Yesterday the Nets, a team named after sporting equipment…
(Hey! The Cleveland Gloves? The Cleveland Bases? At a
minimum there should be a fan group called the Cleveland Athletic Supporters.)
Anyway, the Nets made a blockbuster trade, named after a company,
that rented VHS tapes and is now bankrupt...
(As an aside, although I was, and for some ungodly reason remain, a Knicks fan, I really liked the Nets when they had Rick Barry and Dr. J - although sadly not at the same time.
They both played before basketball players could kvetch their way off the team
and play with their friends. My street basketball was a Spaulding red, white,
and blue Rick Barry model. Great
ball.)
But I digress…
The Nets made a trade of Herschel Walkerian proportions
exchanging something along the lines of, three first round draft picks, four draft pick
swaps, three useful to good players and Danny Partridge in a pear tree, to
create a super team of James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving (Not Pictured).
One would hope that it’s more than Blind Faith
(See what I did there? - Actually, Blind Faith had several
great songs including “Can’t Find My Way Home” before they self-immolated and went
their separate ways.)
Maybe they win a championship, maybe they don’t, but as the
title at the top of the piece says…
“After victory over Knicks at Garden, Nets admit they’re
trying to win New York.”
Which brings me to what faces the New York Yankees.
We are 1/5 finished with the 21st Century. (I know, right?) And, while most of us here became diehards watching Mantle or Munson, the Yankees were able to create a new generation of fans during the late 90’s with The Core Four (and Bernie - Their Ric Grech)
Now not so much.
The City of NY is there for the taking. Maybe not this year,
although it feels like it’s up for grabs as the back page count should be
making clear. The Next Gen of Yankee fans won’t come into existence
on its own.
I’m not advocating something along the lines of what the Nets did yesterday. Frankly, I think it is short sighted. But star power sells and the Mets are adding great players and we are losing ours.
Add to that, and this is the killer, we don’t even like or
trust our stars.
When healthy, Stanton
is a great ballplayer. MVP. We can’t get
rid of him fast enough.
Judge – Fragile
Gleyber - Can’t play
short.
The Sanchize? Don’t
get me started.
Voit? Moose Skowron. Love
him but don’t see the kids buying the jersey.
I could go on. You
know who is a superstar? Lindor.
“Nets admit they’re trying to win New York.”
The Mets don’t even have to admit it. If Hal doesn't get off the dime (Instead of trying to pocket it.) it’s a done deal.
Smile though your heart is aching
ReplyDeleteSmile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
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You'll see the sun come shining through for you
We are doomed.
ReplyDeleteAmen, Doug K.
ReplyDeleteThe Nets after 44 ringless years in the NBA have decided WTF, and lobbed one up. Sure, it will probably be a disaster. But at least it signals to their fans that they're trying something.
They've already got cool uniforms. Now all they need is a cool new name, and good GM, and they're light years ahead of the ever-rebuilding Knicks.
You can see HAL's plan for the future (I mean, besides building Soccer City). Keep playing for the wild card—while MLB obligingly keeps expanding the number of wild cards, so all sorts of teams can pretend they're really in it. A 44-year snooze? Sure, it could happen. We're already a quarter of the way there.
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