Full Circle

Randy Johnson won his first Major league game in 1988 pitching for the Montreal Expos. Yesterday he won his 300th game beating the Washington team that use to be the Expos.
In his career Johnson has beaten every team in major league baseball that's all thirty teams at least once.

While Johnson was recording number 300 Tom Glavine was cut by the Braves. Glavine who has won 305 major league games now must wait and see if anyone will pick him up. I think it is time for Tom to pack up and go home.

Last night was a perfect example of why I hate the NBA. Orlando made twenty three shots in forty eight minutes of basketball. These guys all get paid millions of dollars. I think the first rule in order to make the sums of money they are paid is be able to shoot... If that doesn't work try shooting a layup.

NBA commissioner David Stern had a face to face meeting with Lebron James yesterday and the result is that Stern has decided to change his mind and fined James $25,000 for missing the game six post game interview with the media last Saturday night. I reallly don't know why it took almost a week for the fine.

Crosby and Maulkin played hockey last night like they did against the Hurricanes. Each had a goal and an assist as the Penguins tied the Stanley Cup finals at two games each.

College basketball has decided to eliminate the charge under the basket rule like the NBA has. I like that idea. However the college ranks will not draw a dotted line on the floor like the NBA does so there will be controversy over where the charge took place on every call.

Charles Alston sent out an e-mail yesterday stating that Mike Gainey had posted the football job on the North Carolina High School Athletic Association website with a deadline for applications as June 19th with hopes of a new coach by July one.

Now let me start using my old brain here and see what I make of this. Sounds to me as if either no one on the old coaching staff has applied for the job or no one will be promoted from the ranks to get the job. Why post a job if you can fill it from within your house?

We live in times where breaking even is money in the bank. There is a report on WRAL.COM that states North Carolina baseball will lose over a half million dollars this year. Hidden in the same story is where North Carolina's Women's basketball lost near 2 million.

I am sure every major school has difficulty in their minor sports getting close to break even. In our society today with all the layoffs I think image would serve college sports by playing closer to home instead of traveling for a weekend tournament in Hawaii. There is nothing wrong with Carolina playing North Carolina Central at home over traveling to New York to play in Madison Square Garden.