Raise your hand if you think Jerry Krause’s scouting alerted George Steinbrenner to the idea that Alex Rodriguez guy might be a worthwhile acquisition.
Here’s my math: Looks like the Rangers will pay more for A-Rod to leave than the White Sox will pay for players to stay.
Ka-Boone: Boston pitcher Derek Lowe, telling the Boston Globe how the A-Rod-to-the-Yankees deal is so Red Sox: “Aaron Boone got us again. He hits a home run in Game 7 [of the ALCS] and now he gets hurt [playing pickup basketball during the off-season] and the Yankees end up getting A-Rod.”
Over/under: The A-Rod deal just moved Brian Cashman closer to a May firing.
It’s safe: Sports remains an All-Star-free zone until July.
Question is: Will the NBA suspend Chris Webber for lying to a grand jury or for getting caught doing it?
No deal: The Lakers broke off contract extension talks with Phil Jackson the same week his girlfriend, Jeanie Buss, daughter of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, told a radio show she wanted something other than an NBA Championship ring on her finger. Connect the dots, Phil.
Happy birthday: Tuomo Ruutu’s surprise party included karaoke. Hockey karaoke is where you give a Hawk a Wings jersey so he can act like he’s on a real NHL team.
Tell you what: President’s Day will be worth celebrating when the Hawks get a new president.
Rate this: Waiting for Alex Zhamnov to leave vs. waiting for Greg Maddux to arrive. Discuss.
Rate this, too: Waiting for Eddie Robinson to leave vs. waiting for Maddux to arrive. Discuss.
John Daly: Your table is ready.
The end: Bill Russell, introducing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during All-Star weekend: “When I first met Kareem he was 12 years old. And we were the same height.”
