Tying up some loose ends

*Do the majority of sports fans really care if Chad Johnson (a.k.a. Chad Ochocinco, a.k.a. Cinco de Mayo, etc.) was cut by the Miami Dolphins? ESPN treated the announcement as if someone had won 20 Olympic gold medals.
*Ditto for the comeback of Roger Clemens. He is getting to be another Bill Clinton; he just won’t go away. However, at least Clinton is a cool guy to have a beer with. Clemens is a bozo.
*To follow up on an earlier article in The Beacon: Since 2005 over $10 million of winning NYRA tickets went uncashed. In 2005, the total was $1.79 million alone.
Again, check your tickets before tossing them into the trash. For the record, this money goes to the State of New York’s General Fund. Maybe some of it could go to the disabled jockeys fund?
*I’m all for progress and equality, but I would love to see Darla Moore and Condoleeza Rice tell Billy Payne what he can do with his stupid green jacket. Maybe Hootie Johnson can be there to introduce Martha Burk as a new waitress.
*Got to love David Feherty. When he makes comments on golf telecasts they don’t seem to be planned or staged.
He talks to his audience like he was sitting in the 19th hole lounge talking with his buddies. A couple of his gems:
“Nick Faldo cannot be with us this weekend he is attending the birth of his next wife.”
“That ball was so far left that Lassie could not find it if was wrapped in bacon.”
*Kelly Ripa announced her permanent sidekick for the vacancy on Live with Kelly on Sept. 4. They should’ve waited a couple of months when a few more candidates could surface.
Rex Ryan, Roger Clemens, Melky Cabrera, Bobby Valentine, Mitt Romney, Tim Tebow or Joe Biden could become available.
*Conor Kennedy will have some interesting stories to pass along to his classmates in the Deerfield Academy cafeteria when school resumes.
He has had more face time in the tabloids this summer than any other family member. That can only be good news for the family.
*Another first-class golf tournament put on by the Little Brown Jug Committee at Wahconah Country Club. While most numbers are down at many amateur events, “The Jug” continues to thrive. They still attract the top golfers in the Northeast and the course was in pristine condition.

Posted by Dick Syriac on September 6, 2012. Filed under Berkshire Sports Guy,Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry