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Syd Lexia
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So the story goes like this: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was at Game 2 of the NBA finals, and watching the game, Schilling felt like Kobe Bryant was being a dick in the way he talked to his Lakers teammates. So he blogged about it on his website.
When Bryant was asked about Schilling's blog, he yelled "Go Yankees!", a response that is being hailed by Yahoo Sports as so witty that Voltaire would have wished he came up with it.
In any other season, the comment would have been fairly clever. But in the 2008 MLB season, the Yankees are a fucking joke. They've been in last place in the AL East for the most of the season. Hell, they're currently in a three-way tie for last place. There's nothing fun or exciting about the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry this year, it's just awful. Watching the Yankees play this year is like watching Eight Belles run the Kentucky Derby, it's going to end in tragedy and death.
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
So the story goes like this: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was at Game 2 of the NBA finals, and watching the game, Schilling felt like Kobe Bryant was being a dick in the way he talked to his Lakers teammates. So he blogged about it on his website.
When Bryant was asked about Schilling's blog, he yelled "Go Yankees!", a response that is being hailed by Yahoo Sports as so witty that Voltaire would have wished he came up with it.
In any other season, the comment would have been fairly clever. But in the 2008 MLB season, the Yankees are a fucking joke. They've been in last place in the AL East for the most of the season. Hell, they're currently in a three-way tie for last place. There's nothing fun or exciting about the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry this year, it's just awful. Watching the Yankees play this year is like watching Eight Belles run the Kentucky Derby, it's going to end in tragedy and death. |
Right now his team needs to focus, and a distraction like this just hurts his team.
I personally think that the Yankee comment was ok, but if I were trying to win the NBA championship I would be more concerned with putting the ball through the fucking hoop than I would about an old fat loudmouth and trying to win a verbal battle.
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scamrock
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| Syd Lexia wrote: |
So the story goes like this: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was at Game 2 of the NBA finals, and watching the game, Schilling felt like Kobe Bryant was being a dick in the way he talked to his Lakers teammates. So he blogged about it on his website.
When Bryant was asked about Schilling's blog, he yelled "Go Yankees!", a response that is being hailed by Yahoo Sports as so witty that Voltaire would have wished he came up with it.
In any other season, the comment would have been fairly clever. But in the 2008 MLB season, the Yankees are a fucking joke. They've been in last place in the AL East for the most of the season. Hell, they're currently in a three-way tie for last place. There's nothing fun or exciting about the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry this year, it's just awful. Watching the Yankees play this year is like watching Eight Belles run the Kentucky Derby, it's going to end in tragedy and death. |
Right now his team needs to focus, and a distraction like this just hurts his team.
I personally think that the Yankee comment was ok, but if I were trying to win the NBA championship I would be more concerned with putting the ball through the fucking hoop than I would about an old fat loudmouth and trying to win a verbal battle. |
As long as it ends here, I don't think it'll be much of a distraction. They only thing I think it would do at the worst is take attention away from the series itself. But I don't think its something that will weigh heavy on the minds of Kobe and/or his team. I mean, I doubt he will become distracted in a practice or a game because he is worried about what is gonna be said about him (people are always saying stuff about him) or because he can't think of a clever retort.
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S. McCracken
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And that's why I don't read Yahoo! Sports. They're morons.
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Burt Reynolds
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| S. McCracken wrote: |
| And that's why I don't read Yahoo! Sports. They're morons. |
Very true. I hate ESPN, because the only sport I'm into that's going on right now is baseball, and ALL they cover is East coast teams, specifically Boston and NY. I don't give a fuck about what retarded thing Manny Ramirez is doing or saying. Really If somebody could suggest a good Sports News site, that would be awesome.
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anorexorcist
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I thought Curt Schilling was a figure skater
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Douche McCallister
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| Burt Reynolds wrote: |
| S. McCracken wrote: |
| And that's why I don't read Yahoo! Sports. They're morons. |
Very true. I hate ESPN, because the only sport I'm into that's going on right now is baseball, and ALL they cover is East coast teams, specifically Boston and NY. I don't give a fuck about what retarded thing Manny Ramirez is doing or saying. Really If somebody could suggest a good Sports News site, that would be awesome. |
I'm a fan of Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/?cnn=yes
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i dont mind ESPN too much. but i hate their lack of coverage on soccer.
granted they do have a FOX soccer channel and gol tv + setanta and what not, but i prefer to get all my sports from one source.
eh. oh well
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S. McCracken
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Deadspin. News with commentary and a comments section. Funny, poignant, and a good time all around.
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Laminated Sky
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| anorexorcist wrote: |
| I thought Curt Schilling was a figure skater |
Yeah seriously who the fuck is this guy? He plays baseball? Fuck he can't be very good at it I've never heard his name before.
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I'm so bananas I'm showing up to your open casket,
to fill it up with explosive gases,
and close it back,
with a lit match in it,
while I sit back, and just hope it catches.
Blow you to fragments,
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roll you, and smoke the ashes.
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lol i hope you guys are fucking around. he used to play for the d-backs when they won the championship against the yankees a while ago (one of the best world series in recent history imo)
then he went to the astros and then the red sox, if i recall correctly
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Burt Reynolds
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| Laminated Sky wrote: |
| anorexorcist wrote: |
| I thought Curt Schilling was a figure skater |
Yeah seriously who the fuck is this guy? He plays baseball? Fuck he can't be very good at it I've never heard his name before. |
 right? Please say it is. My internet sarcasm decoding skills are not functioning right now.
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anorexorcist
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lol i hope you guys are fucking around. he used to play for the d-backs when they won the championship against the yankees a while ago (one of the best world series in recent history imo)
then he went to the astros and then the red sox, if i recall correctly |
When I first heard the name I thought figure skater at first, I don't know why.
I don't follow baseball and fiund it painful to watch on tv at least.
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Burt Reynolds
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he's old and good, and the guy who had the bloody leg and pitched when boston won the world series. He's a douchebag, but a legendary pitcher none the less.
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Valdronius
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| anorexorcist wrote: |
| I thought Curt Schilling was a figure skater |
Kurt Browning is the figure skater. (For anyone who missed the joke)
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| A Hispanic dude living in Arizona knows a lot of Latinas? That's fucking odd. |
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S. McCracken
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Unless it wasn't a joke.
Regardless, Schilling was a Boston minor-leaguer who went to Philly, then Arizona, then back to Boston. He's won 3 championships, been a World Series MVP, and will probably end up in the hall of fame.
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anorexorcist
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lol, ya i was definately thinking browning when I heard schilling for some reason. I probably know more about figure skating than basball...regardless of the reason...that is sooooo sad
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| anorexorcist wrote: |
| lol, ya i was definately thinking browning when I heard schilling for some reason. I probably know more about figure skating than basball...regardless of the reason...that is sooooo sad |
wow.... that makes you a homo.
i would edit that post if i were you lol
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anorexorcist
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People in my family like figure skating and canadian TV has a lot of commercials when an event is going on anywhere, so I hear the names. I guess i do know more about baseball, i played for a while, but i dont know many names
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GPFontaine
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Curt Schilling would rate as a very good pitcher.
He is known for being extremely good in the post season.
His biggest problem is that he has a big mouth.
If you don't know who he is just read here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Schilling
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