Anyone catch that Spurs Lakers game from last night?  It was a fantastic, wonderful game from tip-off to final buzzer.  It came down to the last possession, and there was a certain exchange that I found to be quite delightful that may just come in handy sometime later this year...  

         After hitting a three with less than 15 seconds to go, Kobe Bryant (who at this point was so hot that I'm surprised he didn't melt through the floor) nailed a contested three-pointer to give the Lakers a 111-109 lead, and a timeout was called.  In celebration, Kobe struts down the floor and sets an NBA record for consecutive chest bumps in a regular season game.  Kobe celebrated so exuberantly; you’d have thought he’d won the Spanish National Lottery or something.  Honestly, if I didn’t know better, I’d have thought for sure the game clock read all zeros. 

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I'd like to take a break from all of this basketball nonsense for a moment and address an issue that has been eating at me since this past fall and desperately needs a resolution in the near future.  As many of you out there know, Spring Training is less than a month away, and for the first time in more than a decade, it seems as though the Boston Red Sox may be facing a new season without their captain, Jason Varitek.  This is just wrong, and although he'll be 37 in April and his offensive production has dipped dramatically in recent years, the Red Sox still need number 33 behind the plate come April.  Anything else would be a travesty, plain and simple.

Why do the Sox need Varitek?  Despite his offensive numbers, Vartek is still valuable to the Red Sox because of the leadership in the clubhouse and on the field that he brings to the table.  If there's a harder working catcher who has a greater impact on his pitching staff in terms of maximizing potential out there, I'll eat my shorts and write a gushing 1,500 word column about how Derek Jeter is the greatest shortstop to ever play the game.  But don't bother looking anywhere else, because that guy doesn't exist, at least not in today's game (you know it's true, otherwise I wouldn't have made such a ridiculous offer, right?).

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Y'all better sit down, I have some serious news...  I've decided to head out on my own and start a new Celtics blog, which I am calling the C of Green.  I'll be bringing the same hard hitting analysis about the Boston Celtics as I have here, so if you've enjoyed reading my thoughts and musings about professional basketball, please follow me over to http://CofGreen.blogspot.com .  

I hope that most of you will continue to read my blog on the other side, I probably don't say it often enough but I am truly grateful for everyone who reads faithfully, occaisonally or hardly at all.  So in the words of the immortal Douglas Adams, so long and thanks for all the fish! 

Continue reading "Weigh the Anchors and Set Sail!"