Schemmel is a good choice

The winner of the Colorado Rockies New Announcer Sweepstakes is Jerry Schemmel.
Local types know him as the veteran radio voice of the Denver Nuggets. He's also one of the survivors of that horrible plane crash in Iowa many years ago.
Schemmel will be good. He knows the area, he's known in the area. And he's a straight shooter.
It might be a good enough pick to keep the sound on the TV turned down again this season.

Carroll bolts -- so what else is new?

Former USC football coach Pete Carroll thinks he's found Nirvana as the new coach in Seattle.
More power to him. But I'm not convinced.
Why? Four letters - N-C-A-A.
They are hot on the Trojans' heels for two problems with benefits provided to football players. Carroll doesn't want to be anywhere near the program when the NCAA gets finished.
But now that he's gone, there's one person who can explain the rather grotesque lack of oversight in the Trojans' athletic program (The NCAA would like to have some answers about what sort of bennies O.J. Mayo got while on the basketball team.)
The one person is Mike Garrett, the school's athletic director.
Don't hold your breath. His case of laryngitis is into its third month.

Hey Mark? clam up

Mark McGwire's performance in front of Congress was forgettable ... his words seem to indicate a certain amount of forgetfulness, too.
So imagine the surprise when he decided to come clean for the Associated Press.
Well, sort of.
He said what most everyone knew – that he was a user and that it was stupid.
He also said he did it for health reasons, not strength.
All those who believe that .....

Governor vs. weather

It's off the track just a bit.
But why weather trumps a decision not to run for the highest office in the state escapes my knowledge.
In case this particular TV station doesn't know, it does get cold around here in January. And it does snow every so often. And posting someone in the snow is about the most asinine stunt you can offer on TV (second to a blatant self-promotion for the "don't stick the USB port in your mouth" campaign).
When the governor decides not to run for a second term, that's news. And there are people in the world who don't have access to computers during their time at work.
Wrong choice.
Again.

The more things change ...

The ex-Broncos coach, Mike Shanahan, has a new home in Washington, D.C.
His new contract gives him control over all football decisions.
He says the decisions will be made as part of a team.
All those who think that will be the case, signify by saying "aye."
(Not many of you, are there!)

Weapons in the workplace are not a joke

There's lots missing from the Washington Wizards these days.
Talent is one. Wins are another.
And so, apparently, is common sense.
Two players pulled guns on each other because of a gambling debt. One of them said it was a joke.
Why NBA players think they need weapons is another rant for another time. For this session, I'd suggest the players involved tell that to people whose lives have been turned upside down because someone brought a gun to the workplace.
That attitude won't get either of them very far.