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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Schultz
10: Lindsay Lohan posed nude for New York magazine. I found this out because there’s a link on the cover of AJC.com. If you’re interested in updates on world peace, feel free to click the Nation/World link. You’ll find minimal traffic.
9: Spoke to Evander Holyfield the other day. In short, he’s not close to a deal for another fight yet — and, yes, there is going to be another fight. And about those Internet rumors that have circulated for weeks about a Holyfield-Mike Tyson III (cover your eyes) …
8: “There’s been talk of a possible big fight between Tyson and I,” Holyfield said. “But it’s not signed yet or anything like that. It would depend a lot on money. It’s not like I said I want it. It’s not like he’s saying he wants it. Somebody’s just kicking the idea around.” To the curb, please. To the curb.
7: The Falcons will flip a coin this week to determine whether they pick third, fourth or fifth in the NFL draft. It will be a big change for the organization, which normally doesn’t flip a coin until draft day.
6: Question: If Marian Hossa wants to play for a Stanley Cup contender and he won’t re-sign with the Thrashers before the trade deadline because he’s not sure about their direction, what makes anybody think he’ll re-sign here in the summer?
5: Slightly closer to sports than Lindsay Lohan: I read this story about a Tampa church suggesting married couples have, like, relations for 30 straight days. I printed it out and handed it to my wife. She got a good laugh over it. Still waiting for day one.
4: I’m sorry, Dogamanics. But this whole “furor” over Vince Dooley being honored by having only almost ALL of the athletic facilities named after him, but not Sanford Stadium, is beyond ridiculous. Let it go already. I get the feeling Michael Adams could say he really likes trees and half the population of Athens would rebel and scream that he was disrespecting silk plants.
3: This doesn’t necessarily take the luster off the Hawks’ trade for Mike Bibby, but I’m guessing the marketing department would’ve preferred coming out of the All-Star break with a home game instead of five straight games in the west.
2: Anybody else notice that spring training has opened, one of the greatest hitters (Barry Bonds) and pitchers (Roger Clemens) to ever play still don’t have jobs - but neither has officially retired?
- Any player mentioned in the Mitchell Report should take a lesson from Andy Pettitte. Hold a press conference. Come clean. Move on. Watch how quickly people forgive.
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By GW
February 19, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this
We’ll move on from Adams when you get Day 1 with your wife.
By Roswell Ed
February 19, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this
Jeff hold on a second I need to take this call,
“Look Coach Sampson I told you to quit calling me day and night. It’s getting old. I feel like your stalking me. NOW GOODBYE!!”
Sorry about that Jefff. That MOFO won’t leave me alone.
Lindsey Lohan naked- what a shocker. If I wanted to see fake boobs all I have to do is hang around the Haynes Bridge Road Starbucks. They’re walking in and out of their all day long.
The only thing that I can figure out about Evander is that his illigitimate child count must be greatly underestimated.
Evander that cocanut of yours never was all that intelligent anyway.
“Mr Holyfield put your hands up and step away from the boxing gloves.”
FALCONS: Draft linemen!!!!!!!
JEFF YOUR WIFE HASN’T HAD ANY TROUBLE MAKING IT WITH ME FOR THE LAST MONTH!!
Pettitte is still a cheater.
Just a friendly nicer cheater.
Like I always say- you catch more flies with honey!!
Bonds and Clemens are jackarses!!
By Dawgbyte
February 19, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this
That long?
By Roswell Ed
February 19, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
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Sorry.
By Brendan
February 19, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
Marian Hossa is gone, Jeff. You knew that back in July. And I did, too. Why Waddell didn’t consult Hossa before he made his FREE AGENT signings, I’ll never know. He could have approached him and asked, “Marian, what can we do help make you re-sign with us on July 1, 2007?” And the date of that outreach should have been sometime in April 2007. Instead, Waddell proceeded to sign two “depth” Centers in Todd White and Eric Perrin. Those signings have basically been “efficient,” but neither Center could be confused for a TIER ONE guy.
But I digress. Don Waddell may just be thinking, “I have to make the playoffs. I have a better chance of making the playoffs with Hossa than without him. So, if I can’t find equal value in trade offers, here Hossa will stay, and he’ll be lost for nothing more than ($6.0 million) reclaimed “cap space.”
By Chuck
February 19, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
Jeff, you are a talented writer, but you are seriously wasting your time reporting about hockey and NBA basketball. Look outside the window—-you are in the South! You could post blank spaces in those columns you write about the Hawks and Thrashers, and nobody would complain. Probably not even your editor. Stick to football, baseball, and NASCAR.
By Ramblin Wrecker
February 19, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
Did that Tampa story say the relations have to be with your spouse?
Lindsay Lohan has been getting naked for thousands of men for a long time now, just one at a time. Now she’s mass communicatin’.
It seems as though Evander Holyfield should have been pounded in his other head to save him some cashola and some brain power. “Mr. Lane Mills, let em hit me below da belt. Trust me it’ll save me more money than I’ll git if I win dis fight.”
Falcons should draft OT Jake Long and then snag a QB like Chad Henne or Joe Flacco in round 2-3.
By JSS
February 19, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Hey I gave myself a self-prescribed moratorium on commenting on this A-hole and the people who prop him up as a “Talented writer;” but the minute he goes into one of his diatribes on nearly underage and emotionally immature girls, it’s on!!!
Jeff, it is quickly approaching the one year anniversary of your infamous bashing of the defenseless young ladies of Georgetown cheer squad… You’re a mighty big man there… One sentence of advice, just stay away from local playground…
By Wait for it ...
February 19, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this
In Round 3 pick Erik Ainge of Tennessee, the Falcons’ QB of the future.
By Notre Don't
February 20, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this
I just don’t get it about people hating Adams. I’m a UGA Alumni and a fan (FYI for just UGA “fans” … there’s a difference). Yes, he could have handled things better, but look at the results. Dooley gave us Goff and Donnan. Two men with the combined brain power to order one pulled pork plate at “Pig ‘n Chick”. Once Dooley was gone, the football program has come back. Adams also has put UGA on a national stage from a University view. Look, I like Coach Dooley, but you have to say things have been better since he’s been gone. Basketball stinks, but … it’s basketball. Herrick didn’t do any damage that wasn’t underlying anyway. Naming things for coaches is great, but what happens in 100-200 years. Do we have Sanford/Dooley/Pollack/Richt/Green/Notre Dame sucks Stadium? That’s kind of a big sign to put up.
By dawgone
February 20, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this
The Falcons don’t need a starting quarterback. They have a QB who could be star in D.J. Shockley, but the idioits will probably never give him another chance. I wish the Falcons would move to LA (Lower Alabama).