From Awful Announcing comes this clip from today’s action between the anemic Houston Astros and the Mets where the Astros’ broadcaster Jim Deshaies’ father is being interviewed. So, here is Herb Deshaies doing his best Joe Namath impression when, after finishing the interview he goes in for a kiss. Fortunately the reporter took it in stride, sorta, and then the younger Deshaies laughed it off, calling his dad a “masher,” whatever that is.
Archive for March 24th, 2009
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Mar
09
I Wanna Kiss You
I guess Kick Volleyball is a popular sport in Asia, I haven’t seen it around the US yet, but it looks pretty awesome; throw in this BANGING soundtrack and I’m hooked.
Again, this is another video that I can’t get to not auto-start so it’s after the jump. Continue reading ‘Soccer and Volleyball Meet, Have a Kid’
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Mar
09
The Economy Has More Victims
The economy is hitting hard everywhere, the NBA isn’t immune to it, with teams forced to cut back costs wherever possible. Of course, part of the NBA’s problem is that they overpay non-superstars by about $40-50 million each, so they are forced to cut back on the other entertainment available at the game. For instance, the Denver Nuggets have been forced to cut back on having their cheerleader team at all their home games. Instead of being at every game, now the cheerleader squad–made up of 36 male and female “college-types” who provide college-type cheers during pauses in the action–are being only used for weekend games.
Don’t worry though, the Denver Nuggets Dancers, the all-girl dance team will continue to perform at all the games. The cheerleaders, who make about $100 a game though are being semi-kicked to the curb.
“I can’t quite speak about it as much as I would like to, but it’s one of the things that we’re glad to still be part of the organization,’’ said cheerleading coach Stephanie John, who said her team will perform at all Nuggets postseason home games. “I can tell you that the Denver Nuggets cheerleaders have been proud to be a part of game entertainment for the last five years. And now we are happy that we still get to interact with the fans, and we’re excited to be part of the playoff games.’’
The apparent savings from cutting the team for the remaining weekday games is about $17,000, or the equivalent of 5 minutes of play from Kenyon Martin.
New stadiums, concerned about the possibility of issues with their plumbing system, run tests to see if the system can handle having every single toilet flush simultaneously. Citi Field is no exception, especially considering it resides in Flushing, Queens…So, Uni Watch’s Paul Lukas managed to score an invitation to this special event, and blogged all about it. Along the way he scored some awesome photos of the as-yet unopened stadium that only whet my appetite for when I can afford to go see a game in late 2015.
Check out Uni Watch for the full story and plenty more pictures, but here are a couple of my favorites, starting with the NYC skyline that used to grace the Shea Stadium scoreboard that now rests atop a concession stand.
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Mar
09
That’s Not a Regulation Court
In Miami, in an effort to promote the Sony Ericsson Open which begins tomorrow, Venus Williams and Andy Murray headed out to the streets. Getting on top of top specially modified cars, the two played an “impromptu” match, if a publicity stunt can be referred to as “impromptu”… No word on if the cars actually were driving around too or not with the tennis stars on top, but I for one doubt it. Meaning this promotion is lame and not dangerous enough; now, do this on the highway and I’ll be impressed.
Alfonso Soriano is one of the few players to ever reach the lofty 40-40 club and he has been well-compensated for his exploits, having earned almost $50 million in salary so far. It seems that he’s been putting the money to good use, for example, here he is with his custom Cubs blue painted H2 and one of the most ridiculous looking stereo systems I’ve ever seen.
That’s the type of stereo that could cause you to crap yourself I think. Awesome. Look out Chicago, I have a feeling you’re about to be blasted with the smooth sounds of Reggaeton at deafening levels. Enjoy!
I also sincerely appreciate the Soriano made sure to put his name on the front of the car. I know that if I were walking by that car in the parking lot I’d likely mistake it for my own so it’s useful that there is a sign there letting me know it is in fact, not mine.
German tennis player Sarah Gronert has been finding it difficult to gain entry into the professional ranks and has been under intense scrutiny because she was born a hermaphrodite with both male and female genitalia. Despite being medically certified as a female, other players and coaches have very strong feelings about the matter.
One opposing coach had this to say:
There is no girl who can hit serves like that, not even Venus Williams. When I heard her story, I was in shock. I don’t know if it’s fair that she can compete or not. She does have an advantage, but if this is what the WTA have decided, they probably know best. If she begins to play continuously, within six months she will be within the Top 50. This cannot be. This is not a woman, it’s a man. She does not have the power of a woman and no woman has such a technique. She serves like a man. It’s very strange.
I for one welcome Gronert to the professional tennis ranks. Let her play, tennis is boring these days if Ana Ivanovic isn’t playing anyways, why not spice it up a bit?
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Mar
09
I’ll Cry if I Want to
While waiting for the Bruins’ inevitable first-round loss, here is goalie of the future Tuukka Rask in Providence during a shootout expressing his displeasure after the winning goal is called despite his belief it hit the post. Fortunately, he expresses himself in a mature, calm and thoughtful manner.
When your team goes 0-16, becoming the first team in the history of the NFL to finish the season completely defeated, you’re probably anxious to change EVERYTHING in hopes that something will lead to a win. Case in point; the Detroit Lions are changing their logo, so look out league!
While the Lions haven’t announced the official change, the NFL is well-aware of it, since on the NFL.com store they have items with the new logo on it available for sale. At least for a little while, the NFL hurriedly took down the items in question earlier today, but not before the Detroit News got some screengrabs. So, below check out the new MORE FEROCIOUS Lions logo (left) compared to the old one (right) as they look to steamroll the league next year with their 1-15 record.
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Mar
09
You’re Not Going Anywhere
There really are world records for anything. For instance, here is a German strong man trying to set the record for the longest time a person holds back a Lamborghini. He causes the first car to break down, which is probably no big deal, because you can get Lambos fixed super cheap and easy. Then they bring out a Diablo and he manages to hold it from driving away for 7 seconds before the power of the car is too much and it peals out. Awesome.
Since I can’t seem to get the video to not autostart, it’s after the jump, but make sure you see this. Continue reading ‘You’re Not Going Anywhere’
The NHL is in serious financial straits and the Phoenix Coyotes are one of the teams most vulnerable, already receiving money from the league in order to try and stay afloat. So, this promotion that Sports by Brooks came across makes perfect sense to me.
To be fair, I think I’d probably need more than just one bottle of Smirnoff to get through an entire game played by the Coyotes who are 39 points out of first place and are simply abysmal. The one bright side for Coyotes fans, out of the 6 last place teams the Coyotes are only the 4th worst!
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