Bill Belichick: Victim?
Is ESPN out to get the Patriots?
Quarterback Tom Brady brought up that possibility while appearing on Boston radio station WEEI. He bemoaned the media’s heavy coverage of Spygate, especially over at the World Wide Leader.
“It’s unfortunate something like that has to come up before the biggest game of the year,” Brady said. “I don’t know why they want to choose that time to do it.
“I think it’s a way to really sell newspapers, and all the ESPN stations, they’ve got to fill the air, too.
“There are a lot of things that have been said that are inaccurate.”
“We’ve come away a long way in eight years. We’ve earned a lot of credibility. In this particular instance, people want to chop us down a little bit, I understand that too.”
ESPN analysts Mark Schlereth and Cris Carter went into great detail about how the Spygate tapes could have given the Patriots a huge edge. Again, Brady suggested that was overkill.
“It’s just kind of the environment right now, though,” Brady said. “I think that’s the way that guys make it. They just say the craziest things. That’s what ESPN has become.
“ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights.”
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE
Questions to ponder while the Wrigley Field bleacher bums try to warm up to Jim Edmonds:
- What will the Cubs do next – bring Mark McGwire out of retirement?
- Now that Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin have retired in their prime, which female superstar will follow suit?
- Whatever happened to the good old days, when Martin Navratilova tried to play forever?
QUIPS ‘R US
Here is what some of America’s leading sports pundits have been writing:
Will Leitch, Deadspin,com: “A new story in — of course — AARP Magazine chronicles the plight of old people just trying to stay alive long enough to see a Cubs World Series win. Our suggestion is to look into cryogenics.”
Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle: “Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like Hillary Clinton is giving off a kind of Tonya Harding vibe?”
Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “The Celtics, who lost 10 regular season road games all year, are 0-5 on the road in the playoffs. It doesn’t mean they can’t win the NBA title. But this isn’t a team for the ages. Aged, maybe.”
Greg Cote, Miami Herald: “Roger Clemens, under a steroids cloud, seen as a liar and accused of multiple affairs, including one with a 15-year-old girl, issued a generic apology for unspecified mistakes. You know things are going bad for a ballplayer when he even whiffs on the apology.”
Dwight Perry, Seattle Times: “Newly drafted Buffalo Bills receiver James Hardy is accused of pulling a gun on his father Sunday during a domestic dispute in southeast Fort Wayne, Ind., the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel reported. Longtime NFL observers were utterly shocked — that Hardy somehow wasn’t drafted by the Bengals.”
Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times, mocking Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling: “George Hood, a Chicago resident, reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bike, riding the equivalent of 2,016 miles in an eight-day period, the Associated Press reported. However, he was still well shy of the record for spinning your wheels and not going anywhere — 24 years and counting. Well done, Donald Sterling.”
Jerry Greene, Orlando Sentinel: “After President Bush gave the commencement speech last year at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.., the school got Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin this year. Said school president Jim Towey: ‘There are no protesters or picketers outside as there was last year. The Cleveland Browns fans couldn’t find the turnpike.’”
MEGAPHONE
“This is the end of a child’s dream. It is a new beginning for me. I feel like I already lived three lives. I gave the sport all I could and took everything it could give me. I take this decision without the least bit of regrets. It is my life as a woman that starts now.”
Tennis star Justine Henin, on retiring at the age of 25.
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Hey Tom Brady, when former NFL players and coaches say that what you huys did in 2000 through last year is a big advantage, then it is a big advantage. This isn’t Stuart Scott yelling “Booya”, these are guys who watched film and studied teams before games and know EXACTLY what information is valuable and which isn’t. You guys cheated all through 2000 (and quite frankly I find it impossible to believe you suddenly stopped at the Super Bowl). You’ve done it again and again since 2000. The NFL is smart and they don’t want anything tainting their product like what baseball has endured thanks to roids, but something stinks and the league is spraying PR Lysol all over the place trying to make it go away. In summary Tom Brady, you are full of crap.