Day 3 - Redux

Now I would normally never bother to even mention, let alone discuss, the abomination called the WNBA, but they have finally done something newsworthy! In case you didn't hear, at the end of the Los Angeles Sparks/Detroit Shock game on Tuesday night, Sparks Forward Candace Parker got tangled with Detroit's Plenette Pierson and a melee ensued. Here is the video:



That video is comical in a way, but you have to feel sorry the most for two people. The first one, you wouldn't think to fell sorry for, but I do. That would be Rick Mahorn. The Shock assistant was clearly coming in as a peace-maker and got caught up trying to separate Sparks Center Lisa Leslie. She ended up going down and int he postgame press conference, she cried, saying she couldn't believe Mahorn would push her like that. Mechelle Volpel wrote in her ESPN.com piece:

Then there was the further absurdity of Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn's knocking over the Sparks' Lisa Leslie. Mahorn, Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer and even L.A. coach Michael Cooper said after the game that Mahorn was trying to restore order -- but it didn't turn out so well.

No, it didn't. Why wasn't Mahorn -- it probably goes without saying that he is a very intimidating figure physically -- focused on restraining one of his own players? He simply had no business whatsoever laying hands on an opposing player.

Mahorn is now seen is the guy who pushed the woman to the floor, which couldn't be further from the truth. Sure, people saying Ricky is a little off from time to time, but my brother swears by him. He has spoken to him and says he is extremely broken up by the whole situation. Lets see what happens over the course of the next few days.

Then we come to the real victim if this "brawl," Shock star Cheryl Ford. Up until yesterday, Ford was best known as the daughter of Karl Malone. Now she will forever be known as the WNBA player who tried to hold back her teammate and tore her ACL in the process. That's right, Ford is now out for the year. It's very sad for her as she was just trying to calm her crazed teammate down.

Why do I care about this? I don't. I figured it was a better topic to discuss today than Eric Wedge's moronic decision to intentionally walk the bases loaded in the 5th inning, up 6-5, to bring in a new pitcher (Tom Mastny) who hasn't pitched in nine days and expected him to be sharp. A walk, followed by a first pitch grand slam from Jeff Mathis ended their chances of winning.