Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Other cities' sports figures that we can tolerate


I was gonna do a list of Boston's sports villians, but when you've won 7 titles since 9/11, it's kind of difficult to find rivals. So instead, I put together this little list of athletes that should be more-or-less welcomed when they come to the Hub. I'm probably going to get some heat for this.

Who: Rasheed Wallace, Pistons F/C
Why: One of a kind character, plays his heart out, played against Duke, sings during TV timeouts, gets tons of funny technicals, talks trash in a good way, http://www.need4sheed.com/

Who: Nick Swisher, Yankees 1B/OF
Why: Pitched for the Bombers for an inning and did the fist pump after getting a K, great soundbites, throws in massive chews, one of the only likable Yankees.

Who: Adam Vinateiri, Colts K
Why: Put the franchise on his back, on the same level as Brady, Bird, and Papi, no questions asked. Rename the Mass Pike after him please.

Who: Tim Duncan, Spurs F/C
Why: Kept LeBron from winning one title, the Knicks from winning another, and would have won us 5-7 if the Ping Pong balls fell our way.

Who: All WRs in the NFC East
Why: To ruin Asante Samuel's career.

Who: Ricky Davis, Clippers G/F
Why: Shot at his own basket to get the final rebound needed for his first career triple-double (fouled before he could recover the ball), one of the more entertaining players in the league.

Who: Robbie Fowler, North Queensland Fury F
Why: When playing for Liverpool in '99, celebrated his goal against Everton by pretending to do cocaine off of the white line in the penalty area (in response to Everton fans heckling his alleged drug use).


No comments:

Post a Comment