The Florida Marlins hired former coach Jack McKeon, 80, as their interim coach. Makes a certain amount of sense – with seven NL teams batting under .250, McKeon at least has experience managing in a dead ball era.
(my friend Marty Burwell suggests, since McKeon is 80, “insert dead ball jokes here.”
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Some think McKeon at 80 might be out of touch with today’s players. But really, don’t most young people get along better with their grandparents than their parents?
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And McKeon is apparently willing to change with the times. He’s planning to change the phones in the clubhouse from rotary dial to touchtone.
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He’s also said as long as they keep the volume at a reasonable level, he’s okay with players bringing in their personal CD players and boom boxes into the clubhouse.
(Yes, these could go on forever, but anyone reading should feel free to add “How old is Jack McKeon?” jokes in comments.)
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McKeon’s first move? Seeing if he can pick up any mid-season pitching help. Apparently he’s already talked to the Phillies to ask how that nice young man Jamie Moyer is doing after Tommy John surgery.
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Meanwhile, in the NFL, owners and players are alike are watching the McKeon story, and thinking “Okay, nobody tell Brett Favre about this.”
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Miss California was crowned Miss USA tonight, with this answer about medical marijuana – “I’m not sure if it should be legalized, if it would really affect, with the drug war. I mean, it’s abused today, unfortunately, so that’s the only reason why I would kind of be a little bit against it, but medically it’s OK.” Sounds like she has a great future in politics.
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Talk about things being darkest before the dawn: Before this weekend Rory McIlroy was best known to American golf fans as the guy who shot the worst final round EVER when leading the Masters after three rounds. (For non-golf fans, he had a four shot lead, shot an 80, and ended up tied for 15 in April of this year .)
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An ESPN.com article is titled “How the Heat Can Improve Next Season.” May I suggest duct tape. For their mouths.
Left Coast Sports Babe 