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Friday, March 30, 2007
Ozzie’s back at the Ted
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Is it just me or are we in Atlanta in the center of the sports universe this weekend?
Go on, brag to your friends who aren’t smart enough to live here. Ask them where else they can go and watch the Thrashers win in overtime Thursday night fighting for their playoff lives, the Braves come home to Turner Field Friday night to show the home folk what all their optimism is about, then Saturday have Florida, UCLA, Ohio State and Georgetown duking it out in basketball at the Georgia Dome.
Speaking of, only way it’s any better is if Duke were in the Final Four.
Oh stop it.
And oops, ok, you don’t have $12,000 to shell out for a ticket to the Final Four? You haven’t promised your first-born son to Augusta National (Did thou neglect to mention the Masters coming up next week?) Just come to Turner Field. Thanks to today’s afternoon shower - woohoo - I think you can actually do it without snorting pollen for the better part of three hours.
You’ll get Chuck James tonight, Mark Redman tomorrow, and a long-awaited taste of baseball.
It’s a rare chance to see some American League and the only chance to see the White Sox this year. The Braves get Minnesota, Cleveland, Boston, and Detroit in interleague play.
On the Braves end, we’re awaiting word of the last 12 roster cuts. Cox has been saying cuts would be today or tomorrow. Either way, I’ll be bursting, blogging, whatever b word the moment calls for, to keep you abreast.
Judging from the coverage of our esteemed Braves beat writer- O’Brien, who is catching his breath for two days - it wouldn’t seem there will be any huge surprises. He’s betting on Chris Woodward and Pete Orr as utility guys - over Willy Aybar who’s probably headed for the DL - and Chad Paraonto and Tyler Yates (out of options) in the bullpen. We shall see.
And on a bright note on a potentially dour day for those packing up for the minors, or worse: this day seven years ago, Ozzie Guillen was cut from the Braves 25-man roster as a backup shortstop. Today? He’s at Turner Field managing the White Sox, having already won a World Series ring.
Love stuff like that. …
I’m heading to park soon. If you don’t hear from me in a couple hours it means I got swallowed up by traffic and Final Four tourists have discovered my backroads. Let’s hope not!
