As much as I hate to say it, since I despise the New York Yankees, I've really been saddened to see future Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera and now Derek Jeter go down with injuries this year. Hate the Yankees as much as you'd like, these two guys have been two of the greatest for a number of years, have been extremely loyal to their club throughout their lengthy careers and have been stand-up citizens off the field as well. Just as I would have hated to have seen Atlanta Braves future Hall of Famer third baseman Chipper Jones retire after his injury-filled season a year ago, I'd hate for Rivera and Jeter to retire in such a fashion. I hope the two can come back for one more healthy season and be able to leave the game in a much better manner than if they were to retire after this season. I wish them both a very speedy recovery and if either should decide to retire after this season, as a fan of baseball, all I can say is that it's been a genuine pleasure watching them.
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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