My morsels for today:
MLB: Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba had the scare of his life this week. Just days before Father’s Day, he found out that his 11-year-old son, brother-in-law and relative of the boy’s mother were kidnapped Tuesday morning as they were on their way to the boy’s school in Venezuela. The kidnappers demanded $466,000 in ransom, but it was never paid and the three victims were released Wednesday night alongside a highway outside Caracas after police closed in on the criminals. Six suspects are being sought. Torrealba has left the Rockies and been placed on the restricted list. Family members of wealthy athletes in many Central American and South American countries have been targeted by kidnappers. Thank God this story had a happy ending.
NBA: Here’s another dose of reality for the sports world, courtesy of Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus. The man nicknamed “Air France” because of his home country and style of play is wearing AF447 on his sneakers during the NBA Finals. That’s in memory of the 228 passengers and crew members on Air France Flight 447 who lost their lives Sunday when their flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after running into huge thunderstorms. Classy idea, Mickael.
PGA: And now for some news that has me scratching my head. A week before John Daly comes off his six-month suspension imposed by the PGA, he was signed to a multi-year endorsement deal by All Sport. Daly will wear the Austin, Texas-based sports drink company’s Big Red brand on his collar and golf bag. Daly is scheduled to return to play June 11 in the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, tenn. You may recall that Daly was suspended following a series of off-the-course incidents, including being forced to stay overnight in a North Carolina jail so he could sober up. It would be great if Daly would get his act together. He would add life to the PGA Tour while Tiger Woods slowly recovers from knee surgery and give the Tour another marquee player. And I applaud All Sport for giving the guy a break. But Daly’s track record of staying out of trouble stinks. It would have been more prudent for All Sport to see if Daly could control himself before throwing money at him.
That’s all for now. See you later.
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