Holy cow, Orbit ESPN just showed American SportsCenter!! I temporarily take back all of the mean things I said about them (see I hate Orbit ESPN).
Sadly, the guys on the show today are just gushing about the San Antonio Spurs win yesterday. Not that I'm a huge LeBron James fan, but I really can't stand Tony Parker or Tim Duncan. Duncan especially. Does that dude ever smile? Is he having fun? Is this too much work for him? Enjoy it, man, you play basketball for a living! I really don't have feelings either way on Manu Ginobili, but I do think his first name is cool. Manu. Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Manu. Oh, but jeesh - I've had it up to about here (putting my hand about ear-level) about Parker and Eva Longoria. Criminy. They're almost as bad as the Beckhams. And nobody likes the Beckhams. I do like Robert Horry, though. Very good, very understated player.
But all this stuff about "dynasty"?! Uh, please. Four titles? Yeah, call me when you break into the double digits. Then we can start comparing you to the Celtics, the Bulls, the Lakers. Until then? Let's call this a good run.
Oh, as for LeBron's child being born the night he lost his first finals, funny story. When Stewart Scott said the kid's name, I misheard him and thought the baby was named "Christ Maximus James". I was like, "Whoa - that's wicked gutsy." Turns out his name is "Bryce Maximus James". I'm sure he'll be a big basketball star in about twelve years. Reportedly he already has a contract with Nike, and is working on one with Gatorade.
As for baseball - I saw a few highlights on SportsCenter, too. Wow. I almost forgot what it looked like to see baseball moving images. Pretty neat.
I was confused, however, by the Yankees highlights - I couldn't tell what team they were playing. I knew it was interleague, but the hats were too dark for St. Louis or Cincinnati. They were almost maroon. Duh. They're "Sedona Red" - the Yankees are playing the Arizona Diamondbacks. I've even talked about the logo before (see Diamondbacks Logo). Living my life of baseball exile I totally forgot Arizona changed colors, I still expect them to wear that tacky purple and turquoise color scheme. My bad.
Anyway, that was a nice little break. Now back to my hating Orbit ESPN.
