THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, July 29, 1994 TAG: 9407290687
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C01 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Column
SOURCE: Bob Molinaro
LENGTH: Medium: 54 lines
HORROR SHOW: A curious sales pitch arrived with my Sports Illustrated this week. ``Renew and get the 1994 Washington Redskins team video - free.'' Please, no. Nobody should be asked to watch last season twice.
TV TIMEOUT: The relatively good reception given The Baseball Network caught me by surprise. I thought the last thing we needed was another night of baseball on TV. Once again, I've underestimated America's appetite for the tube.
WHERE'S THE MAGIC? The NBA's Dream Team II will prove that sequels are never as interesting as the original.
JEWELRY SHORTAGE: One big difference between Dream Team I and II is that only a single player on Team II has a championship ring. It's Joe Dumars.
CAUGHT IN THE NET: The Wall Street Journal writes that dentists are reporting a growing number of dental injuries from young players slam-dunking on adjustable-height baskets. Seems that the kids are snagging their teeth on the net.
IN PASSING: The Celtics' signing of Dominique Wilkins is like putting an old Mercedes-Benz hood ornament on a Chevy.
EASY MONEY: At a Richmond sports card convention last weekend, Mickey Mantle signed autographs for $90 apiece. I'll just never understand.
QUICK HIT: The announcement of a new college football alliance reminds me that I never understood the old one.
CORK REPORT: Before you sandlot sluggers get any ideas, the people who make aluminum bats say that doctoring these metal lightning rods cuts down on their power.
JUICE TV: I'm still waiting for O.J. Simpson's lawyers to show that they can contradict some of the prosecution's evidence, rather than spend their time arguing about trivial procedural elements of the case.
ON ITS WAY: Now that Notre Dame has signed on with the Big East, nobody doubts that the Irish will return to a position of prominence in college basketball.
POLLUTION ALERT: The pool at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia is so dirty that during the water polo competition you can't see the horses.
JUST ANOTHER GAME: What's one more loss in basketball to a soccer country? Our collegiate pickup teams have lost so often in international competition, it doesn't even embarrass us anymore. Does it?
DUELING EGOS: There appears to be a feud brewing between Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw, co-anchors on the Fox network's one-hour NFL pregame show. Says Johnson: ``Terry talks before he thinks, but I don't think it would make any difference if he thought first.'' by CNB