Because the Rays don’t draw flies unless they’re playing the Red Sox or Yankees, their front office doesn’t ever consider fan sentiment when doing a deal.
I’M TORN ON THIS ONE . . . Celebrate the general and all-consuming joy? And apologize for it? One, both, neither?
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The PGA of America tweeted out an apology Monday night, to Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, for that sea of humanity that engulfed the pair at the 18th Sunday.
What do you think?
Part of me – the OG part, admittedly – watched that mob scene and cursed the entitlement it demonstrated. People these days think they can do whatever the hell they want. It was selfish, immature and foolish. Golf doesn’t behave that way. A great thing about the Masters is, that sort of rolling scrum would never happen there.
The other part of me thought it was cool.
A country just beginning to kick up its heels post-Covid was getting reacquainted with unhesitant joy, and what’s so bad about that?
Life and truth are rarely black and white, but rather subtle shades of gray. The crowd could have had fun while also showing more respect. The two shoudn’t be mutually exclusive.Your take.
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MOBSTER LEN e-mailed after Mickelson’s W, with a top-10 list of sporting events that made him the happiest:
1. Knicks winning Gm. 7 vs. the Lakers in the 1970 Finals ... Willis Reed limping on to the floor just before tipoff, Willis hitting his first two jumpers and the overall greatness of Walt Frazier that game...36, 19(???) & 7;
2. Celtics defeat the Lakers in Gm. 7 of the 1983 Finals;
3. Reds wining Gm. 5 of the 1975 playoffs when Bench hit the opposite field HR to tie it in the bottom of the 9th;
4. The Knicks winning the 1973 Finals ... Clyde teamed up with Earl “the Pearl;”;
5. Duke defeating Butler in the 2015 NCAA Championship game;
6. Ali defeating Frazier in “The Thrilla in Manila”;
7. The Warriors winning the Championship in 2015 over the Cavs;
8. The Warriors winning their record-setting 73rd game in 2016 against Memphis;
9. Kobe going for 60 in his final game, and
10. Phil winning his 1st Major @ Augusta
Here was my list, with an asterisk indicating the events I witnessed in person:
* Jack winning '86 Masters
Pirates winning '71 Series
* Redskins beating Cowboys in '72 NFC title game. (I was 15, with my dad at RFK Stadium.)
* Redskins beating Broncos in '88 Super Bowl
* Jordan from the corner as Heels beat Georgetown
* Lewis beating Ben Johnson in the 100 m Olympic finals in South Korea
* Rulon Gardner monumentally upsetting the Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin at the Sydney Olympics
* Kerri Strug landing that vault on a bad ankle in the ATL Olys, to clinch women's team gold for US
* Tiger winning '18 Masters
* EDavis HR off Dave Stewart in Game 1, '90 Series
I welcome your lists.
TUNE O’ THE DAY. . . Some bands don’t age well. Guys you really liked back in the day you won’t listen to now. Bachman Turner Overdrive, anyone? I loved these guys when I was in my late teens. Now, not so much. But I still like this tune of theirs.
