Because I’m tired of looking at Bob Costas, let’s span the globe looking for the ridiculous and the sublime, Larry King-style.One half of the G:TB editorial staff was stuck in airports yesterday evening because of inclement weather on the East Coast. I know with certainty that Whitney spent the night in Newark, stuffing his 6’5” frame in a chair near baggage claim. As noted below, advantage, short people. We’re still waiting to hear from Teejay.
Rick Ankiel is my new favorite story of the baseball season. From phenom to pre-garters Nuke Laloosh to hard-luck injury story to Roy Hobbs in the span of seven years.
David Beckham sounds like a Muppet. A Muppet with a cockney accent. Best that he should avoid postgame interviews when possible.
Ken Tremendous of firejoemorgan.com published a column in this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated. Worlds are colliding, Jerry. I think that’s a brilliant move by SI on a number of levels. One, they get to use the weight of the blogosphere as a marketing tool – now every Tom, Dick, and Gheorghe will be on their jocks trying to get their 15 column inches of fame. Two, it signals a growing willingness on SI’s part to diverge from the conventional wisdom. It’ll be interesting to see if they begin taking seriously the idea that mainstream sports broadcasting has no clothes. Finally, Ken Tremendous can write, and SI’s always been a bastion for terrific wordsmiths. Kudos to KT and SI.
John Kitna says that the Lions will win 10 games this year. That’s a joke that writes itself. Just stand back and watch the giggles begin.
Is Jon Jansen’s much-hyped RV a 21st Century version of the storied 5:00 Club? The Redskins had much success during Gibbs I when they had a handful of agent provocateurs in the Riggo mold. If Jansen, Casey Rabach, and Rabach’s nutsack can capture a little of that irreverent spirit, a certain national broadcaster cum local columnist may need to test the engine on a different sort of recreational vehicle. The obtuse nature of that last sentence is very much intentional.
I learned this week that William and Mary’s head men’s basketball coach makes about as much money as a first-year associate at a decent-sized Richmond law firm. That was a stupefying moment, frankly, and well captures Tribe Hoops’ place in the Division I pecking order.
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What kind of money were you expecting the coach of a traditionally downtrodden low level D. 1 program to make there buddy?
As for Ankiel, you're not the only one who's excited. I nearly teared up when he got his THIRD standing O last night and my Dad called me on my way to work today to talk about it.
i guess i'd sorta assumed/hoped that he made more than i did. even though it's a crappy d-1 job, it's still a d-1 job.
and it was a bit dusty in my living room when i saw the ankiel homer, too.
rob, I'm with you on the five o'clock club thing. This team has needed improved chemistry for a while...and having some more Fred Smoots, Chris Cooleys, Randel El's and Casey Rabach's around consistently, with come time to gel...and develop a little more camaraderie is a positive thing.
So you're saying you think team chemistry is a good thing Geoff? That leadership conference is already paying dividends.
I am finally at home in Virginia. I arrived at Newark Liberty Airport at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, and after a series of snafus that were too implausible for fiction, and I got on the (last) airplane at 8:40am this morning as the last stand-by passenger.
Newark Airport blows.
Continental Airlines and the think tank it calls "employees" blow.
"Sleeping" in a chair was, compared to those two entities, not so bad.
Yes Mark! I do. And thanks, the conference was phenomenal. and by phenomenal, I mean pathetic and pointless.
Chemistry on the Redskins since the mid-90's has been non-existent, most attributable to the unparalleled rate of roster turnover. The continuity of the Gibbs years has been a huge philosophical move in the right direction...even if the on field results have been unspectacular. It still sets the table for potential success.
I too have just arrived home, 30 hours after I was originally supposed to...American Airlines can suck a fat one.
the bastards at chick-fil-a put cheese on my chicken sandwich. why would you do that to the perfect fast food chicken sandwich? pickles and nothing else. perfect. cheese? what the fuck. you're on the list, god-fearing chicken people.
hey! teejay's back.
I like to add the lettuce and tomato to the Chik-Fil-A sandwich, but cheese is completely unacceptable.
Is that panic I hear emanating from Red Sox Nation?
Sergio cannot be happy with Boo Radley right about now...
Kevin Millar, sticking it to his old club...I like.
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