Friday Blogdome: More fun statements from LPGA's Carol Mann
Aug 27, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
* Golf Hall of Famer’s Bigotry: Wait, There’s More! Carol Mann: “I have friends who will turn the TV off or find other things to watch if Koreans are in the lead — a couple of weeks ago, there were seven or eight of them. (The LPGA) has to protect the business of the future and the television package … so I think it is terrific.” [SportsbyBrooks]
* Jay-Z Endorsing Limited-Run Line Of Yankee Memorabilia. If Jay-Z made the Yankee hat more famous than the Yankees did like he claims in “Empire State of Mind,” now the rapper has the chance to prove it. He’s partnered with the championship baseball team to produce a limited run of Jay-Z-endorsed memorabilia, from T-shirts to sweatshirts to fitted caps, to coincide with his and Eminem’s performances at Yankee Stadium next month. [MTV]
* Memo: Mr. October almost played Geordi on ‘Star Trek’?! Apparently in the spring of 1987, the one and only Reggie Jackson was all set to audition for a then-upcoming series by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry. So says a supremely awesome Hollywood memo, re-published by the website Letters of Note. Jackson, who was entering the final season of a Hall of Fame career in the majors, was to read lines for the role of Geordi La Forge on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” [Big League Stew]
* 5 Fake Athlete Twitter Accounts You Should Be Following. Twitter, that social media phenomenon, allows us common folk to connect not only with friends, but celebrities and athletes alike, all in 140 characters or less. Unfortunately for us, more often than not we find in those 140 characters that many of our cherished celebs and athletes are vapid, narcissistic, and altogether douchey. When that happens, and it always does, try following these 5 fake athlete accounts. They’re usually a helluva lot more entertaining than finding out what Tony LaRussa thinks of his team’s chances against the Brewers. [The Last Angry Fan]
* Michael Jordan’s Forgotten Wrigley Field Exhibition. Although Michael Jordan never suited up in an actual Major League Baseball game, he did play in a 1994 exhibition game at Wrigley Field between the Cubs/White Sox. The below video includes highlights of Michael’s day at Wrigley and an interview with legendary Cubs announcer, Harry Caray. [That NBA Lottery Pick]
* For the record: Apparently Ochocinco was trying to use a computer at the Apple store to do a Ustream broadcast, and they kicked him out … Not sure which Puerto Rico player this is, but those are some wild tats.
Have a good weekend, little cowboys and cowgirls.
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