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The Phillies finally paid Charlie Manuel!
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011Why Black Athletes Marry Outside Their Race…PART II: 3/17/11, 6PM ET
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Join us this Thursday, March 17th to discuss PART II of this hot-button/controversial topic (at least to some). Part I got VERY interesting, so we had to continue this conversation this week. To hear Part I, go to… http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thewarroom/2011/03/10/why-black-athletes-marry-outside-their-race
Tune in Thursday, March 17th at 6pm EST to hear the second part of our conversation! To tune in, go to www.WarRoomSports.com and click the “Listen Live” button…or dial 323-410-0012 to listen live by phone or to call in and voice your opinion ON-AIR.
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Kiss My Mascot!!!
Monday, March 14th, 2011As an adult when I go to sporting events at times I get irritated by the mascots. They run around act a fool and sometimes get in the way of the actual event. I sometimes wonder if they are even necessary.
Back in November (2010), the old Sixers and Flyers arena, The Spectrum, was set to be demolished. On tv as they were showing footage from events in the arena they flashed pictures of the old Sixers Mascot Big Shot. I had not seen Big Shot in years because he had been replaced by a steroid using hyper active bunny named Hip-Hop.
Big Shot
Hip-Hop
At the moment I saw Big Shot all sorts of memories popped in my head. I thought of going to Sixers games as a kid with my father, uncle or grandfather and watching Dr. J and Magic put on performances that make the current NBA look like a minor league. I thought of watching Charles Barkley playing his heart out and intimidating players that were Bigger, Stronger, and Faster than he was. I thought of watching Michael Jordan play live and putting the fear of GOD in Hersey Hawkins just by looking him in the eye.
What I realized when I saw Big Shot was he represented the moment when I fell in love with hoops. So maybe mascots do play a part in the sports world. Maybe there are kids right now at Sixers games who are watching Hip-Hop and are falling in love with the game. I doubt it though. Later in life when they see Hip-Hop they may think of Evan Turner stinking the place up or Elton Brand being abused by every other teams’ big men, or Andre Iguodala being asked to do more than he should.
On second thought maybe I should be giving credit to Dr. J, Maurice Cheeks, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and many of the legends I had the privilege of watching play at the Spectrum.
I guess mascots can represent both the good and bad. Unless of course we are talking about the Phillie Phanatic because he kicks a$$ no matter how good or bad the Phillies are.
The G.O.A.T Mascot!
What do mascots mean to you? Do they matter at all? Or am I just tripping?
The Newest Episode Of The War Room
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Get Off The Sauce: The Miguel Cabrera Saga
Friday, March 11th, 2011
I have a serious beef with the shenanigans of Tigers 1st basemen Miguel Cabrera…and I’ll be brief. I don’t know his problems, and I’m not here to judge. But what I do know, is that in this world of second chances, if he escapes this one unscathed, he’ll be working on chance #3. In October 2009, he went on a drinking binge that led to an early morning altercation where he hit his wife. He then credited counseling for helping to fix his life, said he was done drinking alcohol, and later expressed his desire to become a better husband and father.
As we all know, recently, he was at it again…after three months of rehab prior to last season no less…but the capper in this debacle is that while being pulled over while ALREADY DRUNK, he had the audacity to pull out some more booze and continue drinking while the damn cop was questioning him. Excuse my broken English, but…“WHERE THEY DO THAT AT???”
Mug Shot
I’m gonna need for Mr. Cabrera to start acting like he plays a game for a living that he’s had a ball playing all of his life for free. I’m also gonna need for him to realize that he’s earning $20 Million plus PER YEAR to play his beloved game. So Miguel…stop acting like a richard-head, put down the damn sauce, and get your doo-doo together. That’s all I gotta say.
Why Black Athletes Marry Outside Their Race: 3/10/11, 6PM ET
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Join us this Thursday, March 10th to discuss this hot-button/controversial topic (at least to some).
Tune in Thursday, March 10th at 6pm EST to hear our conversation! To tune in, go to www.WarRoomSports.com and click the “Listen Live” button…or dial 323-410-0012 to listen live by phone or to call in and voice your opinion ON-AIR.
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Greg Lanesey Drops By The War Room!
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
Writer/Director/Producer/Founder of Different By Design Greg Lanesey will join The War Room Starting 5 this Thursday, February 24th to talk about his baseball-themed movie “Chasing 3000”, starring Ray Liotta!
Tune in Thursday, February 24th at 6pm EST to hear our conversation with Greg! To tune in, go to www.WarRoomSports.com and click the “Listen Live” button…or dial 323-410-0012 to listen live by phone.
In the meantime, check out the Different By Design website at www.dxdproductions.com and purchase your copy of Chasing 3000 at http://goo.gl/F6MMo.
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