tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post117613829960753084..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: FaithinessJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1176307968844660192007-04-11T12:12:00.000-04:002007-04-11T12:12:00.000-04:00Hi -- saw your notes about the original Amercan Ba...Hi -- saw your notes about the original Amercan Basketball Association and appreciated them in that the ABA deserves respect from all true basketball fans. As to the movie, SEMI-PRO, I guess we'll have to see it to know for sure if it crosses any lines of respect. Hopefully it will just have some fun with what was certainly a fun-filled part of hoops history. One positive sign is that Artis Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1176173153888234362007-04-09T22:45:00.000-04:002007-04-09T22:45:00.000-04:00Isn't the Son of God pretty damned busy on Easter ...Isn't the Son of God pretty damned busy on Easter Sunday? You know, too busy to be controlling the trajectory of Zach Johnson's little dimpled ball(s)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1176168053756268552007-04-09T21:20:00.000-04:002007-04-09T21:20:00.000-04:00Would Jesus even want Johnson's sorry ass playing ...Would Jesus even want Johnson's sorry ass playing on the holiest day in the Christian calendar and at Augusta to boot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1176150829094047392007-04-09T16:33:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:33:00.000-04:00And speaking as a transplant here in Ioway, this c...And speaking as a transplant here in Ioway, this cheery "Thanks for those putts, Jesus!" was followed immediately by the parade of obese xians into the Wells Fargo Arena. All of which made for a rather sucky ending to things for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1176146085148003582007-04-09T15:14:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:14:00.000-04:00I too was glad to see Tiger get beaten at Augusta,...I too was glad to see Tiger get beaten at Augusta, but I changed my mind when Zach Johnson credited Jesus for the win. Even if Jesus existed and lived on now in the sky and wanted people to devote their lives to him until he welcomed them into heaven, it's hard to imagine he would give a rat's ass who won the Masters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com