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NY media remains calm and objective after Game 4.
Don’t kill the messenger. Not sure if my health insurance will cover it.
JOE GIRARDI: The NY Yankees skipper announced at a press conference early Tuesday morning that in light of his decision Monday night changing pitchers in rather odd fashion, he would for the rest of this ALCS not change out of his underwear or uniform. In an apparently non-related note, the Yankees, Angels and MLB have agreed that for the rest of this series, Girardi will manage from a hermetically sealed glass booth in the dugout and will deliver his decisions via semaphore.
JONATHAN BROXTON: Look, I will never say out loud that a professional athlete failed to man up and challenge an opposing player, but Broxton really took the gas pipe in the bottom of the 9th against the Phillies. Right after TBS runs tape of the HR Matt Stairs hit off Broxton in Game 4 of the NLCS last season, Broxton plays timid with his vaunted 99 MPH fastball and walks Stairs on four pitches. OK, I hear all the screams about “situational baseball” and “playing within yourself”, but Braxton was throwing gas and could have, should have, done a better job. That at-bat opened the Phillies door and you just don’t make those kind of mistakes against a good team. Especially at home.
NORV TURNER: First off, let me say that I am not an NFL Head Coach and have never played one even on TV. About the closest I’ve ever come is interviewing the coaches and having a few scenes with “The Rock” in the Disney movie “The Game Plan”. (Note to Casting Directors: Yes I am SAG and prepared to travel). Having said that, some guys are just not cut out for being a Head Coach and Turner is one of them. But in making that statement, GM A.J. Smith isn’t exactly off the hook either. And one more thing. LaDainian Tomlinson is toast, and both guys failed to man up and pull the trigger on him sooner than this. L.T. WAS one of the greats of the game, but is now the 51st rated RB in the NFL. That’s one step below David Garrard of the future LA Jaguars, and one step above Justin Fargas of the mess in Oakland.
MARK SANCHEZ: Yo, J-E-T-S gang. Let’s back off for a moment here. Sanchez didn’t suddenly lose his ability to throw a football or manage a game. First, every rookie QB will be scrutinized and figured out after a few games. Opposing defensive coaches aren’t exactly sitting around waiting for the kid’s first pantyhose commercial. The damage could have been mitigated if Head Coach Rex Ryan was concerned about something other than putting his mouth in motion before the brain is in gear when talking to the media. He has failed to learn from the best in the business (Bill Belichick) and answer all media questions with generic answers that can’t come back to haunt him. And if a Head Coach was truly respected by his players and was in control, he wouldn’t have to worry about one of them Twitting in the days prior to a game. Twit, perhaps, being the operative word.
WNBA: Shocking news (clever, huh?). All seventeen season ticket holders revolt. Local TV breaks into programming to announce there was a WNBA team playing in Detroit. Tulsa news stations lead programming with question “What did we ever do to deserve this and how do we make amends?” Three Titles in five seasons. Lions players request group therapy.
NJ NETS: New season ticket package will deliver a player to your birthday party or any other event for a mere $25,000. In honor of complete disappearance of name players on roster, the “Jimmy Hoffa Search & Recovery Team” puts in first bid.
NASCAR: Jimmy Johnson overheard saying to teammate Jeff Gordon: “Damn, this being hated for winning races is awesome!”
LATE WORD: Charlie Weis still has a job. Video and buffet at 11.
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