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Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN's E:60 unleashes its orchestrated ambush of Miguel Tejada in all of its uncomfortable, Schapp'd-up glory. They couldn't sit on the story long enough because, well, a 33-year-old man posing as a 31-year-old is something that needs to be revealed as soon as possible so that the public can no longer be hoodwinked by this bastard Dominican shortstop charlatan. And, also, it's Tejeda, you fools. Don't you feel silly? The authors of Miggy's Wikipedia page were justifiably irate.
Chris Mottram, the younger, more virile half of the Mottram blog Hydra unloads on the Lester Munson article that accompanies the E:60 promo on ESPN.com:
Middle aged women beware: Lying about your age is the gateway lie to lying about much more harmful things. Like drug abuse.
So, remember, set your Tivo's if you want to watch this Tejada — sorry, Tejeda guy squirm like the lawless vermin he is. Plus, it's also fun to watch that gripping E:60 roundtable, as ESPN's elite muckraking corps vet each story like it's Watergate: THE MAN IS NOT USING HIS GOD GIVEN FEET TO WIN RACES...
Tonight, We Finally Find Out Tejada's Real Age! [The Sporting Blog]
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Yeah, great investment Astros.
Two years? I think women usually lie by more than two years (oh, and yeah, sorry, I'm not 24).
Executive Producer: Rafael Palmeiro
Next on E:60, the growing problem of 4th graders cheating at kickball.
@Dinger The Dinosaur: I look forward to an enraged 4th grader kicking Jeremy Schapp's ass.
also, Tupac isn't dead
@Dinger The Dinosaur: You are the worst mascot in all of sports.
Now, if I understand the Age Discrimination Act correctly, employers can't ask for your age except to conduct background checks, so Miggy had every right to lie about his age right?
Plus, since his Green Card and driver's license show the correct birth year, I don't see how he could really get in trouble.
Today it's lying about your age by two years. Tomorrow it's running a massive beastiality ring. It's a slippery slope.
"You take your age, divide by two and add 7, and that's the youngest gir...."
Sorry working on a different age related equation, nevermind me
The real victim here: Bill James' Magic Number Formula. =(
He didn't take steroids. He just bought some deux deux deux in Toronto.
The preview of that show is just goofy. The reporter comes after Miggy with the intensity of Chris Hanson while catching a middle aged predator as he's eating cookies in a 14-year-old girl's kitchen.
With mega-scoops like this, it may outlast ESPN Hollywood.
Next on E:60, we conveniently pander to the NBA by refusing to do any serious investigative reporting on the clusterf*** that is the Sonics situation.
Stay tuned for the Stephen A. Smith video webternet weblogging hour of televisionblog.
I don't even like Tejada, but this is just stupid. Boycott. Watch an actual game instead.
i like how whenever there is a report about someone they always include a "lip biting" picture.
I think this is a bigger deal than you're making it out to be. I mean, Tejada shouldn't have been able to pitch in the Little League World Series if this is true.
@TraceMilyn: Does the formula still work if you're under 14? Because then the youngest age you can date is older than you are.
@elwood: Asking about the dating havbits of those under 14?
I'd like to have a word with you.
/ Chris Hansen
Lester Munson? That name sounds fake, someone investigate.
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