All Entries in the "OFF THE BENCH" Category
Munenori Kawasaki Rocks Intentional Talk, Delivers Comedy
We first featuered Blue Jays’ shortstop Munenori Kawasaki a few weeks back. He’d just delivered a game-winning hit and broke out a prepared speech – complete with note cards – to a jubilant Jays crowd. It was an instant classic that took the Interwebs by storm. Well, Kawasaki is back. And that’s a good thing [...]
Manny Ramirez’s Taiwanese teammates don dreads to help celebrate his 40th birthday
How about lots of Manny’s being Manny? Wish granted. For those who can’t get themselves enough of Manny Ramirez, his teammates on the Taiwanese EDA Rhinos obliged. The entire team paid homage to the dreadlocked slugger, who’s tearing it up in Asia this year, by honoring his 40th birthday. They rocked those satiny doo-rags that [...]
Cut the crap with Geno Smith (at least for now)
Emotional posting. No rational writing here. My feeling. Cut the crap on Geno Smith, media. Kill it, fans. Enough already. Like other Jets fans, I’ve been reading the bad ink on Geno Smith. It’s unavoidable. And it’s getting ridiculous. While I’m not like many other members of Gang Green Nation, passionately obstinate in their disdain [...]
Leaving the Island: Darrelle Revis takes off for Tampa Bay
Jeez. Hall of Famer. All-time Jet. Rockin’ a Yuck-a-neers lid on a private plane. One more jersey to put up on EBay. Not. Ready. For. This. Or this so much… Or…for the love of! Soooo…it’s been 24 hours or so. As you can see, I’m coping well so far. I’ve only had a dozen of [...]
Lebron posts workout photos along with lame tweet
Every time I’m ready to think this guy is worth pulling for again, he goes and does something that reminds me he’s probably a real douche at this point. I’m talking about Lebron “The King” James. Despite his missteps, I was a longtime LBJ fan. I was always all about LBJ and buying into how [...]
Three-on-three at Olympics? If so, who you got?
Three-on-three Olympic basketball. Hmmmm. Very int-e-rest-ing. Word from numerous news outlets today is that three-on-three hoops is one of a few “radical” new event ideas being bandied about by the governing body of the Rio 2016 Olympic games. Sure, it’s likely a long shot, but it no doubt gets you thinking. For me, before even [...]
UnderArmour asks for your best DeAndre Jordan dunk face
More on marketing this week. This time, kudos go to @underarmour. If you’re in this communications biz, you’re probably already sick of the rhetoric. But it’s true. Responsiveness and speed is crucial if you want to use social media to capitalize on stuff going on in the world to the benefit of your brand. See: [...]
Madden candidates can say a lot about your team
Madden 25 is coming. Kudos to them for making this whole cover thing pretty much one of the great PR plays of all time. Think about it. There’s a f-in BRACKET. There WILL BE VEGAS ODDS. The winning player will undoubtedly go on a massive media tour the day he is announced as the winner. [...]
Oldie but goodie: Jordan hits head on backboard at UNC
The media mania around Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday has come and gone. Thankfully. Although now, we can apparently look forward to a scaled-back version of the same in honor of the Chuckster. It’s all a bit much in my humble opinion. That said, the MJ highlights never get old. I could keep watching them all [...]
Donald Driver surprises biggest fan
We’re getting softer and less snarky in our older age. We like feel-good stories. So, on a blustery day in the Northeast, a warm-your-heart tale is just what the doctor ordered. Our thanks to Donald Driver. Driver, the lifelong Packers receiver who announced his retirement at the end of the season, is one of those [...]
Dikembe Mutombo swats his way into our hearts again for Geico
We’ll never escape Geico. Or at least I won’t. It’s seemingly one of those immutable Gen Y truths. Their ads will always be there, utterly unavoidable. Whether it’s the lizard or the yelping pig, or whatever, you can damn well be sure you’ll be reminded that 15 minutes CAN save you 15% or more on [...]
Gilyard’s golden grill
We’ve got more coming on the Jets in the next few days. For now, though, a quick one we couldn’t help but notice: Mardy Gilyard’s golden smile. I’ll admit it, I fall in love with college players and sometimes fail to take any sort of rational view of what they can or should become as [...]
