Isiah's Comeback, the Derby, and the ASG
Hey team, gotta keep this one short and sweet.
In recent days there's been some talk that the big winner in the Knicks' lost effort to land LeBron was none other than Isiah Thomas.
The storyline gathered steam when Jim Dolan dispatched Thomas, theoretically a college basketball coach, to Akron, OH (what!!) in a last-ditch effort to court LeBron. Today the Daily News has a pretty compelling story about how the stars may be aligning for Isiah's big comeback.
All of which is tailor-made for one of those "Really?!?!" segments on Weekend Update.
Really, they want to bring back Isiah Thomas? Really? After, what, 10 straight losing seasons, having the least wins of any team in the last decade, leading the league in sexual harassment lawsuits, and being a general embarrassment? Really?!?!
If the Knicks bring LeBron back I'm done. I've lived in Brooklyn for three years now, long enough to credibly pull for the Nets if they ever end up moving. Besides, they got the Blueprint for Greatness, son!
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The Home Run Derby... does anyone really care? I just can't get into it.
Maybe it's because the entire exercise demands sportscasting of the worst kind, but something about it just turns me off.
That said, I'm happy David Ortiz took it down, particularly on a day when we compared his career denouement to Johan's. Maybe Johan has a Cy Young left in him somewhere...
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Perhaps the most amazing streak in sports is the American League's 14-straight triumphs in the All-Star Game (including one tie).
As a National League fan this streak is an embarrassment, and as a fan of a team with at least a chance of making the playoffs and playing in the World Series, for us the decision in the game counts this year.
So what do you say we do something tonight that no NL team has done since Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza (holler!), and Jeff Conine (former Met!) homered to lead the good guys to a 3-2 win over the AL.
That win, I've just read, snapped a 6-year winning streak by the American League. Maybe it just isn't meant to be.
- A.F.O.M.G.
In recent days there's been some talk that the big winner in the Knicks' lost effort to land LeBron was none other than Isiah Thomas.
The storyline gathered steam when Jim Dolan dispatched Thomas, theoretically a college basketball coach, to Akron, OH (what!!) in a last-ditch effort to court LeBron. Today the Daily News has a pretty compelling story about how the stars may be aligning for Isiah's big comeback.
Really, they want to bring back Isiah Thomas? Really? After, what, 10 straight losing seasons, having the least wins of any team in the last decade, leading the league in sexual harassment lawsuits, and being a general embarrassment? Really?!?!
If the Knicks bring LeBron back I'm done. I've lived in Brooklyn for three years now, long enough to credibly pull for the Nets if they ever end up moving. Besides, they got the Blueprint for Greatness, son!
* * * * *
The Home Run Derby... does anyone really care? I just can't get into it.
Maybe it's because the entire exercise demands sportscasting of the worst kind, but something about it just turns me off.
That said, I'm happy David Ortiz took it down, particularly on a day when we compared his career denouement to Johan's. Maybe Johan has a Cy Young left in him somewhere...
* * * * *
Perhaps the most amazing streak in sports is the American League's 14-straight triumphs in the All-Star Game (including one tie).
As a National League fan this streak is an embarrassment, and as a fan of a team with at least a chance of making the playoffs and playing in the World Series, for us the decision in the game counts this year.
So what do you say we do something tonight that no NL team has done since Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza (holler!), and Jeff Conine (former Met!) homered to lead the good guys to a 3-2 win over the AL.
That win, I've just read, snapped a 6-year winning streak by the American League. Maybe it just isn't meant to be.
- A.F.O.M.G.
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