- As bus loads of members of the Nordiques Nation head to New York City for the weekend, ostensibly to attend a New Jersey Devils game as well as throw a little party/advertising campaign in Times Square, defenceman Adam Foote will announce his retirement from the NHL tomorrow.
As one of my friends here in Quebec City said earlier today about Foote, "Lui, c'est un vrai." Loosely translates to "He's the real deal".
I'd be curious to see a listing of all the injuries that he's had to deal with during the course of his playing career.
- Another big retirement announcement comes to us from the world of Major League baseball. Manny Ramirez called it quits.
Ramirez was one of my favourite players over the course of the past few decades. A true hitting machine, Ramirez was also one of the game's most entertaining players.
A career .312 hitter, with 1831 RBI and 555 homers, Hall of Fame numbers were it not for the fact that he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and subsequently served a 50 games suspension.
For those keeping track; Mark Maguire, Jose Canseco and Alex Rodriguez have admitted to using steroids, Barry Bonds is accused of having lied to a court about using them, and Roger Clemens is accused of lying to the United States Congress about using them.
They don't call it the steroid era for nothing.
- Speaking of athlete's who've had to deal with what might be called ethics issues, Tiger Woods, yes, Tiger Woods, is in the thick of things down in Georgia. He's tied for third after two rounds of the Master's tournament, a tournament he's won 4 times in the past, and a tournament that many observers seem to believe will be the stage of Tiger's golf rebirth. It may not be a popular view, but I'm cheering for him. I'm a big fan of redemption.
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