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April 07, 2005
Lunchtime Links
It's raining at the Masters. The current tee time is set for 1:30 p.m. U.S. EDT. As reader Marc Hoff reminded me this morning, we may not have playoff hockey this Spring, but we do have the NCAA Frozen Four. Denver and Colorado College take to the ice in Columbus, Ohio at 2:00 p.m. U.S. EDT, while Minnesota and North Dakota get the prime time exposure tonight at 7:00 p.m. Both games are on ESPN2. The Final will be on ESPN on Saturday night. Click here for ESPN.com's Frozen Four coverage. One piece of good NHL news: The league met with a group of goaltenders to discuss some potential rule changes concerning equipment and goal size. As far as I'm concerned, anything that forces goalies like Garth Snow and J.S. Giguere to slim down without compromising safety is fine by me. Today, the GMs will stay in Detroit to talk amongst themselves. Thanks to Jim grabbing some shifts at Hockeybird for the pointer. Tom Benjamin says it's time for the NHL to clarify Todd Bertuzzi's status. A few weeks back, I said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had no reason to move on Bertuzzi until the CBA situation was settled, and I still believe that. By the time Bertuzzi does return, there won't be any doubt that his punishment was lengthy enough. Now, is Bettman in part playing to the American media by following this strategy? No doubt that he is. Is that completely fair to Bertuzzi? Maybe not, but Bettman is concerned about the league as a whole first and foremost, and its interests are best served by delaying a decision as long as is reasonably possible. D.C. United isn't crazy about the condition of the field at RFK, and neither are their fans: At halftime, someone found a way to express apparent dissatisfaction with baseball's intrusion into the stadium where United has been the main tenant. The words "D.C. Unite" were written during halftime on the padded home run fence in the 380-foot power alley in what would be right-center field. Workers spent much of the second half scrubbing away the words. Mike Tice will only be fined for scalping some Super Bowl tickets -- which is bad news for Vikings fans looking for any way to get him shipped out of town. Bo goes to court, but libel law is stacked against him. Phil Miller is wondering whether Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is one of the last of a dying breed. David Pinto checks in on some youngsters in Oakland, and likes what he sees so far. For another Oakland fix, check out the latest edition to All Baseball, Straight A's. Kaley Davis is wondering about the Mets pitching staff: The box score offers a charitable record of most of the relievers' work. But only Roberto Hernandez looked decent live. Mike Matthews did retire slugger Adam Dunn with a single pitch while the bases were loaded. That was nice. But Manny Aybar looked positively AAAA out there in the 5th even though no one scored. Mister Koo looked a little better with his adorable Rockette-ish high stepping delivery in random use, bit he was not terribly consistent. In response to another reader inquiry, yes, Larry "Chipper" Jones is certainly a Met-killer. My previous list was by no means definitive. I should have also added Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell and Carl Pavano. Feel free to send me some more. And finally, Distinguished Senators is hosting an open thread on today's Nationals game with the Phillies. Stop by and say hello. UPDATE: While Martha Burk might not be in Augusta, she's still trying to make hay from her 15 minutes of fame. Tom Kirkendall has the details.
Eric
12:26 PM
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