College of Sports Media Game of the Night:

I’m guessing the people who are in charge of making the NFL schedule felt that Cleveland would be a far better team. How else can you explain the Monday night-er tonight? The Baltimore Ravens (4-4) making the trip to the Mistake by the Lake to take on the Browns (1-7). These two teams are at the bottom of the AFC North and are far from any post season aspirations. Cincinnati leads the division with a 7-2 record and Pittsburgh trails the Bengals by a game. Getting back to the Ravens and Browns, the last time these two teams met was in week 3 and Baltimore cruised to a 34-3 win. A similar result is expected tonight. The Browns are so bad, management has decided to give quarterback Brady Quinn a second chance at starting. In three starts this season (including week 3) Quinn has one touchdown pass, three interceptions and has been sacked 10 times. The Ravens haven’t been great either. They started the season strong, but have lost four of their last five. Running back Ray Rice has been one of the lone bright spots for the team. He’s rushed for 573 yards, caught 46 balls for another 436 yards and has scored six touchdowns. You can be sure he’ll get a lot of work tonight.

If this game doesn’t get you going you can also check out some NBA action. Two young and talented teams battle it out as the Portland Trailblazers are in the ATL to take on the Hawks. Atlanta (8-2) has the best record in the East, while Portland (8-3) is number two in the West.

On the ice it’s on Atlantic division battle as the top seed New Jersey Devils take on the Philadelphia Flyers in the City of Brotherly Love. If the Devils win tonight they open the season winning nine straight on the road, tying a league record for most wins on the road to start a season.

Here are the lineups for the shows at noon:

On Baseball Show:
Mike Wilner hosting today:

ADAM LIND IN STUDIO 1200-1240
ROB HACKASH READING PHILLIES

On Leafs Lunch:

Maple Leaf nemesis Kerry Fraser is in studio taking calls

College of Sports Media Game of the Night:
It’s been two years since the Colorado Rockies shocked Major League Baseball by finishing a league best 20-8 in September to earn and postseason spot and eventually their first ever appearance in the World Series. Even though they went on to lose in four games to the Boston Red Sox, the future looked bright for this young franchise. Fast forward two seasons and a lot has changed with this club. Although many of the players from that play off run are gone (Matt Holliday, Kaz Matsui and manager Clint Hurdle) and the team has suffered some key injuries to their pitching staff (Jeff Francis), the Rockies are on top of the NL Wild Card, a half game up on the San Francisco Giants. They’ve won five straight, including an 8-3 beating of the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies last night. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki looks like he’s returned to his Rookie of the Year form. In 2007 when he won the coveted award he hit .291 with 24 home runs and 99 RBIs. This season he’s batting .270 with 20 long balls and 52 driven in. First baseman Todd Helton has bounced back from a disappointing 2008 as well. This season Helton already has more at-bats and is batting 51 points higher with four more homers.

Tonight is game two against Philadelphia in the City of Brotherly Love. Winning their sixth in a row will be tough for the Rockies they face the man that was coveted by the Blue jays, lefty J.A. Happ (7-2). Colorado’s gives the ball to Jorge De La Rosa (9-7). De la Rosa has been on a streak of his own. He’s won a franchise-record seven straight and will need to win his first ever over the Phillies if he wants to extend his streak to eight.