Thursday, July 29, 2004
SHORTIES
Not a lot going on yet today, or at least nothing I can blab too much about...
-- That whole Randy Johnson trade to the Yankees is looking less and less likely to happen. Surprise. There's nothing the Yankees can send the other way, or at least nothing they want to send the other way in terms of prospects. Curbing the outflow of prospects appears to be the name of the game at this juncture in Yankeeland. Also in this same Scott Miller article is a mention of the Mariners possibly being a third team in a Steve Finley-to-San Diego trade. Let's just hope nothing weird happens, i.e., Jeff Cirillo back to Seattle or something weird like that.
-- Ricky Williams failed a third test for marijuana. It's become apparent that Ricky knew months before the announcement that he was going to walk from football, so yes, he did indeed royally screw the Dolphins, their fans, etc. Can we say he pretty much chose pot over football? It might not be a stretch. By the way, I have to say that I'm in stitches every time KJR plays those "It's just a little pot!!" sound clips they lifted from those anti-pot PSAs, which they play pretty much every time they talk about this Ricky Williams deal.
-- Here's the "so much for shaking the core" article concerning the Vancouver Canucks, who announced the re-signing of center Brendan Morrison hours after goalie Dan Cloutier got the same treatment. Morrison was seeking a long-term deal, but instead only got a one-year deal to avoid arbitration. Why? Long-term deals aren't exactly being handed out left and right given the unsureness concerning the next collective bargaining agreement.
-- Lastly, Wayne Gretzky and the Phoenix Coyotes have made an offer to 40-year-old Brett Hull. I don't much like Hull, but he's damn good. If you squint your eyes, you can almost convince yourself that the Coyotes' red sweaters look kinda like the Red Wings' red tops.
Are y'all pumped for the Mariner game in about four hours? Yeah, me neither.
-- That whole Randy Johnson trade to the Yankees is looking less and less likely to happen. Surprise. There's nothing the Yankees can send the other way, or at least nothing they want to send the other way in terms of prospects. Curbing the outflow of prospects appears to be the name of the game at this juncture in Yankeeland. Also in this same Scott Miller article is a mention of the Mariners possibly being a third team in a Steve Finley-to-San Diego trade. Let's just hope nothing weird happens, i.e., Jeff Cirillo back to Seattle or something weird like that.
-- Ricky Williams failed a third test for marijuana. It's become apparent that Ricky knew months before the announcement that he was going to walk from football, so yes, he did indeed royally screw the Dolphins, their fans, etc. Can we say he pretty much chose pot over football? It might not be a stretch. By the way, I have to say that I'm in stitches every time KJR plays those "It's just a little pot!!" sound clips they lifted from those anti-pot PSAs, which they play pretty much every time they talk about this Ricky Williams deal.
-- Here's the "so much for shaking the core" article concerning the Vancouver Canucks, who announced the re-signing of center Brendan Morrison hours after goalie Dan Cloutier got the same treatment. Morrison was seeking a long-term deal, but instead only got a one-year deal to avoid arbitration. Why? Long-term deals aren't exactly being handed out left and right given the unsureness concerning the next collective bargaining agreement.
-- Lastly, Wayne Gretzky and the Phoenix Coyotes have made an offer to 40-year-old Brett Hull. I don't much like Hull, but he's damn good. If you squint your eyes, you can almost convince yourself that the Coyotes' red sweaters look kinda like the Red Wings' red tops.
Are y'all pumped for the Mariner game in about four hours? Yeah, me neither.
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