Charles Barkley Calls ESPN E:60 Interviewer "Bush League"

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Losers of the Week
Published 4/18/2008 by Sarah at Babes Love Baseball
... Relieving pain since 1901." I want to start with an actual conversation heard outside Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. Douchbag Red Sox fan to Bronx cop: Hey, aren't there any cops who are Red Sox fans around here? Bronx cop to douchbag Red Sox fan: Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? ESPN lands on our list this week for being lame. Blindsiding Miguel Tejada with a copy of his birth certificate is, as Charles Barkley put it, bush league. It's also a cop out for the news they can't break. ...

Charles Barkley Would Have 'Slapped the Hell Out of' E:60 Reporter
Published 4/18/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... would have "slapped the hell out of" (0:40) the reporter if he'd tried to pull that on Barkley. Barkley's outspoken nature aside, I actually think that's a pretty reasonable reaction. I probably would not be particularly thrilled if anyone decided to pull a Chris Hansen on me re: my age. There are just more tactful ways of going about it, and "groundbreaking" news doesn't necessarily have to be shock journalism. Via AA   Permalink | Email this |  ...

This Week in Bloggernets: NBA playoffs are here!
Published 4/19/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... ) -- Charles Barkley calls a reporter "bush league" for discovering and reporting Miguel Tejada's new age. ( Awful Announcing ) -- Peter Gammons calls out Kyle Farnsworth for throwing at Manny Ramirez this week. Well done, sir. ( ...