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DEL.ICIO.USThe Tuesday Countdown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Schultz
10: I’m not going to suddenly act like a soccer expert and express outrage that the U.S. could lose its first World Cup game 3-0 to the Czech Republic. But for the coach, Bruce Arena, to accept no blame and hang his players out to dry after that opener is weak.
9: OK. Now we can go back to not caring about soccer again.
8: I didn’t play pro football. But I did ride a motorcycle. It was my primary mode of transportation for two years. (My rebel days.) I wore a helmet. How Ben Roethlisberger just won a Super Bowl should go down as one of the great miracles of science - because the man’s an idiot.
7: You know, you get past the whole, “A helmet just doesn’t look cool” thing real quick when your face suddenly looks like a ball of Playdough that was run over by a Winnebago.
6: I hope the woman whose car Roethlisberger hit has 24/7 security at her house. Given your average Steelers fan, she might as well be a member of Al-Qaeda.
5: Duke’s J.J. Redick was arrested for a DUI a few weeks before the NBA draft. Must’ve still been distraught over the lacrosse team.
4: Carolina is about to become the second straight team from the southeast (Tampa Bay) to win the Stanley Cup. If you’re wondering how this is going over in Toronto, imagine somebody from New Jersey coming down here and winning a barbeque contest.
3: Heather Mills is suing a tabloid for claiming she was a prostitute in her younger days. Let’s see: She’s 38 and could make $360 million by divorcing Paul McCartney, 63, after a four-year marriage. Hmmm.
2: Does McCartney wear a helmet?
1: I’m normally not one to pump college baseball. But with two schools (Tech and Georgia) in the College World Series and the Braves dropping to Division III, this might be a good time to pay attention.
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By Big Earl
June 13, 2006 02:44 PM | Link to this
Not a big fan of yours (it’s your AJC company I’m sure), BUT #3 and #2 are classic! I can’t stop laughing long enough to write this.
By crs
June 13, 2006 02:51 PM | Link to this
Berger brain is no more a dumbo than Winslow, Ron Gant or Jason Williams and if he has ruined his career I hope the steelers don’t pay him another dime!
By Ken
June 13, 2006 03:39 PM | Link to this
What do Winslow, Gant or Williams have to do with Ben?
By steve
June 13, 2006 03:43 PM | Link to this
Ken- Riding bikes, and being stupid
By Steve
June 13, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this
Those 3 all got in motorcycle accidents that ruined their careers
By Mike
June 13, 2006 03:48 PM | Link to this
Just jumping in to say Go Dawgs!
By Alex
June 13, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this
Jeff, You suck and you are a cynical, whining baby. I hope that you get run over by a motorcycle tonight you rebel. However, Go Dawgs! That a way to keep the dogs stellar this school year. Gordon Beckham is the MAN!
By tam
June 13, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this
steeler coach, “wear a helmet” + Ben’s mom saying, “don’t ride the bike” = need for speed & almost killing yourself…..PRICELESS!
By hop
June 13, 2006 05:32 PM | Link to this
the focus for our area has to be on the dawgs and jackets baseball team.
there are both great teams and i wish them the very best in the college world series.
watching the braves now is difficult to do,with so many holes where does one start to retool this team.
it won’t happen this year!
By Bull
June 13, 2006 05:52 PM | Link to this
Great job Jeff.
I enjoyed every word.
By Jill
June 13, 2006 06:38 PM | Link to this
Yes, Paul McCartney is wearing a helmet. Because he’s banging his head against the wall for not signing a pre-nup. Apparently, Heather didn’t need him, and didn’t want to feed him when he’s 64.
By Mart
June 14, 2006 08:24 AM | Link to this
Can someone write an article about the motorcycle wreck without sniffing that the rider wasn’t wearing a helmet?
By GeorgeP
June 14, 2006 09:58 AM | Link to this
Jeff - #5 may generate a chuckle but it’s still a cheap shot. Redick made a big mistake but then still shows more “class” than you did with your comment!
By GeorgeP
June 14, 2006 10:00 AM | Link to this
Jeff - #5 may generate a chuckle but it’s still a cheap shot. Redick made a big mistake but then still shows more “class” than you did with your comment!
By BearDown
June 14, 2006 11:28 AM | Link to this
Seriously — isn’t there a stupidity clause in every NFL contract? Any club that doesn’t expressly forbid a player from riding a motorcycle sans helmet deserves an idiot like Roethlisberger. Or riding a motocycle with helmet, Kevlar, armor and training wheels — it’s still idiocy for a professional athlete to put himself and his team in such jeopardy.
By BearDown
June 14, 2006 11:29 AM | Link to this
Seriously — isn’t there a stupidity clause in every NFL contract? Any club that doesn’t expressly forbid a player from riding a motorcycle sans helmet deserves an idiot like Roethlisberger. Or riding a motocycle with helmet, Kevlar, armor and training wheels — it’s still idiocy for a professional athlete to put himself and his team in such jeopardy.
By Brendan
June 14, 2006 11:30 AM | Link to this
What is Duke University’s crime anyway? That their athlete’s actually attend class and pass? All while winning Championships. We can’t have that??? Duke, like Gretzky, was thought to be “prestine.” I guess a “clean” sports-image might make others look bad by comparison. I guess we can’t have that???
By Brendan
June 14, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this
What is Duke University’s crime anyway? That their athlete’s actually attend class and pass? All while winning Championships. We can’t have that??? Duke, like Gretzky, was thought to be “prestine.” I guess a “clean” sports-image might make others look bad by comparison. I guess we can’t have that???
By Brendan
June 14, 2006 11:36 AM | Link to this
Make that “pristine.”
By Brendan
June 14, 2006 11:39 AM | Link to this
Make that “pristine.”
By Brendan
June 14, 2006 11:41 AM | Link to this
I guess Carolina and Tampa Bay have benefitted from the Thrashers GM’s prowess and accumen. I suppose the Capitals will be next to hoist the chalice, all while Atlanta struggles to make the playoffs … for the first time in franchise history.
By Steve
June 14, 2006 04:02 PM | Link to this
Also, drop that apostrophe following “athlete.”
Read between your own lines a bit, Brendan, and you have your answer. If someone makes such an effort to present a squeaky clean image, they better be able to back it up.
By Brendan
June 14, 2006 07:35 PM | Link to this
Steve, I’d really like to think that each NCAA program at least starts out … “presummed innocent.” They then must embark on the pattern of criminal behavior to lose it. I suspect that there are no “perfect NCAA programs,” as it relates to college hoops and grid iron action. But isn’t there a wee bit of media salivating goin’ on as it relates to Duke and Gretzky?