Was on the exercise bike this morning when I learned the NY Giants had suspended their stud receiver Plaxico Burress for conduct detrimental to the team. Turns out it was insubordination. Are you freaking kidding? The man is the go to guy on the world champions who are undefeated heading into a bye. Then I started thinking about wide receivers and if they, as a group, are perhaps the most self centered, narcisssistic athletes we follow. Chad Johnson, Terrel Owens, Keyshawn, Randy Moss, and on and on. We've had Joe Horn with the cell phone and of course most return men who invented the legendary celebration dances like Billy White Shoes Johnson, were receivers by trade. Help me here. Are they the poster boys for the "look at me" ballplayers?
Let's move to baseball. Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. In last night's Philly loss to Atlanta Pat Burrell, a vet, committed a dunderhead move. He'd just doubled home Ryan Howard to make it a 3-2 game in the 6th inning. There were no outs with the tying run at 2nd. The next hitter, Shane Victorino hits a grounder to the left side & Burrell takes off on contact and is nailed at 3rd. Genius!
The Met's Johan Santana showed what it means to be an ace and assume that role of stopper. Threw a season high 125 pitches in going the distance to beat the Cubs. He was not to be denied. Went to his skipper, Jerry Manuel and said he was willing to throw a high number. Love that.
Tonight on Sportstalk beyond the Ducks, Beavs/USC & all the good football stuff, my thoughts on the end of the Yankee playoff streak. Trust me, it's more than Arod's fault.
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