10 Guys Who Need a Valentine’s Day Hug
February 12, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Football, Sports Rumors
Love is in the air this week, so here are 10 people in the sports world in need of a hug. Maybe they’ve had a rough year, maybe the public doesn’t like them, or maybe they’ve had one too many SpongeBob-made Crabby Patties–whatever the reason, Cupid made us do it.
Mike Gundy The rant heard ’round the Internet last fall made him a target of both support and ridicule.
Trent Green The 2007 QB for the Miami Dolphins just got canned. Ouch! This makes him the fourth consecutive quarterback on the team’s chopping block.
A-Rod We need to qualify this one, given our Red Sox loyalty: This guy needs a hug from Yankees fans (not us) . . . he’s not exactly a crowd favorite come October.
Joe Torre Yeah, the former Yankee skipper landed on his feet with the LA Dodgers, but we still think the Steinbrenners treated him worse than a half-blind umpire.
Bill Belichick We don’t care what color hoodie he’s wearing, we have a soft spot for the guy. The same can’t be said for the press and public outside New England.
Latrell Sprewell When an ex-NBA star’s home is in foreclosure and his yacht is sold at auction, you know he’s seen better days.
Barry Bonds Imagine being the Homerun King and being regarded as a bum rather than a hero? He made his own bed, but boy . . . we wouldn’t want to be Barry.
Roger Clemens Sure, we’ve had a blast poking fun at him, but did you ever stop and think . . . what if he’s not guilty?
Braydon Coburn This defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers is sidelined with a torn buttock artery. Need we say more?
And finally, ESPN anchor and YouTube sensation Chris Berman, who’s had some bad days at the office lately (1m, 22s, adult language):
I think Richard Zednik should be added to the hug list for getting cut and almost dying Sunday at the Sabres/Panthers game! It was a relief seeing he will be ok.
Oh, trust us, he was at the TOP of the list. But then we felt kinda guilty lumping him in with the likes of Barry Bonds . . . we didn’t want to make light of his near-death experience.
Maybe we should all give him a GROUP hug to let him know we wish him well!
That You Tube video shows that Chris Berman should be high on the list. He’s like the Rodney Dangerfield of ESPN…………can’t get no respect!
Rodney Berman or Chris Dangerfield?
We saved the best for last.