Are the Detroit Tigers insane? With Darren Dreifort's contract due to expire after the 05 season, it seems that tiger ownership is hellbent on paying out the most insane contract in baseball. 105M over seven years for Mags? I realize the Tigers have written in some protection, but the protection has a pretty low hurdle. Injury aside, is Maglio Ordonez a hundred million dollar player? Four years for forty-eight million is more like it. Seems like a huge stretch to me. The guy definitely has a shot of starting on the leagues all overpaid team right along with Chan Ho, Jason G and Kris Benson. Nonetheless, if Mags can play 140 games and drive in 90-100 runs and that young staff continues to mature, the tigers could compete for the central division crown. Another sacrificial lamb for the yanks in the ALDS.
The Knicks are officially a SHANDY - which is short for Shit Sandwich. How in the world did they blow that game in Sacramento Friday night? Poor Herb Williams. I suspect Penny will not include highlights from that game on his Hall of Fame candidacy tape. Did any player in NBA history get worse more quickly then Penny? Marbury had a great game against the Kings and I read a piece in a Chicago paper that suggested that the he could be trade bait in order to secure Kevin Garnett. All that piece confirmed is that Chicago is a vibrant haven for crack users. As an aside, did anyone catch Zeke putting out a press realease last week saying he wasnt interested in the Lakers job? Is this guy delusional? If the Lakers were going to go for a bad boy, I say they pick socal native and WBNA coaching stud Bill Lambier.
Bode Miller is having an absolutely sick season on the world ski tour. Two golds at the World Championships this month on top of some great early season performances in North America. The guy has won the Downhill and the Super G and he has a shot when they race slalom late this week. Bode is going to be the first American to win the World Cup overall title since Phil Mahre in 1983. He is definitely the early favorite for amateur and USOC athlete of the year and perhaps sportsman of the year. Sports Illustrated should take notice because this guy is perhaps the best winter Olympic athlete this country has produced since Eric Heiden.
North Carolina looked sick this weekend down at Tallahassee. I still don't love their defense - although they have started to play a bit better of late - but I love their firepower. This is the best North Carolina team since Guthridge took Jamison, Carter and Shamond to the 98 final four down in San Antonio. That team got knocked off by Andre Miller in the national semis. I think this team takes it at least one step further and will play on April 4.
Phil Mickelson looked solid yesterday. He still is a bit loose off the tee, but that was a solid win. This years early winners makes for quite a list - Singh, Woods, Phil and Appleby. Its setting up for a great Nissan Open at Riviera to determine the winner of the prestigious West Coast swing.
Not only is Boston College undefeated, but they have been pulling covers out their ass. They don't cover as much as the football team down the road, but the Eagles are shaping up as a pretty solid favorite against the spread. BC has a big game this week against Notre Dame. If they won that, there is a shot they go into the Big East tourney undefeated. They have Syracuse and Pitt left, but both are in Chestnut Hill. I am not sure they get out of Indiana with a win.
Speaking of Notre Dame, they absolutely collapsed Saturday night at Syracuse. With about five minutes to go, ND led 50-39. They ended up losing 60-57. The orange sprung a press, Warrick went crazy and ND made some stupid mistakes. This led to an 11-0 run and from there on out it was a formality. Bottom line, Chris Thomas folded down the stretch and the Irish blew a game that was penciled in the win column. Syracuse comes back tonight to play a big game against UCONN. Is it just me or does Syracuse play all its games at the Carrier Dome?. I don't often pull for Syracuse, but I am hoping they hand Calhoun a bad loss that the tourney selection committee will remember in about five weeks. Had UCONN lost that game to Nova last week, this team would be in some trouble.
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