The past week sure was fun.
1) LeBron James announced he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and was going to play with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami. Interesting choice. Wade and james play exactly the same game and Bosh did nothing in Toronto unless he had the ball. The Heat have no Rajon Rondo and no Pau Gasol. It will be fun to watch which one of these guys breaks down first.
If James really wanted to win, he’d have signed in Chicago. Gibson, Rose, Noah and Boozer with LeBron? That’s a winning combination.
In the meantime, his news conference was uncomfortable and embarrassing and it might just have been a little too foreboding for his own good.
2) Watched all or pieces of about 25 Major League Baseball games on MLB TV this week. Saw about 30 bad calls and four ejections. Why baseball is against replay is a question that just can’t be answered.
However, it feels good to be involved in the Northern League. The next time anyone says that umpiring in the NL is lousy, I can just point out how truly dreadful the umpiring is in the majors. Not one of those guys could call their dogs.
3) Had a chance to talk to author Jerrad Peters, the man who wrote, “We Call it Soccer,” about his impression of this year’s World Cup. A gigantic soccer maven, Peters had this to say about the final between the Netherlands and Spain coming up in about four hours:
“Hmmm… Am I happy with World Cup. Good question. I’m not sure whether this is a legendary World Cup, or an extremely sub-par one. I do know this—I am not at all excited for the final. It will be 0-0 after extra time and Spain will win on penalties. I will be shocked if it is an exciting game.”
Thanks, Jerrad. If you’re looking for excitement, the Goldeyes face Joliet at 1:30 p.m. CDT. If you can’t get to Canwest Park, the game will be live, with me and Kenny Wiebe, on Shaw TV Channel 9.