Thursday, June 10, 2004
Morning Sports Shorts
MLB Draft Gibberish: Rob Neyer looks at the oddity of MLB Draft scouting reports. If anyone ever scouted TD Sanchez softball, my report would probably look like this:
Bourque, Coffey headed to hockey HOF: I always liked these two guys. My enduring Bourque memory comes from a game about six years ago. Jagr skated toward the B's goal, with only Bourque in his way. He deked and got to the corner against Ray, who looked beat. But Bourque didn't quit. He recovered and darted to his right, delivering a hip check that literally flipped Jagr on to his backside. As for Coffey, I'll never forget his hat trick against Colorado in the 1996 conference finals. Unfortunately, one was an own-gowl, proving the difference in the Avs' win.
I call BS: ESPN's Page Three ranks the top ten movie coaches. I like Gene Hackman, and I like Hoosiers. But Cleveland's Lou Brown deserves to sit atop that list. I give points, though, for putting the Cobra Kai Sensei at No. 3. "Sweep the leg." Classic!
Larry Bird hates white people: Not really, but he considered it an insult when opponents guarded him with fellow white players. He also says the NBA needs more whites: "if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get [white fans] a little excited." I don't think most NBA fans care about the color of players. I've seen white guys wear Jordan and Kobe jerseys, and I've seen black guys in Dirk Nowitzki gear. Basketball is basketball.
This little Piggy went to the Sugar Bowl: It looks like we'll have a fifth BCS Bowl after all, only it will be held at the same host site as the BCS Title game. So a week before Miami and Oklahoma play for the top prize, we can see Texas play Toledo in a game that no one (including most of the teams' fans) will care about.
Chris Mortensen chat wrap: Lots of good stuff from Mort. Parcells-Bryant should smooth over, Chriss Simms might be headed for the starting job in Tampa as early as Week One, and Q-Car's days in Dallas might be numbered. That's a shame. Quincy has gotten a raw deal since his drafy day. I had always hoped he'd be in Big-D long enough to porve his critics wrong. Still, he managed to direct a mediocre Dallas squad to 10 wins and a playoff berth last year, which is saying something. Carter will always be a Cowboy to me.
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TALL, BAGGY SHORTS ACCENTUATE ATHLETIC LEGS, UPPER BODY BUILT LIKE JOHN KRUK (SMALLER ARMS), DEPENDABLE LOWER LINEUP BAT, LITTLE POWER, STRAIGHT PULL HITTER, RUNS LIKE PETE INCAVILIA, SOLID GLOVE, WEAK ARM, GOOD INSTINCTS BEHIND PLATE, DECEPTIVE QUICKNESS, WEARS CAP LOW, INDECISIVE BASE COACH, CAN PLAY FIRST WHEN TEAM LEADS BY 20 RUNS.Those are solid late-round credentials.
Bourque, Coffey headed to hockey HOF: I always liked these two guys. My enduring Bourque memory comes from a game about six years ago. Jagr skated toward the B's goal, with only Bourque in his way. He deked and got to the corner against Ray, who looked beat. But Bourque didn't quit. He recovered and darted to his right, delivering a hip check that literally flipped Jagr on to his backside. As for Coffey, I'll never forget his hat trick against Colorado in the 1996 conference finals. Unfortunately, one was an own-gowl, proving the difference in the Avs' win.
I call BS: ESPN's Page Three ranks the top ten movie coaches. I like Gene Hackman, and I like Hoosiers. But Cleveland's Lou Brown deserves to sit atop that list. I give points, though, for putting the Cobra Kai Sensei at No. 3. "Sweep the leg." Classic!
Larry Bird hates white people: Not really, but he considered it an insult when opponents guarded him with fellow white players. He also says the NBA needs more whites: "if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get [white fans] a little excited." I don't think most NBA fans care about the color of players. I've seen white guys wear Jordan and Kobe jerseys, and I've seen black guys in Dirk Nowitzki gear. Basketball is basketball.
This little Piggy went to the Sugar Bowl: It looks like we'll have a fifth BCS Bowl after all, only it will be held at the same host site as the BCS Title game. So a week before Miami and Oklahoma play for the top prize, we can see Texas play Toledo in a game that no one (including most of the teams' fans) will care about.
Chris Mortensen chat wrap: Lots of good stuff from Mort. Parcells-Bryant should smooth over, Chriss Simms might be headed for the starting job in Tampa as early as Week One, and Q-Car's days in Dallas might be numbered. That's a shame. Quincy has gotten a raw deal since his drafy day. I had always hoped he'd be in Big-D long enough to porve his critics wrong. Still, he managed to direct a mediocre Dallas squad to 10 wins and a playoff berth last year, which is saying something. Carter will always be a Cowboy to me.
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