Archive for October 27th, 2005

A few things from the Virginia Tech/BC game…

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- I was about to go to the bathroom in the first half when ESPN decided to do a sideline interview with Michael Vick. I couldn’t leave until it was over, because you never know what that guy’s going to say. Alas, it wasn’t that eventful… the only thing of note he said was that while Marcus was suspended, Michael served as Marcus’s “father figure.” That’s a little bit frightening… is it too late to put Marcus up for adoption? When I think of Michael Vick, I think of a lot of things… but “father figure” is

Who will be the first gay male athlete to come out?

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Deadspin and Oddjack have come together to ask the burning question… Who will be the first prominent male athlete to come out of the closet? They’ve identified five candidates: Bruce Chen Peyton Manning Mike Piazza Kordell Stewart Tony Stewart Here my analysis: I’m going to eliminate Tony Stewart. I’m not saying he’s not gay, but if he were to come out, he would immediately have hundreds of thousands of gay Nascar fans at his door, who will kiss him and then shoot him in the head, American Beauty style. So I don’t see that happening. If the