August 24, 2007

Someone's Read the Inquirer!

Iggles Blog has a note-perfect parody of both the dailies' sports sections and WIP:

Joe Smith understands how the fans feel.

"There's no excuse for a move like that in that situation," said the Eagles nickel linebacker, referring to the play during last week's game when he pulled a gun out of his waistband and shot Dallas quarterback Drew Bledsoe in the groin. The resulting 15-yard-penalty gave Cowboy's kicker Mike Vanderjagt a chance at a 45-yard field goal, which he converted as time expired.

What surprises Smith is the extreme fan reaction. "Look, it was one mistake in the heat of the moment. I'm sorry I screwed it up." That apology isn't buying him much slack on sports talk radio station WIP, where morning host Angelo Cataldi is running a contest asking listeners how Smith should be punished by the team for his infraction. "Cut off his trigger finger," suggested Jim Buford of Voorhees.

That's totally unrealistic. Vanderjagt never hit a single 45-yarder for Dallas.

Posted by Stephen Silver at August 24, 2007 04:47 PM
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