Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. -Oscar Wilde
1. According to the Seattle Times, Kevin Durant was ranked 78th out of 80 NBA prospects who worked out at Orlando. Red Auerbach always said to do your scouting during the season. That predraft workouts are a travesty. A travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham. I agree. I don’t care if Durant finished 80th out of 80. He is going to be star baby. You don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in my show. Oh, you don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in my show. He’s gonna be a star in the Seattle Supersonics’ show. Remember the Wonderlic!
2. One day after agreeing to send a fifth-round draft pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for Trent Green, the Dolphins told Dante Culpepper they want to trade him. Who are they going to trade him to? Who would want him? Didn’t everybody see him last season? A former shell of the man he once was.
3. The New York Islanders are buying out the remaining four years on Alexei Yashin’s 10-year contract. Alexei Cashin. What a bust. He never turned out to be the man the Isles hoped he would be. Just eighteen goals and thirty-two assists this season. That’s not what you pay nine million a year for. Ya think the Isles would like Chara and Spezza back? I do.
4. Dan Haren. Finally. Finally it has happened to me right in front of my face and I just can not hide it. Finally he is leading AL in ERA. Finally he is ranking third in the majors in innings. Finally he is tied for first in the majors with Jake Peavy in quality start percentage. Finally opponents are hitting a paltry .178 against him. Finally he is giving Oakland a chance to win, with the Athletics going 9-4 in his 13 starts. I guess Peter Gammons was right. He usually is. Except with that Bobby Crosby nonsense. MVP my foot.
5. Barry Bonds was held out of the San Francisco Giants’ starting lineup Tuesday night for the series opener against Arizona because of shin splints that have been bothering the slugger. Word has it his knees are bothering him too. Hmmm. What could it be? Same thing that’s bothering Giambi? Same thing that’s bothering Konerko? Same thing that’s bothering Thome and Sexon? Doesn’t seem to be bothering Sheff.
6. Pedro Martinez stepped to the mound for the first time in eight months. He will do far more for the Mets this year than the Rocket could ever hope to do for the Bombers.
7. Several NBA people close to the Heat expect Miami will explore acquiring Sacramento’s Ron Artest or impending Seattle free agent Rashard Lewis. I can see Lewis, but Artest? When will people learn?
8. If the Cubs end up putting ace pitcher Carlos Zambrano on the trading block, the Mets will go after him. If that happens, no one touches the Mets in the National League. No one. And the funny thing is, if you read the New York papers, you would never guess they were even good.
9. Speaking of New York papers. Coast-to coast, the New York Post. There is not a better buy for a quarter anywhere. Big Red even costs thirty cents now. The best sports section in the biggest city in the world. All for a quarter. What a bargain That is a bargain for me. Eddie Murphy style.
10. I’m rooting for Michael Finley. I always liked that cat. I remember when he was a stud on the Mavs. In his first season there, he led them in scoring, assists and steals. I used to kill with him on the Sega Geneisis. Kill with him I say. Threes like you read about. Like you read about!
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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