withleather.com - 2/19/2008
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Over the last couple days everyone's been looking for a name for The Play -- you know, The Play where Eli Manning miraculously eluded the Pats rush to heave a pass to David Tyree, who in turn made a miraculous catch on third and five. Listen, people, it's not that fucking difficult. Are you ready to have your mind blown? Because 289 and I -- bright, creative minds that we ...
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Media Enjoys Giving Nicknames to Athletic Acts
The Sporting Blog —
By Chris Mottram
After the Super Bowl, there was some blabbering amongst the talking heads about what the nickname for the Eli-to-Tyree play should be, probably because ESPN et al needed something to talk about. (With Leather did the media a favor and officially ended the discussion by simply calling it "The Play," which was fine with me because who the hell cares, really?)
Well now, they're back at it again. Their latest debate is over what to call Dwight Howard's "Superman Dunk" from Saturday night. Apparently, "Superman Dunk" just won't cut it for these media types, although ...
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