It is that time of the week where you, Joe Six-Pack Fan, can call out those idiots, malcontents, ingrates, and general all around bad guys for their behavior that so pisses you off. Looking around the world of sports, there are PLENTY of sports figures that have earned the dubious distinction of being thrown Under The Bus this week. I have some sports personalities.
NASCAR
Juan Pablo Montoya: his tete-a-tete with Kyle Busch earned him a trip to NASCAR's equivalent of the principal's office, aka The Big Red Hauler. (Not to be confused with Big Red, one of JPM's sponsors) I will come correct on putting Kyle Busch in the Ugly category of an earlier blog, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I will make up for it by throwing JPM Under The Bus.
Tony Stewart's Pit Crew: why on earth did they change two tires when they knew that rain was coming on the horizon? Especially when gas only was working. The crew cost Smoke a possible win. And as a result, Zippy and Company get thrown Under The Bus.
Jamie McMurray: I hate to do this to such a good guy, but I must. It appeared he had plenty of room to go around Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as Junior was entering the pits for his final pit stop. J-Mac plowed into him, tearing up his own vehicle and as he slid to the bottom of the track, he clipped his teammate David Ragan. Ragan lost control and hit the wall, ending HIS day. For being inattentive at an inopportune time, J-Mac goes Under The Bus.
NBA
Shaq: he dissed Kobe Bryant in a freestyle rap at a recent outing at a nightclub in New York City. The Big Chicken#### did this after last week's Who Would You Throw Under The Bus? was posted. Shaq's not escaping. Shaq, where were you when the Finals were being played? WATCHING IT ON TV, like millions of other Americans. Where was Kobe? PLAYING in the Finals. Shaq, grow the hell up. You won a ring without Kobe; give it a rest already. As if Kobe doesn't need any more motivation, this will fuel his fire even more to win a title without you. Shaq, and in the meantime, you get thrown Under The Bus.
Memphis Grizzlies: yes, you got O.J. Mayo. But you paid a pretty steep price to get him. You gave up Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and another player. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves improved themselves by getting a fundamentally sound player in Love, a sharpshooter in Miller, and a couple of other serviceable bigs that will add depth to the Wolves' bench. When you allow Kevin McHale to fleece you, it will get you thrown Under The Bus every single time.
NFL
New York Giants: they got rid of the Hefty Lefty, Jared Lorenzen. They got rid of the WRONG QB. They should have got rid of Anthony Wright. For getting rid of the wrong QB, the G-men get thrown Under The Bus.
Houston Texans: it's going to take me a VERY long time to be able to root for this team again. They so screwed up David Carr while he was there he's shot mentally. They NEVER gave him a decent running game and a decent O-line while he was there. They allowed him to be a human pinata. Then AFTER they unceremoniously dump him in favor of Matt Schaub, they FINALLY work on building up a running game and an O-line. If the football gods are listening, the Texans won't win a Super Bowl while Robert McNair owns the team. In the meantime, the Texans get thrown Under The Bus.
MLB
Houston Astros: for allowing the Shawn Chacon/Ed Wade drama to reach new heights. This is one of the most dysfunctional teams in MLB. Drayton McLane needs to sell this team to a local group that WANTS to win. Chacon gets thrown Under The Bus for attacking Wade physically for refusing his orders/requests. Wade gets thrown Under The Bus for escalating the incident. Who's next?
TENNIS
Justin Gimelstob: he called Anna Kournikova a b***h and a #### and said some sexually charged remarks towards her involving his brother. Kournikova, to her credit, is taking the high road. Gimelstob, to his credit, took full responsibility for his remarks and apologized. However, you can't unring that bell. For his egregious lapse in judgment and for putting both feet in his mouth, Gimelstob gets thrown Under The Bus.
Ana Ivanovic: she lost early at Wimbledon. There goes LOTS of guys' reasons to watch Wimbledon in the first place. She's HOT. It wouldn't be so bad if she weren't the #1 seed. But she's the top seed and to lose in the second round IS reason to be thrown Under The Bus.
Those are my nominees for this week. Feel free to come on in with yours!
The problem with the Texans is they didn't have their current head coach back when Carr was drafted... I've got to believe Kubiak would have been good for Carr, but he was too far gone when Kubiak arrived... Too bad. I always think of Jim Plunkett getting his tail handed to him over and over until his confidence was shot. It took like five years before he was able to again perform at the level that made him a Heisman winner at Stanford after he was knocked silly with the Patriots for five years. Here's hoping Carr can find the same kind of success later in his career.
Best bus yet. I like Lorenzen, but the Pillsbury Throwboy hasn't made a start or got a win in the NFL does he? AW-1 has done both a few times. 'He Ate Me' should get picked up by another team. maybe my Jags. They love fat QBs.
Dwindy, I hope Carr finds success later in his career. I just hope he's not so screwed up he's beyond help. I'm glad to put JPM in his place; he earned that trip under the bus.
Nique, LOL.
Hanahan, thanks. Lorenzen filled a unique role with the G-men. Everyone knew when he was in the game what was going to happen, but they still couldn't stop him. I'm sure he'll get picked up somewhere. The Jags seem to need a third-string QB.
How bout Michelle Wie? A quintuple bogey nine on a routine par-4.
A drunk guy with only a putter can move it down the fairway and get it to the hole in 9 strokes. Talk about someone who has miserably failed to live up to the hype.
Forget the Bus! Just get every golf cart on the course and let 'em take turn running her over.
you know and im sorry now ok, but those who keep going on and on about shaq and kobe!!!! really now ive heard that bryant could care lesss so why should we?????
Jamie and Juan held hands going under the bus...They both might have a new ride next year..Lol..I wonder if it will be a short bus they are driving?..Hmm..
When you hit someone in the rear it is usually your fault. This accident hurt Jamie in several ways. He dropped clearly out of contention for The Chase, potential sponsors saw it as his fault, and Jack couldn't have been happy about it.
Jon--great stuff looks like a good list to me sept NY Giants they still have Eli their not hurtin for a QB lefty probably wanted to start and with Eli there he would be waiting awhile.
I would throw Danica under the bus for her attitude lately and Kyle Busch for his comments about his brother winning the race the way he did. He doesn't even say Kurt's name, just refers to him as the #2. WHAT AN ####!
Saw a video late this morning that makes it look like Jr. came down in front of Kenseth and just missed him before Jamie, who was racing side-by-side (with Riggs?)tagged him. My current thinking is this is a design problem with New Hampshire's track. We may need a backstretch pit entrance to prevent this in the future.
Cuda, a 9 on a par 4 is definitely bus-worthy. I can see making a triple bogey 7 if you're in deep doo-doo. The guy in the photo is probably in better shape than Shaq.
Kelly, I'm with ya there my friend! That's why I threw Shaq under the bus! I'm done with the Shaq-Kobe drama.
Noahspop, I'm sure both guys will be looking for new rides. And wouldn't it be funny if Montoya goes to the #33 and becomes a teammate of Harvick, Burton, and Bowyer?
Falcons, it seems to me Jamie was unaware of Dale Jr. coming into the pits for his stop. Either way, I'm sure Jack wasn't happy. Jamie may have sealed his fate yesterday. And a new pit entrance along the backstretch is a good idea, or at least the entrance should start at turn 3.
JW, I just wish they'd have gotten rid of Wright. Yeah, keep Carr there as insurance, but if you need the tough yards, the Hefty Lefty got em for ya.
Steve, why did they wait until Schaub came to town to upgrade the O-line and running game? Better yet, why didn't they get a veteran QB to start and let Carr sit behind him for a season, rather than throw him into the fire right away? Carr's damaged goods now, at least mentally.
BeaverNut, Danica's trying damn hard to alienate her fan base. She was whining again and is coming across as a crybaby. Ditto with Kyle Busch.
Every player in the NBA who ####es about their contract then when they end up on sorry teams complain about how they can help a team in contention and request a buy out. Those rich, selfish arrogant pricks should have to buy themselves out of the contract, honestly the NBA is just absolutely out of control contracts shouldnt be guarenteed anymore. I love basketball but I am getting kind of sick of these contracts, and the refs and Stern I may boycott next season.
banme: The NBA is and has been slowly turning to junk...I still watch it cuz the athletes are the best, but the league is a sham and a joke.
Shaq, you are a has been and you know it now, thats why you dissed on Kobe...I always took your side over Kobe's back in the day but not now. Grow up and get over yourself... btw, arent you the elder? Props to Kobe for not taking the bait and re-hashing old drama.
hey me!!! id throw me under the (HONKK############) i entered jokers contest way to soon??? since then ive thought of a million i could have entered!!! FIGURES
Gimelstob definitely gets the bus... he should have gotten thrown under as soon as he started speaking, because his comments just got worse. Ew. I wonder if he'll ever get a date again.
Funny how he's harped on Skip Bayless for being a contrarian.
MC, when I heard that, my mouth was agape. I was thinking, Dude, you CAN'T say that! You didn't just say that, did you? I give Anna K credit for taking the high road and not stooping to his level.
BTW, congrats on Safin's run! The guy is IMMENSELY talented; he's on a par with Federer or Nadal, IMO. I remember when he won the U.S. Open. I thought he was the next great player.
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