Furtive Glances - "Landing The Big Ticket" Edition

Sorry, but I've been a bit distracted and busy lately, so my blog has been less well tended than usual.  It's time for another edition of Furtive Glances, a look at, well, whatever happens to catch my fancy.

• Kevin Garnett, a marvelously talented seven-foot Athlete, with a capital A that rhymes with play - and he certainly can play - is on his way to Boston in exchange for the Celtics kitchen sink and left arm.  He'll join Ray Allen, a recent arrival in a draft day trade with Seattle, and Paul Pierce to give the Celtics three All-Star starters.  I may have to see if I can scrounge the disposable income for season tickets.  They will now be a serious contender in the East.

Oh, did I mention that KG and Ray Allen are my two favorite players in the entire NBA?  No?  Well, it's true.  I've been a Garnett fan ever since watching the McDonald's High School game the year he played, watching this long-limbed athlete yank down a rebound head out on the break spinning around a defender at midcourt and glide down the lane dunking at the other end.  And Allen played for UConn.  'Nuff said.  I was sitting in Madison Square Garden on the evening that Allen hit a runner in the lane against Allen Iverson's Georgetown team, capping a 12 point run to finish the game that gave the Huskies the Big East Championship.

Pierce, Garnett and Allen.  A new "Big Three" in Boston?

• The Red Sox brought in relief help at the trading deadline, giving up productive lefty starter Kason Gabbard and a very good Triple A outfielder in David Murphy to get Eric Gagne from Texas.  They weren't able to close the deal for Jermaine Dye of Chicago, but there may be time for that yet (if Dye can clear waivers).  Gagne was needed due to the aging of Mike Timlin's shoulder as well as the loss of the injured Brendan Donnellly.  The Sox due have surplus starters, with Curt Schilling returning in about 5 days, and could afford to send Gabbard to the Rangers.   They will now spend the next two months trying to hold off the Yankees.  They have slightly better starting and relief pitching than the Yankees; the Bombers have a much stronger offense.

I had planned to discuss a couple of other events, including actual politics and current affairs, but now I'm tired, and it's late.  But do go to Wizbang! and read Jay Tea's health care posts here and here, if you haven't already.  See you tomorrow.