August 2010
5 posts
8/30 Al Michaels (famous games announced)
NFL coaches are aware of the television presentation. Bill Belichick once told Al Michaels in private that the Patriots would start with a hurry up offense; the long-winded video player introductions would then have to wait.
8/24 Ron Shelton (Jordan 30 for 30, Sports Movies)
arguments for “Michael Jordan left for baseball under his own will” (as opposed to being suspended by David Stern for gambling): he had just lost his Dad, the Jordan rules (slamming him as a teammate, which was kind of new in the early 90’s) was recently published, he finished playing three straight 100 game seasons + the 1992 olympics, and hubris.
and he was set to return for...
8/16 Rich Eisen & Joe House (NFL, Team USA Hoops)
15 - you don’t need more than nfl two pre-season games. everybody agrees. 27 - change is SO difficult in the NFL. the owners (who need to agree) are so steeped in tradition. in 2004 an item on the docket was to either kill instant replay forever or make it permanent. there was no in between. 35 - last year the saints were ranked 15th coming out of preseason 52 - pedro.. for an 18 month...
8/9 Gus Ramsey (Madden)
Fixing MLB’s games-too-long crisis: why not have the 4th 5th and 6th innings brought to you by a sponsor, and those innings be commercial-free?
8/2 Chuck Klosterman (Lebron, TV)
chuck klosterman’s favorite word is perceive 2min lebron is drake. attitude “only god can judge me” what if this is real confidence, unrelated to how others perceive them 13min bird’s reasoning for taking the last shot “i practiced the most on this” confidence based on process, not on self 15 what if lebron’s confidence is real, not narcissistic (about...