The Classics

Jim Rome vs. Jim "Chris" Everett

For those of you who don't know, this is a clip on Jim Rome's short lived ESPN2 show in 1994. Rome called Jim Everett "Chris" (after female tennis star Chris Evert) because he believed he often shied away from getting hit. Although it seems entirely plausable that this was staged, I still love it nonetheless.


The Slammin Sammy Story

It makes me laugh. It makes me think. There was a time and place when Sammy Sosa was my guy. He had a place waiting for him next to Ryne Sandberg, my childhood hero. So I guess I can't really rip on this too much, but it's confusing to watch as a Cubs fan now. I hope the whole "when a hero becomes a legend" angle includes the era when he got plunked in the head and decided to stand 10 feet away from the plate so any slider low and away could easily whiff him.... okay, I need to move on for my own sanity.

Boom Goes The Dynamite

I rediscovered this gem a couple weeks ago when ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski did a follow-up piece on our boy Brian Collins. And while I know he was a freshman sitting in for someone AND the teleprompter was on the fritz AND it's horrible to revel in his on-air suffering... it's still golden. It still holds up. My personal favorites are when he mouths "I'm so sorry" (2:24) and then he utters the immortal words "Passes to the man...and boom goes the dynamite" (1:16).

Time for the Birdman to FLY

Chris Anderson AKA The Birdman during the Dunk Contest in 2005. I still have nightmares about watching this live in real time. What a shitshow.

B Benny and $teve Flo

A video from the Bay Area (where else?). St.Francis made this for a homecoming football game against their rivals Bellarmine (the Bells). Probably my favorite piece of Web Junk from the past two years. Mind the backwards Mullin jersey and the girl push-ups in the parking lot. You know it's a hit.