Joe T., always working hard…
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
Number one reason for watching and not playing hockey?
It’s not about talent or an inability to skate, but about getting blasted in the face with an 87-mph slapshot.
That Vegas Golden Knight defenseman Brayden McNabb was able to leave the ice under his own power is a miracle.
Who do I like in the World Cup? Any team but Team USA.
I’m rooting for The Home of The Tango.
Happy about the trade, but I’m going to hold off on the “Oh, I’ve always been a Myles Garrett fan” bit until he gets a few sacks under his belt.
I’m thinking about starting a GoFundMe for Game Two of the NBA Finals. To sit court-side in San Antonio tonight, all I need is $9,927.
Back to Hockey: I know enough about football, basketball, and baseball that I can sit down anywhere and start talking. I can roll out of bed on Christmas morning and crank out 500 words on any one of these sports. But the 500 words will have a built-in prejudice incurred over a lifetime.
It’s really hard for me to watch an NFL game without bringing some attitude or having some emotional investment in it.
With hockey, it’s rooting for the Kings, hating the Canadians, Canucks, and the Soviets, and that’s it. I’m really glad I don’t know enough about hockey to have it get in the way of a great game.
And the Hurricanes’ 4-3 win last night over the Golden Knights in overtime was a monster.
Vegas was up 2-0 with ten minutes to play in the third, and I don’t have to fret about what I missed, what they didn’t do (keep the puck moving behind the net!), and got to enjoy it all.
Speaking of the NBA Finals: While always having a soft spot for the ABA franchises (I think Game Three on Monday, at Madison Square Garden, should be played with an ABA ball.), I’m rooting for the Knicks and a third (technically fourth) Villanova title.
Still thinking San Antonio pulls this off tonight and then melts in the Apple on Monday.
I think it’s a fair question to ask, so here I go: Does LeBron really want to win another title? Does he understand that almost every team wants him, but that the cap prevents them from paying a guy his age the kind of money he wants?
Are people happy, or even aware, that Ryan Leaf is alive and well on planet Earth? I think, methodically, slowly, he’s turning into a great story. Happy for him.
So, yeah, the Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark thing feels dead.
Of course—who else?—it was Tanner Scott who gave up the game-losing blast to the Snakes Ketel Marte last night. Now, that’s something I’m emotionally invested in.
#60—May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth…
Last Add Dodgers: Lost in the loss for the Bums was Justin Wrobleski giving them another six scoreless innings, striking four, and issuing zero walks.
Last Add MLB: Did Aaron Judge participate in a Jets or Giants OTA? How does a Yankee center fielder get a stress fracture in his ribs without running into a wall or taking a fastball to the torso?
Nick Saban speaking or offering a solution for college sports in 2026 is like an LA politician saying they care about homelessness. No one’s buying, and no one wants to hear it.
The Dude abides…
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I have a few thoughts here:
1. Tanner Scott has given up two game-winning homers since last week, and that’s not the sort of trend we Dodger fans want to see. Until then, Scott had pitched well this season, like he did when he was saving games for the Padres.
2. Could it be that Aaron Judge suffered the rib injury making one of his long throws from the outfield?
3. Hockey is basically football played on an ice rink, and the action is pretty much continuous. It’s not a game for the faint-hearted.
4. Joe T. will always hate the San Francisco Giants…
From Joe T.: You know, I never hated the Giants before. In fact, when I was young, I rooted for them to do well because what was better than Giants-Dodgers and a crying Matt Williams?…Regarding Tanner Scott, I thought he turned a corner.