Friday, September 30, 2005

A PARTING SHOT (OR TWO) —————- by Steve Nadis

Earlier this week, Michael Brown, the deposed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), was questioned about an apparent breakdown in “Emergency Management” before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina struck. Brown blamed state and local officials for his managerial lapses, claiming these officials, and their surrogates, were less manageable than Arabian horses. How’s that for a parting shot?

And now for a real parting shot. Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, the MVP candidate of choice, did it again last night. No he didn’t hit a “walkoff” home run–about which much has been said in these pages–but he did the next best thing. He hit a game-tying home run in the 8th inning and a “walkoff” single in the bottom of the ninth to end the game. I feel sorry for pitchers forced to face Ortiz in clutch situations. He’s been nothing short of phenomenal. This I believe. And in that assessment, I’m definitely not alone.

Posted by Snake at 15:58:08
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3 Responses to “A PARTING SHOT (OR TWO) —————- by Steve Nadis”

  1. OldRoses says:
    October 1, 2005 at 8:28 am

    "…claiming these officials, and their surrogates, were less manageable than Arabian horses…." There’s definitely a joke in there somewhere. I’m just too stunned to be witty right now.

  2. Snake says:
    October 1, 2005 at 4:53 pm

    I know what you mean. On this subject, where so much suffering has been involved, any attempt at humor is dicey at best.

  3. Wakfu Kamas says:
    March 6, 2009 at 9:21 am

    i love your blog, great !

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