Sports Screw-ups

Fro Rob : Hi all A Garrick Tremain cartoon for you (the white washing of the New Zealand Black Caps). For those of you who don't know what happened, the Black Caps were defeated by a mammoth innings and 324 runs (Pakistan scored 643/9, in reply the first time we were bowled out for about 70, and sent back to bat needing 574 to win - we were bowled for 249. This is our heaviest ever test defeat): http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1190279a2580,FF.html Rob Black Caps Sale - Garrick Tremain http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1190279a2580,FF.html

Pull up the chessboard and Mike will make his move. The steeds beneath the knights grow restless.

Oh no, my favorite Nittany Lioness is now saying that Penn State football has become a sports screw-up. It's just too sad. I hope that your team does better this year. These aren't really sports screw-ups, per se. What the following list is faux pax committed by sport announcers. One of my favorites ever, was when a local sport announcer came up with this gem: "And we'll be back after these messages with more on sports." What exactly are "moron sports". Hopefully, Penn State football hasn't sunk quite that low. SPORTS SPEECH BLUNDERS 1. Weightlifting commentator at the Olympic Snatch and Jerk Event: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing." 2. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother." 3. Grand Prix Race Announcer: "The lead car is absolutely, truly unique, except for the one behind it which is exactly identical to the one in front of the similar one in back." 4. Greg Norman, Pro Golfer: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." 5. Ringside Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been injuries and even some deaths in boxing - but none of them really that serious." 6. Baseball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again." 7. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces." 8. At a trophy ceremony BBC TV Boat Race 1988: "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is hugging the cox of the Oxford crew." 9. Metro Radio, College Football: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field." 10. US Open TV Commentator: "One of the reasons Arnie Palmer is playing so well is that, before each final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them. Oh my God, what have I just said?"

Talk about bad timing. I have found that NOT following Penn State footall this year has been more beneficial than all the antics and tee-shirts I have ever worn in their behalf. That is hilarious, Cheryl... I tried to read it aloud and was unsuccessful.

Penn State's doing great, aren't they. Unlike our Horns of late.

We are going BOWLING against Auburn on New Year's Day. Wish us luck! What happened to the Horns? You still have the same QB!!!

Simms had a decent year, he just didn't win the big ones but that wasn't his faault. He may go surprisingly high in the draft. They have a young kid coming up named Vincent Young and Roy Williams will be back next year.

Just as Marino discovered at Miami, it takes more than a really good QB to win games. It sounds as though your next year will be better. I had a really funny story to post but I can't find the link today. I was about a 50 mile run. Two of the runners got lost for 18 hours because they had forgotten to bring their glasses! That is really a screw-up!