The Celtics just reacquired guard Delonte West, which makes you wonder if they're trying to build a team that can win another NBA title, or one that can rob a liquor store. West is suspended for the first 10 games of the 2010-11 season because he pleaded guilty to gun charges (he was stopped in Maryland last year while carrying two loaded handguns, a shotgun and a Rambo knife). But when West comes back, he might prove to be a good pickup for the C's. Never hurts to have another shooter on the team.
- Does any sport have more idiotic unwritten rules than baseball? Case in point: the brawl that broke out during Wednesday night's game between the Marlins and Nationals. Over the weekend, Nats outfielder Nyjer Morgan took a cheap shot at the Marlins catcher when he scored, but there was no play at the plate. The Marlins got their vengeance Wednesday, hitting Morgan with a pitch in the fourth inning. Conflict resolved, right? Apparently not.
Morgan had the audacity to steal second and third when his team was down 14-3. How dare he! For some reason, this was cause for the Marlins to throw behind him when Morgan came to the plate in the sixth. Morgan wasted no time charging the mound (and then got knocked on his rear end by Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez).
Since when is it against the rules to steal bases? Is Morgan supposed to just stand at first base like a goon? In the video above, you can hear the Marlins broadcast team say that the Marlins threw at Morgan "in a professional manner." What the hell does that mean? What if the next batter hit a ground ball? Would it be inappropriate for Morgan to try and break up the double play? This old-school baseball stuff is nonsense. Morgan brought this on himself, but I give him a lot of credit for his actions after he got hit.
- Andy Roddick lost last night in the second round of the US Open. This guy was supposed to be the next big thing in American tennis when Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi stepped aside, but other than the 2003 US Open, Roddick hasn't come close to living up to that billing. He's not the first to fall short of the hype, but every time I watch him play, I'm astounded that a guy who can serve the ball harder than anyone on the planet can be so disappointing. My guess is that Roddick, who regularly serves more than 140 mph, struggles with the mental side of the game.
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Andy Roddick is the Anna Kournikova of Men's tennis
He has at least won a major, but save for the Wimbledon final against Federer, he's not reached expectations in more than a half decade.
And all he does is complain, complain, complain. I can't wait until the next generation of American players start to come up, guys like Isner.
Ryan Harrison looks good, too, and kudos to Mardy Fish for (literally) reinventing himself.
While Roddick certainly has not lived up to expectations, calling him the Anna Kournikova of men's tennis isn't accurate. Look at the numbers:
Roddick, while owning only one Grand Slam singles titles, has won 29 ATP singles championships in his career.
WTA singles titles for Kournikova? Zero.
Kournikova, though, does have 16 doubles titles, and is way better looking (although she doesn't hold a candle to Roddick's wife, model Brooklyn Decker).
As for the state of American men's tennis, Fish is playing incredibly well this year, but he's 28 and obviously is not the future. Harrison could be, but it's too early to tell.
The time is now for guys like Sam Querrey and John Isner to start making their mark.
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