Notes on a Scorecard - Dec. 20, 1995
A Christmas gift wish list:
Peter O’Malley--A football stadium. . . .
Peter Graf--An income-tax extension. . . .
Chris Miller--Christmas bells, and only Christmas bells, ringing in his ears. . . .
Soccer--Goals. . . .
Gary Stevens--An Eclipse Award. . . .
John Robinson--A big win. . . .
Bill Fitch--Little wins. . . .
R.D. Hubbard--See Peter O’Malley. . . .
Cleveland--The Browns. . . .
Philadelphia--A major league basketball franchise. . . .
Marcel Lachemann--An August, September and October to equal last year’s April, May, June and July. . . .
Riddick Bowe--Mike Tyson. . . .
Mike Tyson--Riddick Bowe. . . .
Pete Dalis--A football coach. . . .
Steffi Graf--An accountant. . . .
Jerry West--Shaquille O’Neal. . . .
Bill Bidwill--See Pete Dalis. . . .
Jim Harrick--A point guard. . . .
Davis Love III--A major. . . .
John Daly--A minor. . . .
Charlie Parker--Fans. . . .
Roberto Duran--No mas. . . .
Leon Hess--See Pete Dalis and Bill Bidwill. . . .
Wayne Gretzky--Playoffs. . . .
George Foreman--Another knockout over Michael Moorer and another retirement. . . .
Steve McNair--The starting quarterback job in Nashville. . . .
Monica Seles--Physical and mental health. . . .
Dennis Green--A defense. . . .
Dan Reeves--An offense. . . .
Bobby Cremins--A Georgia Tech basketball schedule without Mount St. Mary’s on it. . . .
Brent Barry--More playing time. . . .
Cal Ripken Jr.--Another year without needing a doctor’s excuse. . . .
ESPN--Programming as good as its in-house commercials. . . .
Tom Candiotti--Runs. . . .
Barry Switzer--The last laugh. . . .
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Championship Auto Racing Teams--Peace. . . .
Stefan Edberg--A tournament title during his farewell year on the tennis tour. . . .
Al Franken--A track meet. . . .
NFL--Instant replay. . . .
Don Sutton--A place in the Hall of Fame. . . .
Larry Robinson--A goal scorer. . . .
Ron Wilson--Patience. . . .
Deion Sanders--A performance to match the hype. . . .
Tim Salmon--The hype to match the performance. . . .
John Jackson--Another Marco Antonio Barrera. . . .
Frankie King--The opportunity to prove Jerry West right. . . .
Oklahoma--Something longer than Howard Schnellenberger’s one-year plan. . . .
Tom Lasorda--A third consecutive season on top of the National League West standings. . . .
Northwestern--A 1996 football season that proves 1995 was no fluke. . . .
Joe Torre--An absentee owner. . . .
Greg Norman--A come-from-behind victory. . . .
Oscar De La Hoya--Recognition as the best fighter pound for pound. . . .
Butterbean--Fewer pounds. . . .
Harlem Globetrotters--More home games. . . .
Albert Belle--Manners. . . .
Angelo Dundee--A heavyweight prospect. . . .
Jerry Rice--The NFL most-valuable-player award. . . .
Al Davis--Another Marcus Allen. . . .
Mario Lemieux--A scoring title. . . .
Laffit Pincay--Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup mounts. . . .
Ozzie Smith--Ground balls. . . .
Jennifer Capriati--A comeback. . . .
Jim Bush--At least one more Olympic Games gold medalist. . . .
Mark Malone--An important football broadcasting assignment. . . .
Don King--Laryngitis. . . .
Arnold Palmer--A win on the senior tour. . . .
Art Modell--A buyer. . . .
Rick Pitino--Two or three fewer good players. . . .
Michael Buffer--Fights that really do rumble. . . .
Keyshawn Johnson--A more important role in the USC offense on New Year’s Day. . . .
My readers--A happy holiday season.
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