Okay so the home run derby is over.  Is it just me or is time to retire the Du-Du-Du’s?  I am so tired of Chris Berman’s act.  Dennis and

Not the Travelers but GREAT photo

Callahan talked about doing a home run derby with all the steroid cheats.  I think to add to that idea, we should make Berman and Joe Morgan take a couple Du-Du-Du’s to make the broadcast better.  Going back to the Hartford Open (now known as the Travelers) when I saw the dude sweat playing golf.  Really!  I’m carrying an 85 pound golf bag, thanks Fax, and Berman was playing.  He looked like he just took a shower.  Back, no pun intended, to the home run derby.  I would rather have Joe Buck do it with Artie Lang, or Paul Rudd.  And to pair him up with the horrid Joe Morgan.  Morgan was so off his game because every pitch was a fastball down the middle.  Did you think about how many times he had to bite his lip?  Jonesing to say, a little cut fastball!  Steve Phillips is an excellent addition to the Sunday night booth.  Here’s an idea, how about the crew from baseball tonight do it?  Karl Ravech, Gammons and Kruck would be great.  I only lasted through Brandon Inge, who I picked to win it all, I just can’t take the Back Back Back crap anymore.  I would rather hear Nick or Ava’s teacher, take their finger nails and run them down the chalkboard!

Now onto Brock Lesnar.  Now all things wrestling I would defer to BGJ (Big Game James), we had a discussion this morning about Lesnar and his popularity.  For two years he was at the top from pretty much his debut.  He had to be a top 10 earner.  He is a freak, but for a “dumb” wrestler he is a genius.  The UFC and Dana White should be pumped about the attention he has brought from the “casual” fan.  I have seen about 30 seconds of UFC or the MMA, when I pass Spike TV I keep clicking.  But for Lesnar he put the UFC front and center.  How many times does SportsCenter do a UFC or MMA highlight?  Once or Twice a month?  He brought his salesmanship to the ring post fight.  That’s the way you get people to by more UFC Fights, you give them someone they will buy a fight for, because they want to see if he will go off after a fight.  Vince McMahon is a promoter, that is all Brock was doing.  Promoting himself, end of story, Dana White will be pumped come next pay per view that Brock fights in and sells 100,000 more than the last!  Sure you want them to become fans of UFC, but if that is what it takes to grow the sport, jump on Brock’s coattails baby and ride that wave, Surf’s up.  Now if they could only get Terry Bollea and Mr. T to be at the next pay per view for a fight I might buy it, throw in I am a Real American as their entrance song and I’m a fan, for life!

I have been having this thought about Steve McNair for a while now.  All these guys have women at their feet at the drop of a hat.  Does anybody remember those “rumors” about Steve Young?  Not married, yadda yadda yadda, Troy Aikman.  Do you now feel like I do, that Young and Aikman were more concerned with being the best at their sport, they didn’t want any distractions.  Not that they didn’t have a girlfriend, but  they weren’t tied to any one person.  They just wanted to play football, plain and simple.  McNair’s girlfriend saw another girl leave his condo so she got jealous.  Plus he “promised” her he would leave his wife.  Did she really believe this?  I don’t feel bad for McNair, did he deserve to get shot, no way, but he was asking for trouble the way he was living his life.  Did he ever think of his four kids?  Ever think of the wife?  Not that you envision the worst case scenario but eventually you will get caught.
Don’t forget Who’s Hotter will be back Friday, sorry I was away and you had to read 10 things Iggy thinks he thinks.  Although I would like Iggy to answer this question.  If Sarah Palin is “stupid” how did she become governor of Alaska?  Think she wants to help produce a radio show?

4 Comments for “Berman and Brock!”

1. Joanne Says:
   July 14th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

   I agree on all counts….especially the comment on Steve McNair and Sarah Palin. PLEASE tell Iggy to GET FACTS and then come back and talk to the audience. Although he ahs the right to his opinion, he always sounds like a moron when pushed by Gerry. Oh, except when he is with his chics Felger and Dickerson. He actually said, President Obama has received the same if not more criticism from the mainstream media as say…. Palin, W, or Palin!
   Get a clue IGGY. You would look more like an ass if you indeed were in a debate w/ anyone over a 10th grade education. “Oh Ya Gerry!” doesn’t count as an argument….

2. Brian Says:
   July 15th, 2009 at 9:01 am

   Joe Morgan is the worst. Can we get through one brodcast when he doesn’t tell us about how great he was when he played? I can’t stand him. While I agree with your comments about Lesnar, I think that Dana White is concerned about credibility. I for one, am not about to call UFC a sport, but unlike the WWF(I refuse to call it the WWE, and while I am at it, it is still 1A and 1AA Football), the outcomes are not predetermined. I think Vince McMahon and his antics doomed the XFL, and White doesn’t want UFC going in that direction. People can’t ever question the legitimacy of what they are seeing or this thing is doomed, and getting to close to the WWF story lines could cause that. As for Steve McNair, thank you for your honesty. I have sympathy for the man, and certainly for his family, but you are absolutely right. He was bound to get into some kind of trouble the way he was living his life. I would say he was borderline praying on this young girl’s fantasies. She came from nothing, and had this dream life promised to her. I can’t say it is all that surprising she reacted this way when she saw it all being taken from her. Iggy is absurdly biased, and he refuses to try to look at both sides. He has annoited Obama, and everything he does is aimed at proving that he was right.

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