The lighter side of the sports world …
The injury situation has apparently gotten so bad for the Mets pitching staff that it sent a scout to Vestal yesterday, asking BU pitchers Scott Diamond and Zach Groh if they would be able to start games three and four of the NLDS.
The women’s soccer team hasn’t dropped a home contest in over a year; this has to be due to the athletic department’s genius plan to keep several live bearcats in the visitor’s locker room.
The golf team won the Dartmouth Invitational, but despite all that success, senior Jeff Wolniewicz remains one of the most underappreciated athletes in the school. The problem is his unexciting, long name. Pipe Dream’s suggestion: change it to Tiger Wooodsniewicz … it’s got a nice ring.
The NHL season finally got underway Wednesday … really, it did, I swear. It’s on TV and everything … seriously.
Lost amid Derek Jeter’s five hits and Bobby Abreu’s four RBIs in game one of the ALDS was that, in addition to getting one hit, Alex Rodriguez played an entire playoff game without peeing himself. Kudos, A-Rod.