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Come On Down And Boo Our Guests!
You know how audience coordinators at "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith" are always trolling Web message boards trying to get people to come to their shows? Well, now it's getting rather extreme....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m.. NFL with Gary Horton: Who did the latest 49ers stadium plans, Tim Burton? • Noon.. NBA with Ric Bucher: Screw everything; I'm predicting Allen Iverson will go to the Warriors. • 5 p.m.. Poker with Bernard Lee: My "tell" is tha...
Our History At Busch Is Off To A Roaring Start
In the first two games at the brand new stadium of the team for which we have directed a considerable amount of our psychic energy over the last 26 years, the home team has been outscored 29-8. When a baseball team is blown out, it is often to referred to as a "football score;" the final tally was...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching men in blue grey uniforms circle the bases ... repeatedly .... • Tour de France: America, take hope; Floyd Landis will save you. • MLB: Beltran loves his bases juiced; slams once again as Mets top Reds 8-3. • Minor League Baseball: Canseco less than stellar in pitching...
Gammons Out Of The Hospital
Excellent news: ESPN's Peter Gammons is out of the hospital and entering a rehabilitation center. It has been three weeks since his brain aneurysm, and his wife says he and his doctors are pleased with the progress he has been making....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Boxer Ray Mancini: To your knowledge, are you the only person on the ESPN payroll whom people call "Boom-Boom"? We mean, besides, Berman? • 2 p.m. NCAA hoops w/Kyle Whelliston: Bally! We've missed you, you little round bastard!...
Man, This Stadium Sucks
Well, we have to say, we didn't exactly expect our first game at the new Busch Stadium to have the feel of a U.S.-Japan World Cup Softball Game. By the fourth inning of the Cardinals' 15-3 loss to the Braves, we were roaming the park freely, searching for cracks in the woodwork and doing anything ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while while being watching Jorge Freaking Sosa hit a home run ... • MLB: Oh, the shame. Braves 15, Cardinals 3. Time now for many beers. • Poker: Jeff Madsen, 21, wins World Series of Poker on money borrowed from parents. Also, he left their stereo equalizer with a preponderance of b...
At Last, The New Busch
We know, we're checking out a half hour earlier than usual today, but you can blame ESPN for that: Tonight, for the first time, we will see the new concoction our beloved Cardinals have built: We're visiting the new Busch Stadium tonight. (Hence our checking out early; ESPN has the game starting at ...
So, Are The Sklar Brothers Funny, Or Not?
Inspired by Bill Simmons' apparent declaration of war on Sklar brothers last week and one of them randomly showing up on "Entourage" last night, we felt it was probably time to get a definitive answer to the question: Are the Sklar Brothers funny?...
Curt Schilling Can't Live Without His Modem
As anyone who has ever been around Sons Of Sam Horn can attest, Red Sox LEGEND AND HERO Curt Schilling tends to spend a little too much time on the computer. (We can attest to this too; he's even emailed us.)...
One Final Monday-Cooper Explosion ... Be Ready
So if you're like us and you spend your weekends doing everything you can to avoid the computer, you might not know about this yet. So we feel like maybe you should sit down. Take a deep breath. You might not be ready....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Jerry Crasnick: It's so rare that I get an opportunity to discuss Royals' pitcher Ambiorix Burgos before lunch. • 1 p.m. Contender winner Sergio Mora: So, is there a Mrs. "Latin Snake?" • 4 p.m. IRL's Firestone 20...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while taunting George Hearst from his jail cell ... • NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins at New Hampshire International Speedway ... and that is your New Hampshire sports news for the remainder of the year. • Tour de France: Landis still in second after L'Alpe d'Huez, the Izoard and Galibier pa...
Wayne Rooney Has A Book
England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has penned an autobiography. And even though he's just 20 years old and doesn't look like the brightest guy around, I find the fact that Rooney has an autobiography way less ridiculous than the fact that Terrell Owens has two. Some tidbits from Wa...
About Last Night...
• Boxing: Shane Mosley over Fernando Vargas, 6th round TKO. If you missed this one, it's OK. They'll probably come up with some lame reason to have another rematch in a few months. • MLB: Indians 2, Twins 6. Johan Santana resumes being Johan Santana, and Justin Morneau continues to punish the baseba...
Maybe They Should've Done This Before The Free Agency Period Started
The Boston Celtics have finally gotten around to putting together their first-ever dance team. Apparently, they're just going to call them the "Celtics Dancers," which is unfortunate. I was holding out hope for something like "The Paul Pierce Pleasure Crew," or "The Girls of Scalabrine's Weenie." ...
It Just Keeps Giving
I'm afraid I gave you only part of the story with the earlier Mike Cooper post. Carl Monday has gotten himself involved again, and where there's Carl Monday, there's more story....
Mike Cooper Avoids Jail Time; Prison Showers
The sentence has come down, once again, courtesy of our man Jimbo. Mike Cooper, he of library-masturbating fame, was found guilty, and was fined $150 plus court costs. That's it. Bail was $500,000, and the fine is $150. All is well that ends well, I suppose. Who among us hasn't paid $150 for an or...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Braves 15, Padres 12. Trevor Hoffman is starting to make a habit out of blowing saves. • WNBA: New York Liberty 66, Seattle Storm 86. The loss drops the Liberty to 4-15, which sounds just about right for a pro basketball team in NYC. Does Isiah Thomas have a sister? • MLB: White Sox 5, Yankee...