Summary of the Day: July 18, 2006
Three cities, two teams. That is the problem faced by the NBA today with the announcement that the Seattle SuperSonics have been sold by Starbucks magnate Howard Schultz to an Oklahoma City-based group. Immediately, speculation began that the Sonics were not long for Seattle and would move to Oklahoma City once it is reluctantly vacated by the New Orleans Hornets. I am sure that in an ideal world, the NBA would like the Sonics to remain in Seattle and the Hornets to take up permanent residency in Oklahoma City. However, the NBA also wants to be supportive of New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina and also recognizes that the government in Seattle has not been supportive of its team. What's the solution? I may be the only one that thinks this, but maybe the time is right for expansion. Why? Seattle has too much history with the NBA to move the team, and New Orleans is not quite ready to have a team. How? The NBA should take this new leverage and use it to negotiate a feasible situation in Seattle. The next step would be to promise New Orleans a new team for the 2007-08 season in exchange for allowing the Hornets to leave. Then, add two new teams starting in 2007, one in New Orleans and one in St. Louis, for instance.
The Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers last night to move within 3.5 games of first place. The Tigers are now 1-6 against the defending champions this season. Though almost assured of making the playoffs barring a complete meltdown, I am sure Detroit would like to show they can beat their division rivals. With 12 games left against each other, the Tigers' goal should be a split of the remaining games.
Buck O'Neil, former Negro League player and baseball pioneer, batted twice in the Northern League's All-Star Game at age 94. He walked twice, taking only one swing and arguing one call (a ball). Though this was obviously a gimmick worthy of praise by Bill Veeck, it hopefully will help familiarize today's fans with a very important baseball figure from the past.
O'Neil had a better night than another novelty All-Star. Jose Canseco, pitching in the Golden Baseball League All-Star Game, gave up four runs while getting only one out. He did, however, win the pre-game Home Run Derby. Did he really need to participate in the game to figure out that the idea of him pitching is laughable?
The Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers last night to move within 3.5 games of first place. The Tigers are now 1-6 against the defending champions this season. Though almost assured of making the playoffs barring a complete meltdown, I am sure Detroit would like to show they can beat their division rivals. With 12 games left against each other, the Tigers' goal should be a split of the remaining games.
Buck O'Neil, former Negro League player and baseball pioneer, batted twice in the Northern League's All-Star Game at age 94. He walked twice, taking only one swing and arguing one call (a ball). Though this was obviously a gimmick worthy of praise by Bill Veeck, it hopefully will help familiarize today's fans with a very important baseball figure from the past.
O'Neil had a better night than another novelty All-Star. Jose Canseco, pitching in the Golden Baseball League All-Star Game, gave up four runs while getting only one out. He did, however, win the pre-game Home Run Derby. Did he really need to participate in the game to figure out that the idea of him pitching is laughable?
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