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The Bald Truth
Now that Northwestern has blown a 50-point lead in the last 2 minutes (or something like that) against Illinois, can the inexplicably hopeful Chicago media corps please stop suggesting that this might be the year the Mildcats finally make the NCAAs?
The List
Five things that will happen before Northwestern makes its NCAA hoops tourney debut:
1. America will elect another black president. And a female president. And a Jewish president. And an Albino president. And Blago president. And ... well, you get the idea.
2. The Cubs will celebrate their sixth straight World Series championship, breaking the record of the 1949-53 Yankees.
3. Phil Mickelson will beat Tiger Woods on the first playoff hole at Augusta.
4. Saying "Why bother fighting it any more?" Bud Selig will announce new rules requiring every ballplayer to take steroids, HGH, greenies and Flintstones Vitamins.
5. Everything and anything. Because Northwestern will never make the NCAAs. Never, ever, ever. OK, I'll stop trying to sugarcoat this: NEVER!
The Letter
From Wally Boller of Galesburg, Ill.: "I would like to go on the record with this prediction: Thirty minutes before the New York Jets' first game next fall, Brett Favre will drive up in a taxi, in full uniform, run out on the field and announce that he has decided not to retire after all."
And 30 minutes after that, ESPN will report that he might or might not retire after the season.
THE BALDEST TRUTH
Forget all the A-Roid stuff. In what had to be the wildest baseball story of the offseason, an ex-girlfriend of Robbie Alomar filed a $15 million civil suit alleging that the likely Hall of Fame second baseman demanded unprotected sex with her for four years despite showing obvious signs that he had AIDS. Alomar has called her a liar.
I won't question the woman's sincerity because I don't know her or the circumstances, but I do wonder why she stuck around for four years.
I mean, it took abused ump John Hirschbeck only about four seconds to realize he never wanted to see Alomar again.
By the way, if my fellow BBWAA Hall of Fame voters are going to use the integrity, character and sportsmanship clauses to dismiss A-Roid and other juicers, shouldn't they give a big thumbs-down to Alomar when he becomes eligible for the next election class?
Or is inserting a syringe in one's own posterior less sportsmanlike than spitting in an umpire's face?
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haha I agree with that list definitely NORTHEAST NCAA all the way
ReplyDeleteThere's this essay contest for all the Big East Schools.(cuz we are the best)
You have to write up what you love or hate about your school …and the best one from EACH of the 16 Big East schools will be announced on the College Hoops page on
College Hoops
and read on-air during MSG Network’s “College Basketball Weekly.”
you have to send it to: collegehoops@thegarden.com
with your school name in the subject, full name and school name. and you can submit photos and videos! sounds good to me! ive got some college rants!
mildcats that is pretty funny. i took my computer home and showed my dad your blog. he is a long time reader/fan, and he laughed at a lot of the stuff. he said to tell you (he is 83) that he misses your columns and he hopes to be alive when the cubs win the world series...he is however a white sox fan...
ReplyDeleteHow depressing it seems if you had season tickets for the Cubs and Northwestern. Wait till next year. At least the Bear and Sox win one once in a while.
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