Read a nice piece in the paper the other day about UO Baseball coach George Horton and his frustration over the rare losing he's experienced this 1st season of Duck baseball. Not to be arrogant, but I would have been stunned beyond belief if this team had anything remotely close to a winning record. This is the Pac 10 and I don't care how brilliant the coaching, none of the everyday players had any experience beyond junior college. Of the pitcher, Drew Gagnier made 14 appearances at Fresno State 2 years ago and Geoff Nichols with Washington in 2006 and 2007 throwing a total of 36 innings. A Hall of Fame coach, sweet uniforms and beautiful facility will never, ever overcome that. Love the effort and attitude by the guys, but the reality is we're in the infancy of this thing and year one will only yield certain results.
Things got back to normal a bit last night in the NBA playoffs with Cleveland and Denver rolling to easy home court victories. The Cavs have been my pick to win the whole thing for months and with LA possibly struggling already, I'm even more emphatic about their chances now. No team in the league defends from the opening whistle until the post game handshake like Cleveland and the new MVP leads the way. The Nuggets have undergone a great transformation since the trade the brought in Chauncy Billups from Detroit. Remember, with the Pistons he's been to at least the Conference Finals 6 years in a row. The guy should be mentioned among the elite point guards in the league for sure.
Okay, if you want in on a shot for that $80 certificate that entitles you to a pair of free greens fees at Springfield Country Club, answer this baseball question. Most know Reggie Jackson forever etched in stone his "Mr October" reputation with 3 homers in game 6 of the 1977 World Series to win it for the Yankees. E-mail the answer to this question to stevetannen@live.com
Who was the starting pitcher that night for New York who tossed the complete game victory?
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