Now that Denver has advanced to the Western Conference finals --- and now that those in attendance have managed to make their way into work (we hope), the question today is how far can Denver go?
Is the next round the end of the line? Can they beat either the Lakers or Houston? What about their chances against either Cleveland, Boston or Orlando?
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Exciting but ragged
Any NBA game in which two teams can score 236 points is a pretty good game, especially considering that half the league plays games where the combined score is in the 160s.
But last night's Nuggets game (Denver lost by a bucket) had absolutely no rhythm whatsoever. Between the fouls, the technicals, the scrums, the TV timeouts (why do pro teams need six regular timeouts, a horde of 20-second timeouts and two mandatory TV timeouts each game?), the game had all the charm of two elephants dancing in quick sand. Little wonder it took almost three hours to play.
Let's hope this is just an exception.
But last night's Nuggets game (Denver lost by a bucket) had absolutely no rhythm whatsoever. Between the fouls, the technicals, the scrums, the TV timeouts (why do pro teams need six regular timeouts, a horde of 20-second timeouts and two mandatory TV timeouts each game?), the game had all the charm of two elephants dancing in quick sand. Little wonder it took almost three hours to play.
Let's hope this is just an exception.
Friday, May 8, 2009
This is journalism?
The sight of an ESPN reporter standing outside Brett Favre's home and saying nothing of any value yesterday made me think of two things ...
1) Wouldn't you have liked to heard her say, "The only thing I would add is there is nothing to add?"
2) How long will it be before networks like ESPN start using shower cams to chronicle people's private business?
1) Wouldn't you have liked to heard her say, "The only thing I would add is there is nothing to add?"
2) How long will it be before networks like ESPN start using shower cams to chronicle people's private business?
Second thoughts
So ... how's Matt Holliday doing?
Seems that the former Colorado Rockies player is learning about the advantage of playing half his games at altitude vs. playing half his games in the cavernous McAfee Coliseum.
Through 23 games, ole Matt had three home runs and was batting .227.
He won't be in Oakland for long and not because of those numbers. But one has to wonder how much of a price tag he can command this offseason with that kind of production to back it up.
Seems that the former Colorado Rockies player is learning about the advantage of playing half his games at altitude vs. playing half his games in the cavernous McAfee Coliseum.
Through 23 games, ole Matt had three home runs and was batting .227.
He won't be in Oakland for long and not because of those numbers. But one has to wonder how much of a price tag he can command this offseason with that kind of production to back it up.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
50 – count 'em 50
Manny Ramirez' 50-game drug suspension goes beyond the wonderful phrase "Manny being Manny."
It's more like "Manny being stupid."
It's more like "Manny being stupid."
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
This guy is good
His name is Zack Greinke.
He pitches for Kansas City. Greinke won five games in April. His ERA was 0.50. He struck out 44 and walked eight and pitched two complete games. He and Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers are the only two pitchers in history to not allow an earned run in their first four starts in the big leagues.
Pretty good numbers.
Two downsides come with this. Kansas City is destined never to appear on a televised baseball game (free TV) near you because MLB's broadcast partners think we need to see Boston, the Yankees, the Mets, the Cubs and the Phillies – or some combination thereof – each week.
The other is a potential agent in waiting – Scott Boras. If Boras can gets his mitts on young Mr. Greinke, then Mr. Greinke will go where the top dollar happens to be at the time.
Because baseball's money is in such markets as New York and Boston, Greinke would appear every other Sunday night on ESPN, that's for sure.
He pitches for Kansas City. Greinke won five games in April. His ERA was 0.50. He struck out 44 and walked eight and pitched two complete games. He and Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers are the only two pitchers in history to not allow an earned run in their first four starts in the big leagues.
Pretty good numbers.
Two downsides come with this. Kansas City is destined never to appear on a televised baseball game (free TV) near you because MLB's broadcast partners think we need to see Boston, the Yankees, the Mets, the Cubs and the Phillies – or some combination thereof – each week.
The other is a potential agent in waiting – Scott Boras. If Boras can gets his mitts on young Mr. Greinke, then Mr. Greinke will go where the top dollar happens to be at the time.
Because baseball's money is in such markets as New York and Boston, Greinke would appear every other Sunday night on ESPN, that's for sure.
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