It's that time of week again, sports fans! Time to call out the object of your ire in the sports world by throwing them Under The Bus. Remember, it can be a player, team, owner, coach, official, or fans of the team of your ire. There are plenty of dumba$$e$ out there in the world of sports! I have a few!
NFL
Cincinnati Bengals: do I have to do this AGAIN? Actually, I do. For a team that wants to draft players that are good character guys, they go out and draft a player (Jason Shirley of Fresno State) that was arrested THREE TIMES IN THE SAME SEASON! Sure, Shirley can play; he's a 338-lb run stuffer, something the Bengals sorely need. If not for his off-field issues, he'd have been drafted much higher. You guys are becoming regulars Under The Bus. I'm going to need a bigger bus for you guys and the Enver Nuggets (more on them later). For drafting a player of questionable character at best, the Bengals (again!) go Under The Bus.
Chad Johnson: like the rest of your team, you are becoming a regular Under The Bus. I'm glad Marvin Lewis ####-slapped you in the media, stating he won't be traded. Good! Now go to the corner of the room and pout and sulk, after you get thrown Under The Bus.
NBA
Enver Nuggets: remember, there is no D in this team. Actually, they DID play some defense yesterday, but when the Lakers started pulling away, they QUIT. WAAAAAAY to go for that NIIIIIIICE effort, Enver. The Nuggs up and quit on their coach, their team owner, and their fans. Granted, you ARE playing a better team in the Lakers, but at LEAST you can give an effort the fans will be pleased with, rather than half-assing it. For quitting, the Enver Nuggets get thrown Under The Bus.
NASCAR
Kevin Harvick: or more specifically, his crew. I have no explanation of how he faded down the stretch at Talladega, especially since he had a strong car that was in the Top 10 much of the race. And his fade cost me in the Trifecta! This is the time of year he fades, usually until Sonoma, then he gets strong again between Sonoma and the Chase. Happy, don't fade to the point where you have to play catch up; you won't get in if you're 13th going into Richmond in September. I hate throwing Happy under the Bus, but I have to. Happy goes Under The Bus for fading at Talladega.
Those are my nominees! Feel free to chime in with yours!
Hey Jon!
Larry Gunselman needs to go under the bus for having an 8 second delay to respond to Dario Franchitti's wreck in the Nationwide series and still nailing him in the driver side door breaking his ankle. Nice reflexes man...
AND Kevin Lapage needs to go under the bus big time for not only being a dumb #### and trying to merge in front of the pack at Dega when he clearly wasnt up to speed and wrecking most of the field. He was darn lucky he didnt hurt Edwards...but also for blaming EVERYONE else's spotters! Unbelievable!
I'll add the Dallas MavWRECKS to be thrown Under The Bus. This is ANOTHER team that has up and quit. Time for Mark Cuban to blow this team up and start over.
While I'm at it, I'll add the San Jose Sharks. Blowing a lead by allowing FOUR third-period goals to a much WORSE team that you should be beating blindfolded is inexcusable. The Sharks are to be thrown Under The Bus.
Kristen - think you've made a bit of an understatement there.
Lepage deserves to be thrown uder one bus, then the bus should be stopped and reversed over him and then driven forwards over him again, then a bus that's just coming from the depot, but is coming our too early should go over him.
if your going to go hard on harvick, i must say im disappointed with gordons run. being up front most of the day, and bring it home 19th. its the reason i can't stand restictor plates.
and our friend lepage might have a career at nasa. he nearly sent carl into orbit.
William, I'm going hard on Harvick because I've seen this all too often: a strong start to the season, then he peters out for a six week period in April and May, and doesn't stay consistent until Indy to the end of the season. By that time it's too late for him to win the title, but not too early to make the Chase. Yesterday he had a car that SHOULD have been a Top 10 car, but because he was in the back, he got caught up in The Big One. Thanks for visiting and commenting. The Raptors are duly thrown under the bus.
B@O--you got that right! She's beautiful, but boil the bunny crazy!! I'll be sure to throw the Mets under the bus next week! J/K!!! LOL! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I'll have a special treat for The Rocket (that nickname has a new meaning now, thanks to Ms. McCready, allegedly) next week.
I should have come to read your blogs earlier! I have one to add.
Throw the Suns under the bus for another early exit in the NBA playoffs, and another wweak showing at home!
Also teh Bungles drafted 3 players with questionable morals! WAY TO GO Sincy!
WW, Daly going shirtless was a horrible sight to see. There isn't a bus big enough for him to be thrown under! You'd probably have to throw him under an 18-wheeler! And the Suns are duly thrown!
Looking forward to the season starting--it's going to be a very special one for the Dogs!
I am from Central California. I am passionate about sports, particularly the NFL and NASCAR. My favorite teams are: Panthers (NFL), Lakers (NBA), Flyers (NHL), and Dodgers (MLB). I am also a Kevin Harvick fan in NASCAR. I am a Fresno State honk. (I'll admit it!) And I am also a fan of MMA. Jackie Robinson to this day represents what is right about baseball. I also enjoy discussing the relevant (and sometimes irrelevant) issues of the day pertaining to sports. I will never understand why televised poker is so popular. Who wants to see a bunch of people sitting around a table, muttering to themselves? I do my best to keep politics out of my sports discussions. That is why I recently created a nonsports blog, cencalscribe. blogspot.com. That is where I post my nonsports topics.
