Are you kidding me:
- Terrell Owens (TO) showed up late for his first practice with his new team!
- Billy Hall (11) has more home runs than Manny Ramirez (8)
- Albert Haynesworth has flunked how many conditioning tests in a row!
- Fenway Park has had over 600 sellouts in a row!
- Bengie Molina is listed at 225 pounds!
Your turn:
- What makes you scratch your head and say ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- What do you think of my list?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Susan says:
Dan Snyder for guaranteeing that much money to player with a history of being a problem. (Haynesworth)
Jeff Adler says:
As of this message, the New York Mets are 14 games over 500 at home and 15 games UNDER 500 on the road. They play baseball, not basketball. There is nothing in particular about Citi Field which would account for the difference. Just exactly how is this team being mismanaged on the road, and why does it continue?
Ed Sugar says:
ARE YOU KIDDING ME -
Hey National Thoroughbred Racing Association, you have Zenyatta, the most talked about horse in 30 years and you cannot even get a major national TV network to pick up her bid to go 18-0 this past Saturday night? This horse could well be our generation’s Sea Biscuit and you cannot even get a top headline on ESPN.com after she wins her 18th in her usual dramatic style? My wife and I are not big racing fans, but we DVRed (via our local Fox Sports channel) Saturday’s race and were not disappointed. Great race, check it out ->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA5QhvulKrk
ARE YOU KIDDING ME -
Hey whoever is in charge professional boxing, are we even going to see a Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquiao fight? If the mob, Bob Arum and Don King still ran the sport we would be looking at a rematch this coming October. This is the #1 match-up that people around the world want to see and will spend big bucks to do so. It is truly amazing that they cannot pull this one off. Just shows how both Dana White (UFC boss) and Vince McMahon (WWE chief) have successfully pushed professional boxing into a distance also-ran sport.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME -
The WNBA. I alluded to this during Friday’s quiz. When will the NBA and ESPN pull the plug on this league? Say what you want about horse racing and boxing, but 30,000+ showed up at Del Mar on Saturday to see Zenyatta win and Jerry Jones has guaranteed he can pack 100,000+ for a Mayweather – Pacquiao match at the Cowboy’s Stadium. I doubt this year’s WNBA finals will exceed a .5 rating and attract more than 500,000 viewers.
Ed Sugar says:
Sorry for the amateur video.
This was just posted on Youtube ->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ushkGb9yiIY
Wonderful finish.
Merrill Dubrow says:
Are you kidding me:
The Texas Rangers have the largest division lead in the majors!
The Seattle Mariners fired their manager who was there 1 1/2 years and by the way had a great 2009!
The Tampa Bay Rays have lost 5 in a row! Can we make it 6?
Merrill
Ed Sugar says:
Add to 2010 TB Rays –
They have to be the all-time “hot and cold” team. How many no-hitters/perfect games/near perfect games & no-hitters has this team been in so far this season? 4 or 5? Yet, they are 3 games off from having the best record in MLB. Huh?
Merrill Dubrow says:
Ed,
Good point but please don’t forget all the Red Sox injuries. Their team on the DL was an allstar team and they are only 6 games from having the BEST record in baseball. Simply amazing!
Merrill
John Sadler says:
Are you kidding me may be defined by the Chicago Cubs. 102 years and counting for a World Series. 65 years since their last appearance in the World Series. I wonder what the probability and statistical analysis would show for a sport franchise in a major market that has been unable to win a championship that this length of time. It would show wait til next year, the next year, the next year, next year, next year, and etc.
Tom Mularz says:
To John’s post on the Cubs ….
Lou Pinella was praying for a championship one day, and Jesus appeared and told him that his prayers were heard, …. but could they wait until He returned?
Brian Ottum says:
Brett Favre. I’m inspired by Tony Soprano’s line about his mother, and I feel the same way about Brett “He’s dead to me.”
Despite being a 40-year Packer fan and watching Brett’s greatest achievement in-person in New Orleans January 26, 1997, I gotta say “are you kidding me?!”
Now that we’ve seen him hold TWO teams hostage over the summers and did NOTHING to personally mentor the rookie Aaron Rogers, he is what his own agent says he is – “a drama queen.” And I’m not even mentioning his self-portraits.
Ed Sugar says:
Brian -
I am amazed that this whole Brett Farve/Jenn Sterger affair has not erupted in the mainstream media. And it is presenting a slow news cycle.
chris hauck says:
TCU is ranked 7th….if they had this kind of talent coming back in the SEC or the Big 12, they would be 3rd. Texas is in the top 5 with a brand new QB and other offensive positions. Nebraska loses the best player in college football and is supposed to be better?
willie martin says:
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
1.Buck Showalter returns to manage in Baltimore and are off to a 6-1 start.
2.Lou Piniella has survived managing as a Cub.
3.Josh Hamilton as a Triple Crown possibility.
4.Drew Pearson STILL not in the Hall of Fame.
5.Darrelle Revis holding out for more when Herman Edwards had BETTER statistics in a shorter amount of time back in his day?
A.Y.K.M????????
Take care Merrill!
Ed Sugar says:
While I was watching the baseball last night, I was reminded of the constant flow of hypocrisy that comes from the owners and commissioner. Here are two that fall under “Are You Kidding Me?”
1. We all know baseball has a very strict policy on gambling (see 1919 Chicago White Sox, Leo Durocher, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Pete Rose). But there are very few major league teams who do not have casinos as sponsors. It is bad enough that they allow advertising for sildenafil citrate (must be a challenge for fathers across the country explaining those ads to their pre-teen sons) and hard liquor, but the sheer hypocrisy of taking casino money just amazes me.
2. In recent years MLB has cracked down on drug use and tests players on a regular basis. You get caught, you are done for 50 games. And that is just on the first offense. This past March, Texas Ranger manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine. To my knowledge he has not be fined, suspended or reprimanded. So a manager can get amped on cocaine, face no punishment and yet maintain a course for AL manager of year, while some scrub AA player takes the wrong cold medication and his career is docked 50 games. What’s wrong here?
Merrill Dubrow says:
Ed,
Clearly you are right on your 2 points. I totally agree if baseball (and they should) has a no gambling policy than they shouldn’t have sponsors or advertisers with any affiliation to casino’s.
Your 2nd point is a little more near and dear to my hear since I live in Dallas, attend the ranger games and like (although never met) Ron Washington. This I believe was a first time offense and too me the question isn’t should he have been fired but fined and my answer to that is YES. I have a feeling he was but it wasn’t in the press. It was done very quiet.
Good points.
Thanks.
Merrill
Merrill Dubrow says:
Are you kidding me:
The Miami Heat sell out all their tickets and than lay off their entire sales staff! They couldn’t find any other opportunities for the sales team?
Merrill Dubrow says:
Are you kidding me:
The Boston Red Sox have beaten the Anaheim Angels 9 times in a row this year!
Wow!
Merrill