Friday, December 08, 2006
Top 10 Sports Figures of the Year
Last week I participated with several other bloggers in a Top 40 Sports Figures 0f 2006 List, compiled by Jamie Mottram aka Mister Irrelevant. 2006, the inaugural year for WBRS Sports Blog, has been a great one and I would like to thank all of our commenters and readers. So with that, below you will find our WBRS Sports Blogs' Top 10 Sports Figures of 2006 List...
1. Terrell Owens
He signs with a Tuna coached team, sits on a bike on the sidelines for most of training camp, has an overdose with more theories than the JFK shooting, and he writes a kid's book about sharing and apologizing. Bloggers across the nation shed one giant tear when Tony Romo was named starter of the Cowboys, as things were just starting to get spicy between Drew and Terrell and that certainly would have equated into much more quality blog material.
2. Alex Rodriguez
Never before have I seen a man hit 35 HR and 121 RBI and experience what A-Rod went through this season. I have never felt more sympathy for a man with a $252,000,000 contract. The SI article really showed you how some of the players felt about him, specifically Giambi. Where was Captain Jeter all year? Shouldn't he be defending the team's most talented player from all of this criticism? Watching him hit in the 8 spot in a playoff game was just embarrassing to watch and really served as a nice way of summing up what A-Rod went through this past season.
3. Matt Leinart
AKA Mr. Hollywood. Instead of going pro, Leinart stays in school for his senior year only to watch his teammate win the Heisman, lose to Vince Young in the Rose Bowl, and have his draft stock pummel all the way to #10. He dates Paris Hilton, impregnates USC women's basketball player Brynn Cameron, and almost knocks off the Bears in what would have been the biggest NFL upset in years.
4. Kobe Bryant
January 22, 2006. Lakers vs. Raptors. Some have referred to it as "the game". Kobe's 81 that night is second only to Wilt's 100 points. Come playoff time, Kobe learns how to share the ball and his Lakers almost knock off the Suns. In the summer many wonder if the US would have won the 2006 FIBA Championships if Kobe had played. This season Kobe switches his jersey # to 24. A very odd thing to do.
5. Reggie Bush
Who bought the house? Who really cares who bought the house? Not going #1 to Houston, now that was the shocker. But looking back maybe it was the right move? Through week 11 Williams has 4.5 sacks, while Bush is averaging just 3 yards per carry.
6. Adam Morrison
The nation, or at least ESPN, was captivated with Baby Bird's season-long pursuit for the nation's leading scorer. He cried when there was still time left on the clock against UCLA in the Sweet 16. And that stache...wow that stache.
7. Roger Clemens
The Rocket took for ever to decide if he would come back as well as what team he would play for. This was so hyped up that ESPN broadcasted his Single-A start...come on! Why did he sign with the Astros so late? Was it possible he was serving an under the wraps steroid violation penalty? All of this hype, and Clemens pitches great and well we know the rest...no run support.
8. Mark Cuban
Whether you like or dislike Cuban as an owner, all bloggers envy Cuban's blog for its ability to serve as a medium that causes so much controversy. It is unfortunate his team lost in the NBA finals the way they did. With Dwayne Wade getting all of those calls, it looked almost as if David Stern had a personal vendetta with Mr. Cuban, almost.
9. Barbaro
Wow this has lifetime movie written all over it, except for the fact that we are talking about a horse, not a human being. Will he live will he die? This question haunted us all summer long. Thankfully he is doing alright.
10. Daisuke Matsuzaka
I swear it seemed like every Mets, Yankees, Rangers, and Red Sox fan I knew went online every five minutes in hope of being the first to know which team had posted the highest bid for Matsuzaka.
1. Terrell Owens
He signs with a Tuna coached team, sits on a bike on the sidelines for most of training camp, has an overdose with more theories than the JFK shooting, and he writes a kid's book about sharing and apologizing. Bloggers across the nation shed one giant tear when Tony Romo was named starter of the Cowboys, as things were just starting to get spicy between Drew and Terrell and that certainly would have equated into much more quality blog material.
2. Alex Rodriguez
Never before have I seen a man hit 35 HR and 121 RBI and experience what A-Rod went through this season. I have never felt more sympathy for a man with a $252,000,000 contract. The SI article really showed you how some of the players felt about him, specifically Giambi. Where was Captain Jeter all year? Shouldn't he be defending the team's most talented player from all of this criticism? Watching him hit in the 8 spot in a playoff game was just embarrassing to watch and really served as a nice way of summing up what A-Rod went through this past season.
3. Matt Leinart
AKA Mr. Hollywood. Instead of going pro, Leinart stays in school for his senior year only to watch his teammate win the Heisman, lose to Vince Young in the Rose Bowl, and have his draft stock pummel all the way to #10. He dates Paris Hilton, impregnates USC women's basketball player Brynn Cameron, and almost knocks off the Bears in what would have been the biggest NFL upset in years.
4. Kobe Bryant
January 22, 2006. Lakers vs. Raptors. Some have referred to it as "the game". Kobe's 81 that night is second only to Wilt's 100 points. Come playoff time, Kobe learns how to share the ball and his Lakers almost knock off the Suns. In the summer many wonder if the US would have won the 2006 FIBA Championships if Kobe had played. This season Kobe switches his jersey # to 24. A very odd thing to do.
5. Reggie Bush
Who bought the house? Who really cares who bought the house? Not going #1 to Houston, now that was the shocker. But looking back maybe it was the right move? Through week 11 Williams has 4.5 sacks, while Bush is averaging just 3 yards per carry.
6. Adam Morrison
The nation, or at least ESPN, was captivated with Baby Bird's season-long pursuit for the nation's leading scorer. He cried when there was still time left on the clock against UCLA in the Sweet 16. And that stache...wow that stache.
7. Roger Clemens
The Rocket took for ever to decide if he would come back as well as what team he would play for. This was so hyped up that ESPN broadcasted his Single-A start...come on! Why did he sign with the Astros so late? Was it possible he was serving an under the wraps steroid violation penalty? All of this hype, and Clemens pitches great and well we know the rest...no run support.
8. Mark Cuban
Whether you like or dislike Cuban as an owner, all bloggers envy Cuban's blog for its ability to serve as a medium that causes so much controversy. It is unfortunate his team lost in the NBA finals the way they did. With Dwayne Wade getting all of those calls, it looked almost as if David Stern had a personal vendetta with Mr. Cuban, almost.
9. Barbaro
Wow this has lifetime movie written all over it, except for the fact that we are talking about a horse, not a human being. Will he live will he die? This question haunted us all summer long. Thankfully he is doing alright.
10. Daisuke Matsuzaka
I swear it seemed like every Mets, Yankees, Rangers, and Red Sox fan I knew went online every five minutes in hope of being the first to know which team had posted the highest bid for Matsuzaka.
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With regards to Jeter and A-Rod, I think Fire Joe Morgan said it best, so I'll just copy them:
"One more time: 2006, re: ARod:
"I said the only thing I wasn't going to do was tell the fans who they should boo and who they shouldn't boo."
And 2005, in re: Giambi:
Jeter implored Yankees fans to stop booing Giambi. "The fans have to start cheering for him," Jeter said. "If you're a Yankee fan, you want us to win and we need Jason ."
The end."
with regards to Kobe change to No.24, i think that this comes to reflect that he holds the ball 24 sec before he shoots.
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