导出博客文章Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the
world of sports. This week they discuss Andrew Albers, “Doctor” Donovan McNabb
and the best and the worst of the tennis world. Bruce Arthur, National Post: My
thumb is down to the retirement of Marion Bartoli, who walked away from tennis
40 days after winning Wimbledon at age 28. She said her body was done. She said
Wimbledon was probably the last bit of something that was left inside her. Well,
its a shame. It feels like a snap decision from someone who made tennis so much
more interesting - Bartoli was a basket of intellect and indiosyncracies -
starting by not bouncing the ball before she served, in a sport where so many
athletes seem mass-produced. But maybe this is for the best. Shed had a rough
year, and Wimbledon was a soft-schedule burst of lightning in a bottle. In the
end, she left her way, which was always how she played. Steve Simmons, Sun
Media: My thumb is up to Andrew Albers, the 27-year-old from North Battleford,
Saskatchewan, for winning the longest drive competition in major league baseball
- and Im not talking golf here. Albers drove from Saskatchewan to Arizona, from
Arizona to Florida - 32 hours in all - to pursue a future in baseball. The drive
to Florida and some craftiness earned him a contract with the Minnesota Twins
and against all odds, he began his big league journey in incredible form last
week. First a shutout. Then another. He threw 17 1/3 innings before finally
giving up runs and being defeated Saturday night. We have no idea how long this
will last for Albers, but we do know this: this lefthander has drive. Michael
Farber, Sports Illustrated: Yes, Rafael Nadal schooled him in the Rogers Cup
final last Sunday. And yes, he lost to John Isner in Cincinnati on Thursday.
Still, my thumb is up to Milos Raonic. Sandwiched between those defeats, Raonic
had an obscure yet significant win. Raonic beat Janko Tipsarevic in Cincinnati
to run his record against the Serb to 3-0, but this was the first time he had
won in straight sets. You will soon be pronouncing Tipsarevic with ease. With
Viktor Troickis doping suspension, Tipsarevic will be the serbian no. 2, behind
Novak Djokovic, in the Davis Cup semifinal against Canada next month. Even on
Belgrade clay, a confident Raonic makes an upset possible. Brent Wallace, TSN:
My thumb is down to the former Washington Redskin quarterback who wants to
become the personal shrink to current Redskin quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Donovan McNabb has plenty of experience after playing 13 seasons in the NFL, but
that doesnt mean he needs to impart his wisdom on others in a public forum and
use the excuse that hes just trying to help. On his radio show this week -
McNabb - who had a very tumultuous one-year stint in Washington - said RG3 is
being "brainwashed" and then added "clearly the young generation... they think
they have all the answers. He is going through a little turmoil right now...
trying to make it out on the field and its unfortunate." Saying those things in
a public forum - whether theyre true or not - is not helping. You played the
position, you should know how it works. Reach out to him quietly if you want,
but dont scream it to the world. You had your time in the spotlight, now its
time to let others shine and for you to fade into the background and to not keep
making the story about you.
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