BRONX, NY – After a glorious one-week vacation from this digital black hole, I’m back in the saddle for yet another wild and wacky Angry Ward Wednesday. Much has happened while I was away, including Knicks fans discovering something very foreign to them… hope. *Spoiler Alert* Never a good idea for Knicks fans, as well as Mets fans. More on both in a bit. Let’s get this thing started!
Knickknacks. So, since the New York Knickerbockers went down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs, they have destroyed everyone and everything in their path. They now have to sit and wait to see which road-apple team gets to face them in the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland or Detroit. I want to make one thing clear, though I am not a Knicks fan, I am not a Knicks hater. In fact, this team absolutely dismantling the self-proclaimed toughest fans in sports in Philly is worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. A+++ humiliation. But, on the other side of the coin, I really enjoy when Knicks fans get in hand-wringing mode, and I have absolutely no desire to see the likes of Spike Lee, Stephen A. Smith, and Timothée Chalamet happy. Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller are fine. But, let’s hopefully not make the trip to the NBA Finals as easy as it looks right now.
There’s a Soccer Born Every Minute. I’m currently wavering between pity and disdain for those planning to go to World Cup games in New Jersey this summer. Hope you really love the game because you are about to have your pockets emptied out and your patience put to the ultimate test. You’ll be paying over a hundred bucks just to get to a from awful MetLife Stadium on equally awful New Jersey Transit. But don’t count on those costly trips going smoothly. We have a single Super Bowl event as evidence of how sideways things can go. My only advice: sell your tickets, get out of Dodge, and watch the games in air-conditioned comfort on Telemundo… of course.
Worst Team in Baseball. The New York Mets currently have the second-highest payroll in Major League Baseball and the worst record. They have called up their top prospect, A.J. Ewing, to help fill the gap for all the injured and aged vets David Stearns signed in the offseason. Other than that colossal move, they are dumpster-diving for players that teams that were supposed to be worse than the Mets have cut loose. It doesn’t get much worse but, if you know the Mets, you know it can. The good news is, maybe this means MTM management will treat staff to some free tickets in the coming months as the stadium empties out and the prices come crashing down. (A rare “glass half full” moment for me.)
Okay, that’s about it for today. Come on back tomorrow for Buddy Diaz, who is currently helping Philly fans find their BS bravado.
