Ball boy in Brooklyn gets a run for his towel!

Hey sports fans! Last night I got to sit in a suite. The view and experience was great but one think stood out from last night. What stood out was the fact that their was 6 people from Brooklyn on the court, but the best part is only 5 of them are on the roster. What do I mean by this? Well you can see in the link below's video, is one of the Nets esteemed ball boys cleaning the floor, but it this mundane cleaning turned suspenseful when Tyler Hansbrough ran down the court at full speed and almost tripped over the ball boy! Yes, that's scary. I can now tell you that all of Brooklyn are great ball players! It's actually funny, if you look in the corner of the video you can see Ethan Gold (pictured with me above) running backwards as well.

Great win and great experience!

Video and official article can be viewed : Brooklyn ballboy shows good hustle « All Ball Blog with Lang Whitaker | NBA.com

Here is a direct quote from the website: 

ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — I just spent about ten minutes trying (in vain) to find a video clip of a play from 2001, when then-Hawks guard Jacque Vaughn made a steal during a game in Cleveland, and had to forearm shiver an unsuspecting ballboy out of the way while sinking a lay-up. (There is a written recap of it here, though.)  This happens from time to time in the NBA, when a ballboy runs onto the court to do his or her job, and then the run of play suddenly reverses and the ballboy finds themselves caught out there.

This is exactly what happened last night in Brooklyn, where a ballboy ventured onto the court to clean up the floor and found himself in crosshairs of a Tyler Hansbrough fastbreak. What do you do when Psycho T comes crashing down on you? You dive off the court as fast as you can, that’s what you do …

Meeting the Grizzlies at Barclays

Last night at Barclays the Nets hosted the Memphis Grizzlies. This game was clearly for pride. The Nets did walk away with a win, 103-94, it was a good fight. Marc Gasol did AMAZING! The Nets are now over .500 and have been on a MAJOR streak.

I had the opportunity to be at the game. Thanks to Jason Wallace, I also got to meet the players post game. I got to speak to Marx Gasole, Miller and many others.

The experience was great and this once again shows how class act the Grizzlies are. It was so nice to meet them and look forward to talking to them soon.

Thank You!

Mets top prospects

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As a Mets fan, all I have been hearing for the longest time is wait for 2014 and look at our prospects. Well, it's now 2014 and for me, they haven't dissapointed. I came in to the off season very optimistic but excited! I first heard we signed Chris Young. That was a good start, but it's only the tip of the iceberg.  We then signed Curtis Granderson. To me Curtis is more then an A caliber outfielder, but rather someone who saw the true light and left the Yankees.

But who are these prospects they speak so highly about? Are they really the answer to out playoff drought? In a word, YES! I decided I will analyse  my favorite prospects.



Travis d'Arnaud:  Travis has proved himself to be an All Star caliber catcher behind the plate, but hasn't proved himself offensively in the Majors. What's amazing about him is we have seen him produce enormous amounts of offense in the farm system. So it's just a matter of time until he shows his skills. Travis has gained the respect of the entire pitching staff and Mike Piazza. To gain the respect of one of the best catchers ever isn't easy, but Travis managed to do it.
Mike was interviewed today about Travis on SNY. Mike  had allot to say. Here is a partial transcript of his interview:
“He’s respectful and he works hard. I know the pitching staff is in good hands with him. He’s got a little to be learn. I’m just trying to tell him how to get the most out of his ability over the course of a season.I love his tools. Generally, I like guys to be a little smoother back there, but I think he’ll learn that as he learns the staff and gets more comfortable with their strengths and weakness. He’s got great hands, a good arm, you can tell he can swing the bat. It’s just a question of putting it all together being consistent, stay off that roller coaster that the season can be.”