END OF THE WEEK:
I'm not gonna waste your time tonight with a monologue as I'm already a day late and that's its pretty meaningless. So, let's get to it. The following are my picks for the best and most interesting people and things to come out of the first full week of August. Enjoy:
Video of the Week: "Amazing Japanese Baseball Spiderman Catch"
Ladies and gentleman, I think we may have a new nominee for best catch ever. In a span of five seconds Thursday night, Masato Akamatsu of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp sprinted to the right centerfield wall, jumped two big steps up the wall like a ninja, put his left leg on top of the wall, turned his head toward the ball, reached his arm as far as he could, pushed the rest of his body up the wall, MADE THE CATCH, turned his head so it faced the crowd, then made a 270 degree spin going down back to the field, and landed to the ground on both feet crouching down...all in one continuous motion. It was so good that the crowd actually had to pause a moment in shock of what they just saw then gave him a big standing ovation in appreciation of the play. I'm pretty sure the batter who hit the ball looked like he was about to cry by how insanely robbed he was. Take that, Gary Matthews Jr.!
Politician of the Week: Musician Wyclef Jean
for announcing that he will run for President of Haiti in this year's upcoming election. And hey, if he has some ideas on how to improve this nation still devastated from the January earthquake as good as some of his songs, I'm all for it.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Judge Overturns Prop 8, Allows Gay Marriage in California
The Colbert Coalition has failed once again:
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | The Colbert Coalition's Anti-Gay Marriage Ad | .. |
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-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Wife Finds Out of Husband's 2nd Marriage on Facebook
Psychopath, anyone?
Rumor of the Week: Brett Favre Sent Cock Shots to "The Daily Line"'s Jenn Sterger
He was just like a kid down there! (Then again, you can say that about any Brett Favre story)
Person of the Week: Brett Favre
for proving to any doubters of his popularity this week just how huge of a story he is in the sporting world. Yes, our lovable/annoying quarterback from Hattiesburg, Mississippi was back in the news this week, and in a big way. After weeks of the ticking time bomb that is the Brett Favre retirement saga slowly winding down, it finally exploded on Tuesday morning when news surfaced across the world that Favre reportedly sent texts to Vikings teammates saying "This is it," most likely signaling that he has retired for a third time from the NFL in three years. I say reportedly because the next day, as expected by many, Favre confirmed to ESPN's Ed Werder (who cornered him in his diesel truck to get the information) that the texts he sent did not occur and that he still has not made a decision So, once again, a Brett Favre retirement story ends up false. Shocker.
So, that must be it, right? Surely that will be the only Favre story to come from this week? Well, my friend, you are wrong, because once the first Favre story surfaced this past Tuesday, plenty of more came out right after. Not counting the Ed Werder story, there was the story that Favre will be coming back if he is healthy, the story that he will see Dr. James Andrews to see if he can play this season, and the story of the Vikings offering Favre more money (about $20 million, making him the highest played player in the league if he accepts) to return this season. So, yes, it may seem that Favre is coming back and that this might have been done by Favre on purpose to either fulfill his big ego or to get more money. But that's not why I gave him Person of the Week.
Whether you liked it or not, every one of these stories on Favre led SportsCenter and were on the front page on every major sports website. Ratings on Tuesday for ESPN properties like their radio stations, website and network increased across the board because of the Favre stories (that coming from ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd). You couldn't go through the day this week without hearing something about Favre. In a few days, Favre has basically shown that he is one of the biggest sports stars in the country and one that's so big, a story as small as the Vikings offering him more money can lead SportsCenter and nightly news show. So if there's anyone out there that are going to message boards typing "Who cares?" in the comments section of a Favre story... well, now you know.
And that's the way it is! Hope you at least found this terrible post at least readable. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, everybody! I also recommend for you to watch the shows on AMC tonight as well. This includes the new show "Rubicon," which is starting to look quite promising after the first two episodes.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 for his next blog entry (tips, perhaps?), e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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