Joe T., always working hard…
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
I have a definite interest in the Timberwolves and Spurs. I want to see how Wemby responds tonight. I want to see if Minnesota ratchets up the pressure.
…And when a rumble breaks out I want to hear the broadcasters’ hollow lament of, “Oh, no one wants to see this.”
Yes, truly… #43—May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth…But at least the Giants are making an effort to get back in my cool book with a 9-3 victory over the Dodgers.
Ohtani’s homerless streak is now up to 51 at-bats.
Note to Colin Cowherd: Maybe Shohei’s not quite Babe Ruth.
If you want to see the Giants-Dodgers tonight, a single ticket in the blue section will cost $95. So $200 if you take someone with you, add another 45-bones to park, and after all that, they’ll still have the audacity to expect you to tip when buying your soda, dawg, and peanuts.
Donovan Mitchell goes full Sleepy Floyd last night…Cleveland ties its series with Detroit… and my take at the end was that I wanted both teams to go away.
I want to pass “Go.” I want to collect my $200. I want to see New York & OKC in the finals.
Does anyone know the Ducks are still playing and only six wins away from the Stanley Cup finals?
Well, if you do, you’ll need $98 to get into Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena tonight to see them play the Golden Knights.
LeBron was great this whole year. And while I don’t think he’s the GOAT, I’m not anti-LeBron.
What is gross is the LeBron defenders that always come out hard after he’s bounced from the playoffs.
Note to the Kool-Aid Sippers: I’m sick of hearing it, and I’m never going to buy the Lakers’ bubble title. No travel, they played half a season, and without the shutdown to keep LeBron & Anthony Davis off the injured list, the Lakers don’t win that title.
The Lakers’ dilemma is Austin Reaves. You’ve got to pay him, but is he what they need when they’ve already got a deluxe version of him in Luka Doncic?
It may be time to say sayonara… and Dodger management has never had a problem doing so. Now that they run the Lakers, fans should expect a lot of goodbyes.
I was a little bit sad to hear about the passing of Craig Morton.
I’m actually old enough to remember when there was a quarterback controversy between Roger Staubach and Craig Morton.
Morton, who died on Saturday at 83, had a weird football journey.
(Recently, I was told I have traits of someone on the Spectrum, so bear with me.)
In 1964, the Cowboys took a 10th-round flyer on Navy’s Staubach. In 1965, while Staubach was fulfilling his military obligation, they drafted Morton in the first round out of Cal.
Morton starts and loses Super Bowl 5, Staubach wins Super Bowl 6, and Morton is traded in 1974 to the Giants for a first and second round pick.
That first-round pick the Cowboys got for Morton? Hall of Famer Randy White.
Morton finds his way to Denver in 1977 and leads them to Super Bowl 12, where they play the Dallas Cowboys. Morton gets sacked four times, once by White, and throws four interceptions.
(Side note: Cowboys used a 10th-round pick in 1977 to draft San Jose State QB Steve DeBerg)
Morton retired after the 1982 season, and John Elway came to Denver in 1983. Jersey number seven transferred from Morton to Elway. Morton lost two Super Bowls, and Elway lost his first three.
Elway went to Stanford, Morton went to Cal…And Steve DeBerg was a backup quarterback to both of them.
Morton may not be relevant today, but since I do FanView five times a week, there’s enough room for him in the word budget to be remembered.
The Dude abides…
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Showtime, with its plethora of fast breaks, was stopped three years in. Until then, teams didn’t put such an emphasis on having a player stay back to guard against the break. That’s now standard procedure, so no, Pat Riley’s amazing show wouldn’t be all that you think. Recall the grind-it-out game the Lakers had to play to defeat the Pistons, and you’ll have a glimpse into what I’m saying.
From T. Peterson: Right but I’m talking about the Showtime teams. By the time they beat the Pistons they had racked up four championships already. Those teams would have dominated today. When you compare teams and eras you don’t compare what styles of play were being played then or now. You compare who was better and those teams were better. With Magic, 6’9″ point guard that could do anything he wanted, running the show, nobody was going to stop them. So yes, they were better then and would be now.
If Ruth were to warp into a time machine to 2026, he wouldn’t even be an all-star in today’s MLB. Let’s not even get started on the fact that he only played against white guys and was drunk a lot of the time. I’d rather have my players juiced than drunk. At least the juiced guy is trying to get better while the drunk guy is purposely making himself worse.
From T. Peterson: That’s all speculation though. Sometimes I find it funny when people say that players in past generations couldn’t cut it in today’s game. If you look at the NBA the players in the 70s and 80s would not only ‘Cut it” in today’s game some would dominate. The Showtime Lakers of the 80’s would run this league now. And that was 40 years ago. I know Ruth was in the 20s. 30’s but it’s still speculation. And sorry I can’t roll with the juicers. I respect your point but don’t see it.
From Joe T.: Remember Ruth played in era when the American League was just eight teams…And while it was drawing from an all white demographic…that demographic was the entire United States, narrowed down into just seven rosters…part of his run was in The Dead Ball Era…they travelled by train…they played into twilight…they had nothing in terms of training and nutrition like now…I’ve never understood why Ohtani can only be praised by tearing down Ruth…Then, again, I know why…
You’re right. Shohei is not Babe Ruth. He is WAY better. As was Griffey, Bonds, Trout, Kershaw, Randy Johnson, A-Rod, Jeter, and several others. The Babe wouldn’t be able to touch those records in today’s game.
From T. Peterson: Ohtani and Ruth are close but I’d still lean Ruth. When Ohtani hits 700 career home runs I’d consider him. As for the rest they’re not even in the conversation. Bonds and A-Rod were on the juice, Trout has never won a championship and Kershaw struggled in post season and only pitched (not an everyday player). Same with Randy Johnson – only a pitcher. Jeter didn’t have nearly the power that Ruth had and Griffey Jr. was cut down late in his career by injuries which limited his total numbers. The only question is Ruth or Ohtani and until Ohatani hangs them up the jury is still out.