Sunday, April 18, 2010

PICASNER'S ON THE MOVE

Good afternoon, sports fans, from lovely southern Connecticut.

***BAH, HUMBUG***
Phil Mushnick, NY Post columnist, writes that having every ML ballplayer wear #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson is silly. His point is that the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on specialized uniforms (except for Mariano Rivera, of course) is a horrendous waste of money. Sounds kind of disrespectful at first, until you hear his alternative. Take the money teams would have spent on the uniforms and donate it to a charity to fund ball fields and equipment for underprivileged kids. Not a bad idea if it could be properly monitored. We should still figure out a way to honor Jackie Robinson, though. Maybe an arm patch with #42?

***MISSED OUR CHANCE***
When I read about the Mets & Cards playing a 20-inning game that lasted 6 hours & 53 minutes, I prayed that Joe West was behind the plate. Alas, no.

***FROM BILL LITTLEJOHN***
"What do Larry King, Elizabeth Taylor and the Houston Astros have in common? On one day in April, they were all 0-8."

***LIFE IS JUST NOT FAIR***
Andy Roddick just won the Sony Tennis Tournament in Key Biscayne and is married to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker. At the awards ceremony, he refused the prize, saying one trophy was enough.

***LIFE IS JUST NOT FAIR - PART 2***
In an obvious 'homer call,' Brett Gardner hit a 4-hop ground ball that the Texas 2nd baseman let go BETWEEN his legs. "Base hit," said the official scorer. Please, have we no pride?

***DWIGHT PERRY, SEATTLE TIMES***
Derrick Coleman, former Syracuse Univ. basketball player, has filed for bankruptcy, stating he is $4.7 million in debt, according to the Wall Street Journal. In his NBA career, Derrick earned a whopping $87 million dollars. This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Taking it to the hole."

CP-

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