Everyone who knows me knows I am a fan of the New York Yankees. As a result, I’ve been reluctant to rip baseball writers who are critiquing the Yankees due to the inherent bias. I can’t pass up this opportunity, though. It’s an incisive, well-researched piece from Gerry Callahan of scandal sheet The Boston Herald (and of WEEI’s cerebral “Dennis and Callahan” radio show) regarding Mark Teixeira and the possibility that the Yankees have bought themselves a championship (which is a very original complaint).
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Gerry Callahan: Not that Smart
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchBoston’s Mt. Rushmore
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityBigger waste of time: SportsCenter’s Mt. Rushmore of Sports state-by-state promotion, or Ron Borges second-guessing the Massachusetts selections? (wise-guys save your comments about option #3–my reacting to Ron Borges second-guessing…)
Borges’s choices: Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, Ted Williams, and Rocky Marciano. Tough to argue with any of these (though he actually seems to have a tough time deciding between Ted Williams and Babe Ruth for the Red Sox representative). Probably the most controversial change is his choice to bump Tom Brady off in favor of Rocky Marciano.
Borges seems to realize that Brady is probably the most universally loved athlete in Boston right now, and pulls out all the stops in building a case for Marciano…
(4.75 out of 5)