You know, 5, I just recounted the story I once heard to someone in my office about the day some slick-talking fool once got ACC credentials with a winning smile and a cable bill and that's it.
Other great players who had some success as head coaches - Lenny Wilkens and KC Jones (yeah, yeah, yeah, how hard is it to coach a team that has Bird, McHale and The Chief. I got it.)
Even Ted Williams, who knew and could talk hitting better than anyone, wasn't a success as a manager. Gretzky was no great shakes as a coach. Mario Lemieux, on the other hand, has been a tremendous owner of the Penguins (probably could still skate a few shifts, especially on the power play. I watched Mario Lemieux, before his first retirement, get two goals and three assists and hit the crossbar on another shot in his hometown of Montreal. And the place went bonkers.)
Hey, Jerry Sloan may come out of retirement to coach again and if memory serves me correctly, he was a pretty fair player in his day. So was Tommy Heinsohn.
Sorry. My computer was running slooowwwllly, and it didn't appear as if the "post comment" button had taken. So I hit it again. And then I thought, I've left out my favorite No. 3 of all time.
True, Ron Powlus (and his two Heismans ... wait, what? You mean, Beano Cook was wrong?) and Rick Mirer did wear No. 3. But not like Montana. Because he was, you know, good.
On a more sobering front the New Orleans Times-Picayune is cutting its publication from seven days a week ... to three. Massive layoffs also expected to take place soon.
My Rushmore of 3 is Dale (Earnhardt Sr.), Dale (Murphy), Joe Montana (Notre Dame days) and Adrian Peterson (Georgia Southern), with Jan Stenerud not far behind.
Top three to overpay for? A Ted Williams jersey, a Larry Bird jersey and a Bobby Orr sweater, preferably the No. 27 gold one he wore during rookie camp before being given the No. 4 sweater. If there was a Jack Nicklaus jersey to overpay for, I would do it in a heartbeat.
My Rushmore of 3 is Dale (Earnhardt Sr.), Dale (Murphy), Joe Montana (Notre Dame days) and Jan Stenerud.
Top three to overpay for? A Ted Williams jersey, a Larry Bird jersey and a Bobby Orr sweater, preferably the No. 27 gold one he wore during rookie camp before being given the No. 4 sweater. If there was a Jack Nicklaus jersey to overpay for, I would do it in a heartbeat.
You know, I was gonna say Andre Ethier, James Loney and ... Artful? No?
The first player ejected from Game 6 will be Udonis Haslem. Either him or Rik Smits. Detlef Schrempf is not available.
Nothing has fallen further than boxing. Lindsey Lohan, John Edwards and Mel Gibson feel sorry for boxing. Yes, folks who could contend year in, year out at Indy (Tony Stewart, Juan Carlos Pablo Montoya, et al) have opted for the bright lights and big checks of NASCAR (I know F1 isn't that big here. But go to Europe or Asia and find out just how big Formula 1 is overseas. Second only to soccer, and on occasion a close second.) But the sweet science is a shadow of former self.
Casting call - Tommy Lee Jones as Saban (OK, OK, he played football at Harvard. Big stinkin deal. But he would come across great as a bodily exit ramp. It wouldn't be a stretch for him.) Kevin Spacey or James Spader as Mike Slive. A little too young, but I need someone with that malicious look to him. Matthew McConaughey as Les Miles. He can do dumb as a fox. Christian Bale as Dooley. Because I really have no clue. I'll get back to you on the other two. Running out of capable male actors because, well, nobody can really act anymore. Maybe Brad Pitt as Richt? Or Matt Damon? Will Patton as Petrino? There.
This being a family interwebtubethingy, what Deacon Jones or Jim Brown's thoughts are on NFLers being on Dancing With The Stars is NSFFIWTT (not safe for family interwebtubethingy).
And yes, we need a Belmont contest. You want a Belmont contest.
To quote Bill Russell, after winning the NBA Championship as a player-coach in LA as a member of the Celtics as the Cs boarded their plane back to Boston:
"'As the sun sets, we say farewell to Los Angeles, basketball capital of the world.' And we all laughed."
Now that none of the Red Sox projected top five outfielders from the preseason are available to play tonight, tomorrow and maybe throughout June, I say the Phillies are the closest to contending. They are only five games back and they stil have Halladay (beast), Lee (beast) and Hamels (mini beast), with Papelbon (psychotic beast) to close games, plus Howard (you guessed it ... beast) coming back and maybe the ghost of Chase Utley.
The Red Sox are 21-21 with an outfield of a guy who couldn't make his Division II team and played in an independent league, a guy the Cubs, who have lost seven straight, didn't want, and a guy whose name looks like a bowl of Alpha Bits. Cue up "Sweet Caroline"!
I saw over the weekend where George Strait turned 60. Six-oh. Now, he is a man. And he's 60? Would never have guessed. I hope my eyes didn't fail me and I saw that correctly. And I type this with a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" blaring on my iTunes (the great Social Distortion version of the Man in Black's classic).
By the way, 5, have you seen what the ghost of Kevin Millwood is doing in Seattle? Seattle? Isn't that where players in witness protection go to play?
Speaking of Brady (want me to get in an irregardless as well? I'll leave out Yeah Yeah's contribution. But I digress), I think it was Justin Tuck who talked about how much the Giants hated Brady before the first Super Bowl. And they took shot after shot at him during that game and he didn't complain, didn't stand there and berate his linemen or whine, just took it and got back to the huddle, and how much he earned their respect that day.
As big a disappointment as Pujols has been, where does Tim Lincecum fit into that equation? Also, big Prince said a hefty contract and he's been ... OK.
Braves grades - Overall A-minus.
Fredi? B-plus. Because I still ain't sold.
Pitching? B-plus. Minor and Jurrjens, and let's not overlook the uneasiness engendered now by O'Flaherty and Venters. Fixable, yes, but until then... Beachy and Hudson have been dominant, and Hanson is still pretty good. Kimbrel may be the best closer in the game going, with Mo on the shelf.
Hitting? B. Bourn and Prado at the top of the lineup have been stellar, and Tyler Pastornicky has learnt very quickly. Chipper, when he's healthy, is still a beast. Freeman's been consistent and Heyward has been red hot or lukewarm. Uggla is all or nothing. Strikeout or bomb, it seems. Would really love to see him and Chipper swap places in the lineup. But yes, Greg Walker has been a sincere upgrade over Larry Parrish.
Josh Hamilton is a man. And he's not even 40.
NASCAR had its all-star race Saturday night? Really?
And you should really try Aunt Jimmie Kate's pecan pie. Especially after she remembers to include the pecans (my grandmother used to make great oatmeal cookies. She'd always remember to include the oatmeal in the second batch she made).
5-at-10: Friday mailbag
You know, 5, I just recounted the story I once heard to someone in my office about the day some slick-talking fool once got ACC credentials with a winning smile and a cable bill and that's it.
5-at-10: Friday mailbag
Other great players who had some success as head coaches - Lenny Wilkens and KC Jones (yeah, yeah, yeah, how hard is it to coach a team that has Bird, McHale and The Chief. I got it.)
Even Ted Williams, who knew and could talk hitting better than anyone, wasn't a success as a manager. Gretzky was no great shakes as a coach. Mario Lemieux, on the other hand, has been a tremendous owner of the Penguins (probably could still skate a few shifts, especially on the power play. I watched Mario Lemieux, before his first retirement, get two goals and three assists and hit the crossbar on another shot in his hometown of Montreal. And the place went bonkers.)
Hey, Jerry Sloan may come out of retirement to coach again and if memory serves me correctly, he was a pretty fair player in his day. So was Tommy Heinsohn.
5-at-10: Three degrees of celebration
5,
Sorry. My computer was running slooowwwllly, and it didn't appear as if the "post comment" button had taken. So I hit it again. And then I thought, I've left out my favorite No. 3 of all time.
True, Ron Powlus (and his two Heismans ... wait, what? You mean, Beano Cook was wrong?) and Rick Mirer did wear No. 3. But not like Montana. Because he was, you know, good.
On a more sobering front the New Orleans Times-Picayune is cutting its publication from seven days a week ... to three. Massive layoffs also expected to take place soon.
5-at-10: Three degrees of celebration
My Rushmore of 3 is Dale (Earnhardt Sr.), Dale (Murphy), Joe Montana (Notre Dame days) and Adrian Peterson (Georgia Southern), with Jan Stenerud not far behind.
Top three to overpay for? A Ted Williams jersey, a Larry Bird jersey and a Bobby Orr sweater, preferably the No. 27 gold one he wore during rookie camp before being given the No. 4 sweater. If there was a Jack Nicklaus jersey to overpay for, I would do it in a heartbeat.
5-at-10: Three degrees of celebration
My Rushmore of 3 is Dale (Earnhardt Sr.), Dale (Murphy), Joe Montana (Notre Dame days) and Jan Stenerud.
Top three to overpay for? A Ted Williams jersey, a Larry Bird jersey and a Bobby Orr sweater, preferably the No. 27 gold one he wore during rookie camp before being given the No. 4 sweater. If there was a Jack Nicklaus jersey to overpay for, I would do it in a heartbeat.
5-at-10: 100 days until UT kicks off, conference rumors and short-answer Wednesday
You know, I was gonna say Andre Ethier, James Loney and ... Artful? No?
The first player ejected from Game 6 will be Udonis Haslem. Either him or Rik Smits. Detlef Schrempf is not available.
Nothing has fallen further than boxing. Lindsey Lohan, John Edwards and Mel Gibson feel sorry for boxing. Yes, folks who could contend year in, year out at Indy (Tony Stewart, Juan Carlos Pablo Montoya, et al) have opted for the bright lights and big checks of NASCAR (I know F1 isn't that big here. But go to Europe or Asia and find out just how big Formula 1 is overseas. Second only to soccer, and on occasion a close second.) But the sweet science is a shadow of former self.
Casting call - Tommy Lee Jones as Saban (OK, OK, he played football at Harvard. Big stinkin deal. But he would come across great as a bodily exit ramp. It wouldn't be a stretch for him.) Kevin Spacey or James Spader as Mike Slive. A little too young, but I need someone with that malicious look to him. Matthew McConaughey as Les Miles. He can do dumb as a fox. Christian Bale as Dooley. Because I really have no clue. I'll get back to you on the other two. Running out of capable male actors because, well, nobody can really act anymore. Maybe Brad Pitt as Richt? Or Matt Damon? Will Patton as Petrino? There.
This being a family interwebtubethingy, what Deacon Jones or Jim Brown's thoughts are on NFLers being on Dancing With The Stars is NSFFIWTT (not safe for family interwebtubethingy).
And yes, we need a Belmont contest. You want a Belmont contest.
5-at-10: Peyton, OKC, Last-place eye-poppers
To quote Bill Russell, after winning the NBA Championship as a player-coach in LA as a member of the Celtics as the Cs boarded their plane back to Boston:
"'As the sun sets, we say farewell to Los Angeles, basketball capital of the world.' And we all laughed."
Now that none of the Red Sox projected top five outfielders from the preseason are available to play tonight, tomorrow and maybe throughout June, I say the Phillies are the closest to contending. They are only five games back and they stil have Halladay (beast), Lee (beast) and Hamels (mini beast), with Papelbon (psychotic beast) to close games, plus Howard (you guessed it ... beast) coming back and maybe the ghost of Chase Utley.
The Red Sox are 21-21 with an outfield of a guy who couldn't make his Division II team and played in an independent league, a guy the Cubs, who have lost seven straight, didn't want, and a guy whose name looks like a bowl of Alpha Bits. Cue up "Sweet Caroline"!
5-at-10: LeBron, baseball at the first turn and SEC strength
I saw over the weekend where George Strait turned 60. Six-oh. Now, he is a man. And he's 60? Would never have guessed. I hope my eyes didn't fail me and I saw that correctly. And I type this with a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" blaring on my iTunes (the great Social Distortion version of the Man in Black's classic).
5-at-10: LeBron, baseball at the first turn and SEC strength
By the way, 5, have you seen what the ghost of Kevin Millwood is doing in Seattle? Seattle? Isn't that where players in witness protection go to play?
Speaking of Brady (want me to get in an irregardless as well? I'll leave out Yeah Yeah's contribution. But I digress), I think it was Justin Tuck who talked about how much the Giants hated Brady before the first Super Bowl. And they took shot after shot at him during that game and he didn't complain, didn't stand there and berate his linemen or whine, just took it and got back to the huddle, and how much he earned their respect that day.
5-at-10: LeBron, baseball at the first turn and SEC strength
As big a disappointment as Pujols has been, where does Tim Lincecum fit into that equation? Also, big Prince said a hefty contract and he's been ... OK.
Braves grades - Overall A-minus. Fredi? B-plus. Because I still ain't sold. Pitching? B-plus. Minor and Jurrjens, and let's not overlook the uneasiness engendered now by O'Flaherty and Venters. Fixable, yes, but until then... Beachy and Hudson have been dominant, and Hanson is still pretty good. Kimbrel may be the best closer in the game going, with Mo on the shelf. Hitting? B. Bourn and Prado at the top of the lineup have been stellar, and Tyler Pastornicky has learnt very quickly. Chipper, when he's healthy, is still a beast. Freeman's been consistent and Heyward has been red hot or lukewarm. Uggla is all or nothing. Strikeout or bomb, it seems. Would really love to see him and Chipper swap places in the lineup. But yes, Greg Walker has been a sincere upgrade over Larry Parrish.
Josh Hamilton is a man. And he's not even 40.
NASCAR had its all-star race Saturday night? Really?
And you should really try Aunt Jimmie Kate's pecan pie. Especially after she remembers to include the pecans (my grandmother used to make great oatmeal cookies. She'd always remember to include the oatmeal in the second batch she made).