You’d think that sportscasters would know better than to say anything while a microphone was anywhere close to them. Chances are it could be on and chances are that someone is taping it. This might not rank up there with Casey Kasem’s infamous rant but expect someone to get fired in about 2 seconds.
Danyelle Sargeant was a bit flustered after a spate of technical difficulties and yelled out “WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?” on live TV. Ooopsies.
(Video removed by orders of ESPN)
I don’t think there is a soul left who thinks Barry Bonds didn’t take steroids, except possibly MC Hammer. However, the Bonds apologists will say that even though Barry took steroids, it wasn’t against the rules until last year so he didn’t really cheat and his records should stand.
Well, you’re wrong, and a June 7 1991 memo from MLB proves that. Just because the league didn’t test for steroids doesn’t mean it wasn’t banned.
The possession, sale or use of any illegal drug or controlled substance by Major League players or personnel is strictly prohibited. Major League players or personnel involved in the possession, sale or use of any illegal drug or controlled substance are subject to discipline by the Commissioner and risk permanent expulsion from the game.
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This prohibition applies to all illegal drugs and controlled substances, including steroids…
So what’s your excuse now, Bonds fans? Are you going back to the argument that he didn’t know they were steroids?
You hear that sound fellas? That’s the sound of a bunch of Davids readying the slingshot to slay the Goliaths in the dance. Either that or it’s the sound of me peeing my pants in anticipation. They’re very similar.
I love championship week. The Big East tournament already gave us the biggest upset of the week with Syracuse beating UConn on a buzzer beater by Gerry McNamara in overtime. This is going to be so much better when say, UNC Wilmington beats Memphis next weekend.
The story was even better in the Atlantic 10 where all the higher seeds were upset on Thursday. The biggest one being #6 ranked George Washington losing to unranked Temple by 15 points.
Need some upset picks in your bracket? ESPN Magazine came up with 5 teams that could pull off a big upset: Old Dominion, UNC Wilmington, Northern Iowa, Murray State, and Pacific. I love the name Salukis but Southern Illinois is a flawed team according to this article. Good luck in the pool. I’ve already resigned myself to losing so I won’t been too disappointed when a couple of my Final Four picks get wiped out on day 2.
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone and like most things concerning hockey, no one seemed to really care. ESPN had a halfhearted report of all the last minute trades (a record setting number this year) but couldn’t muster the enthusiasm they had for the NBA trade deadline. Sad. The NHL is such a better game right now than the NBA. Well, for the 3 of us out there who still care, here is a roundup of the trades and reactions around the blogosphere.
[TSN.ca]: List of all trades this season by date.
[Off Wing Opinion]: At The NHL Trade Deadline…
[Hockey Rants]: Assessing the Deadline Day Deals
[Canucks Corner]: Deadline Day
[Puckupdate.com]: Trade is over
Looks like Daunte has also alienated the fan base as he forces his way out of town. I think he’s been taking lessons from TO on this tactic. A ebay auction has the starting bid for Daunte at $1M with a buy it now price of $8M.
Appropriately, there are currently no bids for Daunte’s services, though he is described as having “outstanding leadership qualities. He leads morale and team building tours of Boats on Lake Minnetonka.”
There are already 94 Questions & Answers in the auction. Here are a couple of my favorites.
Q: Would you consider a trade for Stephon Marbury? -Isaih Thomas
A: How big are Marbury’s hands. Can he hold on to the football?Q: Does the uncanny ability to fumble on critical plays come with this Dante or is that sold separately?
A: Sorry it comes with him.. But I am including Stick um in the selling price
You know ebay is going to shut down this auction any second now so here’s a snapshot of the auction page.
[Twincities.com]: Buyer beware: Daunte for sale
I didn’t even know MC Hammer had a blog but he’s giving his 2 cents on the Barry Bonds situation. In an open letter to Bonds, Hammer basically calls everyone a hater and tells Bonds to not to walk away from the game before breaking Hank Aaron’s record.
They want to discourage, pressure you and stress you out, literally. Barry don’t let them fool you. You are loved by many. I love you. You have brought me so much joy in your mastery of the game of baseball. Don’t let the bloodhounds win. Finish the mission. Do it for San Francisco, do it for baseball, do it for your kid’s, do it for your Dad (R.I.P.), and do it for yourself.
Do it for the kid’s? The kid’s what? Someone give MC Hammer a grammar lesson. Then someone tell MC Hammer to shut the hell up. I’m not sure who the millions of fans who are rooting for Barry that Hammer talks about are. Every poll I’ve seen has a majority not wanting Bonds to break the home run record. Wait, why am I even talking about what MC Hammer has to say. This is the guy who went gangsta after his career was failing and made a song called Pumps and a Bump.
Well, Hammer, Bonds might not get a chance. According to this LA Times article, Selig could use his “best interest of the game” powers to suspend Bonds. I don’t think he has the stones but it would be the right thing to do.
I haven’t seen any of the WBC yet but I imagine that as it closes in on the finals, I’ll actually watch a game. Good thing for ESPN that the USA team can get into the second round by beating South Africa, a team with exactly 0 MLB players on its roster.
In other news…
[DaveWinfieldHOF.com]: Winfield’s video tribute to the late Kirby Puckett. Better than anything we could write.
[Boston.com]: Patriots release Willie McGinest
[NY Post]: Paul Tagliabue might call it a day and step down as commish of the NFL
[Miami Herald]: San Antonio is trying to steal the Marlins. Tampa Bay can’t give away the Devil Rays.
[Sports Pickle]: (SATIRE) Sports Illustrated Scoops BarryBonds.com on Barry Bonds Steroids Story
We thought having to change the name of the Houston 1836 about two days into its existence was bad but the New York/New Jersey Metrostars did them one better by selling out completely.
Ladies and gentlement, your MLS soccer team — Red Bull New York. For over $100 million, you too can buy a crappy soccer team and change the team name to the most awkward one in sports. It could be worse, they could play in Dish, Texas.
You know, when MLS was first announced, I was really excited. It was right after the US National team started to be respectable in international play and they were getting a lot of press. Unfortunately, stunts like this don’t make me want to watch more soccer. Say what you want about the NHL’s strike last year, at least their history prevents them from ever having say, the St. Louis Budweisers. I hope.
[NY Times]: Red Bull Is New Owner, and Name, of MetroStars
If you listened to our podcast this week, you would’ve heard Ryan alerting us to Ashley Van Boxmeer, outfielder for Cal State Fullerton. We’re not usually into softball players…well, because they sometimes look like men, but Ashley is a little hottie and judging by her myspace page, she likes to have fun and has a lot of hot friends.
Other than the fact that her father has his name on the Stanley Cup and is now an assistant coach with the Kings, I don’t have much else to add. You’ve stopped reading by now anyway because you’re too busy checking out the photos on her page. You bastards.
Well, it certainly didn’t take long for someone to play the race card, although it was from an unlikely source. My money would’ve been on Stephen A Smith (who only surfaces in baseball land to play race cards) or Scoop Jackson, but it was Hall of Famer Willie McCovey who cried foul.
Knowing what I have gone through in sports, there are always those little, you know, racial overtones. I don’t think it would be this big a deal if McGwire was still playing and was in the same shoes chasing that record. I don’t think they would be spending all this time to dig all this dirt up on him.
Perhaps people aren’t so much out to get Barry because he’s black but rather because he’s a world class asshole. Ironic that Barry originally started taking steroids because he was angry that a white guy would be considered a better hitter than he was.
Meanwhile, David Wells has to open his big fat mouth and say that he doesn’t want Barry to break Babe Ruth’s record. First of all, why is David Wells talking so much lately, shouldn’t he be stuffing his face with Krispy Kremes while stealing paychecks from the Red Sox?
Second, I know Wells has a obsession with Babe Ruth but you know someone is already finishing up a column on why we don’t want Bonds to break Babe Ruth’s mark because he’s white. (Nevermind that Hank Aaron owns the record and he’s black.)
I realize the race card is easy to play if you want to avoid actually writing something with substance but can we get off of it already?
If you still insist on maintaining that Bonds didn’t do steroids, check out this photo gallery of Bonds throughout his career.
[Reuters]: Hall member sees racist tinge in Bonds allegation
[MSNBC]: Wells doesn’t want Bonds to pass Ruth
