the NYTimes sports section was a wealth of interesting tidbits today:
on potential Mets 5th starter Grant Roberts:
With his surfer-dude drawl, it sometimes seems that the laid-back pitcher Grant Roberts doesn't take anything too seriously......but no one has been more spirited than Roberts, a 26-year-old from San Diego. After striking out the Cardinals' Greg Vaughn in the first week of exhibition games, he pumped his fist, impressing coaches and teammates.
"He's got a little fire in him," Mets Manager Art Howe said. "I just want to see him turn it into a blaze."
oh, he's blazing all right. and if fist pumps are so impressive, maybe Tiger Woods should be the 5th starter.
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on 6-11 high school basketball player Dwight Howard:
"He has a chance to be in the Hall of Fame," Vaccaro said. "That's how good I think Dwight Howard is. He's a Tim Duncan. Absolutely. Blocking shots, shooting the ball, running the court. He's Timmy."
good move. those types of predictions never turn out wrong.
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on Tom Penders hiring at Houston:
Penders, 58, is best known for resuscitating Texas after his arrival in 1988 after successful stints at Tufts, Columbia, Fordham and Rhode Island. He led Texas to a 208-110 record and eight NCAA tournaments, including a regional final in 1990.
what, no mention of his regrettable tenure at GW (the online version mentions it towards the bottom, but it was completely absent from the print version) and the shambles he left the team in? good work by the Houston PR department.
Posted by jamie at March 24, 2004 01:02 PMThere will be some kind of scandal at Houston within five years. Bank on it.
I always thought he was best known for his perm.
Posted by: jake at March 24, 2004 02:38 PMEvery day, in every way, he's such a fake tan.
Posted by: David at March 24, 2004 07:31 PM