Mavrik Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 From ESPN's page 2: There's No place Like Detroit By Jason Whitlock. Beginning this week during the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities, the city of Detroit will be brutalized by sportswriters from across the country. The maiming and name-calling and dissing won't stop until the completion of Super Bowl XL. By the time it's over, the victims will include Kid Rock, Eminem, Madonna, Coleman Young's unborn great-grandchildren and Flint's Michael Moore. Comerica Park Why shouldn't the All-Star game be held at Comerica Park? Detroit's the best sports town around. Beating up on Detroit is easy. As the center of the free-falling automotive industry, known chiefly for crime, high unemployment and urban blight, Detroit is an easy target. Motown's 30-something mayor wears an earring, zoot suits and, if you believe the whispers, throws a house party that would make Snoop blush. Yeah, making fun of Detroit is about as trouble-free as cracking a fat joke on Kirstie Alley. I've done both. It's really nothing to brag about. But the truth is, especially when it comes to sports, Detroit is as good as it gets. Yes, if we're buried under 10 inches of snow during Super Bowl XL, Paul Tagliabue should be forced to stand outside Ford Field butt naked apologizing to every fan as he/she enters the stadium. In fact, instead of looking to pass steroid legislation, Congress should pass a law tying the Super Bowl to three cities. One: San Diego: Best weather in the world. Two: New Orleans: Best food in the world. Three: Tampa Bay: Only Mons Venus in the world. But I digress. The fact that Detroit has lured sports' biggest showcase twice, while New York and Chicago have yet to host a Super Bowl, says all you need to know about Motown as a sports town. Laugh all you want, but the Motor City gets the job done. Detroit is the old high school sweetheart who landed the boy who went on to win the Heisman Trophy and put together a Hall of Fame career. Yes, she lost her hourglass figure three kids ago, and suffered through some painful public infidelity. But now, in her 40s, she's still on the arm of the man of most women's dreams, controls most of his money, and has the freedom, emotional leverage and confidence to come and go as she pleases. It's a good life. A very, very good life. Let's see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 From ESPN's page 2: There's No place Like Detroit By Jason Whitlock. Beginning this week during the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities, the city of Detroit will be brutalized by sportswriters from across the country. The maiming and name-calling and dissing won't stop until the completion of Super Bowl XL. By the time it's over, the victims will include Kid Rock, Eminem, Madonna, Coleman Young's unborn great-grandchildren and Flint's Michael Moore. Comerica Park Why shouldn't the All-Star game be held at Comerica Park? Detroit's the best sports town around. Beating up on Detroit is easy. As the center of the free-falling automotive industry, known chiefly for crime, high unemployment and urban blight, Detroit is an easy target. Motown's 30-something mayor wears an earring, zoot suits and, if you believe the whispers, throws a house party that would make Snoop blush. Yeah, making fun of Detroit is about as trouble-free as cracking a fat joke on Kirstie Alley. I've done both. It's really nothing to brag about. But the truth is, especially when it comes to sports, Detroit is as good as it gets. Yes, if we're buried under 10 inches of snow during Super Bowl XL, Paul Tagliabue should be forced to stand outside Ford Field butt naked apologizing to every fan as he/she enters the stadium. In fact, instead of looking to pass steroid legislation, Congress should pass a law tying the Super Bowl to three cities. One: San Diego: Best weather in the world. Two: New Orleans: Best food in the world. Three: Tampa Bay: Only Mons Venus in the world. But I digress. The fact that Detroit has lured sports' biggest showcase twice, while New York and Chicago have yet to host a Super Bowl, says all you need to know about Motown as a sports town. Laugh all you want, but the Motor City gets the job done. Detroit is the old high school sweetheart who landed the boy who went on to win the Heisman Trophy and put together a Hall of Fame career. Yes, she lost her hourglass figure three kids ago, and suffered through some painful public infidelity. But now, in her 40s, she's still on the arm of the man of most women's dreams, controls most of his money, and has the freedom, emotional leverage and confidence to come and go as she pleases. It's a good life. A very, very good life. Let's see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Drew Sharp is an idiot, and I don't believe for a second Jason Whitlock was on any sort of basketball team. Not for one fleeting second. Maybe as a water boy or the dude who mops the floor. But, not as a player. no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Drew Sharp is an idiot, and I don't believe for a second Jason Whitlock was on any sort of basketball team. Not for one fleeting second. Maybe as a water boy or the dude who mops the floor. But, not as a player. no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenjetsfan Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 DETROIT BASKETBALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenjetsfan Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 DETROIT BASKETBALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetfanmack Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Drew Sharp is an idiot, and I don't believe for a second Jason Whitlock was on any sort of basketball team. Not for one fleeting second. Maybe as a water boy or the dude who mops the floor. But, not as a player. no way. I believe he went to Ball State, not that he played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetfanmack Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Drew Sharp is an idiot, and I don't believe for a second Jason Whitlock was on any sort of basketball team. Not for one fleeting second. Maybe as a water boy or the dude who mops the floor. But, not as a player. no way. I believe he went to Ball State, not that he played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I believe he went to Ball State, not that he played for them. Oh yeah, he did go to Ball State. That I know. There's know way he rolled his big behind down the court, though. There's no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Farnsworth is filthy. So long Percival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Actually... Percival may retire from his "forearm" injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireJet38 Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Ordonez coming back from the DL picked him up off waivers for fantasy, couldn't have worked out better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Magglio has raised his batting average 254 points since coming off the DL. Going from .000 to .254, he's been damn good the past few weeks. His first game back was against Randy Johnson, during the July 1rst weekend series against the Yankees. his first hit was a homerun to the opposite field, I do believe. I don't remember what side he bats from. It was just freakin awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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