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The Odds and Sods for 25 October 2007
How does one describe what happened to Colorado last night? There is the graphic image, they were blindsided by a Mack Truck. Or there is the crude hyperbolic verb, they were dick-slapped by the Red Sox. 13-1 should shut up all the talk about 21 of 22.
Not even CHB could put this performance in a pessimistic light. Neither could Bob Ryan. Jackie MacMullan profiles Schilling before his upcoming start.
LaTroy Hawkins, with the understatement of the year, believes that the Rox were “a little flat” on Wednesday night. Woody Paige tries to convince himself that it was only one game. Mark Kizla wines about the payroll disparity.
Three Michigan State football players, including two starters face felony charges. SirDarean Adams, T.J. Williams, and Jeremy Ware have been charged with unarmed robbery. Williams also faces an assault and battery charge. Arraignment is Oct. 30.
Tottenham has finally fired manager Martin Jol, after he had been sitting on the hot-seat so long that his tracksuit had melted and fused to his ample backside. Their 2-1 loss to Getafe in the UEFA Cup was the last straw. Expected to compete for a Champions League place, Spurs now sit in the relegation zone with a putrid 7 pts form 10 matches. Obviously, this is 100% due to Jol’s managerial ability, and not due to paying 17mGBP for reserve striker Darren Bent. Gooners around the world chortle heartily.
George Vecsey weighs in on the NFL in London and American Football owners involvement in the Premier League. After London, they could go really crazy and gasp! play a team in Los Angeles.
