My morsels for today:
NHL: All the hand-ringing and teeth-mashing over the decision made by the NHL and NBC to schedule the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals on back-to-back nights really isn’t necessary. Even though these will be the first back-to-back finals games since 1954, the NHL isn’t high on NBC’s priority list and everyone should understand that and deal with it. Scheduling Game 1 and Game 2 between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday and Sunday nights in Detroit means the games won’t interfere with NBC’s weeknight prime time schedule next week and the first week that Conan O’Brien hosts the “Tonight Show.” Versus will carry Game 3 and Game 4 on Tuesday and Thursday nights from Pittsburgh. By the way … I’m switching back to David Letterman for my late night viewing. How about you?
MEDIA: I’ve collected hundreds of professional and college team media guides in my 30-plus years in the sports writing business. Why have I saved them? Good question. I haven’t looked at the majority of the guides for years. Now I finally may have a good reason for not throwing out the guides. The University of Michigan and Ohio State University athletic departments announced Thursday that they won’t print team media guides any more. The key word is “print.” The guides will still be on-line. The decision is understandable, given the economic climate. The two schools estimate they’ll each save about $250,000 per year. If more pro teams and colleges follow suit, will my media guides become collector’s items? Have my pack rat ways finally paid dividends? I don’t think my North American Soccer League guides will bring much in the open market, but how about my guides for dozens of Super Bowl, World Series, NBA and Stanley Cup champions? Intriguing question.
MLB: Here’s an update on Detroit Tigers radio play-by-play announcer Dan Dickerson, who was injured while jogging outside the team hotel earlier this week in Kansas City. He flew home to Detroit to have surgery on a ruptured tendon in his left quadriceps muscle and is expected back on the booth for the Tigers’ game Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park. Detroit manager Jim Leyland talked about sending Dickerson to Triple-A Toledo for a rehab assignment, but it looks like Dickerson is headed straight back to the big leagues.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Final journey for much-traveled NHL player
My morsels for today:
NHL: One of my favorite NHL players died Tuesday at age 44. Peter Zezel, who played for seven teams in 15 seasons before retiring in 1999, passed away in Toronto from complications of the rare hemolytic anemia blood disorder. He’d been fighting the disorder for 10 years, surviving a scare in 2001 when he was listed in critical condition. Zezel was a gritty player who could put the puck in the net. He scored 219 goals and had 389 assists in 873 NHL games with Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington, Toronto, Dallas, New Jersey and Vancouver. What I most remember about Zezel is the way he used his soccer skills on faceoffs. He often kicked the puck away from the other guy in the faceoff circle. Zezel was an excellent soccer player who was a member of Canada’s U21 team. Movie buffs may remember that Zezel had a small role in the 1986 hockey-themed flick “Youngblood” that starred Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze. Please check out the Zezel video below.
AUTOS: Somehow, the famed Indianapolis 500 has become an afterthought on the country’s sports radar. Only 3.9 percent of U.S. households watched Sunday’s race, the lowest number since live national start-to-finish television coverage began in 1986. Ratings were down 13 percent from last year and 40 percent since 2005, when Danica Patrick-mania began. Most casual sports fans know Helio Castroneves, this year’s race winner, more from “Dancing with the Stars” and his tax evasion trial than Indy racing.
MLB: Who needs Manny Ramirez when you have Juan Pierre? In the 19 games that Pierre has started in leftfield for the Los Angeles Dodgers since Ramirez was handed a 50-game suspension, he’s hitting .421. That’s a 35-for-83 tear. Pierre is batting .404 for the season.
NFL: With June knocking at the door, NFL fans know the exhibition season isn’t that far away. Buffalo and Tennessee will get things started with the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 9 (8 p.m., EDT on NBC). The Bills and Titans will wear throwback uniforms to their AFL days because the NFL is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its merger with the AFL this season. Buffalo and Tennessee (the Houston Oilers from 1960-96) are two of the AFL’s original eight teams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtfYWRI-8Q
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NHL: One of my favorite NHL players died Tuesday at age 44. Peter Zezel, who played for seven teams in 15 seasons before retiring in 1999, passed away in Toronto from complications of the rare hemolytic anemia blood disorder. He’d been fighting the disorder for 10 years, surviving a scare in 2001 when he was listed in critical condition. Zezel was a gritty player who could put the puck in the net. He scored 219 goals and had 389 assists in 873 NHL games with Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington, Toronto, Dallas, New Jersey and Vancouver. What I most remember about Zezel is the way he used his soccer skills on faceoffs. He often kicked the puck away from the other guy in the faceoff circle. Zezel was an excellent soccer player who was a member of Canada’s U21 team. Movie buffs may remember that Zezel had a small role in the 1986 hockey-themed flick “Youngblood” that starred Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze. Please check out the Zezel video below.
AUTOS: Somehow, the famed Indianapolis 500 has become an afterthought on the country’s sports radar. Only 3.9 percent of U.S. households watched Sunday’s race, the lowest number since live national start-to-finish television coverage began in 1986. Ratings were down 13 percent from last year and 40 percent since 2005, when Danica Patrick-mania began. Most casual sports fans know Helio Castroneves, this year’s race winner, more from “Dancing with the Stars” and his tax evasion trial than Indy racing.
MLB: Who needs Manny Ramirez when you have Juan Pierre? In the 19 games that Pierre has started in leftfield for the Los Angeles Dodgers since Ramirez was handed a 50-game suspension, he’s hitting .421. That’s a 35-for-83 tear. Pierre is batting .404 for the season.
NFL: With June knocking at the door, NFL fans know the exhibition season isn’t that far away. Buffalo and Tennessee will get things started with the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 9 (8 p.m., EDT on NBC). The Bills and Titans will wear throwback uniforms to their AFL days because the NFL is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its merger with the AFL this season. Buffalo and Tennessee (the Houston Oilers from 1960-96) are two of the AFL’s original eight teams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtfYWRI-8Q
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Walking, jogging can be dangerous
My morsels for today:
MLB: Baseball is renowned for its weird injuries, and now there are two more to report. Minnesota Twins centerfielder Carlos Gomez needed two stitches to close a cut in his eyebrow Monday after he ran into a revolving door while entering the Metrodome before a game against the Boston Red Sox. It seems someone squeezed into Gomez’s space in the door instead of waiting for the next one and the door stopped abruptly. Gomez ran into it and cut his head. It’s been that kind of season for Gomez, who is way better than his .225 batting average, no home runs and two RBI would indicate. The other bizarre injury was suffered by Detroit Tigers radio play-by-play announcer Dan Dickerson. He fell Tuesday while jogging outside the Tigers’ hotel in Kansas City and hurt his left leg so badly that he’ll need surgery back in Detroit. Dickerson is expected to be sidelined at least through the Tigers’ weekend series in Baltimore. The Detroit native replaced the legendary Ernie Harwell in the Tigers’ radio booth after Harwell retired following the 2002 season. Fox Sports Network television host and anchor John Keating is replacing Dickerson while he recuperates.
MLB: Remember the batting tear that Jason Giambi went on last season for the New York Yankees after he grew that horrific porn mustache? Giambi has taken a different hairy approach this year with the Oakland A’s, and it appears to be working. After darkening his goatee, he hit his 400th and 401st career homers last weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He followed that up Tuesday night by smacking a two-run single that capped a four-run seventh inning rally and gave the A’s a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Giambi, who is hitting .221, became the 44th player to hit 400 homers. Arizona pitcher Dan Haren was the victim.
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MLB: Baseball is renowned for its weird injuries, and now there are two more to report. Minnesota Twins centerfielder Carlos Gomez needed two stitches to close a cut in his eyebrow Monday after he ran into a revolving door while entering the Metrodome before a game against the Boston Red Sox. It seems someone squeezed into Gomez’s space in the door instead of waiting for the next one and the door stopped abruptly. Gomez ran into it and cut his head. It’s been that kind of season for Gomez, who is way better than his .225 batting average, no home runs and two RBI would indicate. The other bizarre injury was suffered by Detroit Tigers radio play-by-play announcer Dan Dickerson. He fell Tuesday while jogging outside the Tigers’ hotel in Kansas City and hurt his left leg so badly that he’ll need surgery back in Detroit. Dickerson is expected to be sidelined at least through the Tigers’ weekend series in Baltimore. The Detroit native replaced the legendary Ernie Harwell in the Tigers’ radio booth after Harwell retired following the 2002 season. Fox Sports Network television host and anchor John Keating is replacing Dickerson while he recuperates.
MLB: Remember the batting tear that Jason Giambi went on last season for the New York Yankees after he grew that horrific porn mustache? Giambi has taken a different hairy approach this year with the Oakland A’s, and it appears to be working. After darkening his goatee, he hit his 400th and 401st career homers last weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He followed that up Tuesday night by smacking a two-run single that capped a four-run seventh inning rally and gave the A’s a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Giambi, who is hitting .221, became the 44th player to hit 400 homers. Arizona pitcher Dan Haren was the victim.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Holiday is a bad one for pitchers
My morsels for today:
MLB: It appears several pitchers took the day off Memorial Day. Teams scored in double figures in six games, including the Cleveland Indians’ 11-10 win over the Tampa Bay Rays that featured an amazing comeback from a 10-0 deficit. The Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 17-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers bombed the Colorado Rockies 16-6, the Detroit Tigers crushed the Kansas City Royals 13-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates slipped past the Chicago Cubs 10-8, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 11-1. … Cubs fans repeatedly booed their team during the loss to the Pirates at Wrigley Field. It was the eighth straight defeat for the Cubs, who scored only five runs on a six-game road trip that ended Sunday. Chicago’s Ted Lilly had a bad night even though he didn’t pitch. He was ejected from the game in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout. Pittsburgh’s Freddy Sanchez had a great night. He banged out six hits, scored four runs, and drove in three. … Kansas City phenom Zack Greinke (7-1, 0.82 ERA) returns to the mound tonight to face the Tigers, who will counter with Edwin Jackson (4-2, 2.55). There should be some better pitching in this game.
WWE: As expected, Vince McMahon made the most of his problems with Denver Nuggets/Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke on Monday Night Raw. The wrestling show was supposed to be held at the Pepsi Center, but Kroenke gave McMahon the boot when Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers was scheduled for Memorial Day night in Denver. McMahon moved Raw to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Lakers. A phony Kroenke was pushed out of the ring by McMahon, and five wrestlers dressed in Lakers attire beat five guys dressed in Nuggets uniforms. Of course. I don’t imagine there will be any WWE shows at the Pepsi Center in the near future.
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MLB: It appears several pitchers took the day off Memorial Day. Teams scored in double figures in six games, including the Cleveland Indians’ 11-10 win over the Tampa Bay Rays that featured an amazing comeback from a 10-0 deficit. The Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 17-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers bombed the Colorado Rockies 16-6, the Detroit Tigers crushed the Kansas City Royals 13-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates slipped past the Chicago Cubs 10-8, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 11-1. … Cubs fans repeatedly booed their team during the loss to the Pirates at Wrigley Field. It was the eighth straight defeat for the Cubs, who scored only five runs on a six-game road trip that ended Sunday. Chicago’s Ted Lilly had a bad night even though he didn’t pitch. He was ejected from the game in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout. Pittsburgh’s Freddy Sanchez had a great night. He banged out six hits, scored four runs, and drove in three. … Kansas City phenom Zack Greinke (7-1, 0.82 ERA) returns to the mound tonight to face the Tigers, who will counter with Edwin Jackson (4-2, 2.55). There should be some better pitching in this game.
WWE: As expected, Vince McMahon made the most of his problems with Denver Nuggets/Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke on Monday Night Raw. The wrestling show was supposed to be held at the Pepsi Center, but Kroenke gave McMahon the boot when Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers was scheduled for Memorial Day night in Denver. McMahon moved Raw to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Lakers. A phony Kroenke was pushed out of the ring by McMahon, and five wrestlers dressed in Lakers attire beat five guys dressed in Nuggets uniforms. Of course. I don’t imagine there will be any WWE shows at the Pepsi Center in the near future.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Does Lidstrom's streak top Ripken's feat?
My morsels for today:
NHL: A remarkable longevity streak ended Sunday. Perhaps even more remarkable than Cal Ripken Jr.’s feat of playing in 2,632 straight baseball games over 17 seasons. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom sat out the Red Wings’ 6-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks because of a lower-body injury. It was the first playoff game Lidstom missed in his illustrious career. The six-time Norris Trophy winner had played in 228 consecutive post-season games dating to 1992. I don’t think even the most passionate baseball fan can argue that baseball is more physically demanding game than hockey. And playoff hockey is especially brutal. Just ask Chicago’s Martin Havlat. Lidstrom’s feat of not missing a playoff game for nearly 17 seasons is mind-boggling. Lidstrom, who owns the Red Wings franchise record for post-season games played, may return for Game 5 on Wednesday night in Detroit.
MLB: The San Diego Padres put the finishing touches on the first 9-0 homestand in team history Sunday when they beat the suddenly punchless Chicago Cubs 7-2. The Padres swept the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants before victimizing the Cubs, who went 0-6 and scored just five runs on a road trip to St. Louis and San Diego. Chicago has dropped seven straight. … Even though the Detroit Tigers lost the final two games of their homestand, including a 3-1 setback Sunday to the Colorado Rockies, their 7-2 record was the best for a homestand of nine or more games since they went 8-1 from Sept. 1-10, 1989. Ironically, the Tigers were horrible that season. They finished 59-103. Among the more notable players on the roster were pitchers Doyle Alexander, Jack Morris and Frank Tanana, shortstop Alan Trammell, second baseman Lou Whitaker, and outfielders Fred Lynn and Chet Lemon. … Here’s a footnote: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier didn’t start Sunday’s 10-7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels because of a cracked big toe nail. Ethier pinch hit in the seventh inning and took a called third strike.
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NHL: A remarkable longevity streak ended Sunday. Perhaps even more remarkable than Cal Ripken Jr.’s feat of playing in 2,632 straight baseball games over 17 seasons. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom sat out the Red Wings’ 6-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks because of a lower-body injury. It was the first playoff game Lidstom missed in his illustrious career. The six-time Norris Trophy winner had played in 228 consecutive post-season games dating to 1992. I don’t think even the most passionate baseball fan can argue that baseball is more physically demanding game than hockey. And playoff hockey is especially brutal. Just ask Chicago’s Martin Havlat. Lidstrom’s feat of not missing a playoff game for nearly 17 seasons is mind-boggling. Lidstrom, who owns the Red Wings franchise record for post-season games played, may return for Game 5 on Wednesday night in Detroit.
MLB: The San Diego Padres put the finishing touches on the first 9-0 homestand in team history Sunday when they beat the suddenly punchless Chicago Cubs 7-2. The Padres swept the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants before victimizing the Cubs, who went 0-6 and scored just five runs on a road trip to St. Louis and San Diego. Chicago has dropped seven straight. … Even though the Detroit Tigers lost the final two games of their homestand, including a 3-1 setback Sunday to the Colorado Rockies, their 7-2 record was the best for a homestand of nine or more games since they went 8-1 from Sept. 1-10, 1989. Ironically, the Tigers were horrible that season. They finished 59-103. Among the more notable players on the roster were pitchers Doyle Alexander, Jack Morris and Frank Tanana, shortstop Alan Trammell, second baseman Lou Whitaker, and outfielders Fred Lynn and Chet Lemon. … Here’s a footnote: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier didn’t start Sunday’s 10-7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels because of a cracked big toe nail. Ethier pinch hit in the seventh inning and took a called third strike.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Eckersley utters the magic word
My morsels for today:
MLB: Who said a Boston-New York baseball rivalry has to be Red Sox vs. Yankees? Mets pitcher Johan Santana got all hot and bothered Friday night after he hit the Red Sox’ Kevin Youkilis on the arm and Youkilis yelled, “That hurts!” at him. Well, it wasn’t quite what Youkilis yelled. He added another word, which was repeated by Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley on the NESN telecast, according to TheBostonChannel.com. Santana and Youkilis exchanged words, then cooler heads prevailed. As for Eckersley, he quickly channeled Saturday Night Live’s Rosanne Roseannadanna and said, “Never mind.”
MLB: After allowing 20 runs Thursday to the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox pitchers haven’t given up a run. They shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Friday night and 4-0 Saturday night. Clayton Richard, one of the guys who was supposed to be traded Thursday to the San Diego Padres for Jake Peavy, tossed six shutout innings Saturday and fanned eight. … St. Louis Cardinals pitchers also have rebounded from tough times. The Cardinals have won five in a row, outscoring their opponents 18-2. During the stretch, St. Louis starters have given up one run in 36 2/3 innings. While the Cardinals were being swept last weekend by the Milwaukee Brewers, their starters issued 23 walks in three games.
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MLB: Who said a Boston-New York baseball rivalry has to be Red Sox vs. Yankees? Mets pitcher Johan Santana got all hot and bothered Friday night after he hit the Red Sox’ Kevin Youkilis on the arm and Youkilis yelled, “That hurts!” at him. Well, it wasn’t quite what Youkilis yelled. He added another word, which was repeated by Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley on the NESN telecast, according to TheBostonChannel.com. Santana and Youkilis exchanged words, then cooler heads prevailed. As for Eckersley, he quickly channeled Saturday Night Live’s Rosanne Roseannadanna and said, “Never mind.”
MLB: After allowing 20 runs Thursday to the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox pitchers haven’t given up a run. They shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Friday night and 4-0 Saturday night. Clayton Richard, one of the guys who was supposed to be traded Thursday to the San Diego Padres for Jake Peavy, tossed six shutout innings Saturday and fanned eight. … St. Louis Cardinals pitchers also have rebounded from tough times. The Cardinals have won five in a row, outscoring their opponents 18-2. During the stretch, St. Louis starters have given up one run in 36 2/3 innings. While the Cardinals were being swept last weekend by the Milwaukee Brewers, their starters issued 23 walks in three games.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Roenick's remark is ridiculous
My morsels for today:
NHL: It appears Jeremy Roenick has been hit in the head with a puck too many times. The former Chicago Blackhawks star who now toils for the underachieving San Jose Sharks said Thursday on Chicago Comcast Sportsnet’s "Monsters in the Morning" TV show (a sophomoric version of ESPN’s "Mike and Mike in the Morning") that Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock isn’t playing Chris Chelios because Babcock dislikes American players, especially Chelios. Huh? Chelios, a former Roenick teammate with the Blackhawks, and Babcock immediately dismissed Roenick’s remarks, saying it’s important to consider the source. Roenick has been known to make off-the-wall statements. Chelios is a future Hall of Famer. It’s remarkable that he’s still playing in the NHL at age 47. But he’s on the downside of his career. The only reason he isn’t lacing up the skates in the Western Conference finals is the Red Wings have better defensemen. By the way, Brian Rafalski and Brett Lebda see plenty of ice time on defense for the Red Wings. They’re both Americans.
MLB: Did you know the Minnesota Twins are 42-13 in interleague play since 2006? The Twins were at it again Friday night, pummeling the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 as Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle. … Ricky Nolasco (2-5), a 15-game winner last year and the Florida Marlins opening day starter, has been sent to Triple-A New Orleans after giving up eight runs in two innings Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays in a 15-2 loss. Nolasco’s ERA is 9.01. … Remember slugging first baseman John Mayberry? His son John Mayberry Jr. has been called up to the Philadelphia Phillies from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and may play this weekend against the New York Yankees.
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NHL: It appears Jeremy Roenick has been hit in the head with a puck too many times. The former Chicago Blackhawks star who now toils for the underachieving San Jose Sharks said Thursday on Chicago Comcast Sportsnet’s "Monsters in the Morning" TV show (a sophomoric version of ESPN’s "Mike and Mike in the Morning") that Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock isn’t playing Chris Chelios because Babcock dislikes American players, especially Chelios. Huh? Chelios, a former Roenick teammate with the Blackhawks, and Babcock immediately dismissed Roenick’s remarks, saying it’s important to consider the source. Roenick has been known to make off-the-wall statements. Chelios is a future Hall of Famer. It’s remarkable that he’s still playing in the NHL at age 47. But he’s on the downside of his career. The only reason he isn’t lacing up the skates in the Western Conference finals is the Red Wings have better defensemen. By the way, Brian Rafalski and Brett Lebda see plenty of ice time on defense for the Red Wings. They’re both Americans.
MLB: Did you know the Minnesota Twins are 42-13 in interleague play since 2006? The Twins were at it again Friday night, pummeling the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 as Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle. … Ricky Nolasco (2-5), a 15-game winner last year and the Florida Marlins opening day starter, has been sent to Triple-A New Orleans after giving up eight runs in two innings Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays in a 15-2 loss. Nolasco’s ERA is 9.01. … Remember slugging first baseman John Mayberry? His son John Mayberry Jr. has been called up to the Philadelphia Phillies from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and may play this weekend against the New York Yankees.
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