AND YOU THOUGHT JACKIE CHRISTIE WAS A NIGHTMARE: I think we have a new Worst Sports Spouse/Groupie Ever. According to ESPN.com, police in Arizona investigating the murder of former Red Sox prospect Dernell Stenson are looking into the possibility that Stenson's ex-girlfriend may have been involved. Police say the woman once text-messaged a death threat to the player, as well as doing all this:
Friends and family confirmed to the newspaper that she harassed Stenson across several states over an 18-month period, saying at various times that she was pregnant, miscarried his child, was pregnant again and miscarried again… At one point, Stenson's agent told the newspaper, the woman faked her death to try to force the ballplayer to call her.Yikes. But why would he call her if he thought she was dead? Then there's that text message:
U better pray I never see you U again. I swear Dernell U R worth a Murder charge 4 & that is all U R worth."She may not be responsible for the murder, 'cause it did just sound like a random carjacking. But still, my message to the woman: U R a psycho.
AND SPEAKING OF THE CHRISTIES: There's a new article about our favorite purse-designing couple in the Sacramento Bee. It includes supportive quotes from Chris Webber and other players, and like the Newt Gingrich quote on the back of Alan Colmes' book, the reporter probably has no idea that they're sarcastic.
Posted by Stephen Silver at November 21, 2003 04:53 PM