Buried underneath the stacks of baseball headlines including Bonds's indictment and A-Rod resigning with the Bombers...is the story that Marty's booth partner and Kroger's favorite ad-man, Nuxy, has moved on to the diamond on the other side of Ray Kinsella's Iowa cornfield.
I think we should all take a moment and I defer to the baseball geniuses (geniui for the Latin fans) of TNH staff to share any statistics/anecdotes about our slurring broadcaster. If nothing else, we should all raise a glass to "Ol' Lefty" this weekend.
Another raise of the glass and safe travels to TNH staff's first satellite coverage this weekend in South Bend. Have a good time guys!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Lady Bing
We had just been in the car for 7 hours, all we wanted to do was stretch our legs and get good nights sleep before we continued on our journey. We pull up to a mansion of literary proportions in the heart of Buckhead (Atlanta), there was all the food, and drinks we could take, a big TV, a pool, a great host and it was all free. And what was the first thing the members of summer Sojourn 3 did? Ask about where the best sports bar was so we could watch the NHL and NBA playoffs.
What happened?
That would never happen now, I honestly need to search to remember who won Lord Stanley’s Cup and I used to be able to recite the winners of the Hart, and Lady Bing on command.
I specifically remember sitting inside on a beautiful Florida day to watch the Avalanche vs. the Red Wings or the Lakers and Pistons.
This past year I watched exactly 2 periods of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and only a few of the many games of the NBA Playoffs. And I know I am not alone.
What happened, why have basketball and Hockey become so uninteresting? Basketball is fun to talk about, but nobody watches it with any regularity, and Hockey is an afterthought. Now I know Hockey kind of screwed itself, but even before the lockout it had lost its late 90’s luster. And the NBA hasn’t been watchable since Kobe and Shaq were friends, and it hasn’t been enjoyable since Scotty Pippen dished out the greatest trash talk of all time (“the mailman doesn’t deliver on Sundays”).
So my question is, why? Why have these two formally great sports become 2nd tier after Football and Baseball and NASCAR (as much as it pains me to say it)
What happened?
That would never happen now, I honestly need to search to remember who won Lord Stanley’s Cup and I used to be able to recite the winners of the Hart, and Lady Bing on command.
I specifically remember sitting inside on a beautiful Florida day to watch the Avalanche vs. the Red Wings or the Lakers and Pistons.
This past year I watched exactly 2 periods of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and only a few of the many games of the NBA Playoffs. And I know I am not alone.
What happened, why have basketball and Hockey become so uninteresting? Basketball is fun to talk about, but nobody watches it with any regularity, and Hockey is an afterthought. Now I know Hockey kind of screwed itself, but even before the lockout it had lost its late 90’s luster. And the NBA hasn’t been watchable since Kobe and Shaq were friends, and it hasn’t been enjoyable since Scotty Pippen dished out the greatest trash talk of all time (“the mailman doesn’t deliver on Sundays”).
So my question is, why? Why have these two formally great sports become 2nd tier after Football and Baseball and NASCAR (as much as it pains me to say it)
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