Huzzah for RICKETS!
The real skill for me isn't being able to hit a 90's fastball. That is just timing. For me what separates the men from the boys are the pitchers who have ungodly breaking pitches, and the batters who have the eyes that can reasonably guess the flight of said ungodly pitch and adjust a swing accordingly in less than a…
Shut up Costas is the name of the band I would be in, if I had musical ability.
Absolutely. Bo was probably the best of the dual MLB/NFL players from back in that time. (Something I doubt we will ever see again.) But Deion makes more sense here because he's on the show with Irvin and was a pretty well regarded MLB player. Not at the same level he was as a football player, where he was one of the…
Like Buck's beard.
"Good thing the Jets are back in town to stop me from questioning my sanity!" This is why Pops is the tops.
I'd imagine that the Vinatieri kick would have gotten a GOLAZO!!!!! treatment.
I was in Buenos Aires in January during the second week of playoffs. ESPN Latin America and Fox Latin America had the four games, and it was so much more enjoyable to watch. No annoying commentary since my Spanish is at a first grade level! Over exuberant play calls! I remember Danny Amendola of the Patriots made a…
If you want to impress people with fire, I like to sear a pork tenderloin in a cast iron skillet. Then remove the tenderloin and wrap it in bacon. Coat it with something like maple syrup or honey. Put back in the skillet then pour some bourbon over the tenderloin. Light the bourbon on fire! Once the flambe dies down,…
I think a lot of announcers mistake Momentum vs. Rhythm. Take the Patriots Cowboys game from last week. As we know the Patriots run a timing offense, usually with Brady getting the ball out within 2 seconds of the snap. Dallas in the first half was able to disrupt that timing, which forced Brady to hold the ball…
Deion Sanders would probably love to see Irvin try.
The best part of Al Michaels is that he loves to throw in sly almost subversive references to the NFL's relationship with gambling, that no one likes to talk about.
I think the key for Spenser, is that he's a old boxer who is still in shape. That's the part of the characterization that always bothered me about Urich and Mantegna, that lack of a boxer's physique, or at least a busted nose.
King Priam whole-heartedly agrees.
Actually the US population is only about 320 million. Rent prices only make it seem like its 600 million.
There is the free-kick field goal, which is rare and hilarious.
"STOP MAKING UNCLE JOE CRY." I screamed at the TV as there was a localized rain storm in my eyes.
I disagree. Success is the ultimate excuse for being an asshole. Just look at Wall Street. We live in a society that rewards predatory behavior meant to screw the little guy. It outrages most sensible people, but yet we still tacitly agree with it by refusing the change our value system from one that measures success…
I like to think of my own fandom in terms of the Oscar Wilde quote. "The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last." Rationally being a sports fan makes no sense. You choose a team in a league where 31 out of 32 teams will ultimately fail. Why we watch is because drama an the unknown outcome is a terrible, awesome and…