Super Fat Philadelphia 76ers Superfan
The Boston Celtics just smoked the Philadelphia 76ers by 16. In attendance at the game was this super fat guy rocking some Pizza Hut Back to the Future II sunglasses. I love how everyone around him is cheering like this guy just got sideboob from Kate Upton. There is no doubt that this was about as good as it got tonight for these 76ers fans.
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Who is #42 On The Washington Bullets?
Our friends over at Total Sports Blog captured this picture of a random Washington Bullets fan rocking a throwback #42 jersey and set it our way. There are few Wizards/Bullets fans out there so I’m not surprised that this person is old, hobbled, and afraid to show her face. I wouldn’t want to be recognized as a Washington fan either.
The real meat to this story is whose jersey is she rocking? Because of her jacket all that we know is that it’s a #42 Washington Bullets. My first thought was that it was Wes Unseld but then I remembered that he was #41. I did some digging and here’s the potential options:
1. Mark Acres (1993) – I don’t know a thing about Mark but I’m going out on a limb and saying that he’s a white dude. *Update* Just checked and he most certainly is (though I couldn’t find him in a Bullets jersey). He only averaged 4.8 ppg in the 7 games that he started for the Bullets so I’m guessing that it’s not him.
2. Greg Ballard (1978-85) – He was on the 1978 Washington Bullets team that won a Championship and he was pretty decent (even though it wasn’t until a year later where his playing time increased and he became productive) . He averaged 13+ ppg for six straight seasons and even had consecutive 18+ ppg seasons. That sounds like a good number three player to me. I don’t see this lady rocking his jersey.
3. Greg Foster (1991-93) – He was drafted by the Bullets in the 2nd round in 1990 and played like he was drafted in the second round. He only started 6 games for them and averaged less than 5 ppg. This guy looks like Mark Acres but is more white. I also thought that this was Jeff Foster but then realized that he is a different player. No way it’s this guy.
4. Tito Horford (1994) – He only appeared in three games for the Bullets totaling 28 minutes of PT and he went 0 for 2 from the floor. Interesting fact about our boy Tito, he was the first Dominican born player to play in the NBA. He may have been a pioneer but I get a hunch that this women isn’t that much of a historian.
5. Cedric Lewis (1996) – It’s no wonder the Washington Wizards/Bullets were so putrid in the 90′s. It seems like every player we feature that rocked this jersey could score about as well as Dwight Howard shoots free throws. Lewis, like Tito, only played in three games for the Bullets. If you can believe it he actually got less of an opportunity than Tito did. Lewis only received 4 total minutes of PT but did go 2 for 3 for four points. Talk about instant offense off the bench. If you took those numbers out to a 36 minutes per game average he’d be a 36 ppg scorer! Unfortunately this jersey is not Lewis.
6. Jay Murphy (1987-88) – His name sounds like he should be a comedian but he was actually just a mediocre player that started zero games for the Bullets in 30 total games. He averaged 3.4 and 2.2 ppg over those two years and only played 187 total minutes for the Bullets. His son now plays for the University of Florida and is a big boy. Definitely not this guy.
7. Jeff Webster (1996) – This is our second player from the 1996 Bullets team. He only played in 11 games, 58 minutes, and averaged 1.6 ppg. The most interesting thing about him is that he was involved in a trade where he and some other guy I’d never heard of were traded from the Miami Heat to the Washington Bullets for Rex Champan and some other random scrub. This was most definitely not a good trade for the Bullets. The jersey isn’t this guy either.
That’s the list. That’s all that we are working with for guys on the Washington Bullets that wore #42. Based on those seven choices I’d have to say that it is most likely that Greg Ballard is the player….but I don’t believe that’s the answer. I think that this is a throwback jersey of a Washington Wizards player that has the Bullets logo to make it look more bad ass. We’ll open this up a bit and now include ex-Wizards players too.
8. Etdrick Bohannon (1999) – 2 games played. 2 total minutes. 0 ppg. 2 turnovers. His name looks like it was chosen by randomly pulling letters out of a scrabble bag. This isn’t him.
9. Mike Hall (2007) – I had no clue that the guy who won season 1 of ESPN’s Dream Job also played for the Wizards. This guy, like many who have rocked #42 before him, only played 2 games and 13 minutes while scoring 2 points. This was his only NBA action of his career. This isn’t him either.
10. Nene Hilario (2012) – DING DING! We finally have a legitimate player. The thing going against Nene being the guy on this jersey is that he just got traded to the Wizards midway through this year and he only played in 11 games. That’s not a lot of time for fans to warm up to a player and buy his authentic throwback jersey. If this woman was going to be rocking his jersey she must have been a Javale McGee fan and instantly thrown away his jersey and bought Nene’s. That means that she’s a die hard Wizards fan and I’m not sure that exists.
11. Jerry Stackhouse (2003-04) – I believe we have a winner! Stackhouse averaged 21.5 ppg his first season with the Wizards. That season he was the leading scorer on the team ahead of some guy named Michael Jordan (MJ averaged 20.0 ppg). That team was littered with a ton of garbage: Larry Hughes, Christian Laettner, Kwame Brown, Bryon Russell, and our boy Brian Cardinal. Naturally Stackhouse injured his knee the following season and missed most of the season. After that he was off to the Dallas Mavericks. That, my friends, is what happens to crappy teams. You get a guy who averages 20 ppg and then he blows out a knee and is off your team one year later.
So there’s the answer to our question. This woman who is likely on crutches because she watched John Wall turn the ball over so many times this year that she kicked the table in frustration and broke her foot is rocking a Jerry Stackhouse jersey.
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Big Boy Sports Trivia 6
Over the last few weeks I hope that I’ve challenged your sports trivia knowledge and also taught you a few things. This week is no exception.
Where’d they go to college? 2004 NFL Draft edition (this draft was very turdtastic at times).
- Robert Gallery
- Reggie Williams
- Lee Evans
- Michael Clayton
- JP Losman
- Chris Perry
- Kevin Jones
- Tatum Bell
- Devery Henderson
- Nate Kaeding
- Chris Cooley
- Matt Schaub
- Jared Allen
- Mewelde Moore
- Michael Turner
- Wes Welker
Where’d they go to college? 2004 NBA Draft edition (did you know…there were eight players in the first 19 picks selected straight out of High School).
- Josh Childress
- Luke Jackson
- Kris Humphries
- Shaun Livingston
- Tony Allen
- Delonte West
- Lionel Chalmers
- Trevor Ariza
- Devin Harris
- Kevin Martin
- Dominique Wilkins
- Kevin McHale
- Mark Price
- Joe Dumars
- Isiah Thomas
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Reggie Miller
- Jerry West
- Clyde Drexler
- John Stockton
- Who is the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers?
- Who is missing from this 1992-93 Chicago Bulls starting lineup: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, PG – ?, C – ?
- What do these NBA players have in common? Bobby Jackson, Ben Gordon, Jason Terry, Mike Miller, and Jamal Crawford.
- Who is New Jersey Nets Sheldon Williams married to (hint: she is also an athlete)?
- List as many teams as you can that Todd Zeile played for (there are 11, you get one point per team you get correct).
- List as many teams as you can that Jose Canseco played for (there are 7, you get one point per team you get correct).
- Clint Barmes currently plays on which MLB team (hint: it’s the same team as Rod Barajas)?
- How many no hitters did Nolan Ryan throw in his MLB career?
Who am I? I’ll list a series of hints, tell me who this player is. You get bonus points if you figure it out without having to use all of the hints.
- In my third season in the Big Leagues I had a 10.64 ERA which was the highest ever by any pitcher with 50+ innings pitched.
- I have won two Cy Young Awards.
- I threw the second no hitter in MLB post season history.
- I have never won a World Series
- My nickname is “Doc”
- I’ve played for both the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies
Before I give you the answers I’ll drop this stat on you. In the last 10 years five catchers have caught two or more no hitters. They are Jason Varitek (3, Derek Lowe, Clay Buchholz, John Lester), Carlos Ruiz (2, Roy Halladay both times), AJ Pierzynski (2, Mark Buehrle, Phil Humber), and Miguel Olivo (2, Anibal Sanchez, Ubaldo Jiminez).
Answers:
Where’d they go to college? 2004 NFL Draft edition.
- Robert Gallery – Iowa Hawkeyes
- Reggie Williams – Washington Huskies
- Lee Evans – Wisconsin Badgers
- Michael Clayton – LSU Tigers
- JP Losman – Tulane Green Wave
- Chris Perry – Michigan Wolverines
- Kevin Jones – Virginia Tech Hokies
- Tatum Bell – Oklahoma St Cowboys
- Devery Henderson – LSU Tigers
- Nate Kaeding – Iowa Hawkeyes
- Chris Cooley – Utah St Aggies
- Matt Schaub – Virginia Cavaliers
- Jared Allen – Idaho St Bengals
- Mewelde Moore – Tulane Green Wave
- Michael Turner – Northern Illinois Huskies (he was drafted in the 5th round)
- Wes Welker – Texas Tech Red Raiders (he went undrafted)
Where’d they go to college? 2004 NBA Draft edition.
- Josh Childress – Stanford Cardinal
- Luke Jackson – Oregon Ducks
- Kris Humphries – Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Shaun Livingston – he went straight from High School.
- Tony Allen – Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Delonte West – Saint Joseph Owls
- Lionel Chalmers – Xavier Musketeers
- Trevor Ariza – Arizona Wildcats
- Devin Harris – Wisconsin Badgers
- Kevin Martin – Western Carolina Catamounts
- Dominique Wilkins – #21
- Kevin McHale – #32
- Mark Price – #25
- Joe Dumars – #4
- Isiah Thomas – #11
- Hakeem Olajuwon – #34
- Reggie Miller – #31
- Jerry West – #44
- Clyde Drexler – #22
- John Stockton – #12
- Doug Collins
- PG – BJ Armstrong, C – Bill Cartwright
- They all won the NBA’s 6th Man Award
- Candice Parker
- Todd Zeile played for the St Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, and Baltimore Orioles
- Jose Canseco played for the Oakland A’s, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays.
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- 7
Who am I?
You are Roy Halladay.
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Who’s This Memphis Grizzlies Fan?
I was watching the Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies game when I couldn’t help but notice some guy who looked like he was straight out of a comic book sitting courtside next to the scorers table/Grizzlies bench. You’ll see in the three pictures below that he is a large black guy wearing an Empire Strikes Back t-shirt with green goggles (normal courtside seat attire of course). Does anyone have a clue who this guy is? He has to have some sort of backstory because you don’t accidentally come across the best seats in the arena and dress up like the Green Lantern without being a baller. If you have any info on him then hit me up at rob@baconsports.com. I’d love to interview him.
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16% of Pittsburgh Penguins Fans That Can Read Are Stupid
I was reading the Pittsburgh Post Gazette sports section today when I saw the following poll that made me realize how stupid some sports fans are:
First off, why this is even a question to begin with I have no clue. I believe there is zero merit to this. Next, how 16% of Pittsburgh Penguins fans who can read (which is very important because they are supposed to be the smarter Pittsburgh fans) said that coach Dan Bylsma should be fired is absolutely baffling. Sure the Penguins lost in the first round of the playoffs to their hated rival in very devastating/odd fashion but come on. You can’t be THAT stupid, can you?
Let’s take a look at what we are working with here with Dan Bylsma:
-He won a Stanley Cup in his first season (in 2008-09).
-His team has amassed 100+ points in each of his three full seasons as head coach (for the non-hockey people, hitting 100 points is very good).
-The Penguins amassed 108 points this season which was second in the Eastern Conference and fourth in the NHL.
-The Penguins have a .655 points percentage under Bylsma, which is 4th amongst active NHL Head Coaches.
-He won the Jack Adams Coach of the Year Award just one year ago.
The Penguins were expected to be one of the top contenders to win the Stanley Cup this year but winning a Championship is never easy. The New England Patriots haven’t won a Super Bowl since 2005 and the Detroit Red Wings, the gold standard for the NHL, haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 2008. Not winning a title when you are the favorite sure sucks but it isn’t a reason to get fired. The Flyers had the Penguins number this year and these dumb y’inzers are only looking at a two week stretch of hockey, not what Bylsma has done over his tenure with the club.
Further adding fuel to this fire is that this same 16% of y’inzers are probably Pirates fans too. Need I remind you that the Pirates have 19 consecutive losing seasons, the most in the history of any professional sports franchise. Yes, those same fans think that making the playoffs in each of the last four years and winning a Stanley Cup is not enough. Makes perfect sense.
It’s a shame that in an airport somewhere Greyhound bus station there is a Penguins fan talking to some stranger about how he thinks Dan Bylsma should be fired. This y’inzer/homer/uninformed and irrational sports fan is everything that I can’t stand about a fan base.
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