COMMENTS FOM THE PEANUT GALLERY
Written by: Mike in DA
Date posted: 11/8/2010
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FLUB OF THE DAY
On Sports Talk 790 on Monday (11/8) morning, Dylan Gwinn several times mentioned that the Texans are 1-3 in home games this season. They are actually 2-3 (beat Indy and Kansas City). Caller Damian finally brought it to the attention of the Mighty Gwinn.
"MACHETE": THE PEANUT GALLERY'S FEEL-GOOD MOVIE OF 2010!
EDISON PENA – THIS BUD’S FOR YOU!
Last Thursday (11/4) in a post entitled, “NOW IT’S BECOME A FEEL-GOOD SPORTS STORY!” (http://sheltonmedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/now-its-become-feel-good-sports-story.html), I mentioned the story of Edison Pena and his attempt to run in and complete the New York City Marathon on Sunday (11/7).
Three months ago in Chile, Pena and 32 other miners found themselves trapped after the mine they were working in collapsed a half-mile below the earth's surface. That story was all over the news. You had to be on the moon to have not read or heard about it.
If you’ve been following Pena’s story, with his newfound fame came an invitation to watch the NYC Marathon, but the amateur runner didn't want to stand on the sidelines. Instead he wanted to join the 43,000 other runners at the starting line on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Pena, wearing bib No. 7127, joined runners from 50 states and more than 100 countries, all looking to cross the finish line in Central Park. It was his first trip outside of Chile.
With all eyes and a TV camera on him, Edison ran, walked, and limped his way during the race, showing the determination that helped him survive more than two months trapped underground.
Pena needed bags of ice for his knees as he made his way over the 26.2-mile course. He crossed the finish line in Central Park around 3:30 p.m. after starting in Staten Island at 9:40 a.m.
Pena was hoping to cover the 26.2-mile-course through the city's five boroughs in six hours. About an hour into the run, a grimace crossed his face as he slowed a bit. But cheered on by spectators, he kept running. An unsmiling and pained Pena, wearing an official New York Marathon cap and with his left knee bound in a black brace, kept up a steady pace while surrounded by supporters.
The Peanut Gallery congratulates Edison for doing what he set out to do.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANNOUNCER QUOTES AND FLUBS FROM WEEK #10:
Lee Corso said the TCU-Utah winner should be considered for the national championship. The Utah fans went nuts.
On College Gameday, Desmond Howard wore a purple tie (TCU?) with Kirk Herbstreit wearing a red tie (Utah?). Coincidence?
Herbstreit picked the Aggies upsetting OU. Oklahoma averaged 65 points against the Aggies the last two years.
Herbstreit called Brandon Weeden, the OSU QB, Brandon Tweeden (like Leeann Tweeden).
I don't know what's worse: Lou Holtz in a Discover Card commercial or ESPN's "Jared The Galleria of Jewelry Score Alert."
"A pass is a trick play for Georgia Tech." - Craig James
"Paul Johnson needs to understand field position." - Craig James
According to Raycom, Wilson has 12 300-yard passing games this season. Amazing, especially since he's only played eight games.
Brian Griese and Bob Wischusen announced the Michigan-Illinois 67-65 overtime game and made the following remarks:
"You had a good chance to practice your touchdown calls, partner." - Griese
"Here I thought ESPN didn't broadcast Arena League games anymore." - Wischusen
"I think before Brian Griese won the MVP in the Rose Bowl, they called this sandwich the Angioplasty Special." - Wischusen
In Brian Griese's "Grieseboard" segment, this guy will break down a sandwich on air.
"There is a guarantee that a 2-point conversion will work when the announcers second guess it" - Wischusen
"Spending a weekend up here at
"This
"It's like we're broadcasting college basketball today." - Griese
"He used his physicalness." - Griese
"For Greg Robinson, sweet victory." - Griese - IT WAS M-F---ING 67-65!!!!!!
"Something tells me whoever has the ball last has a good chance of winning." - Griese
"Someone must have gotten a hold of the bag of balls before the game, because no one can hang on to them." - Griese
"It's been a wild horse race between Illinois & Michigan." - Wischusen
Rece Davis talking to the guys doing the Illinois-Michigan game: "I know you guys are enjoying an entertaining game, but there's places where they're playing tackle football."
ESPN Radio was giving the wrong score for Illinois-Michigan for an hour. They said 69-67. It was 67-65.
Dave Lapham was doing color on the Baylor – Oklahoma State game and made these remarks:
"That's a man right there. He brought out his big boy pads." - Lapham
"He just went bowling for 1st downs."- Lapham - There's an OK State player named Bo Bowling.
"A little Edwin Moses like. Hurdling over the pile of players." - Lapham
Dave Ryan and Jason Sehorn announced the Air Force - Army game and made these remarks:
"The Volkswagen bus-sized holes the OL is opening" - Sehorn
"Air Force running, or should we say flying away with it." - Ryan after AF scores to go up 42-22
David Pollack and Todd Harris announced the Miami (FL) – Maryland game and made these remarks:
"He's superstitious, always ties the left shoe first. Maybe he should try the right." - Harris on the U's kicker after Miami's second XP of the day was missed. He conveniently ignored that both misses weren’t the kicker's fault (botched snap, blocked).
"The two missed extra points are looming large for Miami" - Pollack, thanks Capt Obvious
"Randy Shannon wants a name and number. He wants a ref to chew on." - Harris after the U gets a fumble return for TD called back because of penalty.
"That was a game changer that wasn’t." - Pollack on the same play
Mark Jones and Bob Davie announcing the Texas - Kansas State game made these remarks:
"There's guys in their basements on their blogs." - Jones
"If you do the ESPN_MarkJones, you can follow me on Twitter." - Jones
"You trying to get people to follow you?" - Davie
"Yeah." - Jones
"I don't think I ever got that excited for a potential pass completion in a 31-0 game." - Jones
"TCU, is there any doubt they are the best team in Texas?" - Davie
"Somebody forgot to tell Bill Snyder he's supposed to be running that sexy spread offense." - Jones
Colin Klein might want to change his name to Calvin Klein because his game is high fashion right now." - Jones
Verne Lindquist and Gary Danielson announced the Alabama - LSU game and made these remarks:
"They call him the Mad Hatter, but there is a method to madness" - Danielson on LSU coach, Les Miles
"This is the equivlanet of the back nine of Augusta on Sunday" - Tim Brando (in studio)
"If this is Augusta, then the patrons are going crazy here" - Danielson
"Marquise Maze....GOT HIM!" - Lindquist - Mark Barron also wears #4 for Bama on D, who made the tackle
"Blitz threatened from the corner......now they back off and bring only eleven." Lundquist as Alabama is threatening a blitz
Craig Bolerjack and Aaron Taylor announced the TCU - Utah game and made the following remarks:
"Andy Dalton was back there eating sandwiches." - Taylor
"Who needs names when you have courage and honor?"- Bolerjack talking about Utah's uniforms.
"He's a scatterbug." - Bolerjack"Crowd would like to see yellow on the field." - Bolerjack"Tanner Brock has a clear route to the end zone..." - Bolerjack - He's then taken down at the 5.
"He must've been eating his carrots because his eyesight was pretty good on that one." - Taylor"Lost a yard, back at the 1." Bolerjack - Wesley was down at the 11.
"He's the small one at 300" - Bolerjack
"They never a met a cheeseburger they didnt like" - Taylor, on TCU's OL
Roger Twibell and Mike Leach announced Tennessee - Memphis and made the following remarks:
"The things they do good aren't the problem, it's the things they do bad." - Mike Leach talking about 1-8 Memphis
Leach started to say, "You know, it's funny..." and then...silence.
Leach on the Vols reverse: "That play was like Shakespeare: much to say about nothing."
Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge announced the Arkansas - South Carolina game and made these remarks:
"South Carolina cannot simply matriculate down the field here" - Blackledge
Nessler on empty stands at South Carolina's loss to Arkansas, 41-20: "If you gave everyone in here a water bottle, you couldn't put out a fire."
Blackledge said, "South Carolina has played a very unclean game, in so many ways. Credit Arkansas. They HAVE played a clean game ..."
A preview before the game: "The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't." - Blackledge
"It's a battle of consequent in the ACC today." – Tim Brant announcing North Carolina State – Clemson
"That's a slobberknocker." - Brant
"NC State is one of the most least-penalized teams in the ACC." – Brant
"That's clearly a touchdown - gets all three feet into the field of play." - Joel Klatt during Oklahoma - Texas A&M Barry Tompkins and Petros Papadakis announced the Arizona State - USC game and made the following remarks:
"You know his heart is beating like a hummingbird." - Tompkins on the USC kicker before attempting a FG to give USC a 34-33 lead.
"The first half was really uneventful.....now there's a lot of huffing and puffing on the sideline." - Papadakis somehow equating how eventful a game is to some players being out of breath on the sideline at the end of a game played in Southern California.
"Caught and dropped, no, caught! Touchdown!" - Tompkins getting confused when an ASU player caught a TD pass and quickly spiked it.
"Here comes Nate Freese (pronounced freeze) for Boston College. Would you say that he has ice water running through his veins?" -Matt Sweirad
"My first time seeing the fine facilites at
"Just a great job of explosiveness and knowing where he is going with the football to have
FROM THE HMW MAILBAG:
The following e-mail is from Bevo regarding three of the above college football announcers that the Peanut Gallery has been monitoring this season:
“Whoever hires the on-air talent at Fox Sports needs a snow shovel to his or her head. Dave Lapham remains the worst color announcer on television and, quite possibly, radio. He reflects a special mixture of laziness, incompetence, and mediocrity. The fact that he remains employed says more about the management at Fox Sports. Quite simply, that entire team (other team members are Bill Land and Emily Jones) should be fired this morning. Now. Do not wait. Fire all of these stupid people.
As to ESPN, Bob Davie has proven to be a prepared version of Dave Lapham. It is not a compliment. Davies along with the ill-prepared and ill-dressed Jesse Palmer show that the color man's job is to read the weekly notes from the Sports Information Director offices and not to fall asleep during meetings with coaches.
These three f.u.c.k.s. should be fired with haste because they ruin every broadcast. That these three f.u.c.k.s. remain employed says more about the morons at ESPN and Fox Sports.” END
NBA ACTION
Yesterday’s Record ATS: 2-1
Cumulative Season Record ATS: 22-9
Today’s Action (for reading purposes only):
GOLDEN STATE (+1) over TORONTO*
The Raptors have only one real genuine player in Andrea Bargnani and he cannot only block shots, but he hits the trey. The rest of the starting squad would have a hard time getting minutes on any other club. Golden State was right in the game last night against the Pistons, but got outscored by 8 in the final stanza to fail. The Warriors have David Lee to go to in the post and if they can keep underrated Biedrins on the court, they should have an improved year. GOLDEN STATE, 97-90
MEMPHIS* (-4.5) over PHOENIX
Revenge game for homers after losing in double OT to the Suns Friday. They only shot 31% from long range in that loss. Very difficult spot for the traveling Suns as they had to play the Hawks last night. Visitors still trying to find an identity while the Grizz are a team on the move. Point Mike Conley will make Nash D up, and Memphis holds a decided edge in the match ups in the paint with Randolph, Gasol, and Rudy Gay all capable of going off. MEMPHIS, 105-94
COLLEGE HOOPS
UC – IRVINE (+20.5) over ILLINOIS*
Lean to the dog here. First-year Anteater coach Russell Turner is
preaching the up-tempo sermon to his traditionally-deliberate squad. That seems like rushing into the lion's den, when going against Bruce Weber's well-balanced outfit. Pointman Demetri McCamey leads the way for deserving chalk, but for a program which has lived and died by the outside shot for years, not breathlessly-eager to lay big balloons of this calibre though Texas drilled a UC-I team that wasn't looking to run by 47 in last year's opener. ILLINOIS, 79-65.
MIKE IN DA
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