Thursday, January 27, 2005

Sports Guy Mailbag

Here. It includes this exchange:

Q: I have to phrase this question carefully. In fact, you may be contractually obligated to NOT answer this question. However, I can't help myself, so bear with me. There is a certain network. This network airs night games for a certain league that plays a certain sport during the colder months of the year. These games are generally good games (often better than the offerings on the following night.) The only problem with these games is that I want to hurl my two Red Sox World Series championship DVD's through the TV screen anytime the play-by-play guy or the two analysts open their mouths. They are god-awful. Am I alone in this feeling?
--Neal Tumquist, Deerfield, NH

SG: Nate, you want to talk about a guy who can't answer that e-mail? You want you talk about a guy who would get reprimanded for even acknowledging what you just said? I mean, here's a guy who's obviously baiting me, and I can't say a word. I want you to watch something right now ... watch how I avoid answering this question ... watch how I just move onto the next one ... watch this ... BAM!

He also could have gone with: "That question was just awful. You can't ask that question. An NFL quarterback ought to know better. When I played, I had a clock in my head that told me when it was time to not ask those questions."

Or: "Are you kidding ME? Sports Guy has answered SIX questions already tonight, with SIX minutes and TWENTY-THREE seconds to go in the FIRST section. He can't POSSIBLY answer any more questions."

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