or shut up.

Though the No. 8 car had a rough day (as shown above) he still managed to be runner up, the top five was, the No. 66 won the races (puts him three points out of the chase) followed by the No. 8 car.

The No. 01 car was next, then Mike (No. 43 Bobby Labonte's car, with his third straight Top Five finish), and finally the No. 21 car.

4- Mike #43 second in points led 0/400

9- Sarah #44 fifth in points led 1/400

18- Cody #1 points leader led 0/400

19- David #24 sixth in points led 0/400

21- Bart #2 fourth in points led 0/400

23- Ken #11 seventh in points led 0/400

33- Jack #45 42nd in points led 0/400

The pole sitter was the No. 8 car.

Point Standings Before the Final Race

Cody #1 Chevy

Mike #43 Dodge

The #5 Chevy

Bart #2 Dodge

Sarah #44 Toyota

All of these drivers have a shot for the championship.

EA SPORTS GAME: Martinsville

Jack Sigly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:51:10 -0400

Ah yes, the Martinsville Speedway home of Virginia. The race winner was the 21 car followed by Mike (No. 43 Bobby Labonte's car and his second straight top 10), the 83 car, the five car, and lastly, the 17 car.

2—Mike, No. 43 and second in points, led 2/500 and was the pole sitter

12—Jack, No. 45 and 42nd in points, led 0/500

15—Sarah, No. 44 and 20th in points, led 0/500

18—David, No. 24 and 10th in points, led 0/500

28—Bart, No. 2 and third in points, led 0/500

30—Cody, No. 1 and points leader, led 0/500

36—Ken, No. 11 and fourth in points, led 0/500

EA SPORTS GAME: Bristol Motor Speedway

Jack Sigly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:23:10 -0400

The Bristol Motor Speedway, the bull pin and hog tie of this sport.

Yes once again if your looking for the video game you've come to the right place, This Weekend Michael (#43 Bobby Labonte's car) won the Food City 500 defeating Bart (#2 Kurt Busch's car), followed by the 13 car, in fourth place was the 19 car, in fifth place was the 21 car. stats are below, fantasy league of CT

1- Mike #43 third in points led 1/500

2- Bart #2 second in points led 0/500

6- Sarah #44 twentieth in points led 2/500 was the pole sitter

23- Jack #45 fourty first in points led 0/500

28- Cody #1 points leader led 0/500

34- Ken #11 fourth in points led 0/500

36- David #24 tenth in points led 0/500

EA Sports Challenge: NASCAR '08

Jack Sigly — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:13:56 -0400

After starting the online PlayStation 2 NASCAR '08, me and a few of my boys chose to play it cool—we made a bet: Five seasons, all 36 races, points count, no Bud Shoot Out or All-Star race.

As of right now, we have seven people (the rest are computer animated). We have Cody, Bart, Ken, David, Mike, Sarah, and me.

Cody is racing as Martin Truex, Jr. (No. 1 car) , Bart is racing as Kurt Busch (No. 2 car) , Ken is racing as Denny Hamlin (No. 11 car), David is racing as Jeff Gordon (No. 24 car), Mike is racing as Bobby Labonte (No. 43 car), Sarah is racing as Dale Jarrett (No. 44 car), and I'm racing as Kyle Petty (No. 45 car).

So here are the first season's stats:

Cody: won no races, two top-fives, six top-tens, and finished third in points.

Bart: won two races, had three top-fives, three top-tens, but finished 22nd in points due to his not finishing many races.

Ken: won one race, two top-fives, three top-tens, and finished tenth in points.

David: won no races, two top-fives (including one runner-up at Bristol), three top-tens, and finished ninth in points.

Mike: won four races, six top-fives (including three runner-up finishes at Kansas, Lowe's, and Dover), a total of eight top-ten finishes, but still managed to finish second in points.

Sarah: won no races, got no top-fives, one top-ten, finished 43rd in points.

Me: I won one race, got two top-fives, seven top-tens, and finished sixth in points.

I will keep you updated once the next season is over.

East Hartford Devils: Champions

Jack Sigly — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:48:53 -0400

The East Hartford Devils took their first championship in five seasons. This is the eighth championship for the team.

The team's MVP, Quarterback, Wide Receiver Michael Voyer, and Chris Smith will be leaving the team at the end of this year, and this will truly kill this team, Mike has been the quarterback since 2003 when they won the championship for the fifth time ever.

East Hartford sports has been terrible since 2001, but the Devils have made some hope for this town. Mike has announced he will be leaving permanently, and will not return for any team. He quoted by saying "I want to have fun, yet this sport doesn't pay money, and to be honest I can't afford to work and not get paid, at least I'm an honest athlete and say, 'yes, it's all about money' (silly laugh) I love this team,but it's time to say 'good bye'".

Chris left to join the team that lost in the bowl, he said, "Mike is my main guy, so if I can't have him as a leader, it's time to go somewhere I can step up and be a leader."

Both players leave with more than two championships under their belt and said they wish the Devils the best.

By the way, the final score was:

East Hartford Devils- 35

Hartford Tiger- 24