Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wrapping up Game 3
With the Celtics running the Bulls off the court as the 4th quarter approaches, I figured it was time to fire up the ol' MLB.TV package. Dodgers up 1-0 in the 7th; Tigers and Angels getting underway as the only West Coast game of the night.
Bulls are shooting 34% from the field with three minutes left in the 3rd.
And this is nauseating. It's tough, I admit it. It's tough to be a Yankee fan at this point in time. Not only have then been a poorly run franchise post-2001, but they have become truly unlikeable from a personality standpoint. I mean, who is Randy Levine? Or who does he think he is?
With the Celtics running the Bulls off the court as the 4th quarter approaches, I figured it was time to fire up the ol' MLB.TV package. Dodgers up 1-0 in the 7th; Tigers and Angels getting underway as the only West Coast game of the night.
Bulls are shooting 34% from the field with three minutes left in the 3rd.
And this is nauseating. It's tough, I admit it. It's tough to be a Yankee fan at this point in time. Not only have then been a poorly run franchise post-2001, but they have become truly unlikeable from a personality standpoint. I mean, who is Randy Levine? Or who does he think he is?
You have to admire the Yankees at some level for their staunch refusal to play the public relations game. Empty seats that make Yankee Stadium look like Pittsburgh? We don't care because we're making money all the same. Widespread negative response to a Stadium and the amount it costs to visit? We're raising prices.
On another level, though, that plan turns your stomach. The team's owner has admitted some of the tickets are overpriced, which is a pretty clear sign that they're overpriced, but Levine sees no reason to turn back. Either Levine knows something we don't about where the economy is headed in the next few months, or he's insane.
Here's a vote for insane.
Even Bill Simmons dropped an embarrassing Yankee Stadium reference in his Celtics-Bulls column.
2-0 Dodgers now, and the Celtics still up 25 in the 4th know. Make that 27 after a Marbury lay-up. Marbury . . . strange to be saying that in relation to a Celtics playoff game.
David Pinto is relentless in his posting. But this blog is proving to exhaustive, and exahusting to keep up with. And it's on NBC no less. A good job so far from an established group of baseball writers.
The Celtics are closing in on the century mark. The Bulls are still stuck in the 60s. For one night at least, the demise of the defending champions has been greatly exaggerated. The loudest talking head of them all declared Boston dead in the series, even after the great win in Game 2. Simmons thought they'd get blown out today but still win the series.
We'll see what turn the series takes from here, but I have to believe this was a huge blow to the Bulls' fate in the series. They're young and energetic; they'll bounce back from this and at the very minimum get this back to Boston for a Game 6. But I have to believe if they were going to pull off the upset, tonight is a game that would've had to get.
Tomorrow, I'll try and chime in about the upcoming Yankee-Red Sox series, which has a good buzz to it already.
Even Bill Simmons dropped an embarrassing Yankee Stadium reference in his Celtics-Bulls column.
2-0 Dodgers now, and the Celtics still up 25 in the 4th know. Make that 27 after a Marbury lay-up. Marbury . . . strange to be saying that in relation to a Celtics playoff game.
David Pinto is relentless in his posting. But this blog is proving to exhaustive, and exahusting to keep up with. And it's on NBC no less. A good job so far from an established group of baseball writers.
The Celtics are closing in on the century mark. The Bulls are still stuck in the 60s. For one night at least, the demise of the defending champions has been greatly exaggerated. The loudest talking head of them all declared Boston dead in the series, even after the great win in Game 2. Simmons thought they'd get blown out today but still win the series.
We'll see what turn the series takes from here, but I have to believe this was a huge blow to the Bulls' fate in the series. They're young and energetic; they'll bounce back from this and at the very minimum get this back to Boston for a Game 6. But I have to believe if they were going to pull off the upset, tonight is a game that would've had to get.
Tomorrow, I'll try and chime in about the upcoming Yankee-Red Sox series, which has a good buzz to it already.
