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An Oak is uprooted from a Garden, Blackhawks win, Bulls lose

Wednesday night saw a Blackhawks win and a Bulls loss, but the big news of the night involved the New York Knicks and retired star, Charles Oakley.  Oakley was kicked out of Madison Square Garden and arrested after an altercation with Knicks owner, James Dolan.  It seems that Oakley was upset about not being part of the Knicks 70^th anniversary festivities.  Ultimately Oak was uprooted from the Garden by a hoard of security personnel.

It must have been confusing for security to be told to take out the crazy guy when they had Oakley in the proximity of Dolan.  The security guys ultimately decided on Oakley.  I wonder if Carmelo Anthony took note.  He could be next.  By the way, where has Phil Jackson been?  Is he in the witness protection program?  

Welcome back Jonathan

The Blackhawks came up with a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.  Jonathan Toews came up the game winner in overtime.  Toews was outstanding throughout the night, recording two assists in addition to his goal.  The Wild seemed to have the advantage in play, but the Hawks came away with the win.  Corey Crawford was outstanding in the second half of the game and spectacular in overtime.

The Hawks are getting a boost from rookies Ryan Hartman and Nick Schmaltz who both scored goals last night, as well as Tanner Kero and Vinnie Hinostroza but their defensemen seem to be showing age in some spots and inexperience in others.  It seems to me that Duncan Keith is getting beaten in his zone more than in years past.  Trevor van Reimsdyk was also guilty of making some poor decisions.  I’m not sure how much of that can be cleaned up by playoff time.

Nothing to see here

The Bulls, minus Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade went down to the Golden State Warriors 123-92.  It’s about what could be expected under the circumstances.  Butler was out with a bruised heel and while I thought Wade was out with Old Manitis, it turns out he’s dealing with a respiratory problem.  Honestly, Wade has done about as well as could be expected this season, which means the Bulls are going nowhere.

Panhandling at the highest level

In baseball news, Marlins owner, Jeffrey Loria, reportedly has a handshake deal in place to sell the team.  I suggest whoever made a handshake deal with Loria count his fingers.  Wasn’t the Marlins new stadium built with public funds?  If so, doesn’t that mean that basically public funds ultimately went to Loria?  Well, at least he didn’t apply for food stamps.

More next time.