Mornings with McElroy for this Wednesday October 31, Happy Halloween for all those waiting for the Great Pumpkin!

KG and Ray Allen 

Seems to be the big deal today is the big snub of Ray Allen by Kevin Garnett last night during the season opener for the Celtics and the Heat.

One side of the fence says KG has every right to snub Allen.  Others would say, Garnett needs to let it go. That he did the same thing to Minnesota.

Personally, I have no problem with Garnett giving Allen the cold shoulder because this happened in the first quarter while Allen was checking in!!!

Save the love fest for pre and post game---the game is going on!!!Good for Garnett.

Recommended Reading

Mike Barber of the RTD gets you ready for Miami and VT tomorrow night:http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/sport/2012/oct/31/tdsport01-hokies-ready-for-miamis-two-man-running-ar-2324623/

and Mike's colleague Tim Pearell writes why VCU Football is a ways off:http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/sport/2012/oct/31/tdsport01-football-study-still-a-ways-off-for-vcu-ar-2324622/

Congrats.....(from Nationals Press Release)

Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche today was named the recipient of the 2012 National League Rawlings Gold Glove for first basemen. The defensive citation is the first of LaRoche’s career.

 LaRoche led all National League first baggers this season in fielding percentage (.995), games started (149) and innings (1323.1). At 6.1, LaRoche also paced NL first basemen (min. 1000 innings) in Ultimate Zone Rating, a figure that blends the number of runs above or below average a fielder is in three categories: range runs, double play runs, and error runs combined. He also led the NL with 159 plays made and 38 plays made out of zone (OOZ).

LaRoche is the third Washington-based big leaguer to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove.

Can you name the other two?

Halloween Candy Power Rankings (My votes)

1. Kit Kat

2. Hershey's with Almonds

3. Nestle Crunch Bar

4. Raisinets

5. Twix

On that note: The McElroy house will be serving Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Tootsie Rolls, and Twizlers. If you can find us......come on over!