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April 12, 2005
Lunchtime Links
Mental note to self: Stay away from MCI Center on June 11th. Check out 3Martini's take on my drug of choice. Chris Lynch had some recent takes on the NHL worth checking out: One on whether or not the Bain Capital bid might still be in play; and another on why he's backing the players in the dispuite with ownership. Chris Chelios muses about one of his old coaches. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my lumber upon thee. Thanks to Steve Ovadia. And speaking of Steve, here's what he had to say about seeing Larry Brooks of the New York Post covering a baseball game: The fact that he's moved off of hockey, if only for a day, seems to indicate that the lockout isn't ending any time soon and no new developments can be expected. When Brooks fell, that was the fat lady singing. If he's not working on hockey down here in the States, then no one is. Love him or hate him, Brooks is the face of the American hockey media. Or he was. When there was hockey. And if the next season gets wiped out, the NHL's answer to Randy Moss will stay in Russia. Sounds like a fair trade to me. At the Frozen Four last weekend, ESPN tried out its new rail cam. The Rodent didn't like the way it was used: I watched a good portion of the Pioneers-Sioux showdown and certain moments gave me motion sickness. And later . . . When the puck is being advanced through the neutral zone, rail-cam delivers a decidely narrow view of developments. You get no perspective of how many players from each side are on the attack. He hates it so much, in fact, that he thinks it's a worse idea than Fox's glowing puck. I'm not so sure. While I can understand why he felt ESPN overdid it with its new toy, I generally liked how rail cam's low angle view put you in the center of the action. Perhaps if it was used more selectively, it might actually become more effective. Let's face facts: televised hockey (especially here in the states) is pretty stale. While the "eye in the sky" view has its advantages, directors need to take more chances closer to the puck to better communicate the speed and violence of the game. And while there have been notable failures like that glowing puck, I'd rather see the folks in the booth make aggressive mistakes like that instead of the same old stuff. Labor strife is threatening the Kentucky Derby. As if horse racing didn't have enough problems. The 1985 version of the LA Lakers just got together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of that NBA title. Is it time to move back the 3-point line in college basketball? Join in the debate at Sportsfilter. Reemer has returned! Rob Visconti to the milk carton! Tonight here in D.C., my friend Bijan Bayne is taking part in a lecture series celebrating the life and times of Off Wing's number one hero, Jackie Robinson. I'm afraid I can't make it, but if you're in D.C. you ought to check it out. And finally, Ryan at Distinguished Senators shows how a story about how Nationals Manager Frank Robinson's rejection of Sabermetrics is really about insecure sportswriters.
Eric
12:50 PM
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