Friday, October 19, 2007
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Sports
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Posted by:
Jonathan Garthwaite at
7:36 AM
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Sorry Hugh. The Red Sox won last night. You had to know it would happen this way. It's about the Benjamins -- and ratings. Prior to the post-season, they determined that the World Series would start next Wednesday, 10/24. They already have to go eight days without a National League game. They couldn't afford to have the Indians win it in four and have six days without baseball. Gotta keep things interesting. Yeah I know it's not true. It's a rainy Friday morning and I'm in a pick-a-friendly-fight-for-some-entertainment kind of mood. BUT. Two years ago I wouldn't have even given it wouldn't have even entered my mind. Now with Barry Bonds getting away with the homer record, NBA referees in jail for fixing games, and the New England Patriot doing more surveillance than the CIA --- it's not the most outrageous thing you could imagine the sports world coming up with.
Next, did anyone see the "Baseball Memories" tribute to Hank Aaron's 755 home runs? It was an ad for State Farm but it was sponsored by Major League Baseball. Perhaps I like to read too much into these things, but it that the back-handed passive aggressive slap at Barry Bonds record we've all wonder whether it would comes -- a sort of "Barry, don't count on your 756th home run making the baseball highlight reel."
The University of South Florida turned into a pumpkin last night after losing to Rutgers.
And Yankees skipper, Joe Torres is out and Rudy is "very sad."
In truly irrelavant sports news, David Beckham is back -- uh -- he was gone?
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Jonathan,
If that is the ad about the man remembering watching Hank break the record with his Dad, you're way, way, way late. That ad has been on ALL baseball season long. That ad is on so much that even my girlfriend says, "I remember Hank. I remember my Dad."
It's a nice ad, but really, how much baseball do you watch?????
Maybe I watch too much sports considering last night I watched the Capitals, Indians and South Florida games. Thank God for TV controllers(not clickers).
In fact, the Rutgers/S Florida game was pretty good. The Bulls almost pulled it out. I wouldn't expect a huge fall for them consdiering the teams they beat and that Rutgers is a pretty good ball club. |
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This is the part of the play where Lola's boyfriend morphs back into being an old man in mid-game. |
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Jonathan wrote;
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"In truly irrelavant sports news, David Beckham is back -- uh -- he was gone?"
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Uh, David Beckham is one of the greatest passers of a soccer ball to ever lace up a pair of boots.
More people in the world know his name than can identify the best players in Major League Baseball, the NFL, or the NBA.
It's not even close.
I'm an unapologetic American Exceptionalist, but let's face it, the World Series involves the U.S. & Canada, whereas the World Cup involves all corners of the world.
Bash soccer all you want, but at the highest level, it can only be played by guys who have an extraordinary amount of quickness, endurance, dexterity, and strength.
There are no overweight Charles Barkleys or Shaq O'Neals as in basketball, and no chubby designated hitters or portly relief pitchers as in baseball.
And in soccer, there are no narrow specialists such as '3rd down running backs' or 'nickel defensive backs' who come in for just a handful of plays in a game, as they do in football.
In basketball, football, and hockey, there are free substitutions to give players 'a breather.'
Of course, in baseball, they don't need 'a breather' because they're already resting most of the game.
In pro soccer, there are no 'free substitutions'---if you're not ready to run 90 minutes, you don't suit up.
A guy like Kobe Bryant who is a freakish 6'7" may look exquisite on ESPN when he blows past immobile 6'10" stiffs on a 94 foot indoor basketball court, but get Kobe out on a 115 yard long soccer field with guys the size of Landon Donovan, Ben Oleson, and David Beckham, and Kobe would get carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
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It's so cute to see Cleveland people get their hopes up. |
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