No Holliday means no holiday.
“I could not agree more with your opposition to Colorado entertaining any thought of trading slugger Matt Holliday. What the heck are the Rockies doing? I knew they were not going to dominate the National League, but injuries coupled with one of the worst ownerships in the game have put the team into the ‘they stink’ category. I grimace when I see how the Rockies raised ticket prices, gouge us for ballpark food and played that little game with folks who wanted to attend Opening Day. This season, I have one more set of tickets for the Rockies, on the Fourth of July, and might give them away if they trade Holliday.”
Beau, Parker
Kiz: Do the Rockies need pitching help? Sure they do. So get it the old-fashioned way, by trading prospects. If Colorado’s minor-league system is as loaded as general manager Dan O’Dowd claims, giving up Ian Stewart or other young guys down on the farm won’t hurt.
Boston’s welcome Matt?
“You better believe the New York Yankees would jump at the chance to put Holliday in left field and move Hideki Matsui to designated hitter. The only thing that bothers me about Holliday is the career statistics he has put up outside Colorado. His power numbers are cut in half when he’s not playing at a mile high.”
Dave, Bronx, N.Y.
Kiz: OK, if the Yankees don’t believe Holliday has what it takes to be a Bomber, you think the Red Sox might someday be interested in making a free-agent bid on Matty to replace Manny Ramirez to blast shots over the Green Monster?
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
“Giving kudos to Broncos coach Mike Shanahan for cutting running back Travis Henry is absurd. Who signed Henry? And who failed to do the due diligence before signing Henry to a contract large enough to support another nine kids by another nine women? The bottom line is Coach Shenanigans cut an unproductive, uncommitted and overpaid player, and that took about as much fortitude and intelligence as was displayed when the captain of the Titanic ordered passengers to abandon ship.”
Jim, tired of shenanigans
Kiz: Henry, receiver Javon Walker and punter Todd Sauerbrun were the Curly, Larry and Moe of the Broncos. Getting rid of those three stooges will cut a lot of the shenanigans in the Denver locker room.
A very good riddance.
“I was never comfortable with Henry as a member of the team. For years, I was proud of the Broncos for ridding themselves of bad news. Players leaned on players to walk the walk. I believe the team lost that self-respect. Let’s hope the housecleaning in the front office and on the field will make us a respected team again.”
Maribeth, Henderson, Nev.
Kiz: No self-respecting mother would have let her son out of the house wearing a Henry replica jersey. The Broncos might not be more talented without him, but it’s now easier to cheer for them.
A mile high on hockey.
“Once again, Denver found itself near the top of the entire country when it came to drawing television ratings for the Stanley Cup playoffs.”
Jim, Denver
Kiz: The sex appeal is returning to hockey. One of these years, viewers nationwide might decide Pittsburgh hunk Sidney Crosby really is tastier eye candy than “The Bachelorette.” Programming note: The NHL Finals drew a better TV audience in the Mile High City than in Minneapolis. Shame on the Land of 10,000 Dead Car Batteries. Maybe Colorado is the real state of hockey.
Parting shot
And today’s parting shot sounds like a whine from Raiders Nation that Dirty Al Davis didn’t think of trying to get defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones back on the field before Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did.
“How can NFL commissioner Roger Goodell even consider reinstating “Pacman” to the league? He is an out-and-out bum. It proves that Dallas, New England, Denver and a few other teams can do whatever they want and not be taken to task. If Jones were an Oakland player, Goodell wouldn’t have allowed it.”
Larry, Encino, Calif.
