“[I]t would be impossible to overstate the impact on any team of losing back-to-back extra-inning games after saves were blown in regulation time. To do it twice with the pennant in your hands is unprecedented.” 1918? Try 10/18. I still think the Sox are dead in the water after their lousy 0-3 start in the ALCS, but at least the past two games have made it interesting. Update: Verrrry interesting…I’ve got members of the BoSox Nation flying in from the West Coast just for tonight’s Game 7. One way or another, it should be a hot time in the old town tonight.
Tag: Sports
Pride of the Senators.
It’s official…MLB has returned to DC after 33 years. Bad news for Montreal and Baltimore, good news for Maryland-DC commuters, as this should cut down on the Beltway/Camden Yards traffic significantly.
When did the Hugging Incident come up?
In a salacious document dump of Ken Starr-like proportions, the Vail Daily News received the transcript of Kobe’s police interview yesterday. I must say, I’m sure he was very flustered at the time, but what with the lying, the backpedaling, and the constant fretting about “my career and my image,” Kobe comes across as both thoroughly unlikable and exceedingly guilty here. He’s fortunate this never went before a jury.
Stop the Vinsanity!
Toronto Raptors guard Vince Carter becomes the latest high-profile NBA player to demand a trade. Bad news for the league, good news for the Knicks.
Swift Boat Vets for Diesel.
As November 2 nears, the rhetoric and name-calling continues to heat up between these two increasingly irate contenders, particularly on the controversial questions surrounding their past records of service. I am, of course referring to Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. “Even with wings you never as fly as me … you remind me of Kobe Bryant trying to be as high as me … but you can’t … even if you get me traded … wherever I’m at, I’m Puffy; you Mase and you’re still hated” contests the recently-slimmed down Shaq on his new (and, um, probably not-so-good) hip-hop CD. In a related story, Vice-President Cheney declared today that, if you root for the Miami Heat, the terrorists will kill you.
Offsides.
Iraq’s Olympic soccer team ask to be removed from Bush re-election ads. “‘My problems are not with the American people,’ says Iraqi soccer coach Adnan Hamad. ‘They are with what America has done in Iraq: destroy everything.'” Sorry, y’all…it’s just that Dubya has very little to fall back on these days. It’s not like he can campaign on his domestic record.
Lakered.
The Glove balks at Boston. Said Payton of his former team, the Lakers: “It’s about respect. They didn’t respect me. Why should I respect them? They used me so they could get other players.” Well, you know, Glove, that’s the problem with Faustian bargains…
Wally World East.
Wally Szczerbiak for Kurt Thomas? I’m not sure that makes much sense…the Knicks are already rife with guards, even assuming Allan Houston is out again for awhile. We need more Bigs.
Glove in the Hub.
Also in NBA news, Gary Payton is traded to the Celts. The Glove seemed to lose a couple of steps out there in La-La-Land last year, so hopefully Boston will provide a return to form. At least I can root for the guy again now that he’s an ex-Laker. (Yes, I’m talking to you, Vlade…for shame.)
MSG Moves.
After a relatively quiet offseason, the Knicks finally get in the game, giving up Mutombo, Harrington, Frank Williams, and Cezary Trybanski to acquire shooter Jamal Crawford and rebounder Jerome Williams from Chicago. A cap-killer, sure, but I don’t think it’s a bad trade at all…New York needed more scoring in the worst way.