I realize it's old news, but when I read this, I was ELATED! The reason why I waited a week to comment on Bryant Gumbel's departure from the NFL Network booth? I wanted to give him time to change his mind and say he was coming back. So far, so good. Gumbel's play-by-play prowess was terrible, at best. Someone never told him it wasn't the Today Show or HBO's Real Sports...the man never showed any emotion for crying out loud! Analyst and former NFL wide receiver Chris Collinsworth carried Gumbel through each broadcast. Some of you who don't have the NFL Network have no idea what I'm talking about, but trust me, he was awful and the world is a better place. Gumbel should have studied his brother's work, instead he thought 'boring' was good enough.
Astros SS Miguel Tejada recently walked away in the middle of his interview on ESPN's program E:60 when asked about his real age. Tejada claimed he was 31...but his birth certificate says he's 33 years-old. None of this would be that big of a deal if Tejada's name wasn't littered in MLB's Mitchell report. To me, it makes him look like he's hiding something. Here's what I don't find very amusing about E:60's reporting tactics. Tejada was blindsided with the questions about his real age. Miguel was told there were going to be a few final questions about steroids, when in fact, he was peppered with "Miguel, are you really 31?" Intereviewers usually give a PR guy a list of questions that they're going to ask during a sit down interview. E:60 may have stepped over the line with their curve ball.
I don't feel bad for Tejada, he should have just owned it and said, "Yes, I'm really 33." I do think the Astros organization and MLB have some explaining to do. How many players out there are older than they claim? Both parties knew Tejada was older. The Astros squeaky clean reputation has taken a hit with Clemens, Pettitte and now Tejada.
Michael Penix
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