Lost amidst the football & baseball over the weekend, the NY Liberty won their first WNBA title on Sunday, defeating Minnesota in 5 games. It wasn't so long ago that James Dolan had sold the team, and the Liberty have flourished under new ownership. Belated congratulations.
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Jests owner Woody Johnson unwittingly gave his team the kiss of death Sunday in Pittsburgh when he invited Orange Narcissus himself, Donald Trump, as a guest at the Jests-Steelers game. Johnson had served as an ambassador under Trump, and this was a way of returning the favor to his old boss.
Unfortunately, the Jests blew a 2 point halftime lead, and lost, 37-15. This Sunday, the Jests look to complete a season sweep of New England, after 8 years of having it done to them. Yeah, right.
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The World Series is now set, after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Mets on Sunday, 10-5, to win the NLCS in 6 games. Los Angeles now will host the Yankees, starting on Friday night.
Less than 48 hours after the game, one of the team's icons of the 80's passed away.
Fernando Valenzuela, who as a rookie not only won the Rookie of The Year in the National League in 1981, but also the Cy Young Award, and helped the Dodgers defeat the Yankees in 6 games. Valenzuela would win another title 7 years later, as the Dodgers defeated Oakland.
In 1990, Valenzuela added one more milestone. Vin Scully takes us back to a June night vs. the Cardinals.
In recent years, Valenzuela was a color analyst for the Dodgers' Spanish language broadcasts until taking ill earlier this year.
Rest in peace.
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