Showing posts with label Hall Of Fame. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hall Of Fame. Show all posts

Monday, April 12, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Frank Thomas

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Frank Thomas



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the best first baseman in the baseball history and my favorite player of all time, Frank “The Big Hurt” Thomas. Frank Thomas was one of the best players in baseball during the 90’s and one of the best hitting first basemen ever because he hit for power, average, and was a clutch-hitter. Frank Thomas had one of the best eyes in the game and was a base on balls (that’s a walk) waiting to happen because he had ridiculous patience to wait for the perfect pitch he wanted to hit. Frank Thomas got the nickname “The Big Hurt” from legendary White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson for his menacing home run power and for striking fear in the competition by swinging a rusted iron pipe in the on-deck circle, who does that? Frank Thomas is a member of the infamous 500 home run club and he also has a home run derby crown that means he hits home runs for fun, its nothing. Frank Thomas was always one of the league leaders in hitting and was one of the rare breeds that won batting titles while being one of the league’s top home run hitters. Frank Thomas won four Silver Slugger awards (The best offensive player at each position) and finished in the top 10 in MVP voting 7 years straight while winning two of them. Frank Thomas was a force to be reckoned with and all he ever wanted was to be respected by his peers while being considered one of the best to do it.

Frank Thomas played mainly for my hometown Southside Chicago White Sox and he is the main reason why I became a huge White Sox fan in the 1st place. I used to watch White Sox games exclusively just to see “The Big Hurt” hit because he was always one swing away from knocking out the park and I couldn’t wait for the announcers to call him by his other nickname “Curtis Maximus” for when he would ferociously hit the ball out of the park and for them to then say the infamous “You can put in on the board, YESSSSSSS!” If Frank Thomas had the day off, I would be hella upset and disappointed and not even watch the game. However, I would always turn back to the game towards the late innings because he could always come in as a pinch-hitter and hit a clutch home run to give the White Sox a late inning victory. I would always root heavily for Frank to win the home run, batting average, runs batted in, and walks title every year. Frank Thomas usually didn’t disappoint because he was always in the top 5 in all those categories and came close to winning the elusive “Triple Crown” (to be the league leader in 3 major statistical categories at the end of the year) but the strike ruined that greatness. Frank Thomas did win back-to-back MVP awards that solidified his spot as one of the best in baseball and in the history books. Frank Thomas carried the franchise on his back for many years and I was so disappointed when Frank couldn’t play (injury) during the 2005 White Sox’s championship run that led to a World Series title because he deserved the recognition of greatness. Nevertheless, he is the greatest player ever in Chicago White Sox history with 9 franchise records and that’s why the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Frank “The Big Hurt” Thomas.


5 JerkishBehavior Moments
1. In 1993-4, Frank Thomas back-to-back American League MVP awards while almost winning the “Triple Crown” to go with his second one. Frank Thomas is one of only two first basemen ever to win in consecutive seasons (Jimmie Foxx in 1932-3 is the other).
2. Frank Thomas is the only player in history to have 7 consecutive seasons of a .300 batting average, at least 100 walks, runs batted in, runs, and atleast 20 home runs.
3. As a member of the Oakland A’s and his first game back as an opponent of the White Sox, Frank Thomas received a video montage of legacy with the White Sox then proceeded to hit two home runs and received a standing ovation from the fans, WOW, who does that?
4. Frank Thomas is a member of the legendary 500 home run club and he was the first player ever to win two Silver Slugger award at two different positions (first base and designated hitter).
5. Frank Thomas who was still an active player on the team threw out the ceremonial first pitch during Game 1 of the White Sox’s 2005 Divisional playoff series, JERK!!!


Monday, March 22, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Larry Bird

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Larry Bird



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is the baddest white boy to ever step foot on the hardwood and one of the greatest shooters along with basketball players of all time, none than other the great Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics. Larry Bird grew up in poverty while living in a small blue-collar town in Indiana. Larry Bird’s upbringing is what made him one of the hardest workers in the game and the quintessential gym rat. Larry Bird had one of the prettiest shooting strokes in the game and had an array of moves to get his shot off any time he wanted to. Larry Bird proved his status as best shooter in the game by winning an incredible three 3-point shooting contests in a row during All-Star weekend. However, Larry Bird’s under appreciated versatility, unbelievable instincts and one of the greatest clutch performers ever while having no problem talking trash and tell you all about it in process makes him one of the baddest cats to ever put on sneakers. Larry Bird was very quietly a triple-double machine throughout his career while finishing 5th all-time in the category. Larry Bird once had a triple-double at halftime and he was one steal away from accomplishing the Holy Grail of versatility in a quadruple double (This is when a players gets double digits totals in 4 different categories and only 4 players in NBA history have ever gotten one). Larry Bird could have easily obtained it but he put this ridiculous stat line of 30 pts, 12 rebs, 10 asts, and 9 steals in only THREE quarters and sat out the 4th quarter, BANANAS. Bird earned the nickname “Larry Legend” for his legendary trash talking and clutch performances. Like the one time where he went on an unbelievable scoring binge against the Atlanta Hawks that even the Hawks players on the bench was wilding out and cheering for him (which cause them to get a fine from their coach but said it was well worth it). There’s also the time where Bird’s teammate Kevin McHale scored a Boston Celtics franchise record 56 points and asked what he felt about it. Mchale said “It won’t last long because Larry will probably break it in a couple of games.” Well he was right because Larry Legend broke it while scoring 60 points a mere 9 days later, WOW!! How about the time in a tied game versus the Seattle Supersonics where he told Xavier McDaniel exactly where he was going to hit the game-winning shot then proceeded to hit the shot from that spot in McDaniel’s grill for the game. Larry Legend shined brightest not only when everything was on the line but also when it mattered most and that’s playoff time. Larry Legend was involved in one of the greatest one on one duels versus Dominique Wilkins in game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals where Dominique scored 47 points while Larry Legend scored only 33 points but 20 of those on 9-10 shooting came in the deciding 4th quarter, clutch my name is Larry. There’s also the infamous steal and assist versus the Detroit Pistons in game 5 of 1987 Eastern Conference Finals that lead them to victory and eventually the NBA Finals. Larry Legend led his team to five NBA Finals during his career and won 3 NBA championships including one against his career rival Magic Johnson. This is the stuff legends are made for and Larry Legend was exactly that by winning an unbelievably ridiculous 3 NBA MVP award in a row as the best player in the world during the 80’s. For such legendary feats and accomplishments under his belt, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is none other than Larry “Legend” Bird.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. In regards to white players guarding him: Larry Bird said, “ Do you have a problem with your coach? Did your coach do this to you? Because this is disrespectful and you got no chance at guarding me. At least put a black player on me because at least he has a chance, hilarious. What a JERK!!!
2. In the locker room for 1986 All-Star 3-point contest, Larry Bird told all the contestants that he was winning it tonight and was just looking around to see who was going to finish second. Larry Bird proceeded to win the contest including taking the last shot of the finals and walking off holding #1 to the crowd before the shot even goes in, which it did. Oh by the way, he did all of this while never taking off his warm-up jacket, WOW, who does that?
3. During the 1986 NBA Finals, Larry Legend won his 3rd championship along with his 2nd NBA Finals MVP award while damn near averaged a triple-double with stats of 24 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 9.5 assists, LEGENDARY!!!
4. Larry Bird is the only person in NBA history to have a NBA MVP and NBA Coach of the Year award.
5. Larry Bird never declared but the NBA draft but the Boston Celtics still drafted him as a junior in college but he proceeded to play his senior year for Indiana State University.






Tuesday, March 16, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Ken Griffey Jr.

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Ken Griffey Jr.



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the coolest, smoothest and greatest baseball players ever in Ken Griffey Jr of the Seattle Mariners. Griffey was one of the most popular players of our generation. Ken Griffey Jr. was a home run hitting machine and a defensive wizard in centerfield where he was infamous for making over the shoulder, diving, and home run stealing catches. Griffey had everyone out in their backyard trying to emulate his spectacular over the shoulder catches. Ken Griffey Jr. has without question the prettiest swing ever in baseball that many observers call beautiful and effortless. Griffey was the coolest baseball player in the 90’s where everybody wore their hat backwards like him and wanted have a Griffey jersey and wear #24. Junior had some of the tightest non-basketball Nike sports shoe in the game and his kicks always on point with a strap, a #24 stitching, and one of the coolest logos in his trademark swing. He was always the leading vote getter for the All Star game and was always the main attraction during the home run derby (If Griffey wasn’t participating, I wasn’t interested in watching). Griffey won three home run derby’s including back-to-back titles in ’98-99. Ken Griffey is the 5th on the all-time home runs list with 621 and counting. Ken Griffey is considered one of the best ever to do it not only for his phenomenal home run prowess but for his defensive wizardry where he won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves in centerfield, BANANAS. Ken Griffey Jr. was so good during the 90’s that many historians felt that if it was for his injuries (usually because of his Gold Glove acrobats in centerfield) that he would be easily considered as the best baseball player of all time and probably the all time home run leader as well, WOW. Nobody went harder than Griffey in the outfield while making it look effortless or persevering and overcoming season-ending injuries which shows how much he loves the game to keep on getting back up after falling down. So just like a fly ball in center is an easy can of corn, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Ken Griffey Jr.


5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. During the ’95 1st round playoff series against the New York Yankees, Ken Griffey Jr. led the Mariners back from a 0-2 series deficit to winning 3 games in a row and scoring the series-winning run. Griffey’s game winning run saved baseball in Seattle which led a video game being named after him (“Ken Griffey Jr’s Winning Run” on Nintendo) and a new stadium to be built in Seattle which is now called Safeco Field and is nicknamed the “House that Griffey Built”, WOW, JERK!!!
2. Ken Griffey Jr. is an all-time Gold Glove winner that is a list of nine of the greatest defensive players from the last 50 years.
3. Ken Griffey Jr. is a member of baseball’s All-Century team.
4. Jackie Robinson’s (who broke baseball’s color barrier) number 42 is retired by all of baseball. Ken Griffey Jr. was the first player to ask the commissioner if he could wear 42 in honor Jackie Robinson Day and the commissioner agreed and encouraged others to the same in honor of Jackie Robinson.
5. In a tribute to Michael Jackson’s passing, Ken Griffey Jr wore a single white glove instead of his traditional two black gloves, who does that?



Tuesday, March 9, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Wayne Gretzky

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Wayne Gretzky



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is the definition of greatness personified in his arena and is synonymous with the game of hockey and that’s none other than Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky. Hockey isn’t that big of a deal in the states but when you earn the nickname “The Great One” in any major sport, you’re kind of a big deal. Wayne Gretzky was and probably still is hockey. Wayne Gretzky is probably by far the best greatest player of all time in all major sports where no one will argue his position as the G.O.A.T. in his sport. I don’t know much hockey but numbers don’t lie so here is a run down of Wayne Gretzky’s greatness. Wayne Gretzky played majority of his career for the Edmonton Oilers (1979-88) and from the on-set he turned the NHL into Wayne’s world. Wayne Gretzky won the Hart Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player) as a rookie and went on to win an astonishing 8 in a row and 9 total, Who does that? He won 10 including 7 in a row Art Ross Trophy’s (Most points in a season), 5 Lady Byng Trophy’s for Sportmanship and Performance, and 2 Conn Symthe Trophy’s for playoff MVP. Wayne Gretzky won 4 Stanley Cup Trophy’s (World Championship) as well. So Wayne was not the best during the regular season but also during the playoffs when it mattered most and he was a great sportsman by being humble and never bragging about his greatness. Wayne Gretzky was so great that he broke most scoring records within by his 2nd year in the NHL. Usually when records get broken in sports, they don’t go unbroken for a while and even rarer that the record holder breaks his own record repeatedly but this was commonplace for the rare breed known as Wayne Gretzky. “The Great One” broke the assist record during his 2nd year in the NHL with 102 and then proceeded to break it 4 more times in consecutive years with 120, 125, 135, and 163 assists, WOW!!! Wayne Gretzky is only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season and he accomplished this feat 4 times. “The Great One” became the first hockey player and Canadian to win Male Athlete of the Year as well as being named the 80’s Athlete of the Decade by the Associated Press. Wayne Gretzky was a Canadian national treasure and god. So when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the Democratic Party House Leader demanded that the Canadian government block the trade but to no avail but BANANAS nevertheless. Even crazier, the Edmonton Oilers built a life-sized stature of Wayne Gretzky holding the Stanley Cup outside their arena. Wayne Gretzky was immortalized not only while still actively playing but playing for a different team altogether, UNFATHOMABLE. Wayne Gretzky played 8 seasons for the Kings then 3 seasons for the New York Rangers and retired in 1999. When it was all said and done, Wayne Greatzky owned 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 all-star records for a mind-boggling 61 NHL records. Needless to say, the numbers show why Gretzky is by far and away no arguments from anyone the greatest hockey player of all time. The likes of his greatness will never be seen again, so without further ado the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, SPEECHLESS!!!
2. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, BONKERS!!!
3. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, REDONKULOUS!!!
4. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, CRAZY!!!
5. The moment Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999, he was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #99 jersey was retired by every team in the National Hockey League, THANK ME LATER!!!



Sunday, February 28, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Michael Phelps

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame Inductee: Michael Phelps



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is the greatest Olympic athlete’s and swimmer of all-time in Michael Phelps. I am not a fan of swimming but I am a fan of legendary greatness so when someone the likes of Michael Phelps comes along, I take notice just like the rest of the world. Michael Phelps has won the most career gold medals ever with 14 and broke the record 36 year old record held by Mark Spitz with 7 for most Olympic gold medals ever won in one Olympic by winning 8. Michael Phelps motivation for accomplishing was not only for history but to prove the doubters wrong that said it couldn’t be done mainly Phelp’s idol in Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe. Michael Phelps kept and looked at the press clippings in his locker every day of Thorpe’s claim that the feat was highly unlikely to be accomplished. The critics’ will never learned that you should never give legends any added motivation to be great. Michael Phelps not only won a record 8 gold medals at one Olympics but he also set world records in all 8 events, BANANAS!!! Michael Phelps has the 2nd most Olympic medals of all-time with 16 (gymnast Larissa Latynina is 1st with 18 total medals) and I am sure he will own the top spot come the 2012 Olympics just by showing up because what’s three medals to a man who has 8 in one Olympics, NOTHING. Michael Phelps owns 54 career medals from multiple swimming competitions. Michael Phelps is 5-time World Swimmer of the Year award winner while also being a 7-time American Swimmer of the Year award winner as well. Michael Phelps also won the coveted Sports illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 2008 for record-breaking Olympic performance. That’s the short and sweet of why Michaels Phelps is the greatest Olympic athlete and swimmer of all-time while not even reaching his prime yet because he is still only 24 years old, CRAZY!!! So without further ado, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Michael Phelps.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Michael Phelps broke the once thought as unbreakable record by Mark Spitz’s of seven Olympic gold-medals in one Olympic which stood for 36 years by winning EIGHT Olympic gold medals at 2008 Olympics in Beijing, who does that?
2. Michael Phelps has broken 37 world records in swimming and the 70’s legendary swimmer Mark Spitz is 2nd with only 33, JERK!!!
3. At the age of 15, Michael Phelps became the youngest man ever to set world swimming record with his performance in the 200 meter butterfly event.
4. Michael Phelps has a street named in him in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland called Michael Phelps Way.
5. Michael Phelps has won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award three times.



Monday, February 22, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Usain Bolt

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Usain Bolt



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is the fastest human to ever run on the face of the earth and that’s none other than Usain Bolt. One of the most prestigious and exclusive athletic titles in the world is “Fastest Man In the Planet” which determined by whoever is the world champion in the 100 meter dash in Track & Field. This title is what makes Track & Field so exciting but not since Michael Johnson and Maurice Greene in the mid 90’s has there been an undisputed fastest man in the world while also being steroids or performance enhancing drug-free. Fast forward to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and insert Usain Bolt where he officially put Track & Field back on the map. In 100 meter dash final. Usain Bolt made the fastest men in the world look slow by not only winning the gold medal but also by shattering the world record in the event with a blazing 9.69 seconds (previous unofficial world record was 9.77 by Justin Gaitlin in 2006 and official world record of 9.79 by Maurice Greene in 1996). That’s not even the most remarkable part which is he literally logged the last quarter length of the race celebrating and his shoes was untied, UNFUCKINBELIEVABLE!!! Usain’s performance in this race literally dropped the jaws of every spectator who watched because what he did had never been seen before (oh by the way, this was only his 5th time ever running in the 100 meter dash). Just think what he would’ve done if he ran full speed the entire way and some researchers have said would’ve been in 9.5 seconds range. Normally, you only have only legendary moment like this in your athletic career but Usain Bolt was far from done making history. Fast-forward to the 200-meter dash final where Usain Bolt won another gold medal but broke the world and Olympic record for the event with a time of 19.30 that stood for 13 years (Michael Johnson ran a 19.32 in 1996 Olympics). Usain Bolt became the first sprinter to hold the world record in both sprint events since 1971 and the first ever to break broke both world records in the same Olympics. Usain also ran a leg for the 4x100 relay race and his Jamaica team won the gold while breaking the world record in the event as well. That’s three world records broken in one Olympics folks and Usain Bolt is the crown holder of them, WOW!!! Usain Bolt would have been the star of the whole Olympics if it wasn’t for a guy by the named of Michael Phelps who is the only person to put Usain Bolt in a position of 2nd best.




Following the Olympics, the critics were wondering if Usain was just a flash in the pants because his number #1 competition, Asafa Powell from Jamaica as well, was closing in on his record by running a 9.72 seconds in the 100 meter dash. So for the last race of the 2008 season, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell faced off which saw Bolt not only win by 0.06 over Powell but he also overcame the slowest start of all 9 competitors while having to overcome the cold conditions and a 0.9 headwind so basically he gave the competitors a head start and still beat them by a good distance. Usain Bolt’s title as the fastest man on the planet was firmly solidified. A legend never stops making history and neither was Usain Bolt. At 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt shattered his own unfathomable world record in both the 100 and 200-meter dash by running a 9.58 and 19.19 respectively. The .011 improvements in the breaking of his own world recorder was the largest margin of improvement in the history of the sport. Usain Bolt has accomplished things that you couldn’t dream of in your wildest dreams and makes it look easy because Olympic world records aren’t supposed to be broken the easily and repeatedly and most definitely not by the same individual but that’s the legend known as Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt said he would now turn his attention to the world records in the 400-meter dash and the long jump. So as the world’s fastest man ever and multiple world-record holder, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Usain Bolt.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Usain Bolt won the gold medal and shattered the world record for the 100 meter dash in the 2008 Olympics by 0.8 seconds with a time of 9.69 while jogging the last quarter leg while celebrating and did this all with his shoes untied, who does that?
2. At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt shattered his own world-records in the 100 and 200-meter race by running the fastest times ever known to man with a 9.58 and 19.19 seconds respectively. The .011 faster times were the largest improvement ever in a world record and he accomplished this feat less than a year after his incredible Olympic performance, JERK!!!
3. Usain Bolt’s home country of Jamaica will be naming the highway after him because of his incredible Olympic world record feats.
4. At the end of the 2009 World Championships, the mayor of Berlin gave Usain Bolt a three ton 12-foot high section of the Berlin Wall saying that “Usain has shown that one can tear down walls that had been considered insurmountable”, SPEECHLESS!!!
5. In 2009, Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for record-breaking sprinting accomplishments.






Monday, February 8, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Barry Sanders

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Barry Sanders



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the greatest football players and arguably thee best running back of all-time in Barry Sanders. Growing up, my favorite running back was Emmit Smith and my cousin’s was Barry Sanders and he used always tell me that Emmit had a Hall of Fame offensive line and players around him while Barry Sanders did it all by himself. As the years have gone by and my appreciation of individual greatness having grown greatly, my cousin was right in that Barry Sanders was arguably thee best running back ever sans Walter Payton. This is about Barry Sanders who was a legend the moment he stepped foot in the backfield. In high school, Barry didn’t play running back until the 4th game of his senior year but in the last 7 games rushed for 1,322 yards and made the All-State team, BANANAS!!! During his lone season as a starter in his junior year at Oklahoma State, Barry Sanders had the greatest season in college football history by many experts. Listen to these UNFUCKINBELIEVABLE stats, Barry Sanders had 7.6 yards per carry average (4.0 would be out of this world) and averaged 200 yards a game including rushing for over 300 yards in 4 games. Barry Sanders set college football records with 2,628 rushing yards, 37 rushing touchdowns, 5 consecutive 200 yard rushing games (one 200-yard rushing game in a career is a great accomplishment), and scored at least 2 touchdowns in 11 consecutive games. For an encore to end his career in the Holiday Bowl, Barry Sanders had 222 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns in only THREE quarters, who does that? Needless to say, Barry Sanders won the Heisman Trophy that year as the best player in college football. Barry Sanders set 34 NCAA records during this season and is the 2nd best college football player of all-time according to ESPN.



Barry Sanders continued blazing his legendary trail as the greatest once he entered the NFL for the Detroit Lions. Barry finished 2nd in the entire league in rushing and touchdowns as a rookie and won Rookie of the Year. Barry continued to improve his ridiculous numbers every year including NFL records of 5 1,500 yards rushing seasons, 25 games of 150 yards or more rushing, and 15 touchdown runs of 50 yards or more. Barry Sanders lowest season rushing total was 1,115 yards which is some running backs career best. Barry Sanders career best rushing season came in 1997 when obtained the Holy Grail for running backs and had a 2,000 yard rushing season which has only been accomplished three times in NFL history and he won MVP as the games best player that year as well. Barry Sanders won the rushing title 4 times and came in 2nd three other times. Barry Sanders was selected to the Pro Bowl (football’s All-Star team) for his entire 10-year career and won Offensive Player of the year twice. These numbers are even more incredible considering Barry Sanders was only 5’8 which is rare since most successful running backs are at least 5’10 to 6’0. Barry Sanders showed that greatness can come in any size and broke the mold. Barry Sanders was so unstoppable because his height in that he was so low to the ground that he was impossible to catch and see along with the possessing an infamous spin move and the greatest juke moves the world has ever seen (Reggie Bush and Adrian Peterson combined had nothing on Barry just ask #42 of the New England Patriots who shall remain nameless) which has led to many broke ankles of opposing defenders. Barry Sanders was in greater than his numbers in that he was probably the most humble athlete ever. Barry Sanders never celebrated his touchdowns or unbelievable flashy moves but just handed the ball to referee and went back to the huddle. Barry Sanders never wanted to bring attention to his play and only cared about winning. Unfortunately, Barry Sanders never came close to winning a championship because of a week supporting cast but he will always be considered a winner to everyone. Sidebar: Barry Sanders had the rawest non-cleat turf shoes ever in the Nike Zoom Turf Training with straps. As arguably the greatest running back ever to do it, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Barry Sanders.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Barry Sanders abruptly retired from the game of football at the top of his game and was within his normal season average of 1,400 yards from breaking the all-time rushing record held by Walter Payton. Barry Sanders retired because he was tired of losing and felt like his team wouldn’t get any better anytime but instead of being disloyal to his franchise he retired instead, WOW, who does that?

2. In 1997, Barry Sanders rushed for only the 3rd ever 2,000 yard season and ran off a NFL record 14 consecutive 100 yard games including two 200 yard rushing games while en route to his lone MVP trophy. Oh by the way, Barry Sanders only had 53 yards rushing after the first 2 games, JERK!!!

3. During his rookie year, Barry Sanders was 10 yards away from his 1st rushing title but declined to go back into the game because he didn’t care about that kind of stuff, UNHEARD OF!!!

4. The most infamous Barry Sanders run was when he made #42 for the New England Patriots at the time literally do a 360 from his juke move and #42 after the game sweared there was two of him on that play.

5. Barry Sanders is only the 2nd player ever to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame while still in his 30’s (Gale Sayers is the other.), CRAZY.



Monday, February 1, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Allen Iverson

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Allen “The Answer” Iverson



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is the greatest small scoring guard and under 6 feet player in basketball history which is none other than Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers. The first time I heard of Allen Iverson when I was in grammar school and I thought his name was Ivan Iverson and wasn’t that big of a fan. Nevertheless, I knew he was a beast at Georgetown University and was dunking on cats like crazy and outing a lot of big men on his poster. Iverson was also rocking the greatest shoe of all-time in the patent leather Jordan XI’s and on the cover of SLAM magazine so I knew he was a kinda like a big deal. I was finally converted into an official Allen Iverson fan after his performance during the All-Star Weekend Rookie game where the whole league questioned if he would even pass the ball and if he could play the point guard position. Well, Iverson most definitely gave everyone “The Answer” when he won MVP honors while scoring 19 points and handed out 9 assists and was clearly the best player on the court. Allen Iverson proved the critics wrong and went on to have an incredible rookie and ended up winning Rookie of the Year. Allen Iverson became a fan favorite instantly. Allen Iverson’s game was something to behold from the ankle-breaking unstoppable crossover, mid-range jumpers, floaters, relentless drives and underhand scoop shots that always went over the outstretched big man’s grasp which made him a dominant scorer which lead to him winning 4 NBA scoring titles. I always thought I was going to be 6’6 like Mike but unfortunately for me that never happened so I like many other 6’0 and under players patterned their game after A.I. because his game was “The Answer” for us. I remember many days in the gym practicing his crossover or shooting arching off the glass scoop shots over the imaginary big man. Allen Iverson was most definitely the man to be emulated and changed the game in the post-Jordan era.



Allen Iverson became a cultural icon from everybody wanted to get braids, tattoos, wear throwbacks with a do-rag under the fitted, and even made Reebok one of the hottest sneaker brands on the market (I, a renowned Nike head, even purchased a pair of all black Answer III’s that I hooped and kicked it at the club in). A.I. had some of the tightest shoe commercials as well like who can forget the one where he did the spin move while the ball never switched sides. This move was so next level and a thing of beauty and I remember vividly the next day after the commercial released at basketball practice, the whole team was talking about the commercial and spent hours trying to do the new Iverson crossover. Allen Iverson was so much a game-changer off the court that even the NBA created a dress code mainly because of him and the mere sight of seeing A.I. in a suit was a phenomenon in itself. There’s also the infamous “practice, we talking about practice, not a game but practice” interview that the critics will never let him live down. If Iverson was averaging 30 points a game without practicing just think of the numbers he would’ve put up if he actually practiced, the league didn’t want those kind of problems. Allen Iverson was a supernova on the court because he led a team of one-dimensional talents to the playoffs every year while handling the entire scoring and assist load. Allen Iverson always rose his game in all areas to next level in the playoffs such as his playoff record 10 steals in one game, BANANAS. And who can forget the unbelievably ridiculous season he had in 2001 where he won both All-Star Game MVP and NBA MVP as the best player in the world and led the 76ers to the best record in the league. Allen Iverson faced the hardest road ever to reach the NBA Finals where he faced off against all-time greats in Reggie Miller, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell then Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal for the championship. Allen Iverson won every single battle but didn’t have enough help to win the championship but he still left an indeliable mark on history with his game 1 performance versus the Lakers. Allen Iverson scored 48 points and lead the 76ers to their lone victory but the memorable play was went he drove baseline then crossed back against Tyronn Lue then hit jumper in his face in crunch time as Lue fell to the ground, Iverson stared at him as he defiantly stepped over him to get back on defense. Allen Iverson was a one-man wrecking crew and as he known famously quoted as saying “he plays every game like its his last” and he most definitely did that without question. The critics will say that Iverson is a ball hog and never passed but he had to score a bunch of points for his teams to win but failed to realize he averaged atleast 6 assists a game that is darn good for a perennial 30 point scorer throughout his career. A.I. is one of a kind player who has the 5th all-time career scoring average in NBA history and considering how everyone higher on the list was at least 6 inches taller makes the feat even more legendary. So without further ado, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Allen “The Answer” Iverson.


5 JerkishBehavior Moments:

1. Allen Iverson is the only player in history to embarrass the incomparable Michael Jordan by not only crossing him over once but twice for good measure and he did this as a rookie in the league, so disrespectful, what a JERK!!!
2. Allen Iverson’s infamous crossover strikes again when he does the unthinkable and makes Antonio Daniels fall not once but twice on the same play, UNFUCKINBELIEVABLE, who does that?
3. Allen Iverson is the only rookie ever to score 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games.
4. Allen Iverson had the greatest tip dunk ever when he climb the back of 7-foot shot blocker Marcus Camby, CRAZY!!!
5. Allen Iverson hit the game-winning shot versus Germany in the 2004 Olympics and oh did I forget to mention it was from half court, RIDICULOUS!!!






Monday, January 25, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Barry Bonds

JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Barry Bonds



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the most hated and controversial athlete’s in history, Barry Bonds. Barry Bonds is one of the greatest baseball players if not thee best to ever play the game. Barry Bonds was a five-tool player who could hit for power, hit for average, steal bases, gold glove defense along with gold glove arm. Barry Bonds is the greatest home run hitter ever in baseball history by owning thee most hallowed record in baseball, career and single season home run leader (762 and 73). During his days with the San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds was the most feared hitter in baseball where teams would rather walk him 3-4 times a game rather than give him an opportunity to hit a home run. Barry Bonds was such a bad dude that he had more walks than whole teams combined and one of five players in baseball history to ever get an intentional walk with the bases loaded, BANANAS!!! Barry Bonds was a home run hitting machine where he was hitting a home run at a ridiculous rate of one out of every eight at bats. Lost in the home run hype is the fact Bonds was a great hitter and won several batting titles for highest batting average in the National League while being the home run king. Bonds is one the few players in baseball history to have more home runs than strikeouts in a season so he had insane eye for the ball. From 2001-2004, Barry Bonds put up some of the gaudiest numbers baseball has ever seen where he consistently improved on the best season ever year after year so much so that he won a ridiculously insane 4 consecutive MVP awards (fyi, Bonds has a record seven and 2nd all-time is three).



Barry Bonds is one of the most hated athletes’ in history because he never played nice with the media in that he always spoke his mind, did what he wanted, and never stuck to the politically correct athlete status quo. Barry Bonds has never tested positive for using steroids but the haters have already condemn him as guilty and would have you believe he doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame. However before steroids was even an issue, Barry Bonds was a 1st ballot Hall of Famer before he even played for the Giants from his days with the Pittsburgh Pirates where he won the National League MVP Award twice, three gold gloves for his defense in the outfield, and led his team to three NL East championship. It’s a shame that he wont get the credit he deserves for being one of the best to ever do it because of his personality and steroids issue by mass media and the general public but a wise man once said “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t”. So for his utterly ridiculous numbers, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Barry Bonds.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Barry Bonds is baseball’s all-time (762) and single season (73) home runs leader.
2. Barry Bonds is one of only four players in baseball history in the ultra exclusive 40/40 club which is hitting 40 home runs and stealing 40 bases in a season. Barry Bonds is lone member of the 500/500 club.
3. In 2005, The Sporting News ranked Barry Bonds as #6 on the list of best baseball player in its history (which has over 140 years of history) and of the players listed ahead of him, Bonds is the only player to have played post 1970’s, JERK!!!
4. Barry Bonds holds over 20 major league records that will stand for decades to come and is 2nd all-time in a couple of categories as well.
5. The MLB has a licensing agreement for marketing of its players and Barry Bonds is the first player in history not to sign it because he felt his independent deals would be more lucrative, WOW, who does that?



Wednesday, January 20, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Brett Favre

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame Inductee: Brett Favre



The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is arguably the greatest quarterback of all time in Brett Favre. As a Chicago Bears fan, it is forbidden to like anyone from the arch rival Green Bay Packers but all that hate made me appreciate the greatness that is Brett Favre and he became of one of my favorite quarterbacks of all-time as well. Brett Favre thoroughly decimated and had his way with the Bears whenever he played him and even if it was a close game, you just knew Favre was going to come threw and pull out the victory while ripping your heart out in the process which usually happened on a regular. Brett Favre is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time because he has one of the strongest arms ever where he can throw it in tight spots where others can’t. Favre’s passes have jammed and broken many of his wide receivers hands because he throws the ball so hard. Brett Favre has some of the greatest improvisational skills where he has created passes when the conventional pass wasn’t available such the shovel pass, underhand pass, or flip pass all of which Favre has thrown for touchdowns. Brett Favre brought excitement to the quarterback position in that he would run full speed to go celebrate with his teammates in the endzone after a touchdown and sometimes even tackled them. Brett Favre would jump fake like he was passing the ball whenever he handing the ball off to the running back because he was bored. No one ever took Favre’s playful nature as him being soft because he is one of the toughest SOB’s to put on the cleats and had no problem talking shit while getting in the opposing defensive players faces. Brett Favre is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever because of what of his competitive greatness of how he rises to the occasion when the game is on the line. Favre is the most feared man in football with the game on the line because no matter the odds he going to find a way to lead his team to victory. Brett Favre has led his team to victory with 42 game winning drives which is 2nd all-time (John Elway is 1st with 47). Brett Favre led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl berths while winning one Lombardi trophy (the name of the Super Bowl trophy). So not does Brett Favre have the wins to back up his greatness but also the stats where he virtually every major passing record in NFL history. Favre is one of only 4 quarterbacks to ever lead the league touchdowns four times and one of only 3 quarterbacks to beat all 31 teams in the NFL. Brett Favre owns the record for the most consecutive starts by any player in NFL history that shows the longevity of his legendary legacy. Brett Favre is a god in Green Bay and in football period, which saw him become the only player in NFL history to win 3 consecutive MVP awards. So as the greatest the quarterback of all time, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Brett Favre.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments:

1. The day after his father died in 2003, Brett Favre played on Monday Night Football versus the Oakland Raiders and put on an awe inspiring performance by throwing for 399 yards and 4 touchdowns all in the first half, BANANAS, and won an ESPY for his performance in honor of his dad.
2. In 2007, Brett Favre broke 4 NFL records with most win by quarterback, most career touchdowns, 63 games of at least 3 touchdowns, and has a victory against every team in the NFL while even having a game with 20 consecutive completions. Brett Favre owns 11 NFL records including most passing yards and completions.
3. In his 1st home game with the Minnesota Vikings with his need a touchdown to win, Brett Favre threw the game winning 32 yard touchdown pass with 2 seconds left to Greg Lewis in the back of the end zone for unbelievable comeback win, JERK!!!
4. Brett Favre started off as the 7th string quarterback for Southern Mississippi and by the 3rd game was the starter and led his team to come from behind victory while suffering a hangover from a night of partying, who does that?
5. Brett Favre is the only player ever to pass for 3,000 yards in a season for 14 years in a row.



Monday, January 11, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Randy Moss

The JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame is dedicated to all those individuals who have shown a history of being great in their field of industry and have been known to exhibit JerkishBehavior on a regular basis which we as fans all love and the haters love to hate. So welcome to their coronation into the JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame.

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame Inductee: Randy Moss



JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Randy Moss

The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the greatest and most feared wide receivers in NFL history in Randy Moss. I remember when Randy Moss was terrorizing defenses when he was at Marshall University and I was amazed at how easy he made it look. Randy Moss’s college numbers were just mind-boggling like 78 catches for 1,708 yards with 29 touchdowns (as a FRESHMEN and are all Division 1-AA records) and Division 1-AA National Championship. For a sophomore season encore as Marshall moved up to Division 1-A, how about 96 catches for 1,820 yards with 26 touchdowns while becoming a 1st team All American and finishing 4th in the Heisman trophy voting which is just BANANAS considering he played for Marshall. The following year in 1998, Randy Moss of course left for the NFL and my hometown Chicago Bears in dire need of a wide receiver had the 5th pick in the draft. I just knew we was going to draft him but unfortunately along with 20 other teams we decided to pass up on one of the greatest wide receiver talents in the draft (As we speak, The Bears are still looking for a star receiver til this day.). This snubbing just fueled the fire of Randy Moss and he went onto have the one of the greatest rookie seasons ever by a wide receiver. Randy Moss scored an NFL rookie record 17 touchdowns on 1,313 yards receiving and he made the two biggest snubs in the Dallas Cowboys (3 catches for 163 yards with 3 TD’s) and Chicago Bears (8 catches for 106 yards with 3 TD’s) pay dearly and regret their mistake. Randy Moss also led the Minnesota Vikings to a 15-1 record and was one game from the Super Bowl but Gary Anderson who made every single field goal that year but missed thee most important one that would’ve sent Moss and the Vikings to the championship game (The 2nd biggest heartbreak I’ve experienced as a football fan).



Randy Moss continued to improve on his rookie year performance and dominate the league with breath-taking catches, one handed grabs, leaping ability, ridiculous speed and acrobatic touchdown catches. Randy Moss is one of the few wide receivers ever where defenses dedicated an active double even triple team to defend against him as a deep touchdown threat. Moss still found a way to beat them and I remember one time where there was three guys protecting the end zone and he was at least 20 yards away from them and he somehow outran all three of them and caught a touchdown, unfathomable. Randy Moss is a threat just by being on the field which allows the opposite side receiver to get solo coverage and have monster games and season as well so defenses had to pick their poison. Randy Moss has caught flak from critics for some of his off-field comments like when he said “I play when I want and take some plays off” but I’m pretty sure defenses appreciate Moss for not going hard at embarrassing db’s all the time because if he did you could expect some video game numbers. In 2005, Randy got exiled to the Oakland Raiders and most observers say he fell off but he still put up a 1,000-yard and double-digit touchdown season while being injured. In 2007, Randy Moss got traded to the New England Patriots and the critics were out again and said he was washed up and no longer a premier wide receiver in the league (tisk tisk when will critics ever learn, never challenge greatness). Randy Moss proceeded to have another record-breaking season by breaking Jerry Rice’s record for most touchdowns in a season by catching 23 TD’s along with 1,493 yards receiving. You’re beyond great when you break a record once held by thee greatest wide receiver ever in Jerry Rice. Randy Moss also led to the Patriots to an unprecedented undefeated regular season and to the Super Bowl. Randy Moss was all set to win his first Super Bowl ring and MVP award after scoring the supposed game-winning touchdown then Eli Manning and David Tyree foolishness happened and ruined a perfect season (The biggest heartbreak as a football fan). Randy Moss has had a 1,000-yard receiving season every year that he played a full season. Its no coincidence that Moss has been a member of two of the record-breaking highest scoring teams in NFL History (1st year with Vikings & Patriots). Randy Moss has left a huge mark on the game where all kids playing football in the streets all want to catch the deep ball and “Moss” (a leaping acrobatic catch over the defender) somebody in the end zone. Randy Moss is one of the greatest wide receivers ever and without question my favorite football player. So without farther ado, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Randy Moss.


5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1.Randy Moss owns the NFL record for most receiving touchdowns in a season for a rookie and overall (17 and 23 TD’s respectively).
2.Randy Moss is the only player to have averaged at least one receiving touchdowns per game played in four different seasons, who does that?
3.At the 2000 Pro Bowl against the game’s best, Randy Moss won the MVP award for setting a Pro Bowl receiving record with 9 catches for 212 yards, WOW, JERK!!!
4.During a playoff game versus a heavily favored Green Bay Packers, Randy Moss led his team to the upset victory with two touchdowns and for his touchdown celebration he faked moon the Packers fans (who were known for mooning road team’s players bus), Hilarious.
5.Randy Moss has an award named after him for his success in college as a kick returner, which is awarded to the nation’s top kick/punt returner in college football.


Monday, January 4, 2010

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway

JerkishBehavior Hall of Inductee: Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway



The 5th JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame inductee is Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway of the Orlando Magic. I had a love-hate-love relationship with Penny. When Penny entered the league, he was a breath of fresh air in that he was a big point guard in the mode of Magic Johnson except he was way more athletic. Penny Hardaway had vision out of this world and made passes that made you say wow. Penny Hardaway was the true essence of a point guard where he would get everyone involved early but when it came crunch time he turned into clutch scorer and did whatever it took for his team to win. I began to hate Penny whenever he went against Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and my hometown Chicago Bulls because he would give us fits and embarrass two of the best defenders in the world. Penny had some of his best highlights against the Bulls and always brought his A+ game playing against Michael and Scottie. I went back to loving Penny as one of my favorite players in the game when Jordan retired. When Jordan retired, Penny Hardaway was seen as the heir apparent to the throne as the best and most popular player in the game. Penny didn’t disappoint because his game did start to resemble Mike’s game but with a lot more flair and he was a dunking machine whether it was catching two-hand backwards oops or banging on the head of a 7-footer. Penny was so smooth that he made things look easy on the court. He was also the first player to make wearing number #1 popular and used to have a sleeve on his finger with his name & number on it. Everybody wanted that but couldn’t so they had to use tape and a marker instead. Penny Hardaway’s jersey was a best seller where everybody wanted all his Orlando Magic jerseys especially the alternate blue jersey with the white pinstripes that was so exclusive at the time (I had it but let my boy borrow it which led to me never seeing it again, still upset with myself about that one). Penny Hardaway was the man where most of the players in the NBA today patterned their game after him like Tracy McGrady and Lebron James.



Penny Hardaway was more than the truth on the court because he might have had a bigger phenomenon off the court also known as his “Air Penny” signature shoe. The “Air Penny”’ was one of the most popular shoe out in the 90’s and is one of the only signature line that gave Jordan’s competition where cats had a hard time deciding on which one’s to cop (I chose Penny for a couple of years). Penny always had the rawest black colorway in shoes in the game that were an instant best-seller and his shoes always added something new to the game whether it be air bubbles, ankle straps, or reflective outline so people can see your kicks in the dark as well as having one of the tightest bottom soles. Penny’s shoes were at Jordanesque level and what took them even closer were his commercials. Penny Hardaway has some of the tightest and funniest shoe commercials in history and even his sidekick Lil’ Penny was more famous than most NBA players. Penny even had Tyra Banks, world-class supermodel and one of the hottest babes out, in his commercials, straight Bananas!!! Penny Hardaway’s basketball and shoe game reached a swine flu pitch when it came playoff time. Penny turned into a scoring beast and even more unstoppable when came down to championship season. Case in point during the 96-97 playoffs against the Miami Heat and down 0-2 in the series, Penny Hardaway went on an unbelievable tear rarely seen before where he scored 40 points in back to back playoffs and led his team to victory along with wearing the what the FUCK are those kicks also known as the Foamposites. Cats were going bonkers after this and like Lil’ Penny said big Penny had mad skillz. Unfortunately after his Orlando Magic days, Penny Hardaway’s career was derailed by devastating knee injuries that took away his amazing athleticism and one of a kind quickness that he was never able to regain. Penny Hardaway didn’t get a chance to reach his true Hall of Fame potential but millions still rooted for him heavily and for that reason Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway is the newest JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame inductee.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Penny Hardaway had back-to-back 40-point games in the playoffs while wearing the first pair of $200 kicks to ever hit the market in the Nike Foamposite, what a JERK!!!
2. During the ’95 NBA All-Star game, Penny Hardaway wore a band-aid over his eye and for the next couple of months everybody on the playgrounds wore band-aids over their eyes trying to be like him.
3. In 2008, for the shoe release of the ½ cent (a fusion of all the Penny’s combined into one), Lil’ Penny went on a club tour to promote the shoe, who does that?
4. During the ’94-95, Penny Hardaway’s made of one his best posters in when he took off from the wing and banged on Patrick Ewing’s head, Disgusting.
5. Penny Hardaway was a member of the USA Basketball development team that not only competed against but was the only team to ever beat one of the greatest teams ever assembled in the 1992 Dream Team,





Monday, December 28, 2009

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Deion Sanders

The JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame is dedicated to all those individuals who have shown a history of being great in their field of industry and have been known to exhibit JerkishBehavior on a regular basis which we as fans all love and the haters love to hate. So welcome to their coronation into the JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame.

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame Inductee: Deion Sanders


JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Deion Sanders

The 4th inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is none other the greatest defensive back in NFL history, Deion “Primetime” Sanders. Deion Sanders changed how the position of defensive back was played and made it a glamorous position. Deion invented the term “shut down corner” where quarterbacks refused to throw to his side because he shut down his whole side of the field never mind the receiver in which he was covering. Quarterbacks feared Deion because he had hands like a receiver so if the ball was in this vicinity he was going to intercept it and he had the best makeup speed the league has ever seen so he had incredible range that he could cover any distance. Deion Sanders was also one of the fastest players to ever play in the league with 4.2 speed so if he intercepted the ball, it’s a safe bet that it’s a touchdown the other way and say hello to “Primetime”. If “Primetime” shows up that means Deion is high stepping into the endzone and doing a touchdown dance. Deion was so fast that he would intercept a pass and start high stepping at the 50 yard line and there still would be no one in the vicinity of him or start at the 20 while the offense could still tackle him but still no one came close, what audacity of this JERK (and I loved it). Deion Sanders created the “Primetime” persona in order to gain visibility for his extraordinary talents and to be rewarded for them at the db position just as if he was a quarterback. Deion more than accomplished that with being the highest paid defensive player in the league when he signed with the Dallas Cowboys for $35 million with a $13 million signing bonus. Deion Sanders won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers in 1994 but didn’t feel his contributions for the championship was appreciated so he signed with their arch rival in the Dallas Cowboys and won a Super Bowl with them the following year, who does that?
Deion Sanders was so good at his position that he didn’t attend a full training camp until his 7th year in the league (that’s unheard of) and that’s only because he wanted to play wide receiver and be the only full-time player to play both sides of the ball. Deion could do it all and especially when it came to special teams where he was one of the greatest punt and kick returners there is where his 19 defensive and return touchdowns are an NFL record.

Everybody wanted to be Deion and get interceptions while high stepping into the end zone whenever playing db either in flag, touch, or tackle football. However, a lot of people forget that Deion was a phenomenal multiple sport athlete. At Florida State, he played 3 sports in football (won bowl game and finished 2nd in the nation), baseball (team went to the college World Series), and track & field (team won conference championship). “Primetime” was in full effect even as a freshman at Florida State where Deion demanded that his own poster be sold at games, what a JERK!!! Deion Sanders also played professional baseball for two of the greatest franchises ever in the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. Deion Sanders was a good hitter and superb base stealer where he even finished 2nd in steals while playing in only 115 games (baseball season is 162 games). Deion Sanders excelled in playing both sports well while playing them at the same time and is possibly the last professional major two-sport athlete (think about it). Deion Sanders was a bad dude and one of the greatest collegiate and professional athletes of all time. Deion was one of the freshest cats in the game when it came to fashion and is infamous for the phenomenal suits that he wore. He also has this memorable quote in regards to his impeccable fashion sense in “You have to dress good in order to look good and if you look good you will feel good and if you feel good you’re going to play good.” So of course it’s a no-brainer that the 4th inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Deion “Primetime” Sanders.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. In a road game at Clemson in front of a hostile crowd while waiting to return a punt, Deion Sanders told the Clemson bench that “This one is going back” and then proceeded to return the kick 76 yards for a touchdown. Of course, “Primetime” struck a pose in the end zone, who does that?
2. Deion Sanders is the only athlete to ever hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week. He also the only player to ever play in a Super Bowl and World Series, what a JERK!!!
3. In his 1st game back to play his former team in the Atlanta Falcons as a San Francisco 49er, Deion Sanders started talking trash to his best buddy wide receiver Andre Rison that led to a fight. Oh a couple plays later, Deion got an interception and returned 93 yards for a touchdown while staring at the Falcons sideline and high stepping his way into the end zone.
4. In ’92 while playing baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Deion Sanders hit .302 and led the NL with 14 triples in only 97 games, BANANAS.
5. Deion Sanders rode around training camp with the Dallas Cowboys in a custom made Mercedes-Benz golf cart.



Monday, December 21, 2009

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Jamie Foxx

The JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame is dedicated to all those individuals who have shown a history of being great in their field of industry and have been known to exhibit JerkishBehavior on a regular basis which we as fans all love and the haters love to hate. So welcome to their coronation into the JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame.

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame Inductee: Jamie Foxx



JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Jamie Foxx

The 3rd inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the most talented entertainers in the world in Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx is one of the best actors in the game, an all-time great comedian, and an awesome musician. Jamie Foxx has come a long way from his days on “In Living Color” where he played the hilarious show-stealing Wanda character. That role led him to getting his own sitcom in the “Jamie Foxx Show” which was one of the funniest and best shows on TV during the 90’s where everybody tuned in to watch it religiously and talked about it the next day at work or school. The jokes he cracked on “Braxton” were legendary and who could forget the classic Michael Jackson dance off episode. Jamie didn’t just stop at television success because he became even greater when he came to the big screen with various legendary roles. For example, “Any Given Sunday” and his steaming Willie Beamon role that is one of the best football movies ever and by far the realest. Jamie Foxx is probably at his best when he shows off his range as a serious actor and that where you witness his true greatness. No further proof than his portrayal of legendary blind musician Ray Charles where fans truly felt like they were watching Ray Charles. Jamie Foxx’s performance in “Ray” was so phenomenal that he won the Academy Award also known as “The Oscar” for best Actor. Jamie also showed off his acting chops for his role in the movie “Collateral” where he played a shy dreamer taxi cab driver and ended up standing up for himself. Jamie Foxx’s performances for both “Ray” and “Collateral” were released within 12 months of each other which is just BANANAS.

Jamie Foxx is also one of the hottest R&B artists in the game and is a hit making in the music game. Jamie Foxx has released back-to-back platinum albums in “Unpredictable” and his latest effort “Intuition” which has the infamous timeless hit “Blame It”. Jamie’s album shows off his vocal range and piano skills in which he is classically trained. Jamie is also known for his classic guest appearances like on Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” or T.I.’s “Live in the Sky”. Jamie Foxx’s greatest talent is him being one of the funniest dudes in history where he bound to say something that will have you dying no matter what he is doing because Jamie is a fool with it and no one is immune from catching the wrath of Jamie’s jokes. Hence the aptly titled “I Might Need Security” stand-up comedy routine that goes down as one of the best and funniest stand-up routines in history. Everybody remembers the LL Cool J, Mike Tyson, Prince, and Africa stories that had everybody bugging up. Jamie also has memorable moments from being the host on various awards shows such as this years BET Awards or when he hosted of The Espys. The multi-faceted greatest in the various entertainment arenas is why the 3rd inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Jamie Foxx.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. Jamie Foxx won an Academy Award “Oscar” for Best Actor for his performance in “Ray” and he is one of only three African-American men to win the prestigious award (Sidney Poiter and Denzel Washington are the others).
2. Jamie Foxx is one of only two actors to ever receive two Oscar acting nominations in the same year for two different movies in “Ray” and “Collateral” (Al Pacino is the other).
3. At this years SpikeTv’s Guy Awards, Jamie Foxx was an innocent and extremely lucky bystander to having Halle Berry tonguing him down among other things, JERK!!!
4. At a roast for Emmit Smith where Jamie was the host, comedian Doug Williams made the worst decision of his career and tried to clown Jamie. Jamie Foxx proceeded to end his career with his impromptu jokes as “I’m your Conscience” during Doug Williams set, hilarious and who does that?
5. As host for the Espy’s, Jamie Foxx made a song and remix called “Can I be your tennis ball?” that showed his love and obsession for tennis star Serena Williams, just pure comedy and classic.


Jamie Foxx is a fool so don't get on his bad side, this was classic funny. Poor Doug Williams never had a chance.


Classic Jamie Foxx Show scene when Jamie & Braxton had a Michael Jackson dance off, funniest episode ever.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame: Scottie Pippen

The JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame is dedicated to all those individuals who have shown a history of being great in their field of industry and have been known to exhibit JerkishBehavior on a regular basis which we as fans all love and the haters love to hate. So welcome to their coronation into the JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame.

JerkishBehavior Hall Of Fame Inductee: Scottie Pippen



JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame Inductee: Scottie Pippen

The 2nd inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame, the most under appreciated great player in basketball history is Scottie Pippen. Scottie Pippen played with the greatest player ever in Michael Jordan so of course his accomplishments and greatness was always overshadowed. But Scottie’s versatility allowed Mike to be able to focus on scoring while Scottie handled most of the ball-handling and covering the oppositions best player responsibilities. The Chicago Bulls won their 1st championship against the Lakers largely in part because Scottie’s defense on Magic Johnson. Scottie Pippen was one of the best on the ball defenders ever because of his long wingspan and athletic ability where he was always one of the league leaders in steals. Scottie Pippen was known for his versatility and created the point forward position where now every player over 6-7 wants to be a point guard and bring the ball up the court. He had one of the best mid-range games there was and was known for consistently making shots off glass (Pre-Tim Duncan). Scottie was also one of the best in-game dunkers in the League where he loved posterizing big men just ask Patrick Ewing and Karl Malone. At one point, I even started patterning my basketball game more after Scottie than Jordan because he did so many things well. Needless to say, Scottie Pippen had game and wasn’t just riding Jordan’s coattails like the critics will have you to believe.

The critics forget the 93-94 season (Mike’s 1st retirement) where Scottie led the Bulls in scoring, assists, and the league in steals. He won the All-Star game MVP award and finished 3rd in the MVP voting, which he should’ve won off gp (No Jordan). Scottie Pippen also led the Bulls to the 2nd round of the playoffs against archrivals the New York Knicks. The Bulls ended up losing the series in 7 games but that’s only because of Hue Hollins in Game 5. Hue Hollins called a touch foul in the final seconds of a tied playoff game and series that led to the Knicks winning that game and series as well. My heart was broken and still ‘til this day, I hate Hue Hollins for calling a foul that should never be called in the final seconds of a game let alone a playoff game and ruining Scottie Pippen’s solo claim to greatness. The following season, Scottie Pippen lead the Bulls in every single statistical category and Michael Jordan was on that team towards the end of the year. Scottie Pippen is one of only four players in NBA history to accomplish that feat and Jordan isn’t one of them. The other thing that most people along with critics forget is that Scottie Pippen was going to win NBA Finals MVP for the Bulls 6th championship. Unfortunately, Scottie hurt his back at the start of game 6 and Michael Jordan’s 45 points and “Final Shot” happened which ended that. Nevertheless, Scottie Pippen put in work alongside and without Jordan and should be recognized as his own entity. Scottie Pippen also had some of the best/flyest basketball shoes out and made shoes with air bubbles popular. I copped a pair of Pippen’s every year they came out and my first pair of Nike’s was some Scottie’s. He was just the truth all the way around and is the best small forward to ever play the game along with being an all-time great. That’s why Scottie Pippen is the 2nd inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame.

5 JerkishBehavior Moments

1. During the 94-5 season, Scottie Pippen led the Chicago Bulls in EVERY single statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals), Who does that?

2. Scottie Pippen rocked the brightest red shoes ever in the 1994 NBA All-Star game and ended up winning the MVP award, must’ve been the shoes. What a JERK!!!

3. Scottie Pippen is one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players ever and received this distinction while he was still actively playing.

4. Scottie Pippen dunked on one of the greatest shot blockers ever during the NBA Playoffs in Patrick Ewing so bad that he pushed him to the floor then proceeded to tell him about it. Nasty!!!

5. At the age of 42 in 2008, Scottie Pippen went on a basketball comeback tour overseas in Sweden and average 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Once a great always a great!!!