Word: slim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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September is book-party season in New York City. But starving authors who used to move from shindig to shindig to get fed are finding the pickings a bit slim. Publishers have wearied of the big book launch, and now regard it as an unnecessary expense. Before this peculiar cultural event becomes obsolete, Notebook brings you a sociological study...
...Slim Redskins -1 over JETS: The canker on L.I. Slim?s return to his winning ways last week remains those floundering Jets. So he?s turning against the Tuna and going with the red-hot Redskins in a New York sweep. And that Rick Mirer was so good at Notre Dame...
...RAIDERS ?6.5 over Bears: Slim swerves from his regular Steelers pick (too easy) to tap the Raiders as one of his Big Three ? a reward for de-horning the Vikes last week. Just win by a touchdown, baby...
...Slim Steelers (-2.5) over RAVENS. Having gone a Hondo-esque 5-10 and still vanquished his puny interoffice foes, L. I. Slim figures that if he dances with the ones that brung ?im, he can?t go wrong. Herewith the locks, the Steelers make it 2-0 against an underachieving Ravens squad, setting the stage for an unexpected rampage this year in the AFC Central. Kordell?s gonna be just fine...
...BUCS (giving 5.5) over the Giants. L.I. Slim figures these teams are favored for a reason. By all accounts, the Jints are headed for a very respectable season, but those same accounts say Tony Dungy's Buccaneers are finally ready to assume the Packers' mantle for the next millennium. An undefeated, defense-heavy preseason means the boys in gold make Giants QB Kent Graham look like Dave Brown and stuff...