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Another reason to hate L.A. - trivia question
I live here and have for some 22 years now. Tonight's game was on local
TV as opposed to Fox, and local TV - AND RADIO!!!! - tape delay the east
coast games. I'm figuring, "Get home at 5, watch the last three
quarters,then go to dinner." So the game starts at 5:30 west coast time and
ends around 8, but we went out to dinner. And why watch the game when
DirectTV channel 720 tells you the score? When the radio and TV were
starting the 2nd half, there was about 1:30 to go in the game. Sheesh. So
tonight's big win just didn't register on this fan's Richter scale like it
should have.
One note: on the radio "pregame" show, the trivia question was, "Name
four Celtic first round draft picks between McHale (1981) and Reggie Lewis
(1987.)" I had my guess and got one out of four. Hint: two of them managed
to stay in the league for a few years, unlike such triumphs as Kris Clack and
Acie Earl. One of them even got a brief TV interview after a playoff win
against the Lakers some time in the 80s.
I am off for a week in the remote corners of California, and hope many
more of you have been ousted from the predictions race when I get home next
weekend. Misery loves company.
- Doug