| It's been a good, bad and ugly kind of week for me. | | | | After dropping five straight, the Phillies finally won. |
| I hit the trifecta at Pimlico--that's good. | | | | The Bad: |
| My Little League kids went 0-3 with Coach Reavy in | | | | After dropping five straight, the Phillies finally won. |
| attendance--that's bad. | | | | Cubs catcher, Michael Barrett, punched AJ Pierzynski |
| And Wednesday night, upon hearing of the reality | | | | after a collision at home plate. This is a bad thing only |
| demise of my "dawg," Elliot Yamin, I was both sad to | | | | because I think Barrett may have hurt his hand when |
| hear the news and disappointed in the realization that I | | | | delivering the blow. |
| had just watched 12 straight episodes of American | | | | NBC started airing episodes of the "National Heads-Up |
| Idol, spanning two months--that's...well, you get the point. | | | | Poker Championship." This might be a good thing had |
| Fortunately for me, however, the sports world is never | | | | ESPN not decided to air roughly 300 episodes of |
| without its good, bad and ugly moments also. | | | | World Series of Poker tournaments on a constant |
| Here are the high (and low)lights of the week that's | | | | loop on ESPN channels 1thru 6. This would be cool if |
| passed. | | | | the World Poker Tour and Celebrity Poker Who Gives |
| The Good: | | | | a Crap weren't already force-feeding its addictive |
| Barry Bonds' 714th homerun ball--for Tyler Snyder, the | | | | felt-and-clay-chip abundant allure down my |
| guy who caught it. Surely the eBay--er, Bay Area-- | | | | throat. Instead, it's overkill. Not because I hate |
| faithful are proud of their slugger, and might even open | | | | watching poker shows on TV, but because I watch all |
| up their checkbooks to make a bid for the historic | | | | of them. And I need my life back. |
| blast. But, to me, nothing tells the story more beautifully | | | | The Ugly: |
| than these four words uttered by Tyler, the soon-to-be | | | | Just one thing... |
| rich Athletics fan (thanks to Bonds), after the game: "I | | | | Kobe's attire on "Inside the NBA" last Wednesday. |
| hate that guy." | | | | Because nothing says street cred like a powder-blue |
| The NBA playoffs. While the highlight of my basketball | | | | sweater vest. |
| season is admittedly the NBA draft, I can't help but | | | | That will do it for this week's edition of The Sports |
| marvel at the fantastic series that have been played | | | | Column. If I can avoid the TiVo-limit hold 'em barrage |
| up to this point. It really has made me forget that the | | | | this week, I'll try to keep an eye out for the top stories |
| NHL is on strike. (Editor's note: Kevin doesn't receive | | | | for next time. |
| the OLN channel.) | | | | Until then, enjoy the news as it happens. |