Penny Hardaway’s comeback trail has apparantly come to an end - at least momentarily anyway. After missing nearly two full seasons with repeated knee problems, the 36-year-old Hardaway was able to make the Miami Heat’s Opening Day roster. But after struggling to find his way offensively through 16 games, Hardaway was let go in order for the Heat to make room for Luke Jackson, a former first round pick of Cleveland.

Hardaway cracked the starting lineup eight times, but after going scoreless twice, he was replaced by Dorell Wright last Thursday in Portland. In his 16 appearances, he averaged just 3.8 points on 36.7 percent shooting, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

In other news, former Grizzly Dahntay Jones finally found employment. Jones, who was wasn’t re-signed by the Grizzlies this past off-season, attempted to make it with Boston but was one of the last players cut out of training camp. On Monday, he was picked up by Sacramento. Jones, who was a first round draft pick of Boston in 2003 before immediately being traded to Memphis, played in 221 games with the Grizzlies. He averaged 5.1 points and 1.6 rebounds.

I’m so very often reminded that I’m an unrealistic fan. I expect the Tigers to win every game. I think we’ve got a shot at running the table no matter the sport. I have an unconditional blind faith in my Tigers and other teams I like. Why? Because I leave realism for the real things in life. I will get to my thoughts on the Tigers but I owe her this small space. So bear with me.

I haven’t written a blog in over a week because the realism of life stepped in and let me know what’s important. Last Thursday morning, my mother-in-law passed away. She had battled lung cancer for 5 months. She was about to have to start fighting it in her bones. I think she thought she had fought enough and the fight was over. This was realism at its worse. This woman who essentially hated me for 20 years spent the last five trying to tell me how much she really loved me. I took her to every doctor appointment, every chemotherapy treatment and other medically related test. I became her taxi driver, and more importantly, she became my second mother.
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According to Bobby Wilson of TWRA, Tuesday’s trout stockings came off OK despite the ridiculous heat.

Bobby said the water temperatures didn’t change as a result of the warm day, so the trout did fine.

There were a few casualties, as expected, mostly as a result of the long haul from Missouri to Tennessee. But overall the fish looked good, the sizes were good and they appeared to be OK after being stocked.

These lakes were stocked on Tuesday:

Cameron Brown Lake, 8628 Farmington Rd., Germantown
Collierville City Park
Martin City Pond
Reelfoot Packing Site, Union City
McKenzie City Park
Bartlett City Park (two lakes)
Stoneridge Park, 3525 Altruria Rd., Bartlett
Yale Road Park, 6241 Yale Road, Bartlett
Munford City Park