I’ve got the D double O, D double O style. -Beastie Boys
Public Service Announcement: OK, here we go! No dilly dallying. Right to the notes:
1. Lance Berkman in SI talking about all the home runs lately, says, words to the effect, “No one mentions pitchers being off steroids playing a role.” Very interesting. My mind immediately goes to Clemens. Fat and out of shape with the Sox, miraculously has a comeback. Sick numbers. Now he’s taking some time off “weighing his options.” Is this code for getting off the juice, ala Bonds last year? Inquiring minds want to know! Not to mention, of all the players being caught lately, most are pitchers.
2. Will Josh Bard ever be able to catch Wakefield? 4 passed balls last night, 10 on the year. Whoa Nelly!! I know its hard, but c’mon, its your only job. We need Mirabelli.
3. Steve Nash NBA MVP. No problems here. Perfect choice. Who else does more to make his team better?
4. Jerry West, Mr. NBA Himself, is the best executive in basketball, and maybe all of sports. The Memphis Grizzlies? Playoffs? They won’t win, but still. Getting Kobe and Shaq to LA was genius. 8 rings total in La La Land. He turned the Lakers around after Magic, while the Celtics lumbered in mediocrity. Gets sick of the nonsense. Moves to Memphis. When he gets there, they are the worst team in basketball. 28 wins. Turns them into a 50 game winner the next year, en route to their first playoff appearance in club history. Now they just keep getting back and are only a few players away. Whoa Nelly!! Getting the Czar was masterful. Jerry West is a winner, period. Downed and stated.
5. Brett Favre to stay on with the Packers. Does anybody really care? Between him and Clemens, its enough to make you puke up in your mouth. Then, they sign Charles Woodson. What is this? George Allen, and the Over-the Hill Gang. Puhlease.
6. Bumblin’ Stumblin’ Keith Jackson, the Voice of College Football, to retire. One of my all time favorites. I was hoping he’d get the Monday Night gig. “I’m finished with play-by-play forever,” he told The New York Times. The last thing I remember from Mr. Jackson was his call at the USC- Texas, National Championship game. In the press box, Keith told America, “Fourth and five at the Trojan 8. This is for the National Championship.” I know the words themselves don’t tell the story, but it was the way he said it. Like James Bond, nobody did it better. He will be sorely missed. Whoa Nelly!
7. How good is the EGG line in Jersey? Elias, Gionta, and Gomez. Elias leads the playoffs in points. These guys seem unstoppable. In front of Brodeur, who incidentally, has more playoff wins than all the other Eastern goalies combined, the Devils win the cup. Just so you know, Brodeur has a .67 GAA in this year’s playoffs so far. Whoa Nelly!
8. In the not for nothn’ department, every starter in the Yankees‘ lineup walked at least once last night. That didn’t happen during the entire 2005 season, but the Red Sox also did it earlier this month against the Orioles.
9. Bronson Arroyo pitched eight scoreless innings yesterday to win his fourth this season without a loss . Whoa Nelly!! Arroyo is only the fifth pitcher in Reds history to go 4-0 during the month of April. The others were Jack Armstrong , All American Boy; Jack Billingham, Gary Nolan, and Bob Purkey. Why can’t we get guys like him?
10. Theeee Yankees lose. Mariano blows the save and the game. Whoa Nelly! It’s the little things folks, the little things.
Public Spectacle:
Peace out homies. Six Two and Even!