If you listen to the SMYN podcast, you know that I love sports. And I LOVE Pardon the Interruption (weekdays, 5:30 PM ET on ESPN and on iTunes). It’s simply a must for any sports fan. Today they did their “Turkeys of the Year” awards and I felt like blogging and commenting about them. Youtube links for the buffoons if I could find them. My quick thoughts on each to follow.
Kimbo Slice @4:20
So much hype only to be owned so quickly. What a big brute and what a chump. This is exactly why MMA blows and is a joke. I’m sorry…if you actually enjoy it, because I almost pity you.
Ed Hochuli
Poor guy. Robbed the San Diego Chargers of a win in week two, blowing the whistle and calling the pass incomplete when it was clearly a fumble. Cost the Chargers the game and they haven’t really gotten over it this year. Being an official in sports, I know that it really sucks to blunder like this. It’s unfortunate, really.
Mike Singletary
I…still don’t understand how this is motivational. He did a great job in his press conference the week before in his first game as 49ers head coach, but…WHAT?
John Daly
Tony Kornheiser is 100% right here. GTFO, drunkie. Nobody cares to see you play golf with no shirt.
Kash Beauchamp
Shoe?…Armpit?…Spit…OK, you’re done. As an umpire, no patience for this stuff at all.
Chris Cooley
No NFL fan would care to see this. Unless you’re counting the small percentage of the fanbase that is female and I don’t know if they even would.
Wilbur Hackett Jr.
This is HILARIOUS. How did this happen a month ago and I had no idea that it happened??
Barry Hall
And this is the only way Americans will ever pay attention to Australian football. Suspend him for the year, you shouldn’t ever give anyone like that a cheap shot.
Tim Morris
No, announcers. It was NOT the only option. A leg works too – you CANNOT do this in basketball. Amazing that the nose didn’t appear to be broken or at least bloody.
Mikhail Youzhny
Worth it just to see the blood. Here’s a hint, Mikhail. The court doesn’t bleed, but your head actually does. Should have been DQed, the moron.
Elia Rigotto
Impressive to do, nice balance, but what the HELL? Do you REALLY have it out for that guy? Worth the DQ.
Mr. Redlegs
Ahhhhhahaha. That’s what you get for being a MASCOT as your profession.
Red Sox fan
No pity. Quit being a chump and stop celebrating for thirty frickin’ seconds.
Dodger fan (no links found, all removed…)
When the love for the game exceeds the love for your own offspring. Don’t even bring a baby to Dodger Stadium, it’s very simple. Why does catching a home run with a baby in tow make any sense? Go figure.
Milwaukee Brewers
I mean…the little girl cried. Winning the wild card is great and all, but have some brains. If she grows up to be an alcoholic…well, we know who we can blame, RIGHT??
Cowboys fans
The explanation is very simple. They DRUNK. The end.
Carolina skydiver
That’s fine and all, nice landing, but you’re from UNC. And you’re landing in Duke’s stadium. I know they’re only so many miles down the road, but ummmm…HUH?
Victor Thompson
Dude’s a buffoon. Tattoos are only cool when they still look badass when you’re really old. What happens if the team moves before he dies? And oh, didn’t they LOSE the Super Bowl? Way to go, numbnuts.
DeSean Jackson
Tony Kornheiser does Monday Night Football AND PTI! Anyway, DeSean pissed off a lot of people in Fantasy Football with this play. Ruined a lot of games for a lot of people when his teammate ended up getting the touchdown instead of him. And this isn’t the first time Mr. Jackson’s celebrated prematurely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBrxSI58JoU
Dan Orlovsky
Pretty much the story of the Lion’s football season. The end.
Elton Patterson
Arena Football? Wow, weird stuff, as only broken down by Pardon the Interruption.
Sean Avery
The NHL got this right by changing the rule on this AT INTERMISSION. Doesn’t mean that Avery’s not a moron, though. Brodeur should have taken a whack at him…and I HATE the New Jersey Devils.
Rick Dutrow (just search his name anywhere)
This chump trained Big Brown, the horse that couldn’t be beaten during this horseracing season. Too bad he was giving the horse steroids and talking all the talk, but Big Brown placed dead last in the Triple Cup-clinching race. He “wins” this Turkey competition, according to PTI’s Mike Wilbon, and I can’t say I blame him.
David Blaine
Aww, I really enjoy David Blaine’s stuff. He OWNS at street magic and should REALLY just stick to that. But all this stunt stuff has some factual bits, like when he held his breath for around 7 mins, but some of it is really staged, as this kid points out. Search for David Blaine on Youtube and watch his street magic. DOO EET.
Pat McCaskey (how is this not ONLINE ANYWHERE?)
Bears co-owner sings a tune in honor of linebacker Brian Urlacher. To the tune of “Edelweiss,” McCaskey serenades “Urlacher, Urlacher, we hope you play forever” at a press conference after the defensive standout won the team’s Brain Piccolo award.
Michael Wilbon
ROFL. ♥ PTI.
This took a long-ass time to write up, so you all better enjoy it, dammit.
