After the Knicks loss last night to the Heat Jeremy Lin won’t be
bringing back home a win, but there is one thing he’s bringing back… racism.
Our old friend that’s been around as long as people have had different
color skin is in the forefront all because of an Asian that can play some ball.
It all started when Fox Sports writer Jason Whitlock tweeted that
“some lucky lady in NYC is gonna feel a couple inches of pain tonight,” after Lin’s impressive
performance against the Lakers.
Actually that same night there was a fan that had a sign that said
Lin is “The Yellow Mamba.” A play off of Kobe Bryant’s nickname, “The
Black Mamba.” Both seem pretty racist to me.
Then came that stupid girl Angie with the video, I think she’s
faking by the way, where she asks out Jerry Lin of the New York Giants and says
she likes black guys. Here’s the video.
Next was that coward Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s remark about how Lin’s
only being glorified because he’s Asian and that blacks accomplish what he has
all the time and don’t get the same praise. Yea, because no one ever talks
about how good LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are. What a jack ass. I
sure wish he’d man up and step in the ring with Manny Pacquaio so he could get the
ass whooping he so well deserves already.
And the grand finale, of course, is the play by play guy’s remark,
and the ESPN headline, “Chink in the Armor,” after the Knicks first loss with
Jeremy Lin starting. By the way, while I do think it’s something that is
more for radio or a comedy routine, it definitely did its job because everyone
was talking about the story that otherwise would have barely received any
views.
Comedian Jim Norton yesterday on Big 105.9FM’s the Paul and Young Ron Show said he can see where that headline would have offended some
people. It’s like if there was a really good black hockey player then
after their first loss the stories headline read, “The jig is up.” He’s
at the Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel and Casino's Improv this weekend and has plenty more where that came from.
All in all, while the Jeremy Lin story is remarkable, the thing I
like most is its bringing back the humor in racism.
Face it, racism will always be around. We might as well
laugh it off. I just wish someone would give ESPN the memo to lighten up
a little.
The Owls play Manhattan with the first pitch set for 6:30pm.
Tomorrow there's a double header with the first game slated for 1pm and the second for 5pm. The final game of the four game series starts on Sunday at 1pm.
FAU went to Alabama last weekend and swept a three game series from the Crimson Tide with the scores being 5-2, 9-2. and 9-4.
The best PA Announcer in the world, me, will be back at it for my second season.
While I do have my own twist I can promise you the old school traditional FAU won't allow me to do the PA like Will Ferrell at the Chicago Bulls vs. New Orleans Hornets game.
It costs 2.4 cents to make a penny and 11.2 cents to make a nickel,
according to a CNN report.
Considering that 4.3 billion pennies and 914 million nickels were
created in 2010, that adds up to over $200 million that could be saved without
the rarely used coins.
Abe Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson won’t be upset with eliminating
the coins, either. They're already on
paper bills, well, if we bring back the two dollar bill that is.
The U.S. treasury and government are looking into a cheaper way to
create the coins, but have yet to find a solution.
Alabama college basketball isn’t typically the most exciting thing
to watch, but there's now a reason to tune in, at least when they’re playing at home.
Normally the sign will be of a celebrity, or of an opposing player,
but Blankenship made a sign of his own face.
And what a face it is. He
and his friends have an inside joke going with this face and Blankenship
decided to blow it up for Alabama basketball home games.
Blankenship is an aspiring comedian and plans to open a comedy
club in Alabama.
His face has put him on the map and well on the way to his goal.
Whenever a car doesn’t have proper identification a DMV employee
enters “No Tags” in Washington D.C., which prompts the system to give White’s vehicle a ticket.
According to White, this problem has caused him to receive over
$20,000 in tickets.
White still refuses to change his plate even though each time he
gets a ticket he has to take time off work to fight it in court.
That’s dedication to a joke, but if you don’t have that same
dedication you’ll be paying to switch your vanity plate back to normal if you don’t
do your research.
Checking the mail box is a daily routine in everyone’s life.
Throwing out junk mail is just as routine.
Most mail is consistently junk from companies trying to sell new
features, but no company is on the same radar of flooding a mail box as the
University of Alabama.
Instead of tossing them in the trash like junk mail from Comcast wanting you to upgrade to Xfinity, Kamara is keeping every Alabama recruitment letter in a shoe box.
It’s no wonder Alabama is one of the best football teams in the
country year in and year out. When a kid
receives that much paper from a college football team it makes him feel wanted.
Kamara, of Norcross High School in Georgia, is also being recruited by eight
other schools, including Alabama’s in conference rival the University of
Florida.
Kamara is visiting UF this weekend.
Here’s some tapes on the stand out four star recruit.
Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers proposed to his girlfriend, fellow swimmer Annie Chandler, while on the stand after receiving a gold medal at the Missouri Grand Prix.
Houston first started singing professionally at 15 years old
in the Michael Zager Band.
Zager is currently a professor at Florida Atlantic
University.
Houston’s first ever solo, “Life’s a party,”
was performed while she was a part of the Michael Zager Band and is currently displayed at
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
While Zager enjoyed watching her rise to fame it hurt him to
see Houston’s recent struggles.
Here’s Whitney at the top of her game singing the Star
Spangled Banner before Super Bowl XXV in 1991.
Imagine on Facebook
instead of clicking on a button for something you “like” you click
on a button for something you think is “awesome.”
Facebook's Director of Engineering
Andrew Bosworth that it was an “awesome” idea, but founder Mark Zuckerberg didn’t “like” it. Read more about the decision here.
Instead of the "awesome" button being implemented it was the "like" button that hit Facebook in February 2009 after a couple years of testing and tinkering,
according to Bosworth.
There’s controversy
over the “like” button’s origin as rival FriendFeed’s website has a “like” feature as well.
No way Zuckerberg would
ever steal an idea, right?
Yesterday was the last day to vote for the NBA All Stars.
Voting consist of two guards, two forwards, and one
center.
My picks for the Western Conference are Chris Paul, Kobe
Bryant, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, and Andrew Bynum.
Picking the guards for the West is a no brainer. Kobe’s averaging over 30 points a game. Brian Westbrook gets an honorable mention,
but Paul’s all around numbers gives him the edge.
Of course Durant is on the ballot and probably keeps his
team mate Westbrook’s stats down just a bit.
The other forward position is a toss up with Love getting the nod with slightly better
numbers than Blake Griffin with the reasoning basically being that Griffin
plays with Paul. It could be said that
Griffin would put up more if he didn’t have Paul sharing the stats, but without
his point guard who knows if he’d continue the same production.
There’s not much going on with the center position in either
league and Bynum is the West’s clear cut favorite.
My picks for the Eastern Conference are Derrick Rose, Dwyane
Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwight Howard.
Picking the guards for the East is easier than
expected. With Wade being injured part
of the year it gave way to a possibility of his spot being taken, but the only
people close to Wade and Rose are Deron Williams and John Wall.
When you consider that Williams and Wall play
with basically no other superstars and still have worse numbers than Wade then
you can’t give them the starting nod.
Of course James is a starter and considering his production
being shared with Wade and Bosh makes each of their production that much more
impressive. Staying with the theme, Bosh
put up better numbers than Carmello Anthony, Amar’e Stodimire, and every other
forward in the East even while playing with Wade and James.
Again, the weakest position in the league is center and
Dwight Howard clearly is the only worthy candidate for the Eastern Conference.
Playing with a superstar helps better your game, but when
you are a superstar yourself it cuts into your own numbers. It’s the sacrifice you take to win
championships compared to winning statistical categories.
When you can play with other superstars and still put up the
best numbers in the league that’s what makes you an All-Star.
Brian Westbrook and Blake Griffin get the snubs on my list
of starters because their co-superstar produces just enough to keep them from
having the top numbers at their respective position.
In Griffin’s honor, here’s his most recent spectacular dunk
where he facializes Westbrook’s team mate Kendrick Perkins.
I am Edwin Thomas Bear Jr., home inspector and owner of Lookout Inspections, morning traffic reporter on Chattanooga radio stations Sunny 92.3, Hits 96.5, Q 97.3/99.3 & Fox Sports Radio 1370am, and public address announcer/ beat reporter for Cleveland State CC baseball. Formerly I was PA for FAU (alumni), a writer for Bleacher Report, and member of both the Sid Rosenberg Show and Paul & Young Ron Show in Miami, FL.
I've played and watched sports since I was a baby in my crib, literally. Playing sports didn't work out, but I still keep my competitive nature.
Since I won't play sports professionally I decided to find another way to become a sports professional and take my competitive nature to a new type of field.