Old, but important news
May 7th, 2008, 11:25 am · 2 Comments · posted by Alex Kreitman
So, the Kentucky Derby came and went and I haven’t had a free moment to post a new blog since it happened.
The favorite Big Brown won the race, but the victory was overshadowed when the runner up, Eight Belles, was euthanized.
Immediately following the race, the horse feel to the ground and both broke its ankles. Trainers then put down the horse on the track in front of the Churchill Downs crowd.
I’m not a race horsing expert, nor have I ever been to a race, but from what I’ve heard, this doesn’t happen all that often.
It was a tragedy to lose a horse in that fashion right after the race concluded, but the decision was made to save the horse from suffering.
NBC chose not to broadcast what happened and rightfully so. I don’t think anyone would have wanted or needed to see something so sad and horrific.
On the positive side, Big Brown is this year’s darling horse and now it becomes the horse everyone will pull for to win the Preakness and hopefully have a shot at the Triple Crown.
My friend Mike bet a ridiculous amount of money on the race and lost miserably. He should’ve stuck with the favorite, but didn’t. He went with Pyro who finished 14th, not good. I picked Colonel John who didn’t finish much better in 12th.
The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers tipped off their playoff series Tuesday night with the Celtics taking Game 1 at home. This series should be a great one after last night’s close finish.
LeBron James had a miserable game along with Celtics players Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. You have to think that James will bounce back with a monster Game 2 on Thursday night. James dominated the Celtics all season which is why I was surprised he struggled in Game 1.
Boston’s defensive game plan looks to be this: smother James and let everyone else step up. It’s working so far. James was 2-for-18 with 12 points; most of those came at the free-throw line. With the ball in his hands at the finish, James missed what looked like a gimme layup. It rolled off the rim and James Posey got the rebound for Boston.
Allen was held scoreless in a game of any kind for the first time since 1997. Ouch.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Something that I’ve wondered about for a while now, and since the Celtics are finally relevant after all these years I’ve seen more and more of it. Can you explain why the air in the Garden appears to have a grey haze to it? If you’ve ever seen a game on TV or shots taken during the game, the air and background is unmistakingly and curiously grey? I’ve never noticed this in any other arena or any other sport for that matter. Could it be that the ghost of Red Aurbach is somewhere in the building lighting up a stogey while he watches from above to cause this affect?
May 7th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I have been asked that question a dozen times in the last week. The reason is that the circulation of air is terrible in there apparantly and its left over from the pregame and halftime pyrrotechnics that they use. They just go way over board with how many they shoot off. It is annoying to watch the game through a cloud of smoke. But I like your answer, maybe its good olf Red still watching from above.