Jason Quick

BRoy's 2nd Child Born Mon.; Hammy Now Only Thing At Rest by: torridjoe Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 16:03:57 PM PST h/t to The O, which I missed yesterday but which contains some celebratory news: *Brandon Roy became a new father on Monday night. His fiancee, Tiana Bardwell, gave birth to the couple's second child, Mariah Leilani Roy at 5:22 p.m. in Seattle. Roy said she weighed in at 6 pounds and was 19 inches. *Blazers general manager envisions Roy returning from his hamstring injury as soon as Saturday's home game against Golden State. However, he said a final decision won't be made until Roy, Pritchard, athletic trainer Jay Jensen and the team doctors meet on Wednesday. You decide which is the part to celebrate more--a functioning vas deferens and uterus on the part of Brandon and his honey, or the thought of him being back on the court as soon as Saturday. I'll call it a draw. :) But I sure hope he's using his injury to do some pre-catchup on sleep and family time. If you see him go all narcoleptic on a drive in the 4th quarter this weekend, you'll know why. (Wheels: "Roy drives to the rim, leaps--and falls to the heap in a giant snore! Boom-nap-a-laka!") Congrats Brandon and Tiana! And for the dolt in the comments who insists on hazing Roy for being a single dad (in a nonetheless committed, long term relationship) -- give me a break. Wake up and smell the 21st Century, dude. Discuss :: (0 Comments)

Non-Dwelling on Utah Loss, Welcome to Rose City, Clips! (w/ Oden/Quick notes) by: torridjoe Fri Dec 12, 2008 at 17:27:04 PM PST Being on sick leave today is kind of double edged sword for the blog: I'm at home rather than at work, which means I can post whenever I like...but I'm at home sick, meaning I'm more likely to prefer sleeping or moaning quietly in a chair while mourning Bob Barker's departure as I watch the new host of Price is Right not being as good as Bob Barker. So like me, perhaps the Blazer-afflicted among you are ready to move on from a thoroughly disappointing and reality-calibrating loss at Utah's "EnergyCenter" arena. It certainly was no center of energy for the Blazers, who were as kinetically diffuse as they were off-kilter. "A step late and two inches off center" would about describe the way Portland played on defense and offense last night, respectively. Forty-four Jazz points in the paint, six-of-27 shooting from distance for the Blazers are the data backing up the sentiment.  {kvetchin', previewin' and gosspin', below} There's More... :: (0 Comments, 1727 words in story)

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