The Roundup: Alligator in the Kitchen Edition
Alligators, Baseball, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, Soccer, Video April 23rd. 2008, 8:00am
Shakira, an all-time favorite, says good morning … even the college kids think Miguel Tejada was ambushed by ESPN last week … A-Rod’s wife gave birth to a baby girl last night … a tribute to Howard Cosell, who died 13 years ago today … what sane human being forces their grandma to do this? … how funny would it have been if, in response to Barry’s “dust my shoulders off,” Hillary got to the podium last night and did the “I can’t feel my face” move? …
ESPN’s Ric Bucher isn’t going to Utah after all – it’ll be Boston. (Sports Media Watch)
So many questions for the woman who went into her kitchen to find a gator. (This Just In)
Delving deep into the harrowing mind of Murdoch during his New York newspaper takeover. (Gawker)
Jeff Conine, Ironman! (NY Times)
You’re going to be hearing much more of Scott Van Pelt on ESPN radio. (USA Today)
Watch this one closely – pretty sweet volley off a back-heel pass. (Beautiful Game)
Resurrecting the Champ, anyone? (The Sports Interview)
Some screengrabs of Jason Taylor’s moves on Dancing with the Stars. (The Sports Hernia)
Eli Manning, reading about wizards on his honeymoon. (NFL Juice)
Mike Bibby’s totally going to get the treatment tonight in Boston. (Boston Sportz)
Your daily update on the Sonics move. (Northwest Sports)
Stat boy is going to be part of ESPN’s 2nd day draft coverage. (Fanhouse)
The story of the Ukrainian figure skater who was slipped GHB is rather terrifying. (NY Post)
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April 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Reali seems like a cool cat. more of him, van pelt, and john anderson would be a good thing
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
two awesome NBA games last night and one that showed who the weakest team is in the history of sports, weaker than Grant Hill’s ankle. Should be a good Ballin’ this morning.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 am
I never thought I’d say something like this, but Around the Horn was soooo much better with Max Kellerman. Reali sucks.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 am
I like Kellerman and Reali, but the format of the show stinks out loud.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
What did Mike Bibby say that wasn’t true? The Celtics have a ton of bandwagoners this year. Last year, Doc sucked, the team sucked, they had no discernible future, and crappy attendance.
This year? CELTICS, BABY!!! THE C’S ARE WICKED AHHHSOME!!!
I hate Boston.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:35 am
I like Reali. He’s a sharp dude, and he’s good on both Around the Horn and PTI, although Around the Horn is tiring at times.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 am
@atlanta: Tommy from Quinzee is not pleased with Mike Bibby.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:38 am
I really wish SVP had more than an hour of airtime. He’s one of the last guys in Bristol w/ equal parts knowledge, professionalism, and personality. Hopefully, the suits see this and throw him a bone.
At one time, I listened to ALOT of ESPN Radio (Patrick, Kornheiser, overnight guys…Mike & Mike). Now, the only thing I listen to there is M&M–and that is mostly when Czabe is on a commercial.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 am
Max Kellerman was a punk bitch, Reali is the man. More of SVP and Reali can only be a good thing.
That GHB shit is scary, I got hit with it once, and yes I’m a dude and no it obviously wasn’t meant for me. Remembered drinking two beers and the next 6 hours are totally black, not fuzzy like when you’re hammered drunk, totally blank. Everyone said I was more wasted than they had ever seen, and they had seen me pretty wasted.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 am
I think the point with Bibby is a matter of semantics, but still worth noting. Crappy attendance does not mean nobody cares about the team. You can have a passionate fanbase with bad attendance (look at the Atlanta Braves). Those same fans were frustrated with the management and the team and didn’t go out to the games. That doesn’t make them bandwagoners because they’ve always cared about the team.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:40 am
Wait, since when do the Braves have good fans?
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:41 am
coop – So long as you didn’t wake up with your shirt untucked and a sore ass you’re okay.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 am
412, oddly enough I was between apartments and living on the floor of 4 girls apt. I woke up almost naked with bite marks on my back because I was so wasted they were screwing with me trying to get me off the couch. I did have some questions the next day, and man I miss college.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:45 am
@412: and even if he did, and it was only that one time, then no harm, right? I mean that doesn’t make you gay, right? Right???
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 am
Hef, it only makes him gay if he was disappointed that the guy didn’t call him afterwards.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 am
That’s not “I can’t feel my face”, that’s “you can’t see me”
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 am
What is exactly is Reali’s position at the Post? Does he just host ATH and stat boy at PTI? He seems like a funny dude. TBL, you should try and interview him.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 am
Tim Thomas was doing the “you cant see me” before DeShaun was. When Tim Thomas was actually good on the Suns
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Pheeewwww!
[Wipes forhead]
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
Tim Thomas is a player I want on my team (so long as it’s a contract year).
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 am
@St. Bear – I hear you, but that argument doesn’t fly. Braves fans are never called passionate. They’re called apathetic. So Boston can’t get the benefit there when Atlanta doesn’t. And if you think there aren’t a shit-ton of bandwagon Boston fans, you’re crazy.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 am
I can’t feel my face
More
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 am
oh yeah TBL take this
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2007/01/dechanges_with_deshawn.html
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:57 am
weird … i watched plenty of Tim Thomas and dont recall it
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 am
It’s not that I don’t think there aren’t a lot of Boston bandwagon fans (hell, my mother is one of them). What bugs me is that the rest of the nation thinks that every fan of Boston sports is an annoying douchebag who doesn’t know who Cedric Maxwell is.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 am
i bet jared allen loves fat chicks.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 am
@TBL- my picks were way off for the Western Conference games. Called that Orlando game though
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 am
I hate to reference wrestling, but Cena was doing “you can’t see me” in 2004
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:09 am
Boston fans are disgusting. No one was a Patriots fan before Parcells and no one was a Celtic fan for the past 15 years.
Hell, Simmons even tried to jump on the Bruins nuts because he wanted to soak some sunshine if they beat the Habs. (did I get that right? not a big ice hockey guy. just roller hockey)
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:15 am
Reali and Kellerman are/were good. Its the columnists that kill the show. Everyone besides Smith, Adande and one or 2 others blow.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:15 am
See, it’s people exactly like this Killer Clown from Outerspace that I’m talking about. I’m only 26, so I can’t say I remember the Snow Game in the ’70s or John Hannah playing, or even the Super Bowl against the Bears (I was only 4). However, I still have the “Squish the Fish” T-shirt from the ‘85 playoffs, and I remember the 2-14 season that brought us Bledsoe.
So what if Simmons tried to jump on the Bruins bandwagon? He even admitted that was what he was doing. He doesn’t speak for Boston fans, he speaks for himself.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 am
Nerd alert!
Will now require a Truffle Shuffle.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Whoa! A legitimate comment from clown? All it required was some Simmons hate to wake him from his slumber.
I like this guy more every day.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
but he’s arguably the most visable ‘fan voice’ in the sports world. the fact that he’s an arrogant homer gives credence to the stereotype no matter how baseless.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 am
i will always hate Bill Simmons for knocking out 20/20 in the Culture Brackets
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:23 am
@spence: and the fact that it isn’t baseless makes the logic even more circular and accurate.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 am
Hef…consider my mind blown.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
@St. Bear – Give me a break. Every other American thinks Atlanta fans don’t care about sports and stay home during the playoffs. I have to deal with that stereotype every day. At least you have your numerous championships to dry your tears with.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
@irish: you mean barbara walters?
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 am
And Bibby was right – Boston fans were going nuts in the first quarter, and then they were much quieter after that, and even before it became a blowout. When the score was tied late in the second quarter, they were pretty silent. You could even tell on TV the huge difference in the crowd noise level.
Again, I ask, what did Bibby say that wasn’t true? Like Boston needs some sort of fuel to beat the Hawks anyway…
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 am
@hef- i saw that. i dont like that nickname though. Its clever, but i gotta think of something better
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
irish…Hugh Downs? John Stossel?
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 am
Oh wow, some Simmons hate on a blog. How very edgy.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 am
I don’t know for a fact (because I’ve never been), but I’d be willing to bet that NBA playoff crowds are like MLB playoff and SuperBowl crowds. Lots of corporate tickets, not so many everyday fans.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 am
ATL…i gotta side with St. Bear on this, bandwagon fans come with winning, it’s not a knock. were there as many people going to Cavs games before LeBron? hell no. even last year, the Indians got crap attendance before everyone realized they were legit contenders, then all the good tix were gone.
are they largely annoying and spoiled (i cant forgive sox fans for bitching and moaning about not getting a WS title when the celts, pats and bruins all had multiple championships)? yea, but you can’t hate on their fanbase when people start coming on board.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:35 am
I think we’re pretty much in agreement, it’s just semantics.
To sum up:
1. The crowd wasn’t that great
2. Bill Simmons is a homer
3. St. Bear’s mom is a bandwagon jumper (you probably thought for a second I was going in another direction with that–don’t worry)
4. Bibby’s pretty dumb for saying anything at all after his Game 1 performance
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 am
Bibby can say whatever the fuck he wants to say. in fact, i was hoping he would say, “the only real celts fans are daniel stern and dan aykroyd.”
i hate the celts cuz i hate KG and PP. fuck both of them.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 am
@Spencer – true, but Bibby was asked a question and answered it. He was also the target of some pretty serious taunting by a select group of obnoxious Boston fans, so I’m sure that had something to do with him saying anything in the first place.
I never disagreed that bandwagon fans come with winning. Bibby didn’t either. He was merely pointing out how many bandwagon fans they had.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:38 am
yea, i realized that. i was just thinking aloud and typed something that really wasnt relevant at all. it happens.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:39 am
@ spencer – don’t forget Everlast from House of Pain. He was a HUGE Celts fan in the video for “Jump Around”.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:41 am
I think Dane Cook is a celtics fan too.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
Did you read this shit in Hiestand’s column? Even ESPN thinks this is lame. Good lord.
On Fox’s coverage of the Aaron’s 500 NASCAR race Sunday, it will plop production assistant Chris Pizzi in the track’s all-you-can-eat section — such sections, popping up across sports, let you buy a high-priced ticket and then gorge your way to recoup your costs — and will have an onscreen clock showing how long it takes Pizzi to break even. The onscreen clock should make it easier for viewers to project Pizzi’s pit stops.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
Fans from Boston can be obnoxious? I don’t believe it…
/laying on the sarcasm pretty thick.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
Like fuckin’ House of Pain was gonna do anything?
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am
I can think of one Boston fan Bibby is probably referring to.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am
412: +1 for that, -1 for the Simmons comment.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 am
I’m even-Steven!
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:06 am
412…give me a $20 bill.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:42 am
That Eli link is just stupid. Do they not know we can see the real photo says “Match” (a golf book). Or I am just missing a very lame joke.
/Peyton
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:28 am
Ah Shakira, those hips definitely don’t lie. Cosell was garbage. Maybe not that the buffoon that Berman is, but his arrogance ruined many a broadcast.
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 am
You and me both. If someone gets that perhaps they can fill us in.
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
“It’s only funny because it’s true” is a pretty lame expression, but Eli Manning reading a book on Wizard would only be funny if it were true. If this joke were funny, it could be recycled from here to eternity with ease.
He’s reading The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost.
It’s about Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson gong up against two amateurs, Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi — with a ton of money on the line.
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Ken Venturi once hit me with a golf ball at Shoal Creek. He walked over, played his shot and left without a word.
Douche.