Fred made a comment yesterday about the contest that indicated there was little risk for the participants. When he heard one guy wanted to risk his 70" TV Fred said, 'We can't make up that difference"Who risks their hd TV in a patriots trivia contest and doesn't know Patten caught the td in the super bowl
That was the guy that was so sure he'd win he "risked" a 62" TV. I thought mentioned Willie for the first DB questions was just nerves, but the Vrabel answer indicated he isn't all that familiar with positions in football.Two of the guys also answered "What Patriots defensive back..." with Willie McGinest and Mike Vrabel.
That was great. "I said I've been a Pats fan my whole life, not that I know all these details like positions and rules and stuff." Do T+R ever take their "ask a pink hat" bit to Foxboro? That would be a comedic goldmine.Two of the guys also answered "What Patriots defensive back..." with Willie McGinest and Mike Vrabel.
Chatham it was.I can't believe he couldn't get the Patten one. 98.5 has the video on their site.
Did they ever say who was the defender to pick up the Tiki Barber fumble for a TD against the Giants in 03? For some reason I kept thinking it was Chatham...
If you remember earlier in the week Fred was making a big deal about having a guy come to his place and do a professional wall mounting on a TV he just got and that you would be stupid to try and do that yourself, and the promotion they are running has Paul's TV offering... free wall mounting. Smart marketing by them and Pauls.Fred made a comment yesterday about the contest that indicated there was little risk for the participants. When he heard one guy wanted to risk his 70" TV Fred said, 'We can't make up that difference"
Also, the fact that it was sponsored so heavily by Paul's TV made it almost a sure thing TVs were part of the deal.
Zo just said the WEEI booth is 10 yards away.I hope that D&C's booth is right next to T&R's...AND that Rich sits next to John Dennis on the plane to Indy.
This week could be great for these guys.
Toucher and Rich@Toucherandrich
I have been informed that there may be members of "The Lodge" on our flight.
They provide a great counterbalance to all of the other coverage of the super bowl with everyone taking themselves so seriously. Really dumb and sophomoric but really funny!Sassy McFiddlesticks and Poopy and the Crappy Pants!! :lol:
She lost it in the Divorce.That is all kinds of awesome.
Madonna is not funny though and where the hell did her English accent go?
God I hope this makes Sports Center. Surprised she even answered it as it drew a huge laugh.During Maddona's press conference Rich asked her if she's seen ARod's oil painting of himself as a centaur. Fucking hilarious. She claims she hasn't seen it if he has one.
He was making the same kind of posts on his facebook page before the White House visit. Why is his facebook page suddenly newsworthy? It's a manufactured story reported by lazy journalists and the only team disctraction resulting from this is media driven.I dunno, it's not like they're really reporting on it. Just calling him a douche for garnering attention and hiding behind some BS argument about being an individual and to respect his privacy. He's an idiot and making a non-sensical argument and they're calling him out on it.
Well yeah, but, again, they are really just pointing out that Thomas is an idiot. If he's going to keep making these posts he should understand that it's going to cause the media to question you so you shouldn't get pissed off and storm off from a press conference when they do. He directly brought attention to his Facebook page by posting his response there. He could've issued a statement, he could've held a press conference, he could've done a million other things. And he chose Facebook. T&R are just pointing out the idiocy in Thomas' argument as they've stated numerous times that they could care less about it.He was making the same kind of posts on his facebook page before the White House visit. Why is his facebook page suddenly newsworthy? It's a manufactured story reported by lazy journalists and the only team disctraction resulting from this is media driven.
Edit. I would say TNR should move on too, but the wackos it inspires to call in might make keeping it a topic of conversation worth it.
It was a story picked up by national news. Not national sports news, national news news. You can say it doesn't pass your journalistic smell test, but you can't possibly argue the local media should treat it as a non-story.He was making the same kind of posts on his facebook page before the White House visit. Why is his facebook page suddenly newsworthy? It's a manufactured story reported by lazy journalists and the only team disctraction resulting from this is media driven.
I'm weirdly sympathetic to his argument, though. He is talking to the sports media as part of his sports job; his pontificating is, in his mind, in a separate sphere. Imagine if you were an activist for some cause or another, but you only worked at it on the weekend. Writing crank newsletters or marching in the street or occupying whatever. Now what if people at your office wouldn't stop hounding you about it, even though you were careful not to bring it into work? That's how I look at it, anyway.I dunno, it's not like they're really reporting on it. Just calling him a douche for garnering attention and hiding behind some BS argument about being an individual and to respect his privacy. He's an idiot and making a non-sensical argument and they're calling him out on it.
Really, he's just a guy who plays hockey. That we, and the media, choose to follow and report on him isn't any choice of his. He's not a public figure in the sense that he is accountable to the public, like a politician or the head of a public company.This analogy isn't apt because my job does not put me out there as a public figure. I'm not sponsoring Capital One. I'm not on TV 82+ times a year. Thomas is an idiot because he's hiding behind the "I'm an individual, respect my privacy, I only want to talk about hockey" statement even he plays one of the major sports and is in various national commercials. He brought national attention to his Facebook page and now he's pissed that people are reading it and asking him about what he says. If he doesn't like the consequences, stop posting or make your page private. It's not that hard and will prevent this Captain Poopypants act whenever it gets brought up. All I want to see is for him to own it instead of pussyfooting around the issue and acting like the victim to something he directly caused. Of course, none of this would have happened if he just issued a statement instead of CAPITALIZING random WORDS in a Facebook POST.
No he is not just a guy that plays hockey. I am just a guy that plays hockey. My men's league games are not televised. Nobody shows up to my games. I actually pay other people for the right to play hockey. If he doesn't want the media to follow him, go back down to the Detroit Vipers or something. I'm sure he'd love that. It's part of the game and if you are a high-profile figure (is that a good enough compromise for your literal interpretation of "public figure"?) that is part of a national ad campaign and the face of one of the more successful franchises in a business that generates billions of dollars and has a worldwide following, then, yes, you are going to have to answer to the media for what you do and say both in and outside of work.Really, he's just a guy who plays hockey. That we, and the media, choose to follow and report on him isn't any choice of his. He's not a public figure in the sense that he is accountable to the public, like a politician or the head of a public company.
Then he should have. He didn't with the white house non visit. The problem is he's picking and choosing where he wants to keep them separate. You can't have it both ways.I really don't have a problem with him segregating his professional life from his political commentary
He does but if he does it in a public forum under his name then he has to expect to be asked about it. Especially when bringing up comparisons to Nazi Germany.At the same time, doesn't he have the same rights as any of us to go off and rant on Facebook or, as here, in V&N? I don't think he should have to relinquish his right to free speech just because he plays a game for a living
Curts political stuff was annoying and people just wanted him to shut up but he didn't shy away from questions and hide like Thomas is. I wish Thomas would shut the fuck up as well but he doesn't.The way you guys are talking, it sounds like you must have loved the straightforward, honest political commentary of Curt Schilling.
I want a lot of things in life and don't get them. Tough shit he doesn't want to answer questions, that's not the world he's living in. He brought this upon himself, he brought his political view into hockey. For fucks sake he's got a political statement on his goalie mask.He wants to say his piece, and he doesn't want to discuss it with sports reporters
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