ESPY Voting

By: Shane Myers

espy.jpgAlright, so I’m voting for the ESPY awards and what not, and I thought that I would post my picks on here. It’s been a while, and I feel overdue for a post. And just to let you know, I tend to favor my favorite players and team over someone that might be a little more deserving or someone that I hate. Get over it. The votes are already in. And you’re not going to change my mind. Haha, anyways, here it is. And feel free to leave comments about things that you may agree or disagree with, or just points you may have. I’d like to read and hear your opinions. That’s about it though. Here’s the good stuff:

Best Record Breaking Performance: Tom Brady and Randy Moss

Yeah, I went with my boys here on this one. Tom got his 50 touchdowns and Randy got his 23, which was pretty crazy on top of the whole 16-0 thing. And I’m still really pissed about that Super Bowl. The Patriots aren’t my favorite team or anything, because I’m not a bandwagon, but I definitely like them a lot, and I really love Tom Brady. He’s honestly like God out there on the field. It’s insane. Plus I hate the Giants. And I love to see records being broken, and I thought everyone else did too, which is why I can’t figure out why so many people hate the Patriots. And don’t try to use Spygate as an excuse, because everyone hated them before that. Anyways, alot of people are going to say that Brett Favre deserves this award way more; and you I say…. okay. Whatever. But I’m going with Tom and Randy. And just for the record I was was also happy to see Barry Bonds break the record too, and he was considered for my vote… but in the end, not really. That Bolt running guy wasn’t considered either. Next.

Best Upset: Fresno State

Sorry, but I took Fresno. To tell you the truth, I know they don’t stand a chance in this, but there was no way I could vote for any of the other. First of all, horse racing isn’t a sport, so that was set aside mainly because I didn’t want to see a horse get an ESPY. Next I hate the Giants with all my heart and I am still really pissed about that Super Bowl that ruined the Pat’s 19-0 season. So I could vote for that. Then, I live in Michigan and have been a lifelong Wolverine fan…. so I didn’t have the heart to vote for that game because it pissed me off as well. And to tell you the truth, I wasn’t all that happy with Fresno either because they knocked off my Tar Heels in the College World Series… but I had to vote for someone… plus I wanted them to beat Georgia in the finals, so whatever.

Best Moment: Jon Lester’s No Hitter

Honestly… come on. Driving cars is not a sport, because if it is then my mom and dad are like pro athletes. Which they’re not. Dancia is honestly hot as hell, but she can’t get this vote because she doesn’t play a sport. Plus, it really wasn’t that great of a moment. And maybe if anyone cared about women’s college softball, then it would get a vote or two. But no one does. And it won’t win. Give to the kid that beat cancer, then came back to throw a no hitter. Something that even the great cheating Roger Clemens couldn’t do.

Best Game: Kansas over Memphis

I had to go with this one. Obviously I wasn’t going with Super Bowl 42, so that was out of the picture. And even though I hate Kansas for knocking off my Tar Heels in the Final Four, they really deserved this one. I was a much better game that included a buzzer beater as well as a world champion at the end of it… something that game four of the NBA Finals did not. So yeah. That’s how I settled on that one.

Best Play: Eli Manning to David Tyree

Wow. I know this play pisses me off and what not, but I had to vote for it. It was so crazy. Off the hook. Plus, no one care what happened in a Division III game, so throw that one out the window. Also, the Minnesota play was cool and all, but they didn’t end up winning the Big Ten Tourney or anything… so in the end it didn’t really matter. And although I love hockey above all else and the Rick Nash was amazingly sick, and I could only wish to be able to pull of something that amazing, I have to go the the Tyree pass. Super Bowl. Game winning drive. It kills me, but I deserves it.

Best Sports Movie: Semi-Pro

I’m not really going to go into detail on this one… but yeah, funny stuff.

Best Coach: Terry Francona

He broke the curse then won another. I went with him because he was able to win with young guys like Ellsbury and Papelbon, and he kept the old guys hungry for another title. Honestly, I’m pretty sure any coach in the league could have won the title with the Celtics this season, because they had all that star power, as well as all the hunger in the world. Pat Summitt is great and all, but… blehhh. Nahh. And no way Tom Coughlin is getting my vote. That old man can’t coach for his life. He was lucky to be along for that Super Bowl ride. Any money the Giants don’t make the playoffs this year.

Best Finsh: WKU beats Drake

I guess I’ll go with this one. I mean, NASCAR is not a sport, so that one is out of the picture. game five of the Stanley Cup Finals broke my heart, but hey, at least the Wings were able to win it in game six, even if it was in Pittsburgh… And the Spurs game was pretty good, but there’s nothing like March Madness. Even though I was kind of rooting for Drake, I had to enjoy one of the few buzzer beaters of tourney. Good stuff.

Like Nothing Else: Sidney Crosby

I have to go with Sidney on this one. I saw it live, and I have to say it was baller. Then I flipped the channel and watched my Wolverines beat the Florida Gators in their bowl game, so that was a good day. Manny’s high five was pretty sweet too, but he barely high fived the guy. Haha, but yeah, once again driving cars is not a sport, and I really don’t know anything about this George Martin guy…. so I’m going with Sidney.

Best NFL Player: Tom Brady

Ohhhh, no doubt here. No one else was even considered. And can someone tell me why the hell Eli is even a choice? He is the worst quarterback I have ever seen, and this is honestly pissing me off. He’s so bad. So bad, so bad. If the Giants miss the playoffs, he’s out of a job. That’s so much B.S. Randy Moss doesn’t really deserve this though. The one other person that somewhat deserves this is Brett Favre. He took the Packers offense over all by himself. He had a really great season, but honestly, that doesn’t measure up to Tom Brady’s godliness.

Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant

I really think that LeBron will be better than Kobe when it’s all over, but right now, for this ESPY, Kobe is the NBA’s best player, which I think was shown by the MVP award he was given. Chris Paul is also a good young talent, but he really does not deserve to be in this conversation or on this ballot… yet. Neither does Dwight Howard. And KG is behind LeBron and Kobe. So yeah, Kobe it is.

Best MLB Player: Alex Rodriguez

It’s gotta be A-Rod. He led the majors in the three major scoring categories, runs (143), homers (54), and RBIs (156). Plus his defense is stellar, he won the AL MVP, batted an above average .314, and went #1 in fantasy baseball drafts everywhere. Josh Beckett is a really good player too, but A-Rod tops him. C.C. had a really good season, so I drafted him on my fantasy team, and now he blows. I don’t know if I’m supposed to care about this season for the ESPYs, but is C.C.’s case I am. And just so the world knows, Jake Peavy pretty much blows. Rollins is a good player too, but honestly…. he’s no where close to A-Rod.

Best NHL Player: Pavel Datsyuk

This is where you might see my favoritism kick in again, just like with the Pats and Giants. I live in Michigan, play hockey, and of course I’m a Wings fan. Evgeni doesn’t deserve this after his crappy playoff performance. Sidney is good, and he’s only going to get better. Ovechkin is off the chain, and he’ll probably win this. Iginla is a little hack that no one likes, so he won’t win this. Haha.

Best Male College Athlete: Tyler Hansbrough

Oh, no question here. There is no way I’m going against any of my Heels here. Michael Beasley is amazing and will be an amazing pro. Tim Tebow is very talented as well, but there’s no way I’d ever go against Psycho T. Plus, he had an amazing season and won player of the year. He’s my boy, and I’m sooo happy him as well as Lawson, Ellington and Green are all coming back next. We already won the 09 championship. Go Heels.

Best Female College Athlete: Candace Parker

I’m going to sit here and pretend I know what I’m talking about. I’ve seen Candance play a few times, including two years ago when her Vols beat my Heels in the championship game. She’s great athlete and is still filling up the buckets (as well as slamming them) in the WNBA. It’s definitely her, and I would be very surprised if she didn’t win this.

Best Bowler: Chris Barnes

What the eff? What is this doing on here? I have no idea who any of these guys are. I just picked the guy that looked least like a douche bag. Haha.

Best Figher: Floyd Mayweather

Don’t know much about these guys either. I know who Mayweather is, and I know he’s 43-0. So I went with him. That’s it.

Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson

Well, this isn’t a sport. I know Jimmie won two years in a row, but really, I wanted to vote for my dad on this one.

Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Lindsey Jacobellis

They’re streching now. I’ve never heard of any of them, so I picked the one with the coolest name. That’s about it.

Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White

There’s no way Shaun doesn’t win this. It’s all but in the bag. He’s crazy good and crazy popular.

Best Golfer: Tiger Woods

Yeah, I skipped a ton becauseI honestly never heard of any of them. But no doubt Tiger here. I watched that whole thing with him and Rocco. Crazy. He’s the most insane clutch performer ever. I just love watching him. Too bad he’s out for the rest of the year. Watch the TV rating fall when he’s not playing. I know I’m not watching. And why in the blank is Phil Mickelson on there.

Best International Male Athlete: Cristiano Ranaldo

31 goals in 34 games. Not bad for soccer. I really hope that flopper Ginobili doesn’t win. He honestly ruins basketball. Nadal was a close second. That’s it though. I don’t know any of the other people in any of the other categories. Thanks for reading.

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  1. good stuff except the ginobili thing. hes a great athlete and i dislike the spurs but i do enjoy and respect his game even if he flops like most other nba players

    Comment by Mark on July 2, 2008

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