He's Still Got It
In December, the Excel Energy Center is hosting the Minnesota Tennis Challenge. The featured match is between John McEnroe and James Blake. If your interest is piqued by watching a guy 15 years past his prime play a guy whose prime consists of getting bounced in the second round of the Kroger-St. Jude Memphis Open, then this might be the event for you.
Despite my cynicism, the promotion of the match continues. Earlier this week there was a conference call between the local press and McEnroe, which ended as follows (as reported in the Pioneer Press):
...moderators had to end the conference call abruptly when a local columnist's question about the advantages of graphite rackets touched off a verbal sparring session, culminating in McEnroe called the columnist a "freaking loser."
Let me guess ... Barreiro?
If they could get James Blake to call Sid Hartman a "freaking mouthpiece for management" or maybe a "freaking apologist for Bobby Knight" perhaps we'd have the making of a little grudge match here. Now that might sell some tickets.
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