Posts Tagged ‘tom brady’

Cowherd-ality

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

Since my satellite radio is currently out of my car, I’ve been forced to listen to a lot of AM/FM radio lately…which is why I found myself listening to Colin Cowherd’s radio show on Thursday afternoon, and hearing the following commentary (all quotes paraphrased from memory):

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Boston’s Mt. Rushmore

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

Bigger waste of time: SportsCenter’s Mt. Rushmore of Sports state-by-state promotion, or Ron Borges second-guessing the Massachusetts selections? (wise-guys save your comments about option #3–my reacting to Ron Borges second-guessing…)

Borges’s choices: Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, Ted Williams, and Rocky Marciano. Tough to argue with any of these (though he actually seems to have a tough time deciding between Ted Williams and Babe Ruth for the Red Sox representative). Probably the most controversial change is his choice to bump Tom Brady off in favor of Rocky Marciano.

Borges seems to realize that Brady is probably the most universally loved athlete in Boston right now, and pulls out all the stops in building a case for Marciano…

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