Episode 25. Quarter of the way to Episode 100. That's a big deal. Not really. Anyway.
Sebek and Bacott began the show talking about "This Week in History" (August 3rd) and transitioned into a riveting discussion about "Jock Rock", the infamous compilation of the "Greatest Crowd Rocking Anthems of All Time". We played a few of the anthems and it brought back nostalgic, backyard memories of athletic domination while listening to the American classic on the boom-box. Ahhh, yes.
The infamous "Wiffle Ball" round table featured two returners; Dan Steinberg (The Washington Post's "DCSportsBog") and Dan Shanoff (DanShanoff.com and TimTeblog.com)
1.) In response to the Cleveland Indians giving out a Victor Martinez bobblehead one day after he was traded to Boston, it begs the question, "For either its absurdity or its sentiment, what is one promotional stadium giveaway that you'll always remember?"
2.) Your fantasy football league commissioner announces that your league is adding a new statistic to the scoring this year – a statistic that rewards players for the ridiculous shit that they do in search of publicity during an NFL season. Ocho Cinco and TO are already taken, who are you targeting as your potential sleeper in this category?
3.) Besides the absence of steroids, what is one "old school" (read: 15 years ago) aspect of one professional sport that you really miss.
4.) All joking aside, name one real athlete on Twitter that absolutely fascinates you. Go.
5.)ChicagosMMA.com recently released a list featuring 8 athletes that could have been MMA fighters, including Ray Lewis and Tie Domi. Any notable omissions?