JUST LIKE HE DREW IT UP.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Draw your own conclusions as to why David Jonathan (Call me J.D.) Drew wasn't drawn to stay longer in L.A. while enjoying the final years of his generous contract, but could we at least throw him a nice going-away party before he takes that final towncar ride to LAX? Do we even need Scott Boras Scott Boras (b. November 2, 1952 in California) is a sports agent for professional baseball players. He is the president of Scott Boras Corporation, which holds its headquarters in Newport Beach, California. to bore us with the details of how this decision came about, because we all know somewhere in his briefcase he'll pull out another overhyped client to entice Ned Colletti Ned Louis Colletti, Jr. is the General Manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Colletti graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois and Northern Illinois University. Colletti began his Major League Career in 1982 with the Chicago Cubs. with as Drew's eventual replacement? What'll make the biggest difference next year for the Detroit Tigers, Gary Sheffield's bat in the lineup, or pitchers who throw to the right bases? Wouldn't it have been less expensive than a $25,000 fine for Oakland Raiders defensive end Tyler Brayton to, instead of jamming his knee into the groin of Seattle tight end Jerramy Stevens, have simply bought the guy a CD of ``The Nutcracker Suite''? Why hasn't anyone accused Lance Armstrong of blood doping charges after his performance in the NewYork City Marathon? Ever even hear of Piscataway, N.J., before Rutgers became college football's flavor of the week? And since when did NewYorkers start embracing 'em as some kind of good-lookin' distant relatives? The more that the NewYork Yankees insist George Steinbrenner is in ``good health,'' don't you expect to see him on an upcoming episode of ``Grey's Anatomy''? Does Joe Paterno even need to tell his Penn State boys to break a leg today against Temple? Since Notre Dame hasn't lost to a service academy in 10 years, why even go through the hassle of finding a sports bar that has College Sports TV to watch today's game against Air Force? Can Lynn Swann cut through the office politics of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to get his of-the-people, for-the-people and annoy-the-people sideline job back? The odds of SanFrancisco's NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga team relocating to L.A. have to be 49 million-to-one, but why take that risk? Isn't there some kind of insurance we can buy, or wall we can build around the city limits, to discourage NFL immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. ? If you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new perspective on this weekend's NHRA NHRA National Hot Rod Association NHRA Northland Human Resource Association NHRA National Human Resources Association NHRA Nursing Home Reform Act NHRA National Hospice Regatta Alliance NHRA National Heritage Resources Act (South Africa) season-ending event at Pomona, did you know that the tee box at the 11th hole at the Mountain Meadows Golf Course on Fairplex Drive across the street from the end of the drag strip might just provide the coolest vantage point? And that the drag strip is not considered a lateral hazard on the course? With all this unusual contract-extending going on with the Clippers, why hasn't Donald The T locked in Mike Dunleavy as his coach beyond this season? Or is Mr. Sterling bogged down with too many other discriminating legal matters? thomas.hoffarth@dailynews.com (818) 713-3661 |
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