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Len's Top 5
Happy Wednesday everyone, here's my Top 5 for September 23, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.
1. Quick Hits
After missing the playoffs last year, the Yankees become the first team to clinch a post season berth this season.
Next up, the Dodgers and Cardinals. Both have a magic number of 2 to clinch a playoff spot.
More proof that drinking and driving don't mix. A day after Jack Daniels stopped sponsoring NASCAR, Jim Beam followed suit.
2. Joe G.
Who benefits the most from the Yankees making the post-season? Their manager Joe Girardi. After failing to make the playoffs last season, another flop would have cost him his job. Of course he still has to navigate through the Angels, Red Sox and perhaps the Cardinals or Dodgers in the World Series. If it's L.A., Joe G. vs. Joe T. will be particularly sexy.
3. Ticket Blitz
There's a downside for Yankee fans should they go deep into the post season. There will be a huge demand for tickets which will mask their regular season problems. The Yankees have announced some price cuts for next season. But if the team had a bad year, those cuts would have been more severe. Lots of Yankees and Mets fans are thinking twice about buying season tickets for next season, but a World Series appearance would help fans make up their minds.
4. Joe G. II
Joe Garagiola says he's coming back to broadcast Arizona Diamondbacks games. He's 83 years old and he took the year off for health reasons. As someone who got considerable mileage out of sports bloopers, I tip my cap to Joe. He was the pioneer of bloopers way back with Johnny Carson. One other note. During the 1983 baseball playoffs, Mike Schmidt of the Phillies hit a game winning homer against the Dodgers. After the game Schmidt told me he had a Joe Garagiola baseball card in his pocket during the game. Joe was announcing up in the booth for NBC. I'm thinking that hasn't happened since. Welcome back Joe.
5. A Match Made in....
Serena Williams has signed on to endorse Tampax.
....nah, too easy.
Happy Birthday: Newly crowned U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro. 21.
Bonus Birthday: Born in the U.S.A. in 1949. The Boss. Bruce Springsteen. 60.
Extra Bonus Birthday: Mickey Rooney. 89.
Today in Sports: Fred "Bonehead" Merkle doesn't run to second base on a base hit. To make a long story short, the Giants lose the pennant to the Cubs. Hence the nickname "Bonehead." 1908.
Bonus Event: Richard Nixon delivers the "Checkers" speech on television to defend himself against charges of campaign irregularities. He said, no matter what, he's keeping a gift he received. A dog named Checkers. 1952.
Happy Wednesday everyone, here's my Top 5 for September 23, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.
1. Quick Hits
After missing the playoffs last year, the Yankees become the first team to clinch a post season berth this season.
Next up, the Dodgers and Cardinals. Both have a magic number of 2 to clinch a playoff spot.
More proof that drinking and driving don't mix. A day after Jack Daniels stopped sponsoring NASCAR, Jim Beam followed suit.
2. Joe G.
Who benefits the most from the Yankees making the post-season? Their manager Joe Girardi. After failing to make the playoffs last season, another flop would have cost him his job. Of course he still has to navigate through the Angels, Red Sox and perhaps the Cardinals or Dodgers in the World Series. If it's L.A., Joe G. vs. Joe T. will be particularly sexy.
3. Ticket Blitz
There's a downside for Yankee fans should they go deep into the post season. There will be a huge demand for tickets which will mask their regular season problems. The Yankees have announced some price cuts for next season. But if the team had a bad year, those cuts would have been more severe. Lots of Yankees and Mets fans are thinking twice about buying season tickets for next season, but a World Series appearance would help fans make up their minds.
4. Joe G. II
Joe Garagiola says he's coming back to broadcast Arizona Diamondbacks games. He's 83 years old and he took the year off for health reasons. As someone who got considerable mileage out of sports bloopers, I tip my cap to Joe. He was the pioneer of bloopers way back with Johnny Carson. One other note. During the 1983 baseball playoffs, Mike Schmidt of the Phillies hit a game winning homer against the Dodgers. After the game Schmidt told me he had a Joe Garagiola baseball card in his pocket during the game. Joe was announcing up in the booth for NBC. I'm thinking that hasn't happened since. Welcome back Joe.
5. A Match Made in....
Serena Williams has signed on to endorse Tampax.
....nah, too easy.
Happy Birthday: Newly crowned U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro. 21.
Bonus Birthday: Born in the U.S.A. in 1949. The Boss. Bruce Springsteen. 60.
Extra Bonus Birthday: Mickey Rooney. 89.
Today in Sports: Fred "Bonehead" Merkle doesn't run to second base on a base hit. To make a long story short, the Giants lose the pennant to the Cubs. Hence the nickname "Bonehead." 1908.
Bonus Event: Richard Nixon delivers the "Checkers" speech on television to defend himself against charges of campaign irregularities. He said, no matter what, he's keeping a gift he received. A dog named Checkers. 1952.
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