Sports Radio Service


		The Zulewski report By Tom Zulewski July 12, 2010

	Look for the Rangers to run with the American League West in the second half. The Rangers who were swept by the Orioles over the weekend in Arlington might be considered a fluke but they have fire power when they acquired fire baller pitcher Cliff Lee from the Mariners just before the break. The Rangers have good pitching but you wouldn't have know it after they got swept by the O's at home. Repeat by Baltimore this weekend it might be that the Rangers are not invincible by any stretch of the imagination. The Orioles had a starter last Saturday night Kevin Millwood he took a no hitter against the Rangers into the seventh in Arlington? Come on, it's laughable when you think about it. LeBron and the Heat: If you look at those three Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron. It's knowing that Miami has the potential to win the whole thing and the fact that the bookies have already thrown the Heat in as a favorite to win 2011 NBA title, it's stupid. It's ridiculous and it's a sucker bet and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. The TV presentation on Thursday when the session went down in Greenwich Conn you basically knew that LeBron's people commandeered the whole thing and held ESPN hostage. There was a report about 9 or 10 clock in the morning as you were sitting with your breakfast or lunch that Chris Broussard was starting to report that his sources were saying that LeBron was going to the Miami Heat. Then there's ESPN's Michael Wilborn and John Barry saying "let's have some hope here he can go somewhere else he could even stay right where he is. I knew from 10 O'Clock Thursday morning that was not happening. We waited 35 minutes watching the stupid special for what? ESPN has no more journalist creditability, none. They were held hostage for this and there was no story to it, none. LeBron was saying "my heart is saying Cleveland but I'm not going to" thank you that give away. Like Ernie Harwell, Bob Sheppard was a classic: Former New York Yankee P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard was a treasure and he was the voice of God for many his call on the P.A. system "welcome to Yankee Stadium" was classic. Sheppard did the P.A. announcing for 56 years and he did it up until three years ago. He started in April 1951 and remembered the entire opening day starters from that month and year which gave to his photographic memory. He also announced the New York Giants football games in New Jersey in 1956 and retired from that in 2005. This made him 96 years old when he finally walked away, how beautiful is that? Sheppard is on par with legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell of the Tigers. Harwell passed away relatively the same age 92, it's something to that a beneficial power, maybe baseball is like a fountain of youth and Bob Sheppard and Ernie Harwell are perfect examples. Tom Zulewski files the report each week on Sportstalk radio.