We’ll be short and sweet this afternoon. After the tome I wrote this morning about IU basketball, I’m a little behind on the other more serious duties of my work day.
Wait, what am I saying? There is nothing more serious that defending the pride of Indiana basketball when it is under attack.
And I digress…
Today’s Link of the Day comes to use from the good folks over at Sparty and Friends, who were nice enough to share the real press conference transcript from the trainwreck that was Alex Rodiguez’s Tampa presser yesterday. I chose not to write about a post about ARod today because, well, I’m sick of his lies and utter disingenuousness. There is a great baseball season about to occur and I’d rather just move on and forget about AFraud and his childish lack of accountability.
But, if I were going to write a post about ARod today, I would hope that it was imbued with the creativity and style of today’s post over at S&F. Here is the link for your viewing pleasure, and a quick taste of the goodness:
LOTD: A-Rod Press Conference: The Unrated Director’s Cut – Complete with Deleted Scenes — (Sparty and Friends)
Q. Who transported the substance from the Dominican Republic to the United States?
A. You still really believe I got this shit from the DR!? Look who my teammates were with the Rangers. George Damn Bush once gave me a cycle the month after Tom Hicks’ turn!
Q. You touched on the fact that some people might refer to this as cheating. How do you address parents now how to talk to their kids about the fact that you profited from this?
A. I’m not talking to the parents. Obviously, if they’ve paid attention to my social life and my skeletal choice for a mistress, I’m the last person they need to take parenting advice from. As for the kids…look where I am. I’m sitting at a podium with the NY Yankees, making a shit-ton of money with every breath I take, and never bothered with college. But, I’m now also tainted for the rest of my life and legacy. So, to the kids, I say to weigh your priorities. If integrity and honest success weigh more than the size of a paycheck, put my actions out of mind. If the latter weighs more than the former? Well…you know what to do.
And now some other good ones you should definitely check out:
The last IU coach, a year later: at ESPN the Mag — (Inside the Hall)
Deadspin’s Chandler explains: he just really, really loved Bob Knight — (Inside the Hall)
The Mike Davis of Deadspin — (Hoosier Report)
The Rising NBA Team/TV Show Parallel — (First Cuts)
NBA Trade Deadline Tidbits: Follow the Money Trail — (SportingNews.com)
White Sox Spring Training Roundup — (South Side Sox)
The short list of possibilities for who ARod’s infamous “cousin” might be — (Hugging Harold Reynolds)
Charles Barkley to star in golf-themed reality show — (The World According to MoonDog)
If LeBron is going to be in dunk contest, he wants other stars to follow suit — (Cleveland.com)
New Bulls trade rumors involving crappier players — (Not Qualified to Comment)
Fab Five to reunite at Final Four in Detroit — (MLive)
Cole Hamels’ wife might want to be a little more PC — (Deadspin)
Would you pay to read Rick Reilly and Bill Simmons? — (The Big Lead)
Have a great afternoon.
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