This is what happens when you play NFL games in London. Streaking was big here in the states in the '70's, but apparently remains popular across the pond. Such was the case in the Giants/Dolphins game this past Sunday. OK, extra points for wearing the referee hat, but otherwise is it not getting tired? Do they still have pet rocks and mood rings?
This is why I recommended Vinny Testaverde be the number-two quarterback for the Panthers. Now he's hurt and still nine games to go. I would have used him like that classic sportscar that you only roll out on the weekends after keeping it carefully covered and tuned during the week. Now, the car is dinged and the Carr, as in David, will probably have to carry the load. We may have to see what undrafted rookie Matt Moore can do as Panthers quarterbacks are dropping by the week.
Don't forget to nab your free crunchy, seasoned beef taco on Tuesday, October 30 from 2-5 pm at your local Taco Bell. All because of the unbelievable feat of a stolen base occuring during the World Series. I'm not trying to go out of my way to promote Taco Bell. I just want to make them pay 79-cents at a time. Don't even order anything else, just get your free taco and run gleefully from the store.
Jordon's Furniture in the Boston area will shell out some $20-million worth of free furniture to about 30,000 customers who took advantage of their spring training promotion. The deal was, if you purchased certain furniture items in the spring, they would be free if the Red Sox won the World Series. Insurance the company took out will pay most of the tab.
In memory of our pal, Steve Cunningham. Steve passed away last week at the age of 57. He had just finished playing a round of golf with his wife on vacation in California, when his heart stopped loading the clubs back into the car. Steve was the president of the Spartanburg Touchdown Club, which invites me down each season to speak on the Panthers. Many of us who cover the team got to know Steve when he owned a sports bar in Spartanburg called the Hillcrest Sports Bar. It was a place to hangout after covering training camp during the day. We liked it so much, that our fantasy football league is named in it's honor. Steve was a US Navy Vietnam veteran and leaves behind a wife and three grown children. You know those guys who email funny jokes and interesting articles? That was Steve, I could always count on a couple a week.
Jim, wasn't the London streaker the same guy from the Panthers/Patriots Super Bowl?
from SI.com 2/1/04...
New England linebacker Matt Chatham leveled the man, identified as Mark Francis Roberts, as he ran from security personnel. The 39-year-old Roberts, who had the name of a gambling Web site scribbled across his chest, was hogtied and carried off the field by police.
Posted by: Carl | October 30, 2007 at 11:53 AM