John Marzano Olympic Hero said:"Here's Petey!"
Not seen: the letters "D R I E W" scrawled in blood on the door.
John Marzano Olympic Hero said:"Here's Petey!"
p. Beernerdness: Did a Maine Beer Company taste test Saturday evening. The contestants: Peeper American Ale and Mo Pale Ale. Liked them both. No, should say I liked the drinkable and hoppy Peeper. The Mo is special. A terrific, floral and hoppy beer, distinctive and memorable. Great job by the Maine Beer folk.
CoffeeNerdness said:Big, round and memorable like Mo Vaughn, who I once saw order a pizza in the Back Bay area of Boston, MA. He gave the name Maurice when the pizza guy asked for a name with order. Distinctive.
h. Rich Gannon as an analyst. He is often prescient. Early in Saturday’s Philly-Washington game, he said he liked the fast pace of the Eagle offense because of the matchup problems it creates for the defense, particularly with a blitz-happy defensive coordinator Jim Haslett on the other side of the field. “I don’t want Jim Haslett to have time to figure out different blitzes,” Gannon said. On the same series, Haslett—either because he didn’t have time to call it or by choice—rushed only three as Mark Sanchez dropped back to pass. Eagles with five, blocking three. But Haslett had the advantage of his best rusher, Ryan Kerrigan, on Eagle right tackle Lane Johnson one-on-one—the only one-on-one match on the line. And Kerrigan beat Johnson to strip-sack Sanchez and force a fumble.
Self-righteous asshole. Today he's Edward R. Murrow. Yesterday, he was licking Skyline chili from Roger Goodell's spoon.The NFL chose Cincinnati-Pittsburgh, as you know. After getting questions about it on Twitter, and wondering about it myself, I called NFL senior vice president of broadcasting Howard Katz to ask for an explanation. Truth in reporting here: I also work for NBC, the network that will have the Sunday night game. I told Katz it was up to him whether he wanted to discuss this with me freely, seeing as though I could be viewed as having a vested interest because I draw a paycheck from NBC. But he wanted to discuss it.
I dont think Willson actually played minor league baseball.Tight end Luke Willson (fifth round, 2013), a former Toronto Blue Jays minor-league slugging first baseman,
Of the 4 "majors" only hockey is less than 5 years. So I guess what he's saying is that one of the not so great things about the hockey hall of fame is the 3 year waiting period leads to a rush to judgement. No clue what the "before a career ends" bit is supposed to mean. He's really not a bright man is he?singaporesoxfan said:https://twitter.com/si_peterking/status/547598631365529600.
Does Peter King really not know that every Hall of Fame has a waiting period, most of which are exactly the same 5-year one?
And now that Cincinnati has clinched a spot, the drama has lessened a bit for Baltimore and Kansas City, which each need wins and help to reach the playoffs.
Only Peter King. Serial was a cultural phenomenon and he here is, acting like he discovered the damn thing.We got to binge-listen to eight episodes of “Serial,” back and forth to dinner. This is the 12-episode podcast describing in great detail the 15-year-old murder of a Baltimore high school student, Hae Min Lee, that resulted in her former boyfriend, Adnan Syed, being handed a life sentence for her death—a killing he said he didn’t commit. Syed participates by phone from his prison in Cumberland, Md., and host Sarah Koenig and her intrepid staffers find the rest of the key characters in the stale murder case they bring to life. I finished the last episodes over the long weekend.
Before you read the rest of this short section, two points. I am going to be giving my opinion on the outcome of the case, and the podcast, in a paragraph or two, so consider this a spoiler alert. Now here’s a little music to get you in the mood. I got hooked on the theme song to “Serial,’’ and the music by Nick Thorburn really adds to the experience.
You can access the podcast, by NPR’s “This American Life” staff and hosted by Koenig, here.
Dick Pole Upside said:Yes, and a tragic murder case is referred to as a "fun way to pass some time".
Lives ruined... zany, whacky! Follow the madcap adventures of the legal teams!
Weird... in a fun way.
Oh... and he got a FitBit for XMas!
Oh... and the "inside story" of Harbaugh's departure with absolutely no real information other than some tattle tale gossip from a "well-placed" operative? Really?
Mother of Gawd...
Shelterdog said:
It's more insidious than that though. His source presumably works for the 49ers in some capacity and is implying that Harbaugh was the big leaker who destroyed the trust--when there are a lot of reasons to think that York/Baalke (who both appear to be King sources) were the actual leakers.
I totally understand the rancor and the anger from people who say, “Be a man. Pick one.” I’m not going to do that. Many quarterbacks, led by Rodgers, are deserving of the award this year. One defensive player is deserving of this award by virtue of scores of plays that add up to an incredibly valuable player—and one incredibly hard to stop. I appreciate your sentiment, but it hasn’t changed my mind.
HARBAUGH’S BEHAVIOR. Your article didn’t actually explain anything about why Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers split, other than “he was hard to work with.” That doesn’t say anything. No one seems willing to publish any examples of his behavior that was apparently so terrible that management decided to fire one of the winningest coaches in the NFL. You would think that would have to be some pretty horrible behavior. How about some real reporting on what happened in this very unusual case?
—Mike M., Tampa
If I knew some examples, I would have printed them. The 49ers have done a good job of keeping this thing in-house but going back to last winter, there has been the consistent message leaking from the organization that Harbaugh is difficult to work with and the current administration would rather have a more harmonious relationship with the head coach. I’m sorry I can’t tell you any more. I do know that Harbaugh and the 49ers could never reach a satisfactory financial agreement on a contract extension, and that was the cause of some angst between the two sides. I am in no way defending Jed York and Trent Baalke wanting to make this change. But you asked why I didn’t give examples of what happened and I’m answering that I don’t know specific examples.
ifmanis5 said:Good thing King isn't a trial lawyer.
King: Your honor, my client, the accused, was fired for being difficult.
Judge: Care to cite any examples?
King: Nope.
I just want to call attention to this sentence for a moment....One defensive player is deserving of this award by virtue of scores of plays that add up to an incredibly valuable player—and one incredibly hard to stop.
He's defying the Shield with his anti-playoff expansion stance. It's rare for him to take a position (regardless of the issue), so I think it's unfair to castigate him for something he hasn't said.Ferm Sheller said:Will be interesting to see how PK "protects the shield" re: the PI flag pick up.
I understand, but I really feel there is sufficient source material that predictions are are more inclined to circle-jerk tendencies rather than anything insightful.MyDaughterLovesTomGordon said:He's making a prediction.
I'll pile on. I predict: "It was certainly weird to see an umpire announcing a penalty and then picking the flag up. Not sure I've seen that before in all my years of exhaustively covering the NFL. But ultimately it was the right call. That's every referee's ultimate goal."
ifmanis5 said:No take down of him today? Don't make me read him. Please.
I thwarted a pickpocket Friday. The guy was trying to pick my pocket near the corner of 52nd and Madison in Manhattan.
drleather2001 said:King just bores me now. I don't read him any more. Maybe I'll get the energy back up again someday, but it didn't happen with Simmons (who I find even more grating, honestly).