world cup game before later being released, detained for 25 minutes and receiving an apology afterwards. impactful and a great legacy. he was a giant in the sports writing world. not just in football. soccer. other sports as well. i love the sentiment that i read about lebron james, you know, who said, over the years he really watched everything that he would write because he was one of the first people to interview him as a teenager. yeah. what greater accolade could there be when you get that kind of response from one of sports s all-time greats? reooks coming in as well. we will get to lebron james actually. this reaction from the president of fifa himself. he was recognized by fifa, his contribution to reporting on eight consecutive fifa world cups, including attendance at fifa women s world cups as well as a host of other international sporting events.
85 degrees down there. according to tj. what a pretty shot. must-read op-eds. mika, of course, has wired them in from nice. but we are not going to talk about that right off the top. let s talk really quickly about i m surprised you brought up pujols. mike, he is batting .219. blockbuster deal. the angels are in the tank. sportswriters aren t really writing about what a total collapse this isn t just a slow april. we re not far from memorial day, and this guy is completely dogging it. part of it is, he plays out in anaheim, california. part of it is everybody, i think, in the sports writing world anticipates that this will not continue through the whole year. he ll come along. but we re in the middle of may. he s got one home run. and it s year one of his contract. one year of 10. that s the scary thing. one year of 10. and you look at the yankees. i hope the steinbrenners have a lot of money for the yankees sake, and i m dead serious, because structurally that s t