Worst Sports Articles: 2008 edition

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 14:49:45

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... _race.html

Don McKee this morning decides that we should solve this problem by acquiring Matt Morris for Wes Helms, and then trade Adam Eaton to Minnesota who must be looking for pitchers to replace Santana in the rotation.

by **CFP** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 15:02:24

If you know who Scott Baker, Boof Bonser and Kevin Slowey are (the rest of Minnesota's rotation), you get a stack of old Mike Lieberthal cards.

Can I haz cardz Don?

by **Woody** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 09:55:40

FJM lighting up Conlin's latest

by **BassGuiFloyd** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:22:01

Pitchers who could see time this season on the major league level are Jay Happ, Joe Bisinius, Fabio Castro, and Zach Segovia. Also, for a wild card, someone to look for in a few years could be Carlos Monasterious. He may just turn out to be the biggest piece of the Bobby Abreu trade.

He misspelled 3 Phillies prospects in one paragraph.

link

by **Woody** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:28:37

BassGuiFloyd wrote:
Pitchers who could see time this season on the major league level are Jay Happ, Joe Bisinius, Fabio Castro, and Zach Segovia. Also, for a wild card, someone to look for in a few years could be Carlos Monasterious. He may just turn out to be the biggest piece of the Bobby Abreu trade.

He misspelled 3 Phillies prospects in one paragraph.

link

Did Cali. Dreamin' write that article?

Are they the best? No way, but they aren't as far behind as the experts like to think.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:59:40

From Peter King's MMQB article on cnnsi.com:

Peter King wrote:Quote of the Week III
"We don't really conversate.''

--The real words of New England wideout Randy Moss, on his relationship with coach Bill Belichick.

Sanitized Quote of the Week
"We don't really converse much.''

--Moss, according to the quote sheet produced by the NFL, on his relationship with Belichick.

Does somebody want to explain to King (and the NFL) that conversate is, in fact, a perfectly acceptable word?

This reminds me of the time (I wish I could find the video out there on youtube somewhere) when Shaquille O'Neal was being interviewed by some smug reporter (my recollection was it was Pat O'Brien, but a likely candidate would also be Jim Gray), and Shaq used a relatively obscure word in answer to a question. The reporter, in his arrogance, commented on Shaq's use of the word (sorry, I don't remember the word anymore) and asked "Can you spell that?", which I thought was a remarkably cheap shot, especially coming from a guy at least a foot and a half shorter and 120 pounds lighter than the guy he was asking. Shaq, in due course, spelled the word correctly. I still can't believe he then didn't punch the guy square in the jaw. It would have been totally warranted.

by 1 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 19:16:12

just for the title alone:

Phillies mailbag: Will Burrel return in '09?

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 19:42:20

mozartpc27 wrote:From Peter King's MMQB article on cnnsi.com:

Peter King wrote:Quote of the Week III
"We don't really conversate.''

--The real words of New England wideout Randy Moss, on his relationship with coach Bill Belichick.

Sanitized Quote of the Week
"We don't really converse much.''

--Moss, according to the quote sheet produced by the NFL, on his relationship with Belichick.

Does somebody want to explain to King (and the NFL) that conversate is, in fact, a HAMELS acceptable word?

This reminds me of the time (I wish I could find the video out there on youtube somewhere) when Shaquille O'Neal was being interviewed by some smug reporter (my recollection was it was Pat O'Brien, but a likely candidate would also be Jim Gray), and Shaq used a relatively obscure word in answer to a question. The reporter, in his arrogance, commented on Shaq's use of the word (sorry, I don't remember the word anymore) and asked "Can you spell that?", which I thought was a remarkably cheap shot, especially coming from a guy at least a foot and a half shorter and 120 pounds lighter than the guy he was asking. Shaq, in due course, spelled the word correctly. I still can't believe he then didn't punch the guy square in the jaw. It would have been totally warranted.

man, that story would have been awesome if you remembered it

by **MarkdlV** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 13:40:02

The Inquirer realized that they were paying Don McKee for his article every week. Apparently, that ends after today.

Today is the final Incites. I'll be moving to other ventures soon, and this nearly 6-year-old staple of your Sunday breakfast will go the way of local major pro championships.

I do want to say I deeply appreciate the dozens of e-mails I have received every week, most of them vehemently disputing everything I say.

by **BigEd76** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 13:42:42

it's about time

by **pacino** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 13:43:10

People read his column over their breakfast?

by **bleh** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 13:47:37

mozartpc27 wrote:From Peter King's MMQB article on cnnsi.com:

Peter King wrote:Quote of the Week III
"We don't really conversate.''

--The real words of New England wideout Randy Moss, on his relationship with coach Bill Belichick.

Sanitized Quote of the Week
"We don't really converse much.''

--Moss, according to the quote sheet produced by the NFL, on his relationship with Belichick.

Does somebody want to explain to King (and the NFL) that conversate is, in fact, a HAMELS acceptable word?

Um, since when?

by **Bakestar** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 13:47:49

pacino wrote:People read his column over their breakfast?

And then they lose their lunches.

by **dsp** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 14:07:51

pacino wrote:People read his column over their breakfast?

if theres one good think about the steady decline of newspapers, it's that fat old lazy writers are gonna be got.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 14:17:58

bleh wrote:
mozartpc27 wrote:From Peter King's MMQB article on cnnsi.com:

Peter King wrote:Quote of the Week III
"We don't really conversate.''

--The real words of New England wideout Randy Moss, on his relationship with coach Bill Belichick.

Sanitized Quote of the Week
"We don't really converse much.''

--Moss, according to the quote sheet produced by the NFL, on his relationship with Belichick.

Does somebody want to explain to King (and the NFL) that conversate is, in fact, a HAMELS acceptable word?

Um, since when?

My OED is the 2003 version.

by **swishnicholson** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 19:38:16

Houshphandzadeh wrote:My OED is the 2003 version.

And it doesn't indicate it as slang? I know dictionaries are trying to better reflect how people actually use language, but "perfectly acceptable" seems to be stretching it a bit far.. I can think of a lot of p[laces where it wouldn't be, although an NFL locker room would probably be just fine.

by **TenuredVulture** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 19:53:45

swishnicholson wrote:
Houshphandzadeh wrote:My OED is the 2003 version.

And it doesn't indicate it as slang? I know dictionaries are trying to better reflect how people actually use language, but "HAMELS acceptable" seems to be stretching it a bit far.. I can think of a lot of p[laces where it wouldn't be, although an NFL locker room would probably be just fine.

OED doesn't, I don't think, distinguish colloquialisms. To be fair, my American Heritage Dictionary 3rd edition (a very good dictionary) does not have conversate as a word.

I've been spending much of the afternoon reading about Wittgenstein and language games, so I'll just stop here.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 23:00:36

Simmons wrote:Biggie Smalls was the greatest freestyler ever

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 04:00:08

who is?

(really don't know)

by **bleh** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 04:20:10

philliesphhan wrote:who is?

(really don't know)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryAAWJOujoI[/youtube]

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