80s Music Fun, Billy Donovan Can't Make Up His Mind, and The Yankees Are Back

So I've spent the last hour (as of 1:20AM) chatting with Krunk about 80s music, sparked by my discussion of the Survivor concert I attended on Sunday. That was kinda fun, considering that we usually talk about tech stuff, hot deals, Heroes, and other geeky topics.

- So apparently Billy Donovan cannot make up his mind. Apparently Billy has had a change of heart, and wants to get out of the $27.5 million deal he signed literally hours ago, citing that it was the wrong decision to join the Magic. In fact, the Orlando Sentinel has reported that he will be let out of the contract, pending a discussion between lawyers representing both parties.

What took so long, Billy? Why didn't you tell the team immediately after signing the contract that you had second thoughts? The sad thing about this whole story is that, while Donovan may never be offered a contract by another NBA team again--some team probably will, eventually--he's going to be beloved by Gator fans once his return is official.

(Actually, I wouldn't mind if a really bad team gave him another chance. That way, he could coach for a couple years and compile some pathetic record, before running back to the college ranks.)

I gotta feel for Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant, who was rumored to be the lead candidate to replace Donovan at Florida, and for the Orlando Magic, who now have to go with Plan B (Stan Van Gundy?) to fill their coaching vacancy. Imagine if Donovan and Van Gundy were both candidates for the job, and Van Gundy had gone to another team before Donovan announced that he was backing out! I hope Orlando does everything they can to penalize Donovan for quitting (yes, quitting) on the Magic.

Yeah, I have a little Billy Donovan hatred, due to the fact that his Florida team beat my Bruins two consecutive years in the Tournament. Still, what he's doing is reprehensible, and is possibly setting up a dangerous precedent.

(By the way, it wouldn't surprise me if Donovan negotiated a new contract with the Gators for more money than the original extension. Maybe that was his plan all along!)

Maybe there is a silver lining in all of this. Maybe Donovan's decision will spare Orlando a few underachieving seasons (similar to the way that many other college coaches-turned-pro have failed in recent years). Maybe Stan Van Gundy works out, and for less money!

- The Yankees are back! After beating the Red Sox twice in three games--one of those wins punctuated by an A-Fraud HR off Jonathon Papelbon--the Yankees are now only 12.5 games back of their rivals!

(BTW, awesome "Where Is Ro-ger!" chant at Fenway Park!)

No, I'm not myopic enough to think that the Yankees are done, despite all their injuries. Yes, I believe Roger Clemens will win a few games for them. But, can we save the "Yankees are back!" declarations for when the Yankees actually get within a couple of games of the BoSox? Let's see them gain a few games on Boston before the All-Star break, and then we can talk about Boston possibly choking away their huge lead.

By the way, the Yankees are planning on making one huge trade soon, right? I wouldn't mind them adding another overpaid superstar or two to their rapidly sinking ship.

Sorry, non-sports fans, but the Billy Donovan story was too compelling to pass up.