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Len’s Top Five
Friday, June 5
Len's Top 5
TGIF everyone, here's my Top 5 for June 5, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.
1. Quick Hits
Kobe Bryant scores 40 points as the Lakers pound Orlando in game one of the NBA Finals 100-75.
Pittsburgh beat Detroit 4-2 to even the Stanley Cup Finals at 2 games apiece.
Giants Randy Johnson becomes the 24th pitcher in major league history to win 300 games.
LeBron James fined $25-thousand for blowing off reporters after Cleveland got eliminated.
2. I Personally Guarantee It
New York has a spotty record with sports guarantees. On the plus side, Joe Namath and Mark Messier. Then there was Patrick Ewing. Ewing guaranteed all sorts of things but none of it ever came true. Now comes jockey Calvin Borel. He'll be aboard Mine That Bird in tomorrow's Belmont Stakes as he was at the Kentucky Derby. He won at Churchill Downs and then he won the Preakness aboard Rachel Alexandra. Tomorrow he could become the first jockey to win the "Triple Crown" on two different horses. Said Calvin: "We're going to win it, no questions asked." My money says he joins Namath and Messier.
3. J-E-T-S
Prince Harry, during his recent New York visit, told Jets Owner Woody Johnson and quarterback Mark Sanchez that he loves American football, and he promises to attend a Jets game this fall. This came as stunning news to NFL fans who were unaware that the Jets still play American football.
4. Friday Mailbag
In response to LeBron James storming off and not shaking hands after the Cavs were eliminated, a former high school basketball player named Rich writes: "If we didn't shake hands after the game we sat."
Editor's Note: You had good coaching.
J.M wrote: "Can I please watch one baseball game without seeing someone sitting in the seats behind home plate yakking on their cell phone while waving to the camera trying to get someone watching on TV to recognize them? You would think that since they paid several hundred (or maybe thousands if you are the Yankees) dollars that they would want to pay attention to the game."
Editor's Note: Agreed.
R.P. writes: "Question: Why do so many kids play soccer? Answer: So they don't have to watch it."
Editor's Note: Everyone's a comedian.
And on the subject of the 17-year old Romanian tennis player who will undergo breast reduction surgery because her assets are a hindrance to her tennis: D.P. writes: "Is this known as fixed doubles?" S.G. writes: "An uplifting story but you shouldn't try to milk it."
Editor's Note: Everyone's a comedian.
5. Genius of the Week
A Knoxville man is behind in his child support. He's 29-years old and he's fathered 21 kids with 11 different women. (I'm not going to make a cheap joke like, "and he doesn't even play in the NBA." Nope, I'm going to take the high road.) As for apparently setting a U.S. fatherhood record he said "it just happened."
Today's Birthday: Hall of Fame Baltimore Colt and funny guy Art Donovan. 84.
Bonus Birthday: Sax man Kenny G. 53.
Today in Sports: Somebody told Benjamin Franklin to "go fly a kite." 1752.
Bonus Event: Elvis Presley gyrates his hips and sings "Hound Dog" on the Milton Berle show. Religious and school groups condemn Elvis for promoting juvenile delinquency. 1956.
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Friday, June 5
Len's Top 5
TGIF everyone, here's my Top 5 for June 5, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.
1. Quick Hits
Kobe Bryant scores 40 points as the Lakers pound Orlando in game one of the NBA Finals 100-75.
Pittsburgh beat Detroit 4-2 to even the Stanley Cup Finals at 2 games apiece.
Giants Randy Johnson becomes the 24th pitcher in major league history to win 300 games.
LeBron James fined $25-thousand for blowing off reporters after Cleveland got eliminated.
2. I Personally Guarantee It
New York has a spotty record with sports guarantees. On the plus side, Joe Namath and Mark Messier. Then there was Patrick Ewing. Ewing guaranteed all sorts of things but none of it ever came true. Now comes jockey Calvin Borel. He'll be aboard Mine That Bird in tomorrow's Belmont Stakes as he was at the Kentucky Derby. He won at Churchill Downs and then he won the Preakness aboard Rachel Alexandra. Tomorrow he could become the first jockey to win the "Triple Crown" on two different horses. Said Calvin: "We're going to win it, no questions asked." My money says he joins Namath and Messier.
3. J-E-T-S
Prince Harry, during his recent New York visit, told Jets Owner Woody Johnson and quarterback Mark Sanchez that he loves American football, and he promises to attend a Jets game this fall. This came as stunning news to NFL fans who were unaware that the Jets still play American football.
4. Friday Mailbag
In response to LeBron James storming off and not shaking hands after the Cavs were eliminated, a former high school basketball player named Rich writes: "If we didn't shake hands after the game we sat."
Editor's Note: You had good coaching.
J.M wrote: "Can I please watch one baseball game without seeing someone sitting in the seats behind home plate yakking on their cell phone while waving to the camera trying to get someone watching on TV to recognize them? You would think that since they paid several hundred (or maybe thousands if you are the Yankees) dollars that they would want to pay attention to the game."
Editor's Note: Agreed.
R.P. writes: "Question: Why do so many kids play soccer? Answer: So they don't have to watch it."
Editor's Note: Everyone's a comedian.
And on the subject of the 17-year old Romanian tennis player who will undergo breast reduction surgery because her assets are a hindrance to her tennis: D.P. writes: "Is this known as fixed doubles?" S.G. writes: "An uplifting story but you shouldn't try to milk it."
Editor's Note: Everyone's a comedian.
5. Genius of the Week
A Knoxville man is behind in his child support. He's 29-years old and he's fathered 21 kids with 11 different women. (I'm not going to make a cheap joke like, "and he doesn't even play in the NBA." Nope, I'm going to take the high road.) As for apparently setting a U.S. fatherhood record he said "it just happened."
Today's Birthday: Hall of Fame Baltimore Colt and funny guy Art Donovan. 84.
Bonus Birthday: Sax man Kenny G. 53.
Today in Sports: Somebody told Benjamin Franklin to "go fly a kite." 1752.
Bonus Event: Elvis Presley gyrates his hips and sings "Hound Dog" on the Milton Berle show. Religious and school groups condemn Elvis for promoting juvenile delinquency. 1956.
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