And here I was thinking that Fantasyland was on Disney property in Orlando and on the West Coast, and maybe even in Japan.

Add Boston to the list after veteran members of the Boston Celtics started the media spin saying that being forced to play seven games against an allegedly inferior Atlanta Hawks team was a good thing.

Huh?

Listen you Big Three of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, you've been magnificent in putting together the greatest one-season turnaround in National Basketball Association history, but please don't try to sell us on the idea that being pushed by a bunch of kids who should still be in college, was a good thing.

Seven games at any level takes an extreme amount of energy, and while the young legs of Rajon Rondo can probably handle it, those 30-something's will be just a tad more tired from one game to the next.

Analysts can deliver all the explanations they want to about how Atlanta is a very athletic team. The C's, with the best record in basketball, should have put the series away in four, five at most, and they couldn't. The Hawks athletic? Sure, as athletic as a 37-44 regular season team could be. Give me a break. The series should have been over before it started.

Twice the Celtics had the Hawks on the ropes in Atlanta, and twice they coughed up leads late in the game. What gives? Why couldn't they close it out? Is is true that Doc Rivers chokes on the playoff sideline? Are the Big Three a little too old? Were they just not serious enough?

Now they're taking on Lebron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers and they better hope that they not only win to get to the Eastern finals, but do it in four or five games. Another seven game series would literally destroy their chances in a series against either the Detroit Pistons or the Orlando Magic, whichever team advances.

Like most in this area, I'd love to se the Celtics win the East and make it to the finals, but judging from their performance against the Hawks, it's not likely to happen.

Here 'N There

* Did you see that Sports Illustrated did a fan survey rating Major League ballparks?

"Friendly" Fenway was listed as number one among the 30 Major League franchises in terms of tradition, but ranked dead last in terms of affordability.

Boston also was last in terms of promotions, and was next-to-last in the traffic rating.

With more than 400 consecutive sellouts, apparently the Red Sox brass doesn't see a need to improve things or conduct special events to attract more fans.

Just for the record, the Yankees were second in the traditions rating, and weren't much better in terms of affordability, placing 29th.

The survey ranked food, affordability, team quality (the Sox were second to Detroit) tradition, atmosphere, fan IQ (again the Sox were second to St. Louis), hospitality, promotions, traffic and neighborhood.

Overall, the Sox were ranked 21st, while the Yanks were a step above at 20th.

The best?

The survey said the Cleveland Indians were ranked first, the Milwaukee Brewers second and the Pittsburgh Pirates third.

The Florida Marlins were worst at 30th, with the Washington Nationals 29th and the New York Mets checking in at 28th.

* For those of you who have followed high school basketball in Rhode Island for a few years, you might remember the name Jeff Jarry. A star hoopster at Cumberland High School, Jarry set the school's all-time scoring mark that stood for 18 years. He was given a scholarship to Bryant College, where he played and earned numerous awards. Jarry then moved to Ohio to start his business career.

Only 37 and married with two children, Jarry has been stricken with multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease. He was first diagnosed with progressive MS in 2001, and it has sapped his strength and mobility. He needs a specially-designed scooter to get in and out of his home, provided by the United Way of Central Ohio.

His dad, Dick, a Cumberland resident, said his son tries to remain in good spirits, but it's difficult. He's also the son of Jackie Jarry of Douglas, Mass., brother of David Jarry of Cumberland and grandson of Lucy Duguay of Cumberland.

Jeff said he is no longer able to correspond as well as he would like, finding it difficult to maneuver on a computer keyboard. He just wanted to say hello to his friends back home and let everyone know how United Way has assisted him and his family.

* What a difference a week makes in the Major Leagues. A week earlier in Tampa, the Red Sox get swept and the only hits they had were coming from the radio stations they were listening to. Fast forward a week, and the same team comes to Boston and gets beaten like a drum.

By Paul 'Duke' Dubois