Chuck HRandom Two Cents---June 18, 2009
June 18th 2009 12:58
My Random ‘Two Cents’ on different issues while perusing the sports news this week…
**OK, pardon me Sir Phil Jackson, but your arrogance was shining through about as brightly as I’ve ever seen arrogance shine through in a human being, when you’re TEAM--the Lakers--won the title in Orlando Sunday night. Those of you who haven’t seen it, take a look at the Zen Master in the above photo with his ‘X’ hat on his head and all his title years on the sides of the hat. That stands for ‘ten’ titles as a head coach in the NBA. Phil needs you to understand that.. Do you understand how important he is?? Do you, goddamn it?? Apparently his agent had the hat made for him and gave it to Phil after the win. Phil--at that point-- should’ve just held on to the hat, put it in his pocket and celebrated with his TEAM. The self promotion of all your world titles with the Bulls and Lakers, by putting that hat on your head--at that time-- is not needed. Also, before anyone asks, it’s not because I’m ticked off that the Lakers won a title and the Celtics didn’t. It’s nothing to do with that. I’m not 12 years old anymore. I’ve just grown really tired of Mr. Zen Master and I’d love for him to consider retirement now that he has his ‘X’. What an annoying tool. Great coach, but a tool.
**The whole Donte Stallworth DUI case is causing waves because he only got 30 days in prison and people don’t think that was enough time etc.. I’m not here to debate that topic with you... I’m here to say that it was a horrible thing that happened that night in Florida when he struck and killed Mario Reyes while Reyes was running across the street to catch a bus. Horrible. Here’s my beef with people on this topic…If you’ve never gotten behind the wheel of your car, after one too many drinks at a cookout or at a restaurant or party somewhere, you have every right to verbally speak out and attack Stallworth for what he did that night. Attack away…. However, if you have done it--and a lot of us have--you have no right to attack him. You just got away with it. Doesn’t make you any better than Stallworth, just because you never had an accident that you very easily could’ve had while under the influence of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle.
**The next Boston fan that I hear complain about not having Hanley Ramirez at shortstop because of the trade, I swear I’m gonna snap. The Hanley/Anibel Sanchez for Beckett/Lowell trade was a trade I’d do again… and again….and again….and again, if we could turn back time and revisit it. A classic no-brainer. A proven ace like Beckett and a hell of a third baseman like Lowell for two unproven yet high upside guys, is a trade a perennial contender like Boston must make every time. Not to mention, when Hanley becomes a free agent after his six years of MLB service time are up, I wonder who’ll be right in the middle of the bidding war to sign him? Maybe some guy from Brookline named Theo?? Whattaya think?
**Tito, I have a lot of respect for you and how you handle things as a manager over on Yawkey Way, but please….stop this six man rotation idea before it even starts. Pitchers--especially starting pitchers-- are creatures of habit. Starters know that they are taking the ball every 5th day and prepare themselves under that scenario. The extra day of rest they will get will have a pitcher like Josh Beckett snorting like a bull,(like Clemens used to do when McNamee rubbed him up and down, inside and out with Icy Hot) and overthrowing because he feels too strong due to the extra rest and it will effect his control.. Same goes for most pitchers when you do something like this. Please, just make the decision--as tough as it may be--to create a mystery injury to Dice-K and give Smoltz a month to prove he belongs or doesn’t belong up here in the five man rotation. Don’t change pitchers’ schedules in June. I don’t care if it’s just briefly. Just my opinion.
**Sammy Sosa took steroids?? Who knew? Shocker of the week! The fact that he had another head sprouting off of his primary head should’ve been a dead giveaway. Or was that just a large third nipple sprouting on his dome? To think, I bought the story about the corked bat just being his batting practice bat and he got mixed up and mistakenly used it in a game. Yeah, sure I did. I bought that… yeaaaahhh. You know what Sammy, go find McGwire and rescue Canseco from his Ultimate Fighting career and give each other forearm bashes and blow kisses to Jesus Christ way up high in the sky until the cows come home. It just makes my man crush with Pedro Martinez in the prime of his career, grow a little bit stronger. Huh Pedro? Think about it pal, you blew away a steroid pharmacy on legs with wooden bats in hand during that ’99 All Star Game at Fenway. Kudos to the best right handed pitcher I’ve ever seen come through Boston since I’ve been alive. To do what you did during that era, is simply incredible. I don’t care if you were a diva and got special treatment or not...you dominated on the field, and that’s all that I’m talking about right now.
Coming tomorrow: A special post for Father’s Day weekend.
Chuck Hanf
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Comment by JimmyCasey
Keep up the good work Chuck!
Comment by Josh Gans
I beg to differ about the 6-man rotation though, I can't wait to see what happens.