Jeremiah Jensen's 5 Observations
May 18th, 2009 @ 5:35pm
By Jeremiah Jensen, KSL Sports Reporter
If you didn't get a chance to watch Greg Miller's appearance on Sportsbeat
Sunday you will want to hear what he had to say. He had some very
interesting comments regarding Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap, the luxury tax
and the future of the franchise. If you're a Jazz fan its refreshing to hear
the honesty and candor that he displayed when discussing the busy
offseason. I get the sense that Miller is quickly becoming a fan favorite as
they get to know him more in his new capacity as owner of the franchise.
With that said here are 5 observations from the weekend in sports:
5
That's how many home runs
the Salt Lake Bees hit on Saturday night in a 16-7 victory over the Iowa
Cubs. It was also the second time in four games that the Bees had 19 hits
in one game. They are just killing the ball right now during an eight game
home stand that ends Tuesday afternoon.
4
game winless streak. Real Salt
Lake has struggled since their record setting six goal performance against
New England back in April. They reached rock bottom Saturday night in a
2-0 loss to Kansas City. They embarrassed themselves with their worst
performance of the season in front of a sellout crowd. To make matters
worse, Keeper Chris Seitz is out 4 to 6 weeks and Nick Rimando may not be
ready for Saturday's match against DC United. Not a good time to play four
of your next five games on the road where they are not only winless, but
have yet to score a goal.
3
That's the number of
games former Salt Lake Buzzman David Ortiz has sat on the bench. Red
Sox skipper Terry Francona made the move after Big Papi went 34 games
without a home run while batting just .208 to start the season. It's been
sad to see this happen to one of the most entertaining personalities in the
game.
2
That's the number of times
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has turned down a visit to
the White House after winning a Super Bowl. First it was President Bush,
now
it's President Obama getting the snub from Harrison.
CLICK
HERE to hear his strange explanation. I still don't understand why
you would want to pass up that opportunity?
1
minute. That is the
amount of time the Boston Celtics led in Game 7 on their home floor. I
think we all expected to see the Lakers easily finish off the undermanned
Houston Rockets in Game 7 of their series, but you couldn't help but be
impressed with Orlando's ability to dominate the Celtics on their home
floor. Their reward? LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers who are
perfect in the postseason and have had nine days of rest.
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E-mail: jjensen@ksl.com