Well, he’s the best, the greatest, the champion of all time, the legend. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Let the babbling commence.
NBC couldn’t stress the fact that Federer is the greatest of all time any more than I’m stressing the word “fact.”
We’re making predictions on the NBA Finals and talking a lot of basketball. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
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This week’s topics include:
- Rooting for Kobe?
- Was LeBron a sore loser? (Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser – Vince Lombardi)
- Will there be another 300 game winner after Randy Johnson?
- The Mike Tyson Movie clip / the prison guy from In Living Colour
- Cleveland completely hosed by SI Cover Jinx
On Monday, Ed Stefanski will have a press conference and introduce Eddie Jordan as the new Sixers head coach. And, as with most things Sixers related, the hiring of Eddie Jordan will be greeted by a collective yawn from Philly sports fans.
It’s not that Eddie Jordan is a bad coach. Unfortunately, he’s not a good enough coach to get butts in seats at the empty Wachovia Center. In fact, you could argue that Eddie Jordan is the perfect fit for the Sixers. His career coaching record is 230-288 and in his last three years with the Wizards (not including 2008-2009), he steered Washington to a 126-120 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs from 2005 to 2008. That’s Sixers basketball right there.
We’re winding down the NHL and NBA playoffs this week before discussing how much Peter King sucks. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.
This week’s topics include:
- NHL conference finals fall flat
- NBA finals: Orlando vs Denver?
- Peter King fellates Tom Brady… in MAY
- The Mike Tyson Movie
- Manny in the All-Star Game
This week’s trivia question is: What NFL franchise holds the record for most total seasons played before their first playoff win?. The answer after the jump.
The news came to me earlier this week, washed up debris within the daily flood of Internet information. Eric Chavez, plagued by injuries in recent years, could be on the verge of retiring. I was momentarily stunned, recalling the brilliant young third-baseman who the A’s preferred keeping over Miguel Tejada, a silky smooth fielder who could slide to stop a line drive with detached ease. Chavez tantalized with Hall of Fame talent, combining thunderous power at the plate with a keen eye. He was delivering, before being derailed. Luck plays a part in the formation of long lasting stars, and Chavez faded far too quickly. My mind considered the similar fate of Mark Mulder, a supremely gifted left-handed ace. Mulder possessed the icy mound presence of Tom Glavine, could make his pitches dart with precision. After being dealt by the A’s to the Cardinals, Mulder was devastated by arm woes, intermittently appearing in recent seasons, he too a burnt bulb.
The 2009 NBA playoffs have been a total blast. Full of hard fouls, close games, and buzzer beaters, they have been an absolute pleasure to watch thus far. And luckily, the conference finals haven’t been any different.
But rather than bore you with statistical breakdowns or genuinely intuitive and knowledgeable articles about these crucial series, I will once again be your source for the number one way Americans (namely anyone who is amused by my postings in particular) choose to get their information… with pretty pictures from the internet!
So enjoy this post of the NBA conference finals in pictures, and thank me for not asking you to strain your brainpower later…
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I, Spy
In recent weeks, the Warriors have come under fire from the media and fans alike, after one of their employees admitted to posing as a season ticket holder on internet message boards. The team has been ridiculed not only for their duplicity, but for their inability to execute successfully
execute such a simple plan.
Rather than lampoon the team as so many others have done, I decided to seek some retribution. One afternoon last week, armed with nothing but a smile and a fake identity, I sought to give the team a taste of their own medicine. This is the tale of how I infiltrated the Warriors organization.
NBA and NHL conference finals are underway but we manage to spend 40 minutes figuring out which team Michael Vick might end up on. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
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This week’s topics include:
- Recapping the Boston/Orlando series
- NBA conference championships
- Rooting interests and fan violations
- Preakness
- Michael Vick’s future team: we examine the possibilities of all 32 NFL teams
This week’s trivia question is: Who is the only Major Leaguer to have three 100+RBI seasons three years in a row with three different teams. The answer after the jump.
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A Sports Medley
By Trevor Freeman
Have you ever had a bad case of writer’s block? So much so, that it was beginning to affect your overall personality? For the last week, I have been hashing article ideas out in my head. I wrote a bunch of first paragraphs on a variety of topics but could never close the deal. Then it hit me. It was time to take these random thoughts and once again come with “A Sports Medley”.
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MLB Ramps Up Casino Sponsorships
It was 30 years ago when baseball legend, Willie Mays, was banned from Major League Baseball (MLB). Four years later, NY Yankee great, Mickey Mantle, met with the same fate as did Willie. And what was their supposed fall from grace? They each became promotional spokesmen for two Atlantic City casino hotels.
Willie Mays had a deal with the Park Place Casino – now Bally’s Park Place – and Mantle contracted with Del Webb’s Claridge Casino Hotel. The roles both played were as pitchmen for the resorts as they appeared in television and print ads for the respective properties.