A Sports Medley

by Trevor Freeman

Once again I was the guy wandering the nightclub looking around for stray “tail”.  Following “Poor Man’s PTI”, I sat down and tried to compose an article on a variety of topics.  First paragraphs were easy on Big Ben, J.J., D-Wade, and the NBA Draft.  However, I ran into a brick wall every time I tried to add some meat to the story.  Yes, writer’s block was affecting me and there was only one way to snap out of it.  Without further ado……..here are ten thoughts on the world of Sports.

10.  Every year, the Oakland A’s get in a funk and snap out of it with a rousing performance against a “slumpbuster”.  They are like the kid in college who couldn’t get laid for a month and then broke the streak with “that” girl.  Who would have guessed that Oakland’s “sloppy” would be the New York Yankees?  It was an incredible and inspiring weekend in the Bronx for the “Moneyball” boys.
9.  Even if Miami loses this series, D-Wade put some distance between himself and LeBron last night when he popped for 42 and 13.
8.  If you haven’t walked up to a Steelers fan and gone, “VROOM, VROOM” yet……….then you just lack a sense of humor.
7.  I stand by what I said last night on “Poor Man’s PTI”.  I think J.J. Redick got singled out.  With the way things are in Durham County, there is an eagerness to “get” students from Duke.  If this affects Redick’s draft stock, it will be a travesty.
6.  Do you hear that?  It’s the sound of ABC executives leaping out of windows in New York.  They just realized that they will actually have to carry the rest of the World Cup even if America is eliminated in the first round.
5.  I can’t believe somebody had the guts to make a “Top 10 American Breasts” list and exclude Jessica Biel and Kirsten Dunst (see radio show link).
4.  Ummmmmm…..paging Shaquille O’Neal……..paging Shaquille O’Neal…..your legacy is taking a beating here.
3.  Somebody should pat the producers of the NBA Finals Halftime show on the back.  They actually waited until Game 3 to run the Alonzo Mourning kidney story.  Chalk me up as shocked that they waited a full two games before airing that feature.
2.  I finish out of the money in my NCAA Tournament office pool but I’m dominating all the Euros I work with in the World Cup pool.  Go figure.  The three minutes of soccer I’ve watched since the last World Cup is paying off.
1.  If you haven’t had the pleasure of sitting in Yankee Stadium and listening to the booing of Alex Rodriguez, then I suggest you make your way over.  It’s just an outstanding time.  We’re at the point now that children under the age of 6 should not be present.

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