Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for March 17, 2021

Only one way to curb the abuse of officials by players – Name their grandmothers to the officiating crews.

Supposed story from when Robert Mitchum was working with Loretta Young, notorious prig & hypocrite: Young had a swear jar on all her sets & when anyone swore they were to put a quarter into it. Mitchum reportedly said “Here’s 20 bucks Loretta, no eff off!”

In owners eyes, players are all too expendable. Just ask Jamario Moon.

You just get a credit card reader for your phone instead.

I prefer cash on the barrelhead (or a check in the mail) myself. I don’t trust PayPal, Venmo or other online payment services for anything. Some of us old folks still prefer to do things the old-fashioned way.

Arturo Toscanini was known for saying “very offensive things”, too. When he took over conducting duties at the Metropolitan Opera, it didn’t take long before the orchestra sent a delegation to complain to the head of the company, claiming “Never have we been called such dreadful names!”

The response? “You should hear what he calls me.”

It’s a good point about them not carrying cash. Just have them drop a link from one of their gold chains into the jar.