One Week Left in a Drama-Filled July
Death, ESPN, Erin Andrews, NFL, Video July 24th. 2009, 4:45pm
The most boring sports month of the year has been anything but. From Steve McNair’s murder to Richard Jefferson walking away from his wedding to the creepy Erin Andrews hotel room videos to the Ben Roethlisberger lawsuit … whew. (Good thing that Romo romance had no legs.)
Finally, it seems as if all of those are in the rear view mirror. NFL training camps begin next week, and pennant races are beginning to percolate (first-place teams St. Louis and Philadelphia do battle this weekend; so do AL Central co-leaders Detroit and Chicago), which means a return to actual sports.
Sports Hernia, a man with no peer in the world of screen grabs, will guide you through the weekend. Email him: thesportshernia@yahoo.com anything radical you see on the internet. Or, if you just want to talk or vent. We hope to begin NFL previews next week – a team a day – and our website’s new look (or tinkering, at least) could take place by the end of next week.
We leave you with a future college hoops star, and Andy Rooney on the recently-departed Walter Cronkite:
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July 24th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
technically, the Browns started today. Oh wait, you said NFL training camps.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Hadn’t seen that yet. Andy Rooney is great.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Rockies and Giants also face off for the right to lose to the Dodgers in the first round.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Perfect game gets no mention? That did happen on the field. Sanchez no-hitter, too?
Baseball, period?!
July 24th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
the wildcard team doesnt play the team with the best record in the first round if they come from the same division
July 24th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Who’s ready for the best Hall of Fame speech ever this weekend? Rickey is going to bring down the house.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I am very thankful for Stephon Marbury.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Who still uses Yahoo?
July 24th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
i can’t believe the Rockies are 9 games over .500
July 24th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
pretty heartfelt tribute from Rooney. Good stuff.
btw Hernia, I wouldn’t be the least bit upset if you fail to mention the crew in the yardwork updates the rest of the year. Suppan, Looper, and Burns could throw back to back to back perfect games and I couldn’t care less, which is such a shame b/c I think Macha is doing a fantastic job.
/several posts ago’d
July 24th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
CRM, you’ve asked that quite a bit. Yahoo beta is great. Gmail can lick the Bushwacker’s balls.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
who is the media member that showed up at Erin Andrews’ HOUSE looking for an interview?
http://www.tmz.com/2009/07/24/erin-andrews-calls-911-on-suspicious-person/
July 24th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Here
/raises hand
July 24th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Andre Miller to the Blazers… Great pickup for a very young team.
Jamario Moon to the Cavs. A very, very good pickup by the Cavs.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
how is moon a good get? he’s best suited at 3. but that’s basically what lebron is. at 4 moon would get beasted by Bass of Orl, and i dont think he’d matchup well with KG.
and if you play him at 4, then you go with AV at the 5? i see this working in the reg season, but i dont see how it really helps them for the playoff series
July 24th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Lebron can’t play 4 man? I mean he’s only 6′8″ and 250…
Love the Moon pickup, especially when LBJ is NOT on the floor. And, yes, they can certainly play together against smaller teams…
July 24th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Why are you asking, CRM? Do you want to add us to your BFFs list on Messenger?
July 24th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Totally off topic, but Rick Reilly calls out Tiger on cussing, etc. during golf tournaments. Not terribly well written, but taking on Tiger is unusual, especially for Reilly, who has a great relationship with him.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Hernia, I’m unintentionally meme’ing myself. Oops.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
RDT4, you must not be reading as regularly as you used to. This was covered yesterday.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
RDT4, you must not be reading as regularly as you used to. This was covered yesterday.
more to the point, CRM eviscerated that column by Reilly.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Oh, haha. Yeah, haven’t been on in a while. Moved and started a new job, so haven’t had much TBL time. I’ll have to look at archives. I’m guessing everyone’s already discussed the Affliction cancellation, too. Sucks.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Here’s what I don’t like about Jamario Moon. First, that he was essentially a throw in to Toronto’s move to get cap room sooner, and second that he couldn’t find a permanent spot on that horrifyingly bad Miami roster.
If he’s the guy subbing for Lebron, that’s not help.
If you could really get Lebron to move to the 4 position, and put his back to the basket, that’s another story completely. It’s also not happening. That guy likes the ball in his hands at the top.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Looks like J.P. Ricciardi asked for Kyle Drabek, J.A. Happ, and Dominic Brown.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/Daily_Halliday_update_The_horse_or_the_pony.html?assd
July 24th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Here’s what I like about Moon. He’s athletic, will try on defense, and Cleveland desperately needs bodies to fill out that roster. Plus it’s a long season.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
that’s a bannin’. a real fan would quit that job and struggle to read and comment on this everyday. right?
July 24th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
if dirt likes the moon pick up i like it…he’s a basketball expert folks, remember?
/obscure reference only dirt and 2 other people will get
July 24th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
mrejr – hey, I’m on here at work, which according to my recently filled-out paperwork says is a fire-able offense. Got to count for something, right?
July 24th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
The Cavs won a lot of games last year courtesy of defense. Moon, as well as Parker, bring them 2 long guys on the perimeter to help with that defense and get easy baskets…
Trading Parker straight up for Pavlovic and Moon straight up for Wally and The Diesel straight up for Wallace seems to be 3 positive moves for the Cavs. They’ve added depth and athleticism to the roster (and Shaq) and have given up nothing. What makes them worse than last year?
July 24th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
RDT4- at least we know you’re trying. if you dont lose that job in the next week consider yourself banned.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Lebron got dunked on. next question
July 24th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Great point. Forgot about that. Gee. Whatever will the Cavs do next year?
July 24th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
trade for kobe? it’s their only hope
kobe > lebron
/look what i started
July 24th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
mrejr – gotcha. Seriously though, I can’t believe I let myself get that far out of the loop. Re:Yahoo, umm, haven’t used that in years. Not since facebook got an IM function, anyway.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Shaq+Kobe > Shaq+LeBron
July 24th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Nice of the White Sox to follow up the greatness of yesterday by getting swept in Detroit tonight…assholes
July 24th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
/obscure reference only dirt and 2 other people will get
probably just me. I actually got fired as a basketball expert anyway, by NickP, because I wanted Lebron James to play all of next season with his back to the basket, basically as a power forward.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Mean Gene > Meme
July 24th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
RDT4 – new city?
Black Sheep is a highly overrated movie.
Showgirls is on. let’s see how long this’ll fly …
July 24th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Oh, Gina Gershon work moment: Interviewed her for 5 mins once, felt like an eternity, but in a good way. Had heard horror stories, but she couldn’t have been nicer.
Saw her a few weeks later at a bar and tried to play the ‘hey, what’s up?’ card and she looked at me like i had 3 heads.
Jessica Alba, now she’s got a memory (or a kind way of pretending like she remembers) …
July 24th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Tony Shiavone > Mean Gene > meme
July 24th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
dammit to hell: didn’t start Piniero tonight, he’s getting a win in philly. looks like i’ll be resigned to starting Braden Sunday vs. the Yanks. my leads in ERA/WHIP are toast.
tampa, boston and NYY all won. Some guy named Feldman is beating the can’t-hit Royals
July 24th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Gordon Solie > Tony Shiavone > Mean Gene > meme
/solar plexus’d
July 24th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
TBL – well, I moved from Fort Worth back into the parents’ guest room in Stinnett (pop. 1,982), Texas. I recently got a full-time sportswriting job at the paper in Amarillo, so the move was from Stinnett to Amarillo. It’s about an hour away, so the move was basically taking a little at a time. Just got everything put up earlier today.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
for anyone who has forgotten, or just missed it:
Leo and a fight over Jesse Spano back in the day … it’s all deadly (fantastic read)
http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/2793/index2.html
July 24th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
While Reilly is a supreme d-bag, I give him props for taking on El Tigre.
The mainstream golf establishment has ignored this story too long. I’ve mentioned this in the past but Eldrick’s act with the tantrums is pathetic. It is NOT b/c we see him more than other players, this is not how they act. He pulls this schtick every bad shot.
Tiger is the GOAT but a very average champion of the game of golf, at best.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
ALso, very proud, just beat the wife – in Scrabble 366-334. Heavy lies the head that wears the crown sort of deal.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
ALso, very proud, just beat the wife – in Scrabble 366-334. Heavy lies the head that wears the crown sort of deal.
on an actual board, in actual real life? I was sure that practice was obsolete.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
haha, I haven’t played Scrabble in years. I was a badass, though.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
well done, scripty. scrabble’s a great game. a cut above boggle and slightly below monopoly
July 24th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
I thought I was a real big boy at Scrabble, then I started playing online. There’s some big ballers out there dropping 7 letter bombs.
I hadn’t played in a long time, but was distressed at some of the new 2 letter words.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Is there a more fun name in baseball to say than Nick Punto? It’s like a good swear word.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Haven’t played online. Guess I’ll have to start. Only online game I play is TextTwist, and that’s sort of a one-player deal. I am a brickbreaker addict (Blackberry), and I’m ranked like 53,000 and change.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
anyone else read the leo piece and google vanessa haydon?
look who she ended up marrying
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/fashion/weddings/13HAYD.html
July 24th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Wow, a link about a wedding. Really, TBL? (kidding, but seriously …)
July 24th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
dirt – EVERYONE online playing scrabble cheats. dont waste your time. seriously. they are cheats that people use …
July 24th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I don’t know. You may be so busy tearing up Amarillo that you won’t have any time at all, not even for Snood.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Thanks TBL. Guess I won’t waste my time.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Dirt – Snood? And no, not a whole lot to tear up in Amarillo. I spend more time golfing than I do drinking. Wasn’t even a comparison when I was in Austin (obviously), or even Fort Worth.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
dirt – EVERYONE online playing scrabble cheats. dont waste your time. seriously. they are cheats that people use …
not everyone, plus it doesn’t matter. if you like playing, you can find people who not only don’t cheat, but who challenge your style. It’s one thing to be King Chicken of your wife at scrabble, or your little brother, but another thing entirely to fear no one.
If you don’t want to play cheaters online, play really fast games. There’s no time to cheat.
Oh, and I’d rather say Rusty Kuntz, or Sidney Ponson than Nick Punto.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I think it’s time to firesale my fantasy team for keepers.
1 for 42 tonight with 13 Ks. And JA Happ got lit up by the Cardinals. Wonder what a Josh Hamilton, Aaron Hill and Dan Haren package could fetch me…
July 24th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
JR > Gorilla Monsoon > Bobby Heenan > Mean Gene > Gordon Solie > Tony Shiavone > Mike Tenay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don west
so wrong
July 24th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Rusty Kuntz. Awesome.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Snood was an uber time waster on a Mac. It’s basically bubble shooter.
I haven’t been to Amarillo since I was a little tiny kid. I have two great aunts there, if you want your cheeks pinched, or your wife judged.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
re: Snood, my first time to ever be on a Mac was in college about 5 years ago. re: your cheeks, Don’t ever remember my aunts doing that to me. I like Amarillo only because I have so many friends who live here. Not going to lie, living in Austin for four years spoiled me big time.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
RE: Monopoly – that game was banned at my grandparents house. Apparently a game took a turn one night with my dad and family. It ended with the game being burned on the trash pit.
Oddly enough, that game was never in the house growing up.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Hawk – Haha, awesome. We had Monopoly Jr., but never the real deal.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
LORD ALFRED HAYES > JR > Gorilla Monsoon > Bobby Heenan > Mean Gene > Gordon Solie > Tony Shiavone > Mike Tenay
July 24th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Greatest Yankee Game Eveeeerrrrrr