Three Months of Silence for Agent Zero

November 27th, 2007 by Tuffy

Today in Tuffy History: I dipped my toe into the waters of the still pool that is Gilbert Arenas.  Now we are both rippled.  (Deep.)

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Welcome to the Treehouse!

November 26th, 2007 by Tuffy

Today in Tuffy History: First podcast!  I launch into bizarre theories, ask odd questions, and avoid getting a cold by bringing my own mic.

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Why Not Phone It In? An NFL Sideline Conundrum

November 26th, 2007 by Tuffy

Today in Tuffy History: I transcribed Andrea Kremer’s revenge fantasies, improved workplace morale at ESPN, and bruised Bill Belichick’s tailbone.

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BC Sports Podcast Preview

November 21st, 2007 by Tuffy

Starting Monday, yours truly will participate in a weekly podcast with host Matt Sussman (of “T.J. Hooker” fame) on all facets of sports under the Blogcritics Sports banner. As a special treat, Matt and I have put together a brief behind-the-scenes look of what that will be like. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

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Affirmation, baby.

November 20th, 2007 by Tuffy

The Basketball Jones sez about the push to game the Internet voting system and get Antoine Walker on the starting five for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game this season:

Skeets: I can get behind this because… someone pointed this out… the funny part about this is that Antoine wouldn’t be in on the joke. He wouldn’t even realize it was a joke. He would be like, “Oh… oh, sweet! Sweet! Everyone’s liking me in Minnesota all of a sudden!”
Tas: “I deserve this!”
Skeets: “Yeah, I deserve a million and a half votes!”
Tas: “That’s great. Thanks.”
Skeets: Which is hilarious.
Tas: That’s funny because it’s frickin’ true.
Skeets: It’s *so* true. It’s so true. He would go for… he would try for the MVP of the All-Star Game. He would shoot, like, thirty times.
Tas: Oh, what a joke.
Skeets: This would be so funny.

Thanks, gentlemen. You made my morning.

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Baseball Players Rock Out With Rock Band

November 20th, 2007 by Tuffy

Today in Tuffy History: I make a shameless play for free merchandise.  Actually, I’ve been obsessing over Rock Band for the last month, so this was just another way to indulge myself until I finally give in and buy the damned thing.

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Mark Fainaru-Wada is not the Third Man

November 19th, 2007 by Tuffy

… but he’s close.

Mark Fainaru-Wada joined forces with Lance Williams to break many of the steroid stories for the San Francisco Chronicle and then write “Game of Shadows”, the definitive tome of Bonds-bashing in our time.

A few days before Bonds was indicted, Fainaru-Wada (but not Williams) was hired away by ESPN to become their Morley Safer as they pretend to exercise the verb ‘journalism’ for awhile. Good for Mark; a lucrative paycheck is worth sharing a locker with Stephen A. Smith. (And I’m sure an ESPN gig is not a material benefit for accepting illegally obtained grand jury information.)

However, what happens when Mark Fainaru-Wada writes his first piece about the Bonds saga? He’s tag-teamed with T.J. Quinn.

At the Chronicle, it appeared to be the best example of team journalism since Woodward and Bernstein or perhaps that time the Hardy Boys decided to start a neighborhood newspaper and discovered what Old Man Hanson was doing with the local dogs that barked just a little too long each night. (Spoiler alert: Around the Horn.)

Now it’s just a little creepy. Is Mark a strict adherent to the buddy system? Is he the wheel man and always needs a shooter for the dirty work? Does T.J. Quinn have to carry Mark’s bags on the road? Or is this a sneaky way for Mark to halve his word count?

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2007 AL MVP announced

November 19th, 2007 by Tuffy

Today in Tuffy History: Defeat was assured.  Not much to say, but something needed to be said.

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To Bob Kraft, Human Winning Machine

November 19th, 2007 by Tuffy

Today in Tuffy History: I noted that Bob Kraft had a pretty good day Sunday.  Also, I started my four columns-per-week schedule; let the countdown to RSI surgery begin.

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