Sporting Goods

For the sake of vanity, the title of this post just so happens to be the title of our WBCR sports radio show on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. Check it out.

There's also a lot going on in the world of sports, with both local football teams having an opportunity to get into the playoffs, Randy Johnson about to be traded, the continued shellacking the Mets keep getting in the press for not signing Zito to an insane contract and no one really caring about hockey.

Sorry puck heads. It's true.

But I'll start off with a more somber note in that Bobby Murcer, longtime Yankee announcer and player just had surgery for a brain tumor. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/484073p-407474c.html

Murcer has always been a classy guy, a tried-and-true Yankee and really, the only announcer on the television with a real lineage with the team. Thankfully, the surgery was a success and it looks like Bobby could even be back by Spring Training. My favorite moments as a kid was the Channel 11 games with Murcer and Phil Rizzuto, the banter back and forth. Ah, I'm getting old...

Anyway, as everyone should be, we're glad the surgery is a success and can't wait till he's back announcing.

The Zito fallout continues today with Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record forecasting the Mets better hit:
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMTQmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwNDY2NTAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2

Dan Graziano of the Newark-Star Ledger speculates Omar's next move:
http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/graziano/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/11673721275920.xml&coll=1&thispage=2

John Harper of the Daily News is one of the voices saying Minaya was right in not paying through the nose for Zito (ignore the misleading headline) :
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/484086p-407481c.html

Finally, Joel Sherman of the NY Post suggest the Mets go after lesser targets, such as Roderigo Lopez (mediocrity be thy name) or Bronson "don't call me Brandon" Arroyo:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12292006/sports/mets/giants_land_zito_mets_joel_sherman.htm?page=2

One of the names I didn't mention in the Mets 5th starter sweepstakes was Jason Vargas, a guy that Minaya picked up in a lesser known trade from Florida. Got a sneaking feeling this tall, hard throwing lefty is going to be heard from in '07.

As for their crosstown rivals, it looks Randy Johnson is about to be sent back out to the desert where he once came with his 95+ fastball and wicked slider, according to Bill Madden and Anthony McCarron : http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/484072p-407473c.html

The Yanks would get more pitching prospects which as a Yankee fan, I'm not complaining. I would like to get one or two position prospects, but alas, beggars cannot be greedy. The Yankees are also front-runners for getting Doug Mientkiewicz as the first baseman and Mark Loretta as a utility infielder, both moves I support completely.

For your viewing pleasure, the streaking Knicks are in Phoenix and the Nets are in Miami on the hardwood. The Rangers are in Ottawa, and the Devils are the only locals playing at home against the Caps and Alexander Ovechkin.

Finally, for the truly bored. (Or bored and pathetic like myself) Youtube might go down as the most important development in human history in the last 30 years. Here are two clips that are comedic gold. Naturally, they involve the Jets and Knicks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnp-CzonlHY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZxNeFLuY98

Be back tonite analyzing the Giants-Redskins game later.