Last minutes of lunch hour dwindling, and I realize I’ve been almost as AWOL as Kriskey in terms of supplying material this week, probably more. Some might say this is a good thing, Porvaznik, keep pondering which 90s album’s gonna ’cause you to get diarrhea of the fingers for the latest installment of Better Late Than Gone Forever. Fair enough.
However, for those more inclined to bickering and friendly bantering whilst discussing the best sports towns, as inspired by this poll at ESPN.com, state your case in black and white …
My picks below and add your own sport as you see fit, but please bear in mind Carlin said it best about NASCAR and I don’t consider it a sport, and no matter how much ESPN shoves it down our throats, neither is poker, especially when these assnecks insist on wearing sunglasses so nobody can read their tells.
BASEBALL: I’m one of those guys who voted for St. Louis in the above ESPN poll; Musial’s not in the blood, but ya take what you can get in the related-by-marriage department. I’ll hear the arguments from New Yorkers (one in particular whom I call my wife), but just because the city once had three (or was it four) pro teams in its region doesn’t impress me, mainly as there are only two now. More championships doesn’t matter either, since New Yorkers turn on their teams the second they’re not winning. Hell, they do it while they’re winning. St. Louis, though, great Midwestern vibe and due to the flat geography to the north, great place to pick up multiple places’ many other baseball games on the radio. Huge downside: Joe Buck’s hometown team … and I can’t stand that born-into-baseball-announcer-royalty little Bob Costas wannabe.
FOOTBALL: Pittsburgh — Great place to visit, da ‘Burgh, also home of my favorite accent, country Polack as I like to call it, but you do not want to live there unless you bleed black and gold. Please just trust me.
BASKETBALL: Boston — Fine, I’m biased as a life-long Celtics fan and, OK, maybe championships do matter. F LA and I will pull a Carl Spackler on Kobe’s Achille’s if the Lakers get any closer than two away from the boys in green’s total number of them!!!
HOCKEY: Detroit’s deservedly got the nickname, also playing in one of the greatest hockey venues in an otherwise decrepit Joe Louis Arena, but I’ll throw some love Chicago’s way, too.
GOLF: Long Island — As a proud representative of those who “just don’t belong,” the golf snobs can have Augusta. I want a place where the simple man can enjoy watching a game that really sucks to watch on TV.
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Kriskey is in hiding because CT voted NY as best baseball town.
Unlike 2002,Bethpage Black was limp wristed this year,until the final round,when it became the terror known as the US Open!
Give me Shinnecock,the abode of Satan
Baseball – Boston, hands down. You can’t have a conversation in that city without knowing who’s pitching tonight.
Football – Cleveland
Basketball – Don’t follow the pros. Somewhere in the Midwest, probably.
Hockey – They still have a league?
Golf – Is a game, not a sport.
(As for why I haven’t been around, I decided that, as an All-Star, I could use a break, too.)
–Mike!