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April 07, 2005
Late Night Links
Start the week with the NCAA Men's Basketball Final . . . Cruise into MLB's Opening Day . . . And close out Sunday with the back nine at Augusta. It's one of the best sports weeks of the year. My pick for Augusta: Tiger. The Nats get win number one -- and Brad Wilkerson was the hero. Too bad the game wasn't on television. Somebody cut Mariano Rivera a break. The Yankees have been riding the guy for the better part of a decade, and now Yankee fans are booing after a pair of blown saves? Now joining Mike Krukow, John Rocker and Pat Burrell in the Met-Killer Hall of Fame: Joe Randa. Get your MLB payrolls here! Without the Nationals on local TV, I watched D.C. United tie UNAM Pumas 1-1 on Fox Soccer Channel. It was fun, but it wasn't playoff hockey. 20 years after Heysel, but some aren't willing to forget: A collection of extended middle fingers showed what some in the Juve section thought of the hand of friendship proffered by Liverpool FC, and their supporters. A wall of turned backs said everything about their contempt for this great effort at reconciliation. Hate has an eloquence of its own, and it proved powerful enough to persuade the Italian newspapers that something had to be said about the conduct of a minority who, worryingly, will only swell in numbers at the Stadio Delle Alpi next week. Nelson Mandela is backing London's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Great, but we could have used you last week in Zimbabwe. I'll second this emotion. It's a long time coming.
Eric
12:20 AM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsRe: 'one of the best sports weeks of the year' ... DON'T forget the NCAA Men's Hockey Championships, aka the Frozen Four. Semis today on ESPN2, final (in HD!) Saturday night on ESPN. That IS playoff hockey! Posted by:
I always thought that Larry was the official Braves Met-killer. Posted by:
The pregame activities were tastful and subtle and the match had a great friendly atmosphere. Much like the hooligan does not represent the average fan, those Italians probably do not represent the overall feeling of all Italians. Posted by:
I can't believe a Phillies fan like me is pointing this out, but I'm surprised you left Chipper Jones out of the Met-killer list. Posted by:
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