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There’s nothing quite like a little (or a lot of) snow falling to increase the appreciation of pitchers and catchers reporting to baseball training camps in the not-too-distant future. Such was the case Friday (Feb. 10) in Chicago — and other parts of the country, too. Which explains why some of us spent part of the day/night viewing the fare on MLB Network. A couple of random observations from doing that:
A photo of New York Knicks rookie sensation Jeremy Lin or or Michelle Sacco? Such hard decisions.
* There is a certain incongruity to watching MLB Network and having a program sponsored by Callaway Golf.
* Speaking of incongruous commercials, the ad on MLB Network after the one for Callaway Golf was for Weight Watchers for Men. Something says the network still will feature ads for beer and brats once the games begin.
Elsewhere in the world of TV sports viewing:
* Had a chance to view New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin playing against the Los Angeles Lakers on ESPN on Friday night. Impressive player from Harvard, which generally produces folks able to own NBA teams rather than play for them.
* Lin, who had 38 points vs. L.A. (most in his career, pro or college — possibly even in his backyard), is the most exciting thing on the New York sports scene since … the Giants won the Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 5).
* “The Street Stops Here,” a documentary produced by Chicago-based TeamWorks Media, will be shown on Feb. 19 on ESPNU at 8 p.m. Eastern (it may take between now and then to locate ESPNU on the cable lineup at corporate headquarters of elliottharris.com). The documentary, which follows legendary St. Anthony (N.J) High School basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. and his team’s quest for a record-setting 25th state championship, also will replay on ESPNU five times leading up to the 2012 Final Four. ESPN Classic also show “The Street Stops Here” this year and after. After the Feb. 19 premiere, Hurley and his sons Danny (coach at Wagner College) and Bobby (assistant coach at Wagner and a former Duke star) will participate in a roundtable discussion moderated by ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams (also a former Duke star and a former Bulls player whose career was ended by a motorcycle accident).
* Another TeamWorks documentary, this one about Reece “Goose” Tatum of Harlem Gobetrotters fame, is to air on ESPN on Feb. 26 at 9:30 p.m. ET. Which means, if things go according to plan, viewers will be able to switch over from the end of the NBA all-star game to watch the Tatum documentary rather than have to endure postgame analysis.
Hooters Dream Girl 2012 participant Michelle is among the eight finalists in the contest:
There’s nothing quite like combining April Rose and cheerleaders all in one “Maximum Exposure video:
Some more April, plus the girls of “Project X” that is to hit theaters in March:
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