1. Jose Reyes hit three homers last night. The Mets lost 11-4. If ARod so much as hits one homer in a 5-3 loss (as he did on Sunday afternoon), the entire universe stops, rips him for being stats-driven and unclutch, and then goes about their business. Jose Reyes hits three homers in a far more lopsided loss and gets the front page of the New York Times sports section. ARod’s treatment by the local and national press has been beyond abhorrent and it makes me ashamed to be a baseball fan.
2. Mets “All-Star” catcher Paul LoDoca has gotten a major pass in the national media. Besides cheating on his wife with no less than three teenaged girls, LoDuca has a gambling problem that would make Pete Rose and Michael Jordan proud. Apparently bookies and assorted low-level hoods have come to Shea Stadium looking to make their weekly collection from the Mets backstop.
Anytime the gambling and sports worlds collide, only bad things can happen. Toss in the fact that the head groundskeeper at Shea Stadium was arrested late last year on charges of running a multi-million dollar gambling ring and being an associate in a mafia crime family and this should be sending off major alarm bells in Bud Selig’s mind. Where’s the national media attention for this story? Where’s the commissioner trying to protect the best interests of the game? Both are absent, pursuing their own twisted little agendas.
3. For all the golf fans out there, there are few cooler stories than the opening round pairing of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Geoff Ogilvy at this weekend’s PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club, just outside of Chicago. This threesome represents the winners of the past three Major championships and also pits rivals Tiger and Lefty in a head-to-head matchup early in the tournament. It will be very interesting to see how they relate to one another on the course and if each can play his best golf with the other standing around. I’m more of a Tiger man myself but I like Lefty’s game a lot too. I’m rooting for them to be paired through Sunday, walking up the 18th fairway, each with a chance to win.
4. Finally, in sad news, character actor Bruno Kirby passed away on Monday. His portrayal of the young Clemenza in Godfather II is one of my favorite parts of that movie.
I’m heading to Chicago for an extended weekend so I won’t be posting or commenting until my return on Monday afternoon. To all the Back Seat Drivers, have a great weekend.
2. Mets “All-Star” catcher Paul LoDoca has gotten a major pass in the national media. Besides cheating on his wife with no less than three teenaged girls, LoDuca has a gambling problem that would make Pete Rose and Michael Jordan proud. Apparently bookies and assorted low-level hoods have come to Shea Stadium looking to make their weekly collection from the Mets backstop.
Anytime the gambling and sports worlds collide, only bad things can happen. Toss in the fact that the head groundskeeper at Shea Stadium was arrested late last year on charges of running a multi-million dollar gambling ring and being an associate in a mafia crime family and this should be sending off major alarm bells in Bud Selig’s mind. Where’s the national media attention for this story? Where’s the commissioner trying to protect the best interests of the game? Both are absent, pursuing their own twisted little agendas.
3. For all the golf fans out there, there are few cooler stories than the opening round pairing of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Geoff Ogilvy at this weekend’s PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club, just outside of Chicago. This threesome represents the winners of the past three Major championships and also pits rivals Tiger and Lefty in a head-to-head matchup early in the tournament. It will be very interesting to see how they relate to one another on the course and if each can play his best golf with the other standing around. I’m more of a Tiger man myself but I like Lefty’s game a lot too. I’m rooting for them to be paired through Sunday, walking up the 18th fairway, each with a chance to win.
4. Finally, in sad news, character actor Bruno Kirby passed away on Monday. His portrayal of the young Clemenza in Godfather II is one of my favorite parts of that movie.
I’m heading to Chicago for an extended weekend so I won’t be posting or commenting until my return on Monday afternoon. To all the Back Seat Drivers, have a great weekend.
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