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Pardon the Interruption (07-28-09)
Today on the show, Tony and Mike talked about old quarterbacks, bad general managers, Pete Rose and rare baseball feats. Tony and Mike spent Five Good Minutes with Tony Kanaan–more like five great minutes. It was an awesome interview. Kanaan was terrific and thankfully Tony stayed quiet through most of it. The boys introduced a new game on today’s show, What’s The Word.
Pardon the Interruption stars Tony Kornheiser (left), former columnist for The Washington Post, and Mike Wilbon (right), current columnist for The Washington Post. PTI is seen everyday at 2:30pm PDT on ESPN.
HEADLINES
Staying Retired
Brett Favre says he wants to remain retired.
Mike: Nothing is out of question. I will not surprised me if the day after next he comes out of retirement. None of this is based on logic.
Tony: Vikings have been patience suitors. They will take him in November if he wants to play. I think he thinks back on his legacy and worries about how it ended with Jets.
Should Minaya’s Job Be In Jeopardy?
Mets General Manager, Omar Minaya.
Mike: Here’s what he’s done, he put a team on the field that should have contended. Not his fault that they collapse.
Tony: Minaya is GM of Mets he should not be getting in public debate with sports writer about his ambition. He doesn’t look like he’s in control.
Selig Will Not Reinstate Rose?
Mike: I don’t think we predicted he would be reinstated, we just called for it. Selig and Aaron are friends and we thought Aarons comments reflected Selig’s. They don’t.
Tony: There’s no real hall of fame with out Rose. Selig doesn’t have to pardon Rose, all he has to do is say to baseball writers put him in the hall.
Will It End Well In Buffalo?
Terrell Owens in Buffalo.
Mike: When we get late into the season, how will this turn out?
Tony: T.O. is a tough guy. His problem is with OC’s and QB’s. Buffalo is second smallest city in NFL and T.O. puts them in top tier. He’s a big star and Buffalo needs a big star.
Does Willingham Compare?
Nats slugger Willingham hits two grand slams last night.
Mike: Yes, but the pitching of the perfect game is more impressive.
Tony: There’s a lot more no-hitters than perfect games, but two grand slams require a lot of luck. It’s an astounding accomplishment.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
FIVE GOOD MINUTES
Tony Kanaan
- I’m okay. I have some burns on my face and no eye brows.
- It was pretty scary to be on fire. It was not pleasant.
- I knew I was going to catch on fire so I drove away so I wouldn’t burn my teammates. I knew I would be safe in the car for a while.
- If I had the visor up, my face would have caught fire. Having the visor down was huge. I was on fire for more than 40 seconds.
- Any time we get in the car you don’t know if you’ll get out. I don’t think about it. It’s part of the job.
- I’m the same guy I was before. I want to race again. I have unfinished business to do.
- My mom told me not to do it and then when I said I was she said “race slow.”
COMMERCIAL BREAK
WHAT’S THE WORD
Alphonso Soriano celebration after last night’s grand slam was___
Mike: Self absorbed. He hit a walk off grand slam. These teams play tonight.
Tony: Egomaniacal. He showed up the Astros.
Seeing Barry Bonds on the fiend in San Francisco was___
Mike: Creepy. It dredges up all these bad things from a couple of years ago.
Tony: Unsettling. I think he still wants to play.
Shaq on Monday Night Raw was___
Mike: Appropriate. Shaq is the only guy that understands entertainment value.
Tony: Grasping. Totally cheesy. I love Shaq but this was ridiculous disingenuous.
Dude catches foul ball with his baby in his other arm was___
Mike: Skilled. He got mad skills. I want to think I could do this.
Tony: Inspirational. He could have dropped the kid but he made the play.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
HAPPY, HAPPY
Happy 19th birthday to Soulja Boy.
Happy anniversary to Los Angeles. This date 25 yeas ago the Olympics started.
Happy trails to Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian.
ERRORS
Reali: Smallest market in NFL: Green Bay, New Orleans, Buffalo and than Jacksonville. First basemen for White Sox was not Thome, he hasn’t played for them in years. Josh Fields hit a grand slam in Buehrle’s perfect game.
WHAT TO WATCH
Mike: Cubs and Astros from Wrigley
Tony: I started to watch a channel called Palladium.
