This week was pretty weak in terms of stellar moments. So, here’s what I managed to scrounge up.
5 — Again, Roger Clemens. The Rocket seems like he’s going to be a mainstay on this posting. With all of the daily philandering news involving Clemens, one would think it’s time for him to fess up. Well, he did to the Houston Chronicle. But he was as clear as Jason Giambi’s steroid-use admission. Clemens apologized to his family, etc, etc. and never clarified why he was sorry. If you really want your name out of the news, especially the New York tabloids, you have to do better than that.
4 — Denny Hamlin. The pilot of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota was perhaps the most gracious loser in all of sports. After leading 381 of the first 382 laps at Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Speedway, Hamlin wasn’t bitter about having a win at his hometown track slip away. Hamlin suffered a cut right front tire with 17 circuits remaining and fell to 24th. Normally, the blood is boiling. Not Hamlin. Instead, he said it was up to the Lord. To make matters worse, Hamlin injured his hip playing basketball and reportedly could hardly walk before a testing session at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Monday. So was he ticked then? He didn’t seem so. Cheer up, Denny.
3 — Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks didn’t pull off the biggest upset this season, and Bostonians aren’t feeling blue. Atlanta did, though, excite the NBA playoffs. For an eight-seed to take the top-seed, and team with the best regular-season record, to a deciding seventh game should be noted. The Hawks were arguably the worst team in the playoffs. They didn’t look that way against the three-headed green monster.
2 — Darrell Rasner. Welcome to the big leagues kid. Rasner, who filled in for injured Phil Hughes Sunday afternoon in the Bronx, helped put a band aid on the Yankees recent woes — pitching. Another stellar outing from Chien-Ming Wang and a solid performance from Mike Mussina against the Mariners combined with Rasner to give the Yanks hope. Except for a first-inning, two-run blast off of the bat of Adrian Beltre, Rasner was sufficient, allowing no more runs and striking out four in six innings for his first win.
1 — Big Brown. The Gasman isn’t a big horse racing guy. But he certainly is giving a nod to the Kentucky Derby winner. Big Brown looked more like Dale Jarrett driving the truck, dominating the race from the most difficult starting post. The Preakness is next and it doesn’t seem like Big Brown has competition. It also doesn’t hurt his co-owner is from Long Island.
Shocker of the Week — Normally this space is reserved for the Bonehead of the Week. But the incident revolving around Colts standout receiver Marvin Harrison is too juicy not to blog about. A shooting on the streets of Philadelphia on April 29 reportedly had investigators search Harrison’s bar and car wash. Monday, ESPN reporter and Philly native Sal Paolantonio reported that six casings from the shooting came from a gun that belongs to Harrison. He was reported to have been in a fist fight the day of the shooting and a third victim emerged on Monday. The eight-time Pro Bowler and Peyton Manning’s favorite target seems like he’s in a heap of trouble. And it has become the most interesting offseason football story so far.
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