Saturday, August 4, 2012

Today's Topics: Sports heckler, Sabathia, Dong

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Relaxing at home Friday night enabled me to catch some interesting sports sights on TV.

1. He's baaack!


When I flipped on the Marlins-Nationals game, the camera was focused on Miami batter Donovan Solano. 


But wait a sec, that looks like Robin Ficker sitting a few rows behind the Marlins dugout?


Don't know who Robin Ficker is? Well, he became a nationally known heckler when he attended Washington Bullets games. His verbal assaults were directed at the opponents. He was loud, could be clever and didn't limit himself to NBA events.


To me, Ficker fell under the category G.A.L (Get A Life). I was shocked to learn that Ficker apparently was an attorney -- so he should have had half a brain.


A quick web search resulted in news Ficker has been attending Nationals games. In fact, he even got an autograph baseball recently from Rays manager Joe Maddon.


I guess Ficker continues to search for a life ... or attention ... or both.


2. C.C. not yanked


Switching to the Yankees-Mariners game, I found it a little strange seeing Ichiro Suzuki wearing the Pinstripes against his former team.


But then I saw something more unusual than that.


Despite giving up a two-run homer in the ninth inning, C.C. Sabathia was allowed to finsih what he started in New York's 6-3 victory. He earned his ninth complete game as a Yankee and 35th overall.


These days, it seems complete games are less common than no-hitters.


3.  China's Dong


Turned to NBC just in time to see a Russian bouncing up and down and quickly surmised Trampoline was an Olympic sport. 


Then again, if Synchronized Diving has a place at the Games, why not Trampoline?


Apparently, the Russian bounced and contorted his body sufficiently enough to earn a medal with one competitor to go. That competitor? China's Dong Dong.


Dong exploded onto the trampoline and proceeded to, as they say in golf, knock it stiff. He took the gold.  


Dong Dong. Sounds like a helluva Synchronized Swimming team.


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