News Flash: Rufus, a tan and white bull terrier, beats out 2,622 competitors to win Best in Show at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show. He becomes the first dog of his breed to ever win the canine community’s most prestigious honor.
Teddy’s Take: Rufus is just lucky Mark Blount wasn’t entered. The Celtics should have had the ball boys follow that bowser around with a pooper-scooper!
Speaking of dogs, which professional athlete do you consider the biggest “dog� of all-time? Blount? Terry Glenn? Jaromir Jagr? Jose Canseco?
Send me your nominees!
Comments (3)
Two under acheivers that come to mind from local sports would be Roger Clemens and Joe Thornton.
Roger Rocket has Dan Duquette to thank for motivating him to become one of the best pitchers in baseball history. If you remember, the last 3 years in a Red Sox uniform, the Rocket was barely a .500 pitcher and nothing compared to what he was the following 2 years with Toronto. In my opinion, the Sox were in a lose/lose situation. Had they signed him, he probably would have continued his mediocrity in a Red Sox uniform with no motivation to improve.
Another player who needed motivation he never recieved was Joe Thor. Although he always put up great numbers, I can't help to consider him a goofy, happy go lucky guy. With a little mean streak in him as well. I beleive the Bruins could've and should've done more to develop Thornton's maturity on the ice as a hockey player. He wasn't mature enough to be the captain, yet they couldn't take that title away from him because there wasn't a player on the team who was an established and well respected player in the NHL. The Bruins wouldn't spend the money to bring someone who would fit the mentor role. I wouldn't consider him a dog, but I would consider him an untapped resource and an under acheiver as a Bruin. We are going to truly regret trading him away. He too, will use this trade as a wake up call to motivate him to become the player he is capable of being.
Posted by T2 | February 16, 2006 9:17 AM
Posted on February 16, 2006 09:17
OK, what in the heck is T2 talking about? How can a pitcher who racked up an incredible amount of strike outs and won Cy Young awards while in Boston be considered a dog? I never cared too much for his attitude, but he produced at his position.
Same goes for Jumbo Joe. Year after year with the B's his numbers got better and better. This week he was 2nd in the league in scoring.
These guys produced while they were here (and after). I don't believe they should get the dog label because they didn't have the teams or coaching or mentoring behind them for them to be champions.
My vote for doggiest Boston athlete would be Tony Eason.
A #1 Qb that was afraid to get hit. That guy was a waste of skin.
Posted by JesusSavesThorntonScores | February 16, 2006 7:03 PM
Posted on February 16, 2006 19:03
Clemens was a dog until Duquette canned him and Joe's just a Big Goofy. Get it? Goofy?
But there's no denying that Blount is one of the biggest dogs in professional sports.
Posted by T2 | February 17, 2006 12:13 PM
Posted on February 17, 2006 12:13