eric | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 16 2006 | sports, fox, steve lyons
After reading all the stuff on the Steve Pyons debacle (him getting fired for "ethnic slurs" on FOX), I agree with King Kaufman here - it was just a very poor attempt at humor by an unintelligent ex-jock. He should have been fired for inane commentary, not for this "ethnic slur."
Quoted: Fox fires Steve Lyons for the wrong reason. Can we think of one for Thom Brennaman now?
eric | Shared With: Everyone - May 20 2008 | Oscar Pistorius, cyborg, Olympics, sports, running
Kottke.org has collected some great links capturing the debate around South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius and his carbon fiber blade-legs. Pistorius is a double amputee that may end up in the Olympics. While I empathize, I think this is a very slippery slope... How do we evaluate what constitutes resolving a handicap vs. what provides mechanical advantage across all sports and for all forms of disability?
Quoted: What's clear is that the seemingly politically correct replacement of "disabled" with "differently abled" is not only warranted but perhaps doesn't go far enough. How about "super abled" or "superbly abled"? Lengthen or add a bit more spring to those blades and Pistorius may win every race handily and take first in the high jump to boot.
- eric | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 05 2007 | business, sports, Alex Rodriguez, baseball, New York, Yankees, economics
A great breakdown of the numbers involved in determining what a star player like Alex Rodriguez, means to an organization like the Yankees.
Quoted: The landmark $305-million contract should prove a sound investment because of Rodriguez's performance and marquee value. - Major League Baseball news
ShareViewed: 7 Times - eric | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 30 2007 | video, sports, funny
click to playCheerleader gets bashed by football players breaking through a banner while entering the field.
ShareViewed: 58 Times - eric | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 14 2007 | sports
A fun list of the top 100 beatdowns in history.
Quoted: The Rangers' 30-3 victory over the Orioles has inspired Page 2 to come up with the 100 greatest beatdowns of all time.
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eric | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 01 2007 | soccer, sports, news, Bolivia
FIFA has banned high-altitide soccer and the Bolivians are revolting. It is pretty funny. When I went to Bolivia, I quickly found that the National team was pretty marginal but they have a great home record because their opponents suck wind so hard at 11k feet.
Quoted: "Brazilians are wimps," said 71-year-old Beatriz Ordonez, who spent Wednesday morning dancing in the streets of La Paz, merrily waving a yellow handkerchief to the beat of the music and not even breathing hard.
ShareViewed: 2 Times- eric | Shared With: Everyone - May 18 2007 | sports, france, tour de france, Floyd Landis, Greg Lemond, Lance Armstrong, doping, bicycling
Things are not going so well for Floyd Landis when his attorney gets fired in the courtroom for making threatening phone calls to a witness.
ShareViewed: 8 Times - eric | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 27 2006 | news, Terrell Owens, overdose, sports, Dallas, Football, NFL
Oh snap! It's getting more official...
Quoted: Dallas Cowboys football star Terrell Owens was treated for a drug overdose after taking more than 30 pain pills in an apparent suicide attempt on Tuesday night, according to a police report obtained by local media.
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eric | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 19 2006 | Nomar Garciaparra, baseball, Los Angeles, San Diego, sports, video, Padres, Dodgers, home run
If you're a baseball fan, you really have to see these highlights from last night's game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. One of the most amazing games and finishes. If this had happened in the post-season, it would be legend.
ShareViewed: 5 Times- eric | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 28 2006 | sports, seattle, 2006, Tiger Woods, golf
I watched the end of the Bridgestone Invitational yesterday and got to see Tiger Woods come from behind, go into a playoff, and then win - again. He's playing the best golf I've ever seen him play. Even when his full swing is off a bit, as it was yesterday, he finds ways to win. Amazing!
Quoted: Woods ran his total to 52 victories on the PGA Tour. He boosted his tour playoff record to 10-1, including 2-0 at Firestone. But Woods knew he was lucky just to get to extra holes.
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- eric - Oct 16 2006
You must be Eric's friend before you can comment on this Fave.Heh, yeah, I've heard him broadcast enough games to know that he didn't mean anything bad by it. By this logic though, all baseball broadcasters should be fired. And most of the writers too.
See: http://firejoemorgan.blogspot.com/
I want the "fire Bill Walton" site! That guy is the worst blowhard I have heard!
That I agree on.
"Throw it down big man, throw it down" = one of the worst phrases I have ever heard EVERY time that Walton says it.
Send Eric a friend request or a personal message instead.