by Stop Mike Lupica on March 23 at 11:39PM
Baseball:
The Blue Jays lost third baseman Scott Rolen to a fingernail injury yesterday. Yes, you read that right - seems Rolen had a freak injury on Sunday morning during the drills, when a ball hit him in the hand, causing a fingertip to fracture, and tearing his fingernail off. He was stitched up by a hand specialist, but lost most of his nail in the accident. Until it grows back, he'll probably be on the DL. Expect a sympathy call from Vince Carter soon.
As someone who has covered the Blue Jays for over a year now... welcome to the Black and Blue Jays, Scott. AJ Burnett and BJ Ryan can recommend some doctors for you.
Oh, and speaking of players often found in the trainer's room... Javy Lopez retired yesterday. We'll miss his occasion 20+ HR seasons, followed by two to three seasons of suckitude, in our fantasy baseball league. One less Puerto Rican in the league, bringing them just a bit closer to extinction.
Golf:
Is this the end for Tiger Woods' incredible winning streak? After polishing off seven tourneys in a row (a good career for most golfers), Eldrick seems in trouble. He currently trails Geoff Ogilvy by five strokes with just seven holes to go (to be played on Monday, due to bad weather over the weekend). Seems like an insurmountable lead, huh?
So why do we think Eldrick will get much better sleep tonight than Geoff?
Tennis:
Continue the bad weekend for the most dominate individual sports athletes trend... Novak Djokovic won the Pacific Life Open by beating Mardy Fish (an American) in the finals. How did 98th ranked Mardy Fish get to the finals? By absolutely spanking the best tennis player in the world (perhaps ever), Roger Federer in the semis, 6-3, 6-2.
This LA Times reporter has no idea how Fish beat Federer. I'll give him a clue: There's only opponent of Federer's capable of slowing him down. It's probably the mono again.
Is he the one who dated Mandy Moore? Nope, that's Andy Roddick. Federer's longtime girlfriend is Mirka Vavrinec. If you Google "Roger Federer girlfriend", you quickly find that she's not exactly a fan favorite. Or, to be more precise... she's not a top-ranked cutie. One site speculates that Federer might be gay, since "his girlfriend isn't that pretty". Another site asks "Hot or Not", and the comments seem to support the latter: "It's is rare when you see an athlete with hords (sic) of cash walking around with a girl who would rank #5 in my apartment building." And I'm guessing that, no, commenter "BigTimeMeatlff" probably does not live in Melrose Place, you dig?
Psst, Roger... there are better ways to catch an STD. Might I suggest Rio?
NBA:
The Clippers are reportedly interested in possibly trading their first round (certain to be a lottery) pick.
Because, you know, the Clippers have enough young talent. Don Sterling - Finding new ways to squeeze juice out of a lemon for over two decades.
Meanwhile, down in Texas, the Mavs' playoff chances took a crushing blow (and perhaps the whole franchise just did) when Dirk Nowitzki left leg got seriously injured during the game yesterday. Not even Dirk is sure what exactly he hurt, as his ankle and knee both collapse at the same time, oddly reminiscent of his team's performance last year against the Warriors. This will shelve The World's Tallest Hasselhoff Fan for at least two weeks, putting the (currently) seventh seeded Mavs in a dangerous place.
That inhale you just heard is the 9th place Denver Nuggets getting their second wind. It's alright, it's alright...sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in.
College Basketball:
Oh, and finally... yeah, that little bracket thing. Or, if you are one of those guys who picked UConn or Georgetown to go far (guess which one I am) - that f*cking tournament.
And after two rounds, still wearing that glass slipper: Villanova, West Kentucky (isn't that just Tennessee?) and of course, Davidson and sudden "someone in the NBA will be drafting me now" Stephen Curry, who dropped 30 on the Hoyas one round after dropping 40. He had 25 points in the second half of the game, to lead the um, whatever the Davidson are, back from a 17 point deficit. You know what an anagram of Stephen Curry is: Danny Manning. Absolutely true. Keep shooting the lights out, Steve, and pretty soon you might be a March legend.
Son of Dell Curry, the all time leading scorer of the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets? Never doubted if for a minute. Remind me to keep an eye on Liberty University next season, where younger brother Seth Curry will soon be playing ball.
And now, your basketball equation, courtesy of DJM and SML:
You know why everyone hates Duke:
Unlikeable know-it-all coach
+
Boston's Obnoxious Fanbase
+
$$$$$$$$$
+
The Yankee's Historical Success (and sense of entitlement)
+
Spurs' boring style of basketball.
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The Blue Jays lost third baseman Scott Rolen to a fingernail injury yesterday. Yes, you read that right - seems Rolen had a freak injury on Sunday morning during the drills, when a ball hit him in the hand, causing a fingertip to fracture, and tearing his fingernail off. He was stitched up by a hand specialist, but lost most of his nail in the accident. Until it grows back, he'll probably be on the DL. Expect a sympathy call from Vince Carter soon.
As someone who has covered the Blue Jays for over a year now... welcome to the Black and Blue Jays, Scott. AJ Burnett and BJ Ryan can recommend some doctors for you.
Oh, and speaking of players often found in the trainer's room... Javy Lopez retired yesterday. We'll miss his occasion 20+ HR seasons, followed by two to three seasons of suckitude, in our fantasy baseball league. One less Puerto Rican in the league, bringing them just a bit closer to extinction.
Golf:
Is this the end for Tiger Woods' incredible winning streak? After polishing off seven tourneys in a row (a good career for most golfers), Eldrick seems in trouble. He currently trails Geoff Ogilvy by five strokes with just seven holes to go (to be played on Monday, due to bad weather over the weekend). Seems like an insurmountable lead, huh?
So why do we think Eldrick will get much better sleep tonight than Geoff?
Tennis:
Continue the bad weekend for the most dominate individual sports athletes trend... Novak Djokovic won the Pacific Life Open by beating Mardy Fish (an American) in the finals. How did 98th ranked Mardy Fish get to the finals? By absolutely spanking the best tennis player in the world (perhaps ever), Roger Federer in the semis, 6-3, 6-2.
This LA Times reporter has no idea how Fish beat Federer. I'll give him a clue: There's only opponent of Federer's capable of slowing him down. It's probably the mono again.
Is he the one who dated Mandy Moore? Nope, that's Andy Roddick. Federer's longtime girlfriend is Mirka Vavrinec. If you Google "Roger Federer girlfriend", you quickly find that she's not exactly a fan favorite. Or, to be more precise... she's not a top-ranked cutie. One site speculates that Federer might be gay, since "his girlfriend isn't that pretty". Another site asks "Hot or Not", and the comments seem to support the latter: "It's is rare when you see an athlete with hords (sic) of cash walking around with a girl who would rank #5 in my apartment building." And I'm guessing that, no, commenter "BigTimeMeatlff" probably does not live in Melrose Place, you dig?
Psst, Roger... there are better ways to catch an STD. Might I suggest Rio?
NBA:
The Clippers are reportedly interested in possibly trading their first round (certain to be a lottery) pick.
Because, you know, the Clippers have enough young talent. Don Sterling - Finding new ways to squeeze juice out of a lemon for over two decades.
Meanwhile, down in Texas, the Mavs' playoff chances took a crushing blow (and perhaps the whole franchise just did) when Dirk Nowitzki left leg got seriously injured during the game yesterday. Not even Dirk is sure what exactly he hurt, as his ankle and knee both collapse at the same time, oddly reminiscent of his team's performance last year against the Warriors. This will shelve The World's Tallest Hasselhoff Fan for at least two weeks, putting the (currently) seventh seeded Mavs in a dangerous place.
That inhale you just heard is the 9th place Denver Nuggets getting their second wind. It's alright, it's alright...sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in.
College Basketball:
Oh, and finally... yeah, that little bracket thing. Or, if you are one of those guys who picked UConn or Georgetown to go far (guess which one I am) - that f*cking tournament.
And after two rounds, still wearing that glass slipper: Villanova, West Kentucky (isn't that just Tennessee?) and of course, Davidson and sudden "someone in the NBA will be drafting me now" Stephen Curry, who dropped 30 on the Hoyas one round after dropping 40. He had 25 points in the second half of the game, to lead the um, whatever the Davidson are, back from a 17 point deficit. You know what an anagram of Stephen Curry is: Danny Manning. Absolutely true. Keep shooting the lights out, Steve, and pretty soon you might be a March legend.
Son of Dell Curry, the all time leading scorer of the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets? Never doubted if for a minute. Remind me to keep an eye on Liberty University next season, where younger brother Seth Curry will soon be playing ball.
And now, your basketball equation, courtesy of DJM and SML:
You know why everyone hates Duke:
Unlikeable know-it-all coach+
Boston's Obnoxious Fanbase +
$$$$$$$$$+
The Yankee's Historical Success (and sense of entitlement)+
Spurs' boring style of basketball. Leave a comment
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stopmikelupica
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I hate Erin. I was up 3-2 in our head to head game yesterday, and Miss First Place had to lay the smack down on me last night. So guess who just misses making the playoffs by half a point?
Even worse: Over at Hoops Addicts League, I had first place going into last night; got smacked by a non-playoff team, and dropped to the third seed. So now instead of getting a bye, I have to play a team, the #6 seed, that has whupped me twice this season already.
I hate head to head basketball leagues.
Of course, I'm still in first place (just barely) in my money league - $500 on the line. So yes, that's where my concentration will be at!
Pretty amazing end to that fantasy basketball regular season, no?