Alan Greenwood

Floating down a lonesome stream of consciousness, wondering how many fans would attend big-league games if the locks are taken off the gates empty arenas, ballparks and stadiums …

One of the stories hitting the web in the wake of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” is M.L. Carr’s attempt to lure Michael Jordan to the Celtics after Jordan’s first (abbreviated) retirement. Carr says he offered Bulls general manager Jerry Krause a first-round draft pick for the right to talk to Jordan. In itself that is a bit of a risk. What if Krause got to Jordan after taking that pick and told him. “Just say no.”

Krause denied even talking to Carr. Carr’s hope was to sign Jordan to join 34-year-old Dominique Wilkins, who signed for a season with the Celts and skipped town when it became clear Boston was far from rebuilt.

Had Carr pulled that off, he might have his own statue next to Red Auerbach’s outside Quincy Market. …

In another attempt to show the world that it really wants more head coaches of color, the NFL is proposing to give draft picks to teams who interview minority candidates for those positions. It makes one queasy to see the NFL resort to bribery to spur its teams to consider minority coaches for their top jobs.

Are we truly stuck at that point in our society that NFL teams need to be incentivized, as is the current buzzword, to do what is right? …

There is only one reason to hope that Major League Baseball does not play this year, and that is to prevent Bartolo Colon from waddling out to the mound at age 47. According to ESPN, the rotund Colon is hoping to latch on with a club in desperate need of pitching.

Finding some form of exercise is something Colon needs, but he shouldn’t need millions of dollars to do it. …

California, New York and Texas have joined the ranks of states that have cleared the way for big-league teams play games, albeit without fans and with restrictions to protect everyone’s health.

Which brings us to the obvious question: Once the leagues get around to selling tickets, will sales to sports-starved fans soar, or will caution dampen the party?

For better or worse, put your money on the former.

Contact Alan Greenwood at 594-1248 or agreenwood@nashuatelegraph.com.

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