- Washington Nationals right Ramon Ortiz almost grabbed a piece of baseball immortality, coming within three outs of a no-hitter against the Cardinals. Aaron Miles broke it up with a single to lead off the ninth inning. Miles was erased on a DP, but Albert Pujols then homered to knock Ortiz out of the game. Chad Cordero finished up for the save.
So in about 10 minutes, Ortiz went from a no-hitter to not even getting the shutout or complete game. The majors is still looking for the first no-hitter of this major-league season. - So can an independent-league baseball team work in Ottawa or not?
- No GM ever resigns, especially not two weeks before training camp, but Mike Keenan is out as Florida Panthers GM. Have to wonder how the trade for Todd Bertuzzi played into it. Did it cause a power struggle between Keenan and Panthers coach Jacques Martin, whose past history suggests he doesn't want players, like Bertuzzi, who are prone to disciplinary lapses? That makes it one coach (Marc Crawford) and two GMs (Keenan and Brian Burke) who have lost their jobs in the past two years while being associated with Bertuzzi, although not directly because of it. Don't weep for Crawford and Burke, though -- they traded Vancouver's rain for southern California's sun.
- Andre Agassi's farewell speech was heartfelt, but believe you me, you don't want to hear it played on a continuous loop on one of the newsroom TVs while you're on deadline.
- Varsity Blues, indeed: Queen's leads the U of T 39 to nothing at halftime. If memory serves, U of T hasn't scored a point against the Gaels since the first half of their 2002 game, and no, this Gaels fan can't take pride in that fact, or in knowing that fact. Here's hoping U of T breaks the shutout in the second half.
That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neatesager@yahoo.ca.
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