Public Knowledge

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.  -Bertrand Russell     

Public Knowledge: 

1.  Last call for alcohol.  Last call for Isiah.  If there is indeed a god in heaven, tonight will be the last night Isiah Thomas will be employed by the New York Knickerbockers.  There is a possibility that Zeke could be demoted to a scouting position or relegated to the role of consultant.  That would be a grave mistake.  But as long as Jimmy Dolan is at the helm, there will be grave mistakes o’plenty.  But for tonight, go to the Garden.  Eat as many free hot dogs as you can scarf down.  Watch the Boston Celtics humiliate Zeke.  Let out those fire Isiah chants one last time.

2.  Fantasy owners rejoice.  It is the return of BJ Ryan.  I’m B.J. McKay and this is my best friend Bear.  B.J. Ryan earned a save in his triumphant comeback.  Well not entirely triumphant.  It didn’t come easy.  Like my main Ringo Starr always says, “It don’t come easy.”  Ryan protected Toronto’s 5-4 lead in Texas after allowing a leadoff triple to Marlon Byrd in the 10th.  It was the second time in BJ’s career that he earned a save despite allowing a leadoff triple in a one-run game. 

3.  World beater Brian Bannister.  Kansas City Royals’ Brian Bannister.  Get used to hearing it.  This kid’s good.  Bannister threw a complete game, three-hitter to beat Twinkies, 5-1 yesterday.  The only run Bannister allowed was unearned.  He improved to 3-0.  He lowered his ERA to 0.86.  Brian Bannister analyzes his own pitching more than anybody. He studies video.  He pours over stats.  Does whatever takes to make himself better.  This just in.  It’s working.

4.  O Brother, where art though?  Hitting bombs.  That’s where.  BJ Upton hit a three run bomb for the Devil Rays in their 6-2 win over the Orioles.  I’m B.J. McKay and this is my best friend Bear.  It was the 23-year-old Upton’s first homer of the season.  Pretty good, right?  Not so shabby, right? 

Little brother’s doing better.  20-year-old Justin Upton, has already hit five for the Diamondbacks.  The only other pair of brothers, each under the age of 24, to homer so early in a season were the Alomars in 1990 (Spitting Bobby for San Diego and Sandy for Cleveland).

5.   O Brother, where art though?  Getting base hits.  That’s where.  Sunday!  Sunday!  Sunday!  Sunday was quite a day for the Molina brothers.  Bengie and Yadier both went 2-for-4 in their head-to-head matchup while Jose went 2-for-4 for the Yankees in Boston. It was the first time that three brothers each had a two-hit game on the same day since Felipe, Jesus, and Matty Alou did it on June 7, 1972, for the Yankees, Astros and Cardinals, respectively.

6.  Manny owns the Yankees.  Who owns da Chiefs?  Man Ram’s run-scoring, first-inning rope single opened the scoring in the Red Sox win last night.  It was Manny’s 156th career RBI against the Yankees.  That’s the highest total for any active player against any team.  Just one more than the Big Hurt has against the Tribe.

7.  Cujo.  Now there’s a new name for terror.  Curtis Joseph.  Cujo sets a new NHL record by winning a playoff game for his fifth team.  Yowza!  Multiplying by five is a little like countin’ by five.  In fact, if you counted along on your fingers as you counted out loud by fives, your fingers would tell you how many fives you’ve got.  Joseph previously won in the postseason for St. Louis, Edmonton, Toronto and Detroit.  Plus Calgary makes five.

8.  It is a travesty.  It’s a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham that Kevin Garnett will not get MVP.  Sure Defensive player of the Year is nice.  Your Aunt Hazel is nice.  I don’t want nice.  I want the MVP. 

19.  Hockey Krishnas rejoice!  Hockey, hockey.  Krishna, Krishna.  How ’bout them Bruins?  Them Big Bad Bruins.  Now I’m not one much for curses.  But if there was a curse, the Bruins done broke it last night.  After thirteen palyoff losses in a row against the hated Habs, the Boston Bruins have finally won a game versus their arch-rivals and broke the curse.  Hooray!  Hooray Bruins!  Hooray Milan Lucic.  The new Terry O’Reilly. 

Peace out homies.  Six two and Even!

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