Yes..EVEN MORE SPORTS....
1) Curt Schilling would have been Kevin McHale, Yaz, Cooz, or Espo had he spent his great career entirely in Beantown. Not quite in the top four of Russ, Orr, Ted and Bird, but close.
Tonight, as I write this, he has given up 2 runs in 7 innings on guts and a decent fastball. Just struck out the side after giving up a two run "double" (bloody m****rf****g piece of crap blooper) by Sean Casey, the weakest hitting .300 hitter in MLB. Curt Schilling has huge ones. HUGE ones.
The man gave up a year on the field for just a chance (JUST A CHANCE) at a ring in 2004. He didn't give up any bucks, but at this point a bright guy like Schilling is all about rings and pride. The pride was taken care of with the big salary the Sox paid him when they traded for him after the 2003 season (thanks Theo!). The rings were taken care of in the greatest thrill ride in MLB history, otherwise known as the 04 postseason. Remember, Schilling got his ankle stitched up with the full awareness that he would have major problems the following season, possibly even giving up the whole year. Last year, Curt won 8 games with an ERA of 5.69. Say he asked out of the 04 postseason (I know, an impossibility, but Wilt did something like that a looooong time ago for health reasons) and he would have won, most likely, another 10 games in 05, giving him 216 wins to date. He claims he will retire after next season and certainly there is no reason to doubt him. He's got two rings to date (3 WS), plenty of money, and the rep of being one of the great money pitchers in modern history. But if Schilling was to get close to 240 wins, he'd be a cinch second or third ballot HOFer. Not so sure about that now, but his place in Boston sports history is secure regardless what happens between now and Octoboer 07: BIG ONES!!!!!
(did JAVY LOPEZ just pinch hit for GONZO? ARE YOU FUCKEN KIDDING ME? IS BOB BAILEY NOT AVAILABLE? JESUS CHRIST, what a stupid move.)
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2) Totally Out-of-Nowhere Ron Ron Comment
Ron Artest is not a bright guy. To say he is not so bright is to discredit not so bright guys everywhere. I think I have said in the past that Ron Ron is just...well...as I say...not bright.
He apparently is a good hearted dude. Who else but Ron Ron would, while making several million dollars a year, try to get a pt gig at Circuit City so he could take advantage of the employee discount to buy shit for his buds? This is the mentality of Ron Ron. He is....um.....not so bright. For him to spend two years (four semesters) at St. Johns U. in NYC is a bit of a joke. He wasn't good enough to declare out of high school, and somehow made the grades and ACT/SAT's, but damn, man, listening to an interview with him is very unpleasant. He just ain't all there.
And for the great, great Larry Bird to have faith in Ron Ron to NOT explode last year stinks of desperation. Bird is a genius at spotting and molding talent. Artest is a brilliant talent. Just, as I say, not too bright. To think Ron Ron can make it through an entire NBA season, while he is supporting half of his blood relatives (check it out, he signs more paychecks than Hannaford's), without an explosion or implosion is ridiculous.
Chris Webber used to bitch how boring Sac town was. Well, with Artest in the city for a season I'll bet the joint is gonna be jumpin'.
And that is bad news for the Kings. Best of luck, though, to a good guy with a hair trigger. I can relate.
(Leyland just pitched to Big Papi not because it was the percentage move, but to show his team and pitcher he thought they had the SACK to get it done. Bad move short term, great move long term. The Tigers are in barring a 20 game losing streak. And Leyland, the best manager in the game, made a terrific move letting that smooth lefty pitch to Ortiz, win or lose. Best manager in MLB: Jim Leyland.)
(I say again: did Tito really pinch hit fucken Lopez for Gonzo? Stupidest move of the year [to date])
3) Is that enough sports talk?
Tonight, as I write this, he has given up 2 runs in 7 innings on guts and a decent fastball. Just struck out the side after giving up a two run "double" (bloody m****rf****g piece of crap blooper) by Sean Casey, the weakest hitting .300 hitter in MLB. Curt Schilling has huge ones. HUGE ones.
The man gave up a year on the field for just a chance (JUST A CHANCE) at a ring in 2004. He didn't give up any bucks, but at this point a bright guy like Schilling is all about rings and pride. The pride was taken care of with the big salary the Sox paid him when they traded for him after the 2003 season (thanks Theo!). The rings were taken care of in the greatest thrill ride in MLB history, otherwise known as the 04 postseason. Remember, Schilling got his ankle stitched up with the full awareness that he would have major problems the following season, possibly even giving up the whole year. Last year, Curt won 8 games with an ERA of 5.69. Say he asked out of the 04 postseason (I know, an impossibility, but Wilt did something like that a looooong time ago for health reasons) and he would have won, most likely, another 10 games in 05, giving him 216 wins to date. He claims he will retire after next season and certainly there is no reason to doubt him. He's got two rings to date (3 WS), plenty of money, and the rep of being one of the great money pitchers in modern history. But if Schilling was to get close to 240 wins, he'd be a cinch second or third ballot HOFer. Not so sure about that now, but his place in Boston sports history is secure regardless what happens between now and Octoboer 07: BIG ONES!!!!!
(did JAVY LOPEZ just pinch hit for GONZO? ARE YOU FUCKEN KIDDING ME? IS BOB BAILEY NOT AVAILABLE? JESUS CHRIST, what a stupid move.)
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2) Totally Out-of-Nowhere Ron Ron Comment
Ron Artest is not a bright guy. To say he is not so bright is to discredit not so bright guys everywhere. I think I have said in the past that Ron Ron is just...well...as I say...not bright.
He apparently is a good hearted dude. Who else but Ron Ron would, while making several million dollars a year, try to get a pt gig at Circuit City so he could take advantage of the employee discount to buy shit for his buds? This is the mentality of Ron Ron. He is....um.....not so bright. For him to spend two years (four semesters) at St. Johns U. in NYC is a bit of a joke. He wasn't good enough to declare out of high school, and somehow made the grades and ACT/SAT's, but damn, man, listening to an interview with him is very unpleasant. He just ain't all there.
And for the great, great Larry Bird to have faith in Ron Ron to NOT explode last year stinks of desperation. Bird is a genius at spotting and molding talent. Artest is a brilliant talent. Just, as I say, not too bright. To think Ron Ron can make it through an entire NBA season, while he is supporting half of his blood relatives (check it out, he signs more paychecks than Hannaford's), without an explosion or implosion is ridiculous.
Chris Webber used to bitch how boring Sac town was. Well, with Artest in the city for a season I'll bet the joint is gonna be jumpin'.
And that is bad news for the Kings. Best of luck, though, to a good guy with a hair trigger. I can relate.
(Leyland just pitched to Big Papi not because it was the percentage move, but to show his team and pitcher he thought they had the SACK to get it done. Bad move short term, great move long term. The Tigers are in barring a 20 game losing streak. And Leyland, the best manager in the game, made a terrific move letting that smooth lefty pitch to Ortiz, win or lose. Best manager in MLB: Jim Leyland.)
(I say again: did Tito really pinch hit fucken Lopez for Gonzo? Stupidest move of the year [to date])
3) Is that enough sports talk?
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