Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Jim Sorgi — he of the crushed larynx and perpetual clipboard — apparently has a stiled, if bemused, sense of himself: He is actually applying to be the Maytag repairman spokesperson.
On Tuesday, Sorgi attended the auditions as part of a promotional agreement with Whirlpool and went through the process like everyone else. In a pep talk delivered during his videotaped audition, Sorgi told an imaginary washer and dryer: "You're King Kong, baby, nobody can defeat you!"
We find it charming that the image of the beleaguered Maytag repairman has lasted throughout the generations, though we didn't realize that the outfit made professional quarterbacks look like members of The Village People.
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Whirlpool will probably go with Norv Turner, anyway.
There is no way Tim Hardaway approves of this.
Like anyone playing for the Colts would ever get an endorsement deal....
wait, so then who's the "professional" quarterback?
In other ad news, Trojan just rescinded their offer to Tom Brady.
So Peyton likes being called King Kong, eh?
At the last second Peyton Manning will swoop in and steal the glory from poor Jim Sorgi once again...
Cut. That. Meat.
does Sorgi fill in with Kenny Chesney too?
@washing machine: You're King King, baby, nobody can defeat you!
@dryer: You too.
this is totally a ploy to get an in with bored Indianapolis housewives.
RBS, you bet your ass he likes to be called King-Kong. I just got my Fay Wray dress back from the cleaners.
He's doing the "A" in that picture, right?
Jim Sorgi is a great choice if you are into 6'5, 195 pound quarterbacks with a laser, clipboard toting arm.
threadjack: I know Sports by Brooks is unreliable, but if they got this one right Pac Man may be eating his fruit in prison for a while:
http://sportsbybrooks.com/sporting-news-radio-reports-pacm...
\end threadjack
So thats Jim Sorgi. I'm highly disappointed. With a name like that I always pictured some guy about 40 yrs old, with a beer gut and a mullet, kinda looking like Jake Taylor from Major League but with pads and a clipboard.
Look at the lack of definition in his body, look at his pasty complexion....he looks like he should be writing for a sports blog
ducks
In the navy, come on and join your fellow man
I thought he has a hard time talking because of an injury in college.
So I guess after the coffee guy "rubs some dirt in it," he can go see Sorgi and get it cleaned out.
Sorgi unintelligibly croaked at an imaginary washer and dryer: "You're King Kong, baby, nobody can defeat you!".
Fixed!
If he becomes the new Maytag man, will he also star in a hilarious remake of "WKRP in Cincinnati"?
Pac Man Jones is going to audition for Kevlar Vests.
Tom Brady is currently auditioning for a Planned Parenthood commercial.
Sorgi was hoping you'd pay him to write the UW B-Ball preview, but that fell through so he went to Plan B
Kyle Orton was also in line, but passed out drunk before his turn...
Are we really anticipating a lot of use for the "Jim Sorgi" tag?
@Chief Wahoo: Thats actually the same story that I heard our here in Vegas on Monday afternoon (day it happened)...so they might be right on...
Michael Irvin is auditioning for....well, anything.
"King Kong ain't got shit on me"
-Denzel Washingmachine
He is actually applying to be a Maytag repairman.
It's better than real estate.
"I don't give a hoot in hell how you do it, you just get me the Maytag position, ya hear?!"
Who amongst us wouldn't want to have Sorgi's gig? Anyone? Anyone?
Ocho-Cinco would be a shoo-in to endor...HUGH!
@Urethra Franklin: I just figured once Mr. Carlson died, he'd be replaced by a fellow cast member of WKRP as the Maytag repairman. What's Dr. Johnny Fever or Les Nessman doing these days?
Brooks Bollinger, Jim Sorgi, John Stocco.... It's awesome that the name progression for Wisconsin's starting quarterback went from a one straight outta Bushwood Country Club to two that sound like they should be part of the Teamsters Local 641.
And speaking of Wisconsin quarterbacks, some Wikipedia-er must have a source within the Raiders organization, because:
"Stocco and the Badgers finished the 2006 campaign with a 17-14 win in the Capital One Bowl against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Stocco will be drafted in the NFL Draft #1 overall."
I don't know this guy at all but that picture makes me very sad for some reason.
STILL nothing on the Champions League? Bellamy assaults fellow scouser Riise with a golf club over bad karaoke in Spain over the weekend and then scores a goal against Ronaldinho and Barca and then (as if that weren't enough) sets up RIISE for the winner????? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
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