The Bald Truth
Sunday's Bulls-Celtics game was so much fun, it's almost not worth mentioning that Ben Gordon grabbed his crotch on national TV to celebrate his 3-pointer that sent the game into a second OT.
Almost.
C'mon, man. There are kids watching! I mean, who do you think you are? Roseanne?
The Quote
"Do that four times and it's an intentional walk." - Cubs TV analyst Bob Brenly after the umpire called a ball on Cardinals reliever Blaine Boyer for licking his fingers while standing on the mound.
Brenly was just musing, but think about it: No more risking wild pitches while issuing an intentional walk - something that happened just the other day to help the Astros beat the Dodgers.
The Balder Truth
One of the best free-throw shooters in NBA history, Ray Allen, missed an important foul shot down the stretch in Boston's Game 4 loss to the Bulls. All-Star Paul Pierce, whose missed free throw gave the Bulls a Game 1 win, also bricked one late in Game 4.
And it wasn't only a Celtics problem. Gordon and Kirk Hinrich, both excellent free-throw shooters, misfired from the line, too.
Oh well ... you can't really expect four guys whose combined salaries are about 86 Zillion Dollars to actually make clutch free throws, right?
Remember, It's Still April
Hey kids, look who the Cubs' best player has been all season: Kosuke Fukudome.
Were I a Cubbie fan, I'd be waiting to see how the $48 Million Japanese Import does in a month not named April before I'd get too excited.
Then again, were I a Cubbie fan, I'd have committed hara-kiri back when Harry Caray was still Holy Cow!-ing for the Cardinals.
THE BALDEST TRUTH
Well, I just couldn't do it.
Determined to save money, I let my Chicago Tribune subscription expire a couple of weeks ago. But when they called to offer me a great deal on Sunday-Friday-Wednesday delivery, I relented and signed back up.
Then the cash-strapped Tribune canned several of my sportswriting friends and I almost canceling again in protest. But I realized that would hurt my many good friends who still are writing for the paper.
Plus, I like reading the paper - not sitting at a computer - while I eat breakfast, especially on Sundays.
Frankly, I can't believe how many people don't ever read a newspaper, even on Sundays. And I worry not only for the industry but for the nation as a whole.
Last I looked, Craigslist, Twitter and Google weren't investigating corrupt politicians.
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anytime you industrialize anything it is going to fail..medicine, production of goods and newspapers..they will reemerge..
ReplyDeletei cut off our sj-r account and all heck broke lose...the newspaper delivery person was all over me...my wife was all over me and we got a new newspaper box...we went back to our yearly subscription..
they have turned the sj-r into bird cage liner and the sports section sucks...that is why i am so glad you do this blog..thanks
I agree Doug. The sports section is really lame now. I would cancel it, but my wife enjoys the paper. And I would miss the rest of the SJ-R. I read the front section and editorials at lunch. The sports section has really gone downhill. Made me realize one the reasons I kept the paper was to read Mike. At least you are still doing the blog. Thanks dude.
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