Quick, name a memorable moment from the NFL Pro Bowl.
Tick … tick … tick.
Times up.
Couldn’t think of one? Me neither.
Baseball’s All-Star Game, however, is chock full of them:
The NBA’s All-Star Game has turned into a weekend full of glitz, bling and glamour, but at least it’s fun to watch the player’s high-flying acts.
I was at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game at the old McNichols Arena when Dr. J out-dueled David Thompson for the first slam dunk title. A classic sports moment.
But the Pro Bore? Moving the event from Hawaii to the mainland, and playing it a week before the Super Bowl, isn’t going to make it a must-see game. In all, 29 players picked for the game had to be replaced.
Like paying full price for NFL exhibition games, the Pro Bowl is a scam. It’s a money-centered, made-for-TV event.
Here’s an idea: why not have the NFL’s best players compete in Madden Football. It would probably be more interesting.
But find out for yourself. The game airs Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
Trivia time
Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino was selected to play in nine Pro Bowls in his career. How many did he actually play in? (Answer below)
Quotable.
“Just tell the younger kids out there it can be done. Even from Evergreen, Colorado. If you want it, it can be done. Work. It takes work.” — Oakland A’s third baseman “
Polling.
In polling from Wednesday’s “Lunch Special,” John Elway clobbered Brett Favre on the debate over who was the better quarterback. Elway captured more than 90 percent of the 2,248 votes cast. Of course, Denver fans might be just a little bit biased. Just a little.
Reader’s rant.
“As a Bronco fan, I’d take either one of them right now…” — Bill Moss, posting on the Elway vs. Favre debate.
Huggable.
Steamboat’s Dagny McKinley is trying to set the Guinness world record for most hugs given in a 24-hour period. She’ll attempt to beat the record in Aspen when the Winter X games open today. McKinley told the Aspen Daily News she’ll need to deliver more than 5,000 hugs to X Games spectators to set the record.
Blogspot.
After getting snubbed for the NBA’s rookie-sophomore all-star game,
In case you missed it.
The A’s gave chronically injured pitcher Ben Sheets a one-year deal for $10 million. It isn’t all that popular a move in Oakland, “I mean, how excited do you, the loyal A’s fan, get when confronted with the ‘I hope he’s so good he gets us a bunch of 20-year-old prospects in July’ battle cry?”
Trivia answer.
Marino only played in two Pro Bowls.
Patrick Saunders: 303-954-1720 or psaunders@denverpost.com
