tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post9061313440809747702..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: The Biggest Loser: Simmons Mailbag Edition Part 2Bengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-17084065169000165992009-04-02T08:04:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:04:00.000-04:00I think maybe ESPN teaches a seminar on how to ans...I think maybe ESPN teaches a seminar on how to answer chat questions and it is possible they were using a computer to help teach the class so Joe Morgan did not listen and Bill Simmons was too busy analyzing the role of Adrian in the Rocky movies to pay attention. That could be possible. <BR/><BR/>There is a similarity in how they answer the questions though. They answer the question as quickly as possible so they can get around to talking about what they want to talk about. In Joe's case, he wanted to make sure he gave no opinion and mentioned the Big Red Machine and in Bill's case, he wants to make a list to bring up some half assed theory and then expounds upon it. <BR/><BR/>"Bill, I am sorry to hear that your dog died recently. Is that the hardest it has ever been to lose an animal for you?" Bob R. Colorado Spring, Colorado<BR/><BR/>SG: Thanks Bob, it was hard. I felt like Rocky while he thinking of the towel in to prevent Drago from beating Apollo to death. There was nothing I could do about it, but throwing in the towel earlier may have done something. Doesn't it always seem like you miss some relatives more than others? I call it my Dead Relative Theory and I would have to say my top 5 favorite dead relatives are as follows..."<BR/><BR/>I think Bill spends A LOT of time thinking of Scarlett nude in a movie. I would say potentially 8%-10% of his day is involved with this. You know, this could be the main reason his book is taking so long to complete.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-24999143085876686352009-04-02T00:18:00.000-04:002009-04-02T00:18:00.000-04:00Do you think he spends a lot of time pretending Sc...Do you think he spends a lot of time pretending Scarlett was nude in a movie? I am of the opinion he does.<BR/><BR/>I had a remembrence from earlier. Have you moticed that Bill's mailbags resemble the horrific "Joe Chats" that Fire Joe Morgan used to tear up? The fanbois write in one question, and Bill answers something else, makes a list out of it, while bringing it all around to the Big Red Mach.....ur , one of his pet theories. To me, it is eerily similar.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-87136402915087724302009-04-01T22:15:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, today's mailbag consisted primarily of jokes...Yeah, today's mailbag consisted primarily of jokes and references to past mailbags and columns. Martin, you pretty much nailed it, that's all it was. <BR/><BR/>Other than his little bit about Kobe and LeBron, there was very little of substance in it. I wish he had screwed something up majorly math-wise so I could mention it, but he was too busy making lists and pretending Scarlett was nude in a movie.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-10858698240955242572009-04-01T20:09:00.000-04:002009-04-01T20:09:00.000-04:00Wow, it sounds like todays mailbag was twice as of...Wow, it sounds like todays mailbag was twice as offensive as yesterdays. This entire 2nd part comes across as nothing except self referenceing and toady worship. At least yesterday he was trying to answer some real questions, even if all he did was prove he can't understand basic math.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-20625991982099912262009-04-01T16:20:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:20:00.000-04:00I think you are right. It really made no sense yes...I think you are right. It really made no sense yesterday at all and I wasn't sure why he included it. I guess Bill does have an editor, just not a very good one that catches all of the mistakes that are made. <BR/><BR/>Normally, I would be indignant that something was removed from the original post to cover a mistake, like I was when Jay Mariotti completely changed around his "conference tournaments suck in general" article which was inexcusable in my opinion, but it doesn't bother me really they covered this up. This was an editing mistake so I am not going to be critical, though really I should be critical of the editor. <BR/><BR/>I am proud to be of the ones that have proof of the mistake though. It did seem so random yesterday didn't it?Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-1303339934596520942009-04-01T16:01:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:01:00.000-04:00Think I figured out why that line about Scarlett i...Think I figured out why that line about Scarlett in a fake movie appears twice. Yesterday was the mistake. <BR/><BR/>The letter in today's mailbag with his response including the fake movie was originally supposed to be in yesterday's batch. Which is why he also put in the "got you!" thing yesterday. But at the last minute, he (or his editor) cut the letter, but forgot to cut the follow up saying "got you."<BR/><BR/>The way it appears today is the way it should've been... The fact that the punchline was delivered yesterday, before the set-up, was the accident. Big oops. I would've found it pretty funny had I read it in sequence.<BR/><BR/>By the way, in yesterday's posting, the "got you" fragment has been removed. If not for your recap, there'd be no proof someone messed up...Ericnoreply@blogger.com