Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- San Francisco newspaper hire of Liza Minnelli look-alike draws criticism from many.
- Chris Pratt and Chris Evans are good guys
- Who knew?
- A reminder that President Eisenhower probably did more to further Civil Rights than JFK ever did. Yet Eisenhower never gets any credit. Probably because he never sought credit - he only wanted to do the right thing.
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Showing posts with label Jay Marriotti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jay Marriotti. Show all posts
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Friday, May 10, 2013
The Herpes of Sports Reporting
Recently Green Day frontman Billy Joe Armstrong call Korean singer Psy the "herpes of music" "once you think he's gone he comes back." Armstrong took some heat for the comment but generally people thought it was amusing and agreed with him.
It got me thinking about who I would consider the "herpes of sports reporting". Here's my list:
1. Dan Shaughnessy - nobody makes me turn a radio or TV channel faster than Shagnasty. He faded into the woodwork somewhat after the Red Sox ruined his "Curse of the Bambino" cottage industry but recently he made himself as public as a cold sore on a wedding day with his basically accusing David Ortiz of using steroids. It should be recalled that before Ortiz even had a plate appearance for the Red Sox - Shaughnessy called him a "pile of you know what". I think the Curly Haired Boyfriend just has it out for people of color.
2. Skip Bayless - why is he famous? Why does ESPN stick with this douche? Does anyone like him? All serious questions.
3. Mike Lupica - get over yourself little man. You couldn't hold Dick Schaap's jock.
4. Stephen A Smith - aka Screaming A Smith. As annoying as this guy can be I do have to admit that at least occasionally he makes valid points.
5. Ron Borges - we get it. You hate Bill Belichick, don't find plagiarism to be a sin and are not afraid to fight men in wheelchairs. Probably a Boston thing but this guy is a dickhead.
Missing the list - Jay Marriotti who has proved himself to be more of a chlamydia in the word of sports transmitted diseases.
It got me thinking about who I would consider the "herpes of sports reporting". Here's my list:
1. Dan Shaughnessy - nobody makes me turn a radio or TV channel faster than Shagnasty. He faded into the woodwork somewhat after the Red Sox ruined his "Curse of the Bambino" cottage industry but recently he made himself as public as a cold sore on a wedding day with his basically accusing David Ortiz of using steroids. It should be recalled that before Ortiz even had a plate appearance for the Red Sox - Shaughnessy called him a "pile of you know what". I think the Curly Haired Boyfriend just has it out for people of color.
2. Skip Bayless - why is he famous? Why does ESPN stick with this douche? Does anyone like him? All serious questions.
3. Mike Lupica - get over yourself little man. You couldn't hold Dick Schaap's jock.
4. Stephen A Smith - aka Screaming A Smith. As annoying as this guy can be I do have to admit that at least occasionally he makes valid points.
5. Ron Borges - we get it. You hate Bill Belichick, don't find plagiarism to be a sin and are not afraid to fight men in wheelchairs. Probably a Boston thing but this guy is a dickhead.
Missing the list - Jay Marriotti who has proved himself to be more of a chlamydia in the word of sports transmitted diseases.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
With Carmelo Anthony the defacto reason the Knicks are not going to match the Rockets offer to Jeremy Lin - I once again wonder if anyone will ask George Karl what was harder - beating cancer or trying to deal with Carmelo's ego... 5 things you might not know about US Army Special Forces... When you see a picture of Jay Marriotti - in your mind do you hear a sad trombone or do you hear Liza Minelli singing some Broadway tune?... Kevin Youkilis' letter to Boston fans (for the record I despise the phrase "Red Sox nation")... Little known fact - I ran Bain Capital from 1999 to 2002... Lawn chair balloon flight? OK now that's another thing I have to add to my bucket list...
With Carmelo Anthony the defacto reason the Knicks are not going to match the Rockets offer to Jeremy Lin - I once again wonder if anyone will ask George Karl what was harder - beating cancer or trying to deal with Carmelo's ego... 5 things you might not know about US Army Special Forces... When you see a picture of Jay Marriotti - in your mind do you hear a sad trombone or do you hear Liza Minelli singing some Broadway tune?... Kevin Youkilis' letter to Boston fans (for the record I despise the phrase "Red Sox nation")... Little known fact - I ran Bain Capital from 1999 to 2002... Lawn chair balloon flight? OK now that's another thing I have to add to my bucket list...
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