Sunday, March 10, 2013

SOME OLD NEWS, SOME NEW NEWS

## Derek Jeter had his first at bat this spring. Unfortunately, he wasn't up there long enough to to determine how his ankle was holding up. He singled on the first pitch.

## Mariano Rivera announced his retirement after this season. He had his first outing yesterday, too. I think it's a good thing he's retiring because he looks like he's lost something. He only struck out two of the the three batters he faced.

## I've said before that I don't care for or about the World Baseball Classic, so I don't follow the games, but I do like a good fight. This one between Canada and Mexico was a beauty.
 http://espn.go.com/mlb/worldclassic2013/story/_/id/9035253/canada-mexico-brawl-breaks-wbc-game-no-punishments-forthcoming  (Copy and paste into your browser)

## The Syracuse Orange hit a new low yesterday, being beaten up by over 20 points by Georgetown. The shooting slump for the Orange is getting worse. They shot 15 for 47 from the field, a whopping 32%. Michael Carter-Williams is second in the nation in assists, averaging just under 8 per game. Syracuse only had four assists as a team yesterday. No wonder John Thompson had a big hug for Jim Boeheim after the game. The way they're playing, it might be a good thing if the NCAA Tournament selection committee bypasses them next week.

***MY NEW HERO***
Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman, was interviewed on ESPN by Stephen A. Smith and Skip Clueless...er Bayless. Sherman took the opportunity to go off on Bayless.
"I'm intelligent enough and capable enough to understand that you are an ignorant, pompous, egotistical cretin. I'm tired of your ignorant pollution." 
Bayless' response: "I can respect that." Another reason I call him 'Clueless'.

***THEY SAID IT***
"A major brawl broke out during Canada’s 10-3 WBC win today over Mexico. What did they think this was, a hockey game?"  -- Janice Hough
"Reportedly, Lakers center Dwight Howard is disgruntled. There are subtle signs. In a game last week Howard blocked five shots — three of ’em were Kobe’s."  -- Brad Dickson
" It's hard to say what's causing Yankees GM Brian Cashman more pain: his broken leg or his dislocated batting order?"  -- RJ Currie
"L.A. Kings hosted Cap Night and L.A. forward Jeff Carter — caught up in the moment — scored a hat trick. Can't wait to see what he comes up with for All You Can Eat Night."  -- Dwight Perry
"The side benefit of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' $2 million luxury coach, dubbed The Elegant Lady? Her addition gives disillusioned Cowboys fans a new bus to throw Tony Romo under."  -- Ian Hamilton

"Nebraska begins its sand volleyball season this week. The World-Herald is assigning our sand volleyball expert. It’s a guy who’s seen “Lawrence of Arabia” five times."  -- Brad Dickson
"There are unconfirmed reports of a minor collision in downtown Los Angeles. A transit driver lost control of his bus after Dwight Howard threw his ex-Magic teammates under it."  -- RJ Currie

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