Sunday, June 21, 2009

US Open, Braves Go Down, etc.

Right to it...
  • The US Open delayed again....Round 3 won't even START for some players until at least noon today (Sunday) in a move that assures that a regulation winner won't be crowned on Sunday for the first time since 1983... Tiger is 11 back so this story isn't as big (because Tiger IS golf, obviously) but the prospect of even a possible TUESDAY crowning of a major champion is pretty crazy....they are literally removing water from these greens around the clock...should make for some drama...
  • The Braves go down with a whimper...3-0 to the Red Sox.... Now, losing to the BoSox is no travesty, that's a great baseball team....but being shutout for the 8th time already this season (to lead the Majors btw) is unacceptable...yes, Josh Beckett was dominant...but this game was easily winnable....2 costly errors led to runs and not one clutch hit was had all night...Happens all too often with this team of guys who can't produce runs unless it is of the station-to-station variety...
  • USC hires a former NBA coach....does the name Kevin O'Neill ring a bell? Ehh...not for most people....the former NBA head coach/Arizona Interim Coach/personnel guy is not exactly the splash you would have hoped for as a Trojan fan...I'm not impressed with a re-tread regardless, and he doesn't strike me as the guy who can take the focus off the pending investigation...a "meh" move...
  • The Red Sox may go to a 6-man rotation....that's a staggering thought... The amount of pitching depth they have with a healthy John Smoltz and THREE major-league ready starters in AAA is overwhelming....and they have the best bullpen in the Majors... I'm going to go ahead and pick them to win it all as of now...
  • The NBA draft is Thursday....did you know that? You should...I know it's a "down" year as far as prospects go...but this is must-see TV for any basketball fan...I'm going need more pushing of this in the media...

That's all for now

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