This weeks Friday Farewells is brought to you by the Utah Jazz and BP because they are both desperate for some positive PR right about now and we will do anything to make some coin.
Farewell:
Draft Dreams. After I got word that Gordon Hayward got drafted 9th to the Jazz I had visions of glory. Described by some "EXPERTS" as a kid who can't jump, shoot, or run. This lead me to think...THIS IS MY YEAR, I can't do any of those things either. I went out and bought 30 hats and waited by my webcam for my big debut. I made sure my phone, my wife's phone, and the house phone were all on chargers within a two foot radius of me and listed my status on Skype as available, very available. Unfortunately the phones never rang although my Skype instant messenger was ringing off the hook, but a lot of wrong numbers. Oh well there is always next year. Tears yeah my hopes were pretty high. In fairness to Gordon aren't those the same things said about Larry Bird?
John Isner. Thank you for playing in the longest match in TENNIS HISTORY...now leave. Really what did we think would happen after playing his first round match for over 11 hours divided over 3 days then make him play the next day in his second round match. WOW, shocking he lost in straight sets. I am sure it isn't because he WAS TIRED. Seriously, Wimbledon is so much based on tradition, schedule, and structure that the guy cannot get the day off. No hospitality like the British. Thanks for captivating us for the last three days and give somebody a reason to talk about the first round of Wimbledon even with the World Cup going on here is some crappy food, a nice white sweater, and your ticket back to the States. Hope you enjoyed your stay. Tears of PURE ANGER... I mean really delay his match give the guy a day off.
Rasheed Wallace. The Sheed is no more an NBA star or even player for that matter. This leaves us wondering where will referees go to fill their technical foul quota for the season. The NBA is thrilled as it will save a bundle on bleep sound effects and referee technical bonuses. We will miss Sheed as we do all Tar Heels when they give up the game. Two T's and then we got ejected.
Bad Luck & Bad Calls. These two often go hand in hand so we were glad they left together in the 91st minute of Team USA's game against Algeria. After two goals called back in two different games and 79 chances that just didn't find the back of the net it finally ended when Landon Donovan's rebound shot found the back of the old onion bag. Even more miraculously than the goal in stoppage time was the fact that the referee did not call it back. HALLELUJAH! We are glad this depression duo left or it would have been the US that we bid farewell to today. Let's hope they stay away as we enter the knockout stage Saturday @ 2:00 PM ET against Ghana on ABC. It is like voting you must watch. TEARS OF JOY! USA USA USA!
16 Teams. The world cup has advanced to the knock-out stage which is interesting since more teams are actually knocked-out during the group stage. Sixteen teams have headed home and sixteen are left one of which will be left standing as World Cup Champion. This is one of many phrases I don't understand in soccer, like stoppage time. Stoppage time is done after the clock should have stopped and no one is quite sure when it ever will stop except the head referee. Someone please STOP the madness. Anyway sixteen countries including France & Italy can pick up their teams and souvenirs at baggage claim. Bon voyage. Chow. Tears only for the South Africans who were so close and it would have meant so much.
Multiple Run Leads. The College World Series has been overshadowed by the World Cup, but it has not been outscored. We like scoring and comebacks in America ask the US soccer team. The CWS has been filling Rosenblatt Stadium with great games and memories in its last year. Huge comebacks, late inning heroics and then there were four: TCU, UCLA, Clemson, & South Carolina. Check them out today and remember in college baseball no lead is safe, just ask Florida State & Oklahoma. Tears, only because this is the last year in Rosenblatt, what a great place.
If you have the fever and the only cure is Friday Farewells here you go.
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