Major League, one of the funniest baseball movies around, told the tale of the woeful Cleveland franchise, so mired in mediocrity that their owner sought to cash in on them finishing in the cellar. It seemed like a good bet. The hapless Cleveland franchise hadn't tasted the postseason since 1954, and hadn't won a world title since 1948, one of the longest pennantless streaks in baseball. But ever since that 1989 movie--wherein, of course, the built-to-fail Indians defied their owner's devious plans--their consistent failure hasn't been a good bet.
Championship
15 May 2008
9 April 2008
The Lady Volunteers won the national women's basketball championship on Tuesday. I thought this story was from...always. Don't they always win? Women's basketball stinks. And no, this isn't some sexist rant about the shortcomings of the women's game (everyone is SO below the rim, coaches have sexual relations with their players and so on). The women's game hasn't caught up to the men's game. The difference is, there are more good men's players than there are women's.
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