Craig Sager's Worst Suits

Anyone who knows me knows that I am fascinated with the human fashion abomination known as Craig Sager (Evidence to support that claim). I can't explain why, but for some reason seeing this TBS sports commentator match various pastels and flamboyant patterns in completely nonsensical ways is sometimes the highlight of my NBA and MLB viewing experience. In fact, my one major beef with the 2008 Olympics (opening ceremony hijinks and 14-year old gymnasts aside) was that Sager was forced to wear the same tired ass polos that every other commentator wore. (Sorry, this "artistic" back-shot of CS talking to LeBron is all I could find, you get the idea.)

Today I stumbled across the aforelinked website which highlighted some of Sager's worst outfits. It also reminded me of this gem of an interview that Sager had with Kevin Garnett last year after that home game when the Cs embarrassed the Knicks 104-59. Let's just say KG doesn't hold anything back.....

Daisuke Matsuzaka Nike 1World AF1

In anticipation of Dice-K's start tonight, I thought this would be interesting. After letting Ladanian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers and ?uestlove from the Roots customize Air Force 1s for Nike's 1World program, the folks at Nike teamed up with Matzusaka for the design of this shoe. (More pics here) Since Dice-K's hair changes seemingly every time he pitches, I figured the dude was fashion forward. But this shoe? Highlights include horse hair on the front outer panel and a leather that resembles dragon skin on the back panel and around the laces. I never liked orange shoes with respect to maybe a hi-top pair of chucks for strictly formal occasions, but I think I could make an exception for this pair. I mean, horse hair on your feet! Who doesn't want that? If we win the Red Sox win the World Series this year, I might be forced to hop a flight to Tokyo and cop me a pair.

ALCS Game 1: Boston Red Sox (95-67) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (97-65) Tonight, 8:37pm

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Starting at 3B and playing cleanup tonight for the visiting
Boston Red Sox........Yukon Cornelius!

Bill Walker Posterizes Theo Ratliff

The Celtics literally stole former Kansas St. small forward Bill Walker from the Washington Wizards by cutting them a six-figure check on draft night in exchange for the rights to Walker. Doc Rivers has been raving about this rookie throughout training camp, and he didn't disappoint in his first preseason game, blessing the sporting world with this highlight. If you're a C's fan and you haven't seen this yet, enjoy. If you're a Sixers fan, avert your eyes....



The reaction from the bench at the end of the video shows how excited this team is about the prospects of Walker. After playing alongside Michael Beasley in college and O.J. Mayo in high school, this kid is used to playing on the big stage and he certainly looked the part on Wednesday night. I'm really looking forward to this kid working his way into the rotation and getting some meaningful PT. Oh, and yes, I can call him a kid. He was born in '87.