Better take gloves to this game
JUST once, ESPN shot-callers and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred should take in a game together — the entire thing and seated in the stands, not a luxury box. How about April 7? It’s an ESPN late Sunday night number: Dodgers vs. the Rockies — in Colorado.
Mike Francesa on Wednesday knowingly touted Duke to win in over Gonzaga that night in a mismatch. Gonzaga won. Tapes lost.
Reader Leo Kaner: If a running back who “runs downhill” fumbles, won’t the ball naturally roll down that hill?
Lookalikes: Submitted by Garo Gamusyan — Tijuana mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum and Keith Hernandez.
If the NFL instructed the media to call off-weeks, oh, Doritos Sour Cream & Onion Weeks, would the media comply? The NFL, with the media’s mindless obedience, has changed the meaning of a bye — advancing in a tournament without playing — to having a week off. “Were you on vacation?” “Yes, I had a bye week.”
When ESPN is not destroying live game telecasts, its studio shows focus on two things: debating college football rankings and all-day updates on how Le
Bron James is feeling — is he happy, sad, frustrated? — and what he thinks about anything and everything.
Your tax dollars at work: SUNYAlbany’s men’s basketball roster lists three recruits from Australia, two from Canada, one from Serbia, just two from New York. Seems SUNY schools can’t find New York kids who play basketball and sure could use a college scholarship.
A new Nike Christmas ad campaign will be rolled out this week featuring professional players urging kids to “Play with dignity, play with class. Respect the game and your opponents at least as much as you respect yourself.” Fat chance.