Coco Crisp officially became a member of the Red Sox in the eigth inning of Boston’s 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Crisp stole the show starting in the bottom of the seventh.
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When Greg Marshall walked out of the College of Charleston yesterday, he was the head coach of a Cougars team in disarray. On his way to start packing, he was the head coach of the Winthrop Eagles again. What happened on the road trip home is cause for speculation. Coach Marshall said that after talking to his wife, a Charleston native, Rock Hill was home to him. After what was said to be a one-hour phone conversation yesterday with C of C officials, Marshall was re-introduced as Winthrop’s head basketball coach.
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Have a Neat Summer!
Remember your high school yearbook? Me neither, but I do remember signing them for friends (stay cool, dude!), non-friends (trying to cleverly mix the word “fart” in there somewhere) and wish-they-were-girlfriends (my phone number) like I was some sought-after athlete whose scrawl would be cherished for generations, if not days. Mine of course, would get the standard: Have a Neat Summer! (or was that Kevin Arnold?)
So, living in this fantasy land I call life (or maybe it’s the other way around), I got to dreaming what it would be like if today’s greatest athletes stopped me in some heaven-like high school hallway and asked me to sign their yearbook/media guide.
Here’s what I think I might write:
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Echoes in the Dark by Matt Waters
There exists a thin line between purity and putridity, and in stepping over it we merely reveal our humanity, a practice par for the course in a world that often confuses greatness and excess.
With the US Open, Stanley Cup, NBA Playoffs and Draft, and College World Series in the rearview mirror, and the World Cup finals nearing, Major League Baseball can have the undivided attention of sports fans… that is, until NFL training camp starts.
Whether you see the baseball season as half over or still having half to play, we are at the half-way point, which means it’s time to hand out some mid-season awards and recognitions. Meaningless, of course, but fun, nonetheless.
* Brett Myers beating his wife
* Good ‘ole Cholly Manuel managing like he had a frontal lobotomy prior to the season
* Leadoff extraordinaire, self proclaimed “J-Roll”, and his .300 on base percentage
* Untouchable “Super Phenoms”, Gavin Floyd and Cole Hamels, and their 5.00+ MLB ERA’s
* Pat Burrell and his 12 pack of Sam Adams that is super glued to his hip
* Bobby Abreu’s defense
* Waiver wire dynamo Rick White
* Losing Streaks by the half dozens
Folks – this is just the past two weeks in the life of the “Worst Franchise” in all of professional sports. Period. This is actually an improvement from the last decade or so when Ed Wade would be looking to move Bobby Abreu for some middle relief help by this point.
Charlie’s 2006 Band of Losers is “Par for the Course” in Phillies Land
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Ultimate Fight Night Preview
Ultimate Fight Night is a free, scaled down version of the UFC pay-per-views. The show may be scaled down but that doesn’t mean the action will be.
Jose Reyes has been one of baseball’s hottest hitters over the past few weeks, but it was a play that he made wihout his bat (or his glove) that shows me how far he has come…
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Breaking Down The NBA Draft
by Trevor Freeman
I don’t know what it is about the NBA Draft, but it always lends to great moments. From Steve Francis crying in disgust after being drafted by Vancouver to Priest Lauderdale storming out of the crowd to shake David Stern’s hand after being picked, the Draft is always top-notch. However this year’s version reached epic proportions on Wednesday night. For last night after the Knicks picked Mardy Collins, ESPN decided to send Mark Jones into the crowd to interview a Knicks fan. The fan (who was clearly lubricated) ripped Isiah Thomas on national television in what was an outstanding Brooklyn accent. I can only imagine what the producers of the draft were screaming in Mark Jones microphone when he cut the fan off. Outstanding comedy. Outstanding Draft.
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Bruce Arena
U.S. Soccer head coach Bruce Arena is getting ripped for his comments about Major League Soccer. How outrageous of him to suggest that the MLS may be an inferior league to those overseas in Europe…