Coming At You Live
And with a bunch of links no less. Those of my dozen readers who are a) not Red Sox fans, or b) tired of the Nomar brouhaha, can skip down to the second section of the post.
Good Lovin' Gone Bad: More on the Nomar Saga
At the top of the order, over at Boston Dirt Dogs Curt Schilling speaks in candid fashion about Nomar. Good stuff - I really enjoy the way Curt speaks directly to the fans via the medium of the internet. I also enjoyed the unintentional comedy of Dirt Dogs starting a questions as follows:
This was the headline (no longer there) at Dirt Dogs announcing the trade:
The hypocrisy speaks for itself.
Moving along, the Sports Guy gives his take on Number Five's departure. Is it just me and my hometown bias or does Simmons seem to really bring the heat when he's writing on Boston sports? He certainly makes one very valid point:
Bob Ryan, one of the better columnists on the Boston sports scene, has the most even-handed take on the situation that I've come across. John Molori, on the other hand, places the blame on management and Nomar as the latest in the Long Red Line of Sox icons to leave town with bad feelings.
Much has been made of the silence of Nomar's former teammates in the aftermath of the trade. Since they still have a wild card to concentrate on winning, I can easily see why they'd want to avoid getting caught up in the media whirlwind. But a few spoke up in today's Herald.
Alan Embree...
Johnny Damon...
And the Ortizzle...
Randandom's Choice: Some Other Links of Interest
In case you were wondering, Roger Clemens is still an asshole.
Way back in the day, a new Tom Junod piece was one of the few reasons to buy an issue of GQ magazine. He's since moved to Esquire and still can bring the high hard one. This is the first time I've ever seen him write on politics, though may have missed one along the way.
Dark Voyage is Alan Furst's latest 'historical espionage thriller,' and it was reviewed in yesterday's New York Times (link requires registration). I've pimped Furst is this space before, but I resist doing it again. His books are to other spy thrillers as a tuxedo is to jeans. Both do essentially the same function, but one is a lot more elegant than the other.
Good Lovin' Gone Bad: More on the Nomar Saga
At the top of the order, over at Boston Dirt Dogs Curt Schilling speaks in candid fashion about Nomar. Good stuff - I really enjoy the way Curt speaks directly to the fans via the medium of the internet. I also enjoyed the unintentional comedy of Dirt Dogs starting a questions as follows:
While "cancer in the clubhouse" is obviously going a bit too far...
This was the headline (no longer there) at Dirt Dogs announcing the trade:
Theo Cures Cancer in the Clubhouse,
No More Nomar as Malcontent Shortstop Traded to Cubs,
The hypocrisy speaks for itself.
Moving along, the Sports Guy gives his take on Number Five's departure. Is it just me and my hometown bias or does Simmons seem to really bring the heat when he's writing on Boston sports? He certainly makes one very valid point:
I also think Nomar will benefit from the fact most educated Boston sports fans don't trust the local media anymore. They're so busy slamming everyone that -- in the rare cases when someone does deserve to be slammed -- you can't tell the difference between justified attacks and premeditated, agenda-ridden attacks.
Bob Ryan, one of the better columnists on the Boston sports scene, has the most even-handed take on the situation that I've come across. John Molori, on the other hand, places the blame on management and Nomar as the latest in the Long Red Line of Sox icons to leave town with bad feelings.
Much has been made of the silence of Nomar's former teammates in the aftermath of the trade. Since they still have a wild card to concentrate on winning, I can easily see why they'd want to avoid getting caught up in the media whirlwind. But a few spoke up in today's Herald.
Alan Embree...
"He was always open to us. I look at him as one of the most humble superstars I've ever met. With some superstars, you've got to watch what you say around them, but with Nomar, that wasn't the case."
Johnny Damon...
Over the years, Nomar became a better teammate and he was more open with us and he got to know us,'' Damon said. ``I'd actually thought he'd got better.''
And the Ortizzle...
``It's terrible. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. It's been strange to walk in here and not seeing my boy around.''
Randandom's Choice: Some Other Links of Interest
In case you were wondering, Roger Clemens is still an asshole.
Way back in the day, a new Tom Junod piece was one of the few reasons to buy an issue of GQ magazine. He's since moved to Esquire and still can bring the high hard one. This is the first time I've ever seen him write on politics, though may have missed one along the way.
Dark Voyage is Alan Furst's latest 'historical espionage thriller,' and it was reviewed in yesterday's New York Times (link requires registration). I've pimped Furst is this space before, but I resist doing it again. His books are to other spy thrillers as a tuxedo is to jeans. Both do essentially the same function, but one is a lot more elegant than the other.
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