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Derek Jeter Has Banged 6 More Maxim Hot 100 Women Than You
The annual Maxim Hot 100 is scheduled to be released in a few days, and according to reports, no less than SIX women on the list have banged Derek Jeter. I'm not real good at math so I had someone crunch the numbers for me, and apparently 6 out of 100 is somewhere around 6%. Granted Jeter's in the twilight of his career, the Yankees are going nowhere and he'll never play in another World Series, but at least he's giving Yankee fans something to be proud of. Here's a sample of the Jeter Hot 6. Has any celebrity nailed more than six? Proabably Timberlake right?
Click here to see the entire list, plus some bonus Jeter chicks that didn't make Maxim's cut.
Jessica Alba
Vanessa Minnillo
Police: Juror in Houston Pot Trial Caught Smoking Weed on Break
Houston Chronicle - Judge Sherman Ross tried to assemble a jury of peers for a woman accused of possession of a marijuana on trial Tuesday. But authorities say prospective juror Cornelia Mayo might have taken that concept a bit too far after she was caught smoking a joint outside the courthouse during a break. The 49-year-old Houston woman was one of 20 people in a jury pool in Criminal Court at Law No. 10. Ross said he realized something was wrong when juror No. 2, Mayo, didn't return from a 45-minute break. Before the judge could file a bench warrant for the missing juror, his bailiff got a call from police notifying him that Mayo was being booked on a charge of smoking marijuana outside the criminal courthouse. "I've had prospective jurors get lost before, but it never occurred to me that they might be getting ready for a marijuana trial by, allegedly, smoking marijuana," Ross said. He also said it was a strange coincidence for a court that also sees trials for DWI's, family violence and many other misdemeanors. "It's the first weed case I've tried in years," Ross said. "People usually plead out."
Hilarious! You can’t make this shit up! I mean I ain’t mad at this lady. It’s like if you’re sitting there listening to a trial about pizza it’s almost impossible not to go out and grab a slice on your break right?
Barstool Local Smokeshow of the Day (Jen)
Introducing Jen from BU. It’s been a long time coming for Jen. She the first White Whale girl in the history of the Stool. I first spotted Jen almost a year ago to this day. She poked her fin out at our Cinco De Mayo party, but I never saw her. She only showed up when I was going through the pictures the following day. I actually posted the following blog about her at the time:
The first round of Cinco De Mayo Fiesta pictures are now up for viewing pleasure. My #1 question after looking at them is wondering who the hell is the girl on the right and why hasn't she ever been on the cover of the Stool before? This girl is gorgeous right? Anybody know who she is? Somebody has to know who she is! Let's Stoolify her ASAP!
But shockingly nobody came forward. It was like she was ghost or something. She just vanished into thin air. Then almost 8 months later she appeared at our Ski Bash at the Harp. But before I could even throw a potato sack over her head she was gone. It happened so fast I wasn’t even really sure I saw her. I thought maybe my mind was playing tricks on me. Fast forward to to this week and our blog posted about pool pong:
Now as far as this pool pong thing goes, I got to admit I’m a little disappointed. (Just because we profile you doesn’t mean we’re going to suck your dick and say you have the best invention of all time) The raft for this beer pong float is WAY too small. I don’t want to be able to dunk in Beirut. You have to make this thing regulation size don’t you? So I give this guy an A for the idea and a D+ for execution. Unless of course the chick on the right comes with it. Then all bets are off.
What I didn’t realize at the time was that the chick on the right was the same girl from the Cinco De Mayo photo and the Ski Bash. Luckily a reader saw the pool pong photo and sent me the name of this girl. I've been to every city in Mexico. I came across an unclaimed piece of meat in Baja, turned out to be Rosie. Found one of her passports to Sumatra, I missed her by about a week at Fiji. But, I knew she wouldn't miss the fifty year storm.. Yup we finally got her! Now I can die in peace.
Sleeveless Yankees Fan Sues Red Sox Fan For Hurting His Hand When Punching Him In the Face
SignonSanDiego - What's the price of being a Boston Red Sox fan? For David Sanborn of Oceanside, at least, it's about $25,000. Sanborn was involved in a bar fight at the Grand Avenue Bar & Grill in Carlsbad SD on July 3, 2006, with New York Yankees fan Mario Melendez. Melendez sued for damages in Vista Superior Court – for injuring his hand when he punched Sanborn. On Tuesday, a Vista jury awarded Melendez $15,297 for medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Yesterday, the jury ordered Sanborn, who hails from Massachusetts, to pay an additional $10,000 in punitive damages. Melendez testified last week that he injured his right hand on Sanborn's teeth during the fight, saying he was acting in self-defense. “He grabbed me . . . and picked me up,” he told jurors. “I really thought he was going to body-slam me.” At the time, the 6-foot-1 Sanborn was 210 pounds and 38 years old. The 5-foot-7 Melendez was 260 pounds and 49. Melendez said Sanborn was drunk and belligerent at the bar, where both men went to root for their hometown teams on television. Although the Red Sox and Yankees weren't playing each other that day, that didn't keep the two from exchanging words shortly after Yankees slugger Jason Giambi hit an early home run against the Cleveland Indians. Sanborn arrived at the bar about 11 a.m. Melendez showed up about 4 p.m. with his 82-year-old father and a friend, according to court records. Melendez said Sanborn, Sanborn's wife – a waitress at the restaurant – and two other men taunted him, yelling a profane version of “Let's go Yankees,” a popular chant in the Bronx. Melendez, who is originally from Brooklyn, New York, said he was also singled out for wearing a sleeveless jersey of Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
If this guy doesn’t fit the description of a stereotypical NY fan than nobody does. It’s almost like God decided to sit down one day and mold the perfect Yankees fan out of clay and boom Mario Melendez was born. I mean 5”7, 260 lbs and wearing a sleeveless Derek Jeter shirt? Does it get any better than that? I don’t blame the Red Sox fan for picking a fight with him at all. He probably didn’t want to do it. Felt like he owed it to him. Regardless you got to be a real pussy to sue somebody because your hand wasn’t tough enough to punch them in the face. Seriously, toughen up.
- Thanks to Vince for the tip
Mr. Redlegs Bites The Dust
I'm sure everybody has seen this already, but it's still pretty funny. I wish that was Tomase going down instead of Mr. Redlegs.
Heidi Watney Game 3 Report Card - F
Listen I don't want to be too hard on the new kid. But why was Heidi Watney wearing a jacket last night? And I don't want to hear any mumbo jumbo about the weather either. I mean if she's going to be all bundled up like that whenever it's a little bit cold outside you might as well have Manzo do this job. No disrespect to Manzo. But NESN hired her for her looks. You got to put those to work 162 games a year.
PS - No word yet on whether Julio Lugo was driving the truck that blew up the Green Line this morning. I think it's safe to say that all Stoolies who live along the Comm Ave should make this the mother of all Thirsty Thursdays because God knows you ain't getting home anytime soon.
(photo from Boston.com)
Spencer Pratt Gives Advice On Anal Sex
Radaronline.com - Reality-show Machiavelli Spencer Pratthas a unique ability to get to the crux of any issue. Radar has enlisted the king of The Hillsto field queries from regular folks with regular problems, just like you! Check out Spencer's first print column in our May/June issue, and visit RadarOnline every Tuesday for additional wise counsel. Got a burning question? Send it to: spencer@radaronline.com
YO SPENCER! How long do you have to date someone before it's appropriate to bring up the possibility of anal sex?
If you're dating a guy, right away. If you're dating girl, I think you'll know pretty quick if she's into that. If they're not bringing it up, it's not something on their agenda. That's just realistic. My boxing coach Dirty Phi says, "If you stick your pinkie in there, and then another finger, and then another, and she responds happily, then it's cool."
Far be it for me to question Spencer Pratt, but I kind of disagree with him here. I don’t think just because a chick doesn’t bring up anal sex that means that it’s not on their radar screen. I mean you need to be a real slut to just come out and say you like it in the butt right? Sure Lindsay Lohan may pull shit like that, but she’s the exception to the rule. For most girls I think you definitely have to pinky probe to figure out what is going on in their head. So even though I admittedly know nothing about chicks, I think it’s up to the dude to figure out where a girl stands on anal. A couple finger drive bys and shit like that. Also if you can slip in the pinkie and two more fingers it’s probably time to call it a day and move on to the next girl don’t you think?
Fired Bikini Model Teacher to Pose for Playboy
FORT PIERCE - Tiffany Shepherd's advertised 34 DD/E breasts might be bared in the pages of Playboy magazine, an offer the bikini mate and former high school teacher is considering for her children's future. "There's a lot of people coming up with a lot of different offers," Shepherd said via cell phone from New York Wednesday following a television appearance. "When I started all this it was for my children and it's still about my children, making sure that they're provided for." Shepherd, a single mother with three boys, became a media sensation after claiming she was released from her teaching contract because of her job on a charter boat offering trips with bikini-clad and topless women.
Over the past few days, Playboy expressed interest in nude shots to the tune of $25,000 per photo, she said. The pictures, according to Smokin' Em Charters owner and Shepherd manager Kathi Coombes, would be done "very tastefully." "It's not going to be spread eagle shots or anything like that," she said.
On behalf of everyone here at Barstool and our readership, I'd like to extend to Ms. Shepard a rousing round of applause. It's an amazing thing, the maternal instinct. A mother's love is a such a powerful instinct it will inspire a mom to sacrifice anything to benefit her children: her life, her health, her career. And yes, even her bikini top. This is truly a noble deed by Tiffany and she's to be admired for it. Because if there's anything her sons need in this life, it's the social standing that you can only get from having your mom's 34E rack unleashed upon the world. Those boys will be god's in school. They'll be invited to every sleepover. Every pool party. No Little League coach is going sit those kids on the banch knowing it might cost him a chance to see those bad actors in the flesh. This Playboy business is a noble act of pure love. Perhaps not as noble as doing "spread eagle shots," but I won't quibble.
As a side note, the St. Lucie School District is claiming Tiffany lost her teaching position because of 30 unexcused absences, not because of her job with Smokin' 'Em Charters. But no one's buying that. At the rate Florida substitute teachers put out, who'd complain about Shepard missing a few days? (Thanks to Bret)
Reader Email: Introducing Brownies Beer Die Open
Reader Email
Every year in a little place called Abington (you may be familiar)
there is a glorious tournament of champions where the greatest
beerthletes in the world convene to partake in this one day event. You may be familiar with a drinking game called Beer Die where players sit down at opposite ends of a table and try to sink a die into an opponents cup - well we've put our own spin on the game and transformed it into a true sport. Every year we have a huge double elimination tournament in Abington - take a look at the newly created website - and this year we want Barstool Sports to come and get involved.
www.BrowniesBeerDieOpen.com
The tournament has been getting bigger every year as word has spread
and we've started to incorporate awards like the coveted "Diesman
Trophy" and cash prizes for the winners. I think any stoolie out there
would want to participate.
We're also hoping for cheerleaders this year but so far the Celtics
dancers, Pats cheerleaders, and the amateur night headliners from the
Foxy have turned us down...there's always Alex's.
He's been trying to get this televised by ESPN and sponsored by
Budweiser and has failed gracefully every time.
Let me know what you think.
Greg
Listen some people get invited to go to Celtics or Red Sox games with their clients and others like myself get invited to play in the Brownies Beer Die Open in the Abington Marsh Fields. And frankly I’d have it no other way. Now I’ve never played Beer Die, but after studying the rules and watching the video I’m pretty sure I’d be a 5 tool player. A natural if you will. How can anybody be this good who came from nowhere? Whatever he wants to throw he throws. Plus I already beat Abingtion once for a state championship (13 year old Sr. Little League) so I see no reason why I can’t grab a couple guys and dominate again on their home turf. And if I’m really lucky maybe a couple of the guys are Abington cops so I can schmooze and get my drivers license back.
PS – I can’t believe ESPN, Bud, the Pats Cheerleaders, the Celtics Dancers and the Foxy Lady “headliners” said no to this star studded gala. Talk about missing a huge marketing opportunity. Seriously though every town should have an event like this. It’s what makes America great.
John Tomase Acts Like He Did Nothing Wrong: Time To Boycott The Herald (Again)
Tomase - Former Patriots[ team stats] video assistant Matt Walsh turned over eight tapes to the NFL that show the team recording offensive and defensive signals of five teams in six games between 2000 and 2002, the New York Times [ NYT] reported last night. Walsh’s attorney, Michael Levy, later confirmed the story’s accuracy in an e-mail to the Herald. Walsh did not turn over a tape of the Rams’ final walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI. Addressing media speculation about such a tape, as well as the Herald’s Feb. 2 story about the walkthrough, Levy told the Times, “Mr. Walsh has never claimed to have a tape of the walkthrough. “Mr. Walsh has never been the source of any of the media speculation about such a tape,” Levy added. “Mr. Walsh was not the source for the Feb. 2 Boston Herald article.” “This is consistent with what the Patriots had admitted they had been doing, consistent with what we already knew,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press last night.
Hey Tomase how about being a FUCKING MAN and admit that you lied and you got busted! I honestly can’t believe the stance the Herald is taking on this. How can they just sit back and act like nothing happened. If Walsh wasn’t Tomase’s source than who the fuck was it? And it doesn’t even matter if Walsh is lying. As the old saying goes if you sleep with dogs you get fleas or something like that. Tomase is such a fucking little bastard. I’m sorry to keep talking about this, but it’s borderline impossible to believe that he has taken NO responsibility for this yet or offered no explanation. I mean have you ever seen anybody write an article that was such obvious bullshit from the second it was printed? I’m sorry to my girls at the Inside Track but the Herald Boycott is back on!!! No Patriot fan should buy or read the Herald with the exception of the Inside Track online, until this situation is addressed. It’s time to send a message to the Boston Herald that they can’t get away with this type of shit.
PS – I know that the Herald locked all comments under Tomase’s article. Feel free to facebook him or email him jtomase@bostonherald.com and send him nasty shit that I couldn’t even dream of. Just step up John and be a man. Admit what you did was wrong and that you're a little coward instead of just sitting there and being all ugly and hoping this just goes away because it's not. You have to address this issue if you want to continue to work in this city!
Just go to every other article and post Tomase shit.
Borges got bagged and suspended for stealing someone else's work, can we have Tomase castrated for blowing up the Pats during Superbowl week?
If the Pats and Belichik decide to sue Herald and Tomase (which they should), that "source" would be discoverable, unless Tomase wants to end up being found in contempt of court and possibly jailed. I say bring it on. Honestly, how can that fat douche show his face around here ever again?
tuffnutz,
because I'm in a good mood today I'm going to give you the option of being banned. Do you want to be banned or not? Your call.
Does this surprise you? The Herald is one step above the National Inquierer.
Pretty sure I spelled that wrong, but f it.
thanks for the heads up, im cool just a question
John Tomase and WBCN's Adolfo Gonzalez...
Long lost siblings? The resemblance is there.
Way to take a stand tuffnutz!
tuffnutz = pussnutz
if you post a comment ripping tomase on the herald website does the editor threaten to ban you or is that only done by tools
— tuffnutz, May 08 2008, 11:06 am
lol
Reading the Inside Track is like watching the Hills or American Idol. No thanks, I'll stick to sports.
lol, forgot what I was gonna say...
How long before they take Tomase off the Patriots beat? Hasn't he been banned from the facilities? I'm sure players won't give him interviews...how can you have a reporter 'reporting', and I use that term loosely with Tomase, on a team that he has no access to? He'll watch the games, listen to post game interviews on tv or radio and use them as his first hand account?
Whatever happens to this guy, no way he can cover the Pats anymore.
El Presidente: Bastion of Journalistic Integrity, Protector of the Written Word.
I think it just needs to be agreed on for everyone in new england not to mention this guys name again, don't waste time reading his articles. He's made it clear he's got no fucking clue what he's doing. No actual journalism ability. The only area in life he could succeed is if he was a girl in middle school spreading completely made up rumors about other people just because no one would pay any attention otherwise.
I'd say it's 10-1 his parents don't even know he exists and he constantly craves attention because of that, so he does stupid shit like this just for attention, even negative attention is good for him.
Tomase is giving me the fuck me eyes in that picture.
Tomase can't issue an apology. He has to stop eating first.
According to WEEI's John Dennis, Tomase's source was a friend of Walsh. How the hell could Tomase go to print with that story without having Walsh as the source? Its Journalism 101.
Tomase is a rat. I bet his "source" of this tape of the Rams walk through was no other than the other rat himself, Eric Mangini.
According to WEEI's John Dennis, Tomase's source was a friend of Walsh. How the hell could Tomase go to print with that story without having Walsh as the source? Its Journalism 101.
- BigMck
If that's true than he has to be fired no questions asked.
Dale and Holley are ripping Tomase right now...as much as either of them can "rip" anyone.
Holley's point - you can't release something like this without multiple sources, which Tomase obviously didn't have.
Johnnyboy will be teaching 6th grade English next year in New Hampshire.
did any one else notice the they did not even report this in the herald until this morning, and when it was finaly reported it was hidden on the side, i was on about 5 sports web sites around midnight last night including espn and boston.com and they had it, but the herald had nothing, nothing at all, that whole news paper is a fraud and nothing more than a tabloid wanna be, they're a bunch of pussies starting with jerry callahan to tony mazz to felger to tomassie its like a requirement to work there
job seeker- hi i want to work at the herald
herald- are you a sneaky lieing pussy?
job seeker- i can be for the right price
How does a friend of a potential source suddenly become a source. Isn't it misleading to report like he did and say "according to a source..."? And again he wrote it in phoenix, so was how could he even know he was talking to on the phone, or even worse know who sent him an email unless he/she was in Arizona too?
Tomase is gayer than dollar cosmo night at the Veiny Shaft Tavern.
Id rather read TigerBeat than the Herald, worst publication humanly possible.
PS - The Stool deserves a Pulitzer on our coverage of this. We were 100% right from the second this story was released. We've been right every step of the way on everything.
the boston herald also has now shut down the comments section under all of tomassies postings and blogs, im guessing its getting a little ugly over there, patriots should sue the shit out of him, and ban all herald reporters from patriots grounds
The Heralds brightest Stars:
Howie Carr: whos been making his living off the Bulgers for 20 years
Tomase: Will be a contributing writer to Stuff@night by June 1. Mortal lock.
just facebooked tomase, he is an ugly mother fucker
Please take the time to review the petition that I have created. If you siport my cause feel free to sign it and pass it on to anyone you may know. I believe that an explanation must be given by the #Boston Herald and Mr. Tomase as to why it was reported in the newspaper that a video tape existed of the St. Louis Rams walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.
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Thanks!
Am I the only one who thinks the term "facebooked" sounds like an act of rape?
i've been boycotting the herald ever since they ran those photos of the bodies that didn't make it out of the fire in chestnut hill a few years back on the front page. way to go, herald. jerks.
Please take the time to review the petition that I have created. If you siport my cause feel free to sign it and pass it on to anyone you may know. I believe that an explanation must be given by the #Boston Herald and Mr. Tomase as to why it was reported in the newspaper that a video tape existed of the St. Louis Rams walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.
Http://www.petitiononline.com/5808NFL/petition.html
Thanks!
the stool deserves like 8 pulitizers. this is just the one that people will remember. i think a "lifetime achievement" is in order.
And don't forget the Herald just recent lost a huge Libel lawsuit against that judge in Superior Court---was upheld by Supreme Judicial Court. they've been slapped around before--I'm sure they don't want to again!
I just signed the petition
I think the "Meet the Model" Q&As are good enough to win BSS a Pulizter on their own.
lol, forgot what I was gonna say...
How long before they take Tomase off the Patriots beat? Hasn't he been banned from the facilities? I'm sure players won't give him interviews...how can you have a reporter 'reporting', and I use that term loosely with Tomase, on a team that he has no access to? He'll watch the games, listen to post game interviews on tv or radio and use them as his first hand account?
Whatever happens to this guy, no way he can cover the Pats anymore.
— echoes, May 08 2008, 11:22 am
Hey guys, I just signed up, love the site!
As far as Tomase not having any locker room access, I'm pretty sure he could still do his job by going the 'Jay Mariotti' route although it looks like he's already there, as far as being bombastic, idiotic, and unable to admit that he's wrong about something.
And I thought us Detroiters had it bad with Drew Sharp. Jeez...I'll take Sharp any day over this fame-seeking asshole.
i dont have the hardcopy stool in front of me but one of the ms.barstool contestants this week said she literally had no idea what the kentucky derby even was.
she was hot though, i voted for her.
Dale actually just made a good point (for once)
"...turned over eight tapes to the NFL that show the team recording offensive and defensive signals of five teams in six games between 2000 and 2002..."
Since when do coaches use offensive signals?
Boycott the Herald...why are any of you reading that piece of shit paper anyway. Never mind boycott...don't read it...it causes brain damage. And it seesm to cause brain damage to those who work for it as well (Tomasi and Whitey McCatholic there Callahan).
Please take the time to review the petition that I have created. If you siport my cause feel free to sign it and pass it on to anyone you may know. I believe that an explanation must be given by the #Boston Herald and Mr. Tomase as to why it was reported in the newspaper that a video tape existed of the St. Louis Rams walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.
Http://www.petitiononline.com/5808NFL/petition.html
Thanks!
Do people here like the Globe?
you know how i know you're gay? you read john tomase
i get the globe home delivery 7 days a week
How the hell could Tomase go to print with that story without having Walsh as the source? Its Journalism 101.
— BigMck, May 08 2008, 11:26 am
101 actually teaches you that you need THREE sources to run with a storty. But that rule went out with Andy Capp, that wife-beating drunk.
Am I the only one who thinks the term "facebooked" sounds like an act of rape?
— Yankees Girl, May 08 2008
Actually YG, it sounds more like an act that precedes the actual rape. As in hitting her square in the face with a heavy book to render her unconscious. Um, just sayin'.
YG,
The Globe's quality, like its Times daddy, has slipped significantly in the last several years. I like some of their sports. But the rest of that rag is bleeding-heart liberal spin.
Does anyone else find it a little ironic that ep is having a meltdown over someone making something up about the Patriots yet he feels free to rip BC without discretion?
John Tomase is my hero. hahaha just kidding, what a loser.
I think Belichick got a hold of Matt Walsh's brother and pulled a "Frankie Pentangeli" on him:
WALSH - "No, I never heard of the Rams... I wasn't even AT the Super Bowl... Arlen Spector asked me some questions, so I made up some stories about Bill Belichick. 'Bill Belichick did this... Bill Belichick taped that'... but it was all untrue. ALL of it!"
Arlen Specter - "Can you identify that man sitting next to Mr. Belichick?"
Pioli - "That man is Vincenzo Walsh... he is, I believe, a brother of Matt Walsh. He's flown in from Fiji to be with his brother in his time of need."
Spector - "Will he come forth and be sworn in?"
Pioli - "He does not even speak English"
if it makes pats' fans feel any better, they would've lost to the giants that day anyway. just saying.
Manzo loves Tomase.
Tomase is such a fuckin douchebag
I keep trying to come up with the exact recipe for Tomase-- so far it's three parts Blues Traveler lead singer, one part Skippy Handelman from Family Ties, one part John Leguizamo.
"I keep trying to come up with the exact recipe for Tomase-- so far it's three parts Blues Traveler lead singer, one part Skippy Handelman from Family Ties, one part John Leguizamo"
I just snarfed my Diet Coke.
I agree manzo. John Tomase's horrid attempt at a career bump has NOTHING to do with Pats choking (yes, they choked and I'm a Pats guy). This comes at a good time with MSM and EEI all over 'bloggers'. Let's see how fucking "accountable" Tomase is held by the Herald for that horseshit. Bottom line, papers can write what they want so they're not all that different than this here space.
I'm having fun with all of the idiots on ESPN convo right now. These guys really have no clue about what the Patriots actually did and how the Pats use that information. They just say, "You guys cheated, 18-1..." the usual mundane brainless things that everyone spouts on there. I wish the season started tomorrow. Screw the rest of the country.
Pulled from the Herald. This is interesting. Of Course, Tomase had the story. Or retel of the story
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Jimmy Johnson thinks Spygate is overblown
We originally posted this WFAN interview as having been conducted during Super Bowl week. It actually dates back to September. Regardless, it’s still interesting to note how commonplace former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson feels the use of cameras is by NFL teams. He admits he used them to steal signs all the time.
Q: How about the spying thing Jimmy. You’re a coach does that bother you what Belichick did?
JJ: Oh please. I’ve said it on our show. Eighteen years ago a scout for the Chiefs told me what they did, and he said what you need to do is just take your camera and you go and zoom in on the signal caller and that way you can sync it up. The problem is that if they’re not on the press box side you can’t do it from the press box, you have to do it from the sideline. This was 18 years ago.
Q: You think the NFL came down too hard on them?
JJ: No, no, I said it on the show. He was wrong for doing it for the simple reason that the league knew this was going on not just in New England but around the league. And the league sent out the memorandum to all of the teams saying you cannot do this. And so that’s when Bill Belichick was wrong. After he got the memorandum saying don’t do it any more, he did it.
Q: Did you ever steal signals?
JJ: Oh in a heartbeat, yeah. Yes I did.
Q: Via video, Jimmy? Or no?
JJ: Oh yeah, I did it with video and so did a lot of other teams in the league. Just to make sure that you could study it and take your time, because you’re going to play the other team the second time around. But a lot of coaches did it, this was commonplace.
Q: But did you do it by taping the signal caller?
JJ: Yeah.
Q: Oh you did.
JJ: That’s what I’m saying. I was saying one of Marty Schottenheimer’s scouts, Mark Hatley, who has passed away now, Mark told me that’s how they did it, and Howard Mudd their offensive line coach with Kansas City, who now coaches for Tony Dungy, he was the best in the entire league at stealing signals.
Q: Where’d you put your guy who was videotaping? Where was he?
JJ: My guy was up with my camera crew in the press box. So you’d just put an extra camera up with your camera crew in the press box who zoomed in on the signal callers. That’s the best way to do it, but anyway you can’t always do that because the press box camera crew might be on the same side as the opposing team. If they’re on the same side as the opposing team that’s when you need to do it from the sideline.
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Got here late and didn't read most of the posts so I'm sorry if this has been said already but didn't Buzz Imaqueer Bissnger go off on Costas because there is no "journalistic integrity" in blogs, just in "professional" writers?
I know, I know, Bissinger gave some half-hearted apology on NPR to Will Leitch but it doesn't count if its not to Leitch's face. My point is that if this had been a big blog story and it was a lie, the likes of Buzz would be attacking blogs everywhere, but as its a print journalist, they will wait to sort things out.
I hope every print sports journalist in the country is washing windows with paper sacks by the year 2010. This means you Rick Reilly. Cunts!
Great post HoofHearted. It's hard to disagree with anything JJ said in that interview. Should the Pats have been punished? Yes. Does every other team try to get an edge like this? Yes.
What is forgetten in alot of this is the fact that even if the Pats did tape a fluff practice that doesn't mean shit. It's outrageous that Tomase even tried to make a story out of this in the first place. Not to mention the fact he did no research to back this up. 2 minutes after he published it people were already saying it was impossible because there was no power in the building. It's not just that Tomase lied about the source or trusted Walsh. He clearly had an agenda and would stop at nothing to make a splash the day before the superbowl.
True, True and True. Nwo I need somethign to read on the train in the morning. The Herald is just the perfect size. I feel like I am doing orgami trying to read the likes of the Globe or Times on the train. I'll shut the Herald down for a few weeks. Everyone should
Great, He is alos praising the Colts and Colts fans have bought into it.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1085298
When will Tomase discuss this rather than just hide behind his keyboard?
Will he be on 890 this afternoon and talk about this while caressing Felger's leg?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=fish_mike&id=3386223
Looks like the NFL wasn't entirely aware of Walsh's tapes.
The Jimmy Johnson reference is regarding spying that took place in the early 90's, when this rule was not in place.
http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/05/espn-is-all-over-boston-herald-today.html
this story is picking up steam... tomasse is done
That is verbatim what we wrote months ago. We've literally never been so far out ahead of a story before. And I'm not even taking credit. It was so freaking obvious.
Pres hits the nail on the head with his comment about the walkthrough.
Even if it DID happen, there's nothing to be gained off taping a walk-through.
An NFL Walk-through isn't a high school walkthrough with people goign full speed.
They legitimately walk.
The Patriots have had walk throughs on the road in a fucking hotel conference room. You gain nothing from it. They don't even run plays.
This douchebag's comments are still the only thing keeping "Spygate" alive. Here's hoping the NFL is allowing this bozo to talk just to discredit him in the future and end it once and for all. No good can come of it for the NFL, Goodell, or Kraft, who is considered one of the "premier" owner's in the league. It's the only possible reason to allow this kid to speak his mind. This agreement allows him to make absolutely nonsensical claims and the league to blow him off
— martyrush, Apr 23 2008, 3:51 pm
Suck my balls.
(I just sent that fool this little email. It isn't great, isn't real clever, but not going to waste more the 5 minutes on his "pathetic life" - The stool did a great job covering this and making sure i hate him as much as i do now)
Bringing up total bullshit rumors totally sabotaging the team, the night before the game, that is responsible for your paycheck is always a good move. I find it surprising you have not ended up on who wants to be a predator you certainly fit the mold. You have to take out your pathetic life on other people who have better genes then you rather then just being happy with the position you have.
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”
Please take time to review the petition that I have created. If you support my cause then feel free to sign it and pass it on to anyone you may know. I am not looking for anyone to get in trouble. I just believe that an explanation must be given by the Boston Herald and Mr. Tomase as to why it was reported in their newspaper (which has been credible in the past) that a video tape existed of the St. Louis Rams walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII. Hopefully, this will begin to put closure to the Spy gate issue. The New England Patriots violated a rule and should have been punished as they were, but this story has gone overboard for months.
http://www.petitiononline.com/5808NFL/petition.html
P.S. Lets now move onto real football talk!
letterstotheeditor@bostonherald-com
Here is the ediotor's email address, CC him on any emails about getting his ass fired.
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if you post a comment ripping tomase on the herald website does the editor threaten to ban you or is that only done by tools