When it comes to baseball, I like Jayson Stark. He's a good interview. He knows his stuff. He writes pretty good columns for ESPN, especially given his .com peers on that same site (are they still letting Joe Morgan use his Crayons and scribble pad?). However, Jayson might've wanted to take this one back...In an espn.com column about Cuba's loss to Japan in the World Baseball Championship game Monday, Stark wrote that Cuban manager Higinio Velez "spent the first inning managing like his raft was on fire, and it didn't work out too caliente.'' Hmmm, that might be a problem - where were his editors on this one? Stark has since apologized, and in defense of Jayson, Velez did use three pitchers in the first inning, but that's more Tony LaRussa than "Cuban refugee on a raft".
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TJ - I'm handing all of my shoelaces, ties, belts, etc. to you for the weekend. My fate is in your hands. I feel good about this.
At least Duke didn't lose because of the refs. They actually played like girls.
And poor Pittsnogle - hits the biggest 3 of his life, and then gets his heart ripped out. Devastating.
I will be a show for the next 3 days.
I can't think of a better person to be your guide for the next 3 days in Atlantic City.
Don't have weekend plans? Well, dust off the ole seal club and get moving:
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual seal hunt, the focus of a major protest effort by animal activists, will start on Saturday and could last longer than usual because the ice floes on which the seals gather are in poor condition, officials said on Thursday.
Canada says a total of 325,000 harp seal pups can be shot or clubbed to death this year. The first stage of the hunt, which takes place on ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Canada's East Coast, will account for just over 90,000 animals.
Just to get this straight once more -- TJ, you're in an AL fantasy baseball league whose draft is over a weekend in A.C. every year. You're also in an NL league, which I'm also in, and the draft is held . . . at Jerry's apartment on a Wednesday night. Not to knock Jerry's place, because it's a stellar bachelor pad, but maybe you guys need to think bigger for NL draft night.
Good idea o Lord...
It is one of my most looked forward to moments of the year, seeing Duke go down for the last time. Bonus points for being physically dominated in an embarrassing fashion. It was without a doubt, an excellent lead off for the evening.
And definitely a rough way for Pittsnogle to end his career. Of course, what I found interesting was how Texas was able to bring the ball upcourt and get a good look for the game winning shot with 5 seconds left, whereas the best Raivio could mention was to dribble into traffic and lose the ball without ever getting it anywhere near Morrison's hands, and he had a full 10 seconds to operate with.
You talk about the wheels coming off, it was like Raivio and Batista mentally checked out with 3 minutes left.
Tony Skinn to Rashad Anderson in the backcourt while Jai Lewis was shooting free throws late in the game:
"Y'all still think you’re going to Indianapolis?"
is that sourced, or apocryphal?
I've seen it mentioned in three or four articles this morning, so I'm thinking it's legit.
Is there any reason that CBS refuses to make Billy Raff the #1 guy? Packer is almost universally loathed, picks stupid fights (See: Martelli, Phil), and constantly puts his foot in his mouth. For the love of God, even Nantz started calling him out yesterday.
Raff on the other hand, did a great job yesterday. Comments were fair and informative. Best of all, he sounded genuinely happy to be watching a great game. I can only imagine what Packer's comments would have been like after Skinn missed the FT and Uconn drove the floor for the tying hoop. I am sure he would have seized the opportunity to attempt to justify all the moronic comments he has made in the last few weeks.
Onions!!
I'd pay good money to have Raftery announce my dailing movements for a week. That guy is the greatest.
"Mark's gonna have a snack. Nothing much, just a little nickel-dimer!!"
Between his trash talk and groin punching, Tony Skinn has become my favorite player from a school with "George" in it's name. You had a nice run Yinka (RIP).
Have you guys thought about renaming your site for the week?
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