Here’s a good example of why sports fans get a bad rap: Meet Matthew Clemmens of Cherry Hill, New Jersey — PopCrunch’s Filthy Pig of the Day!
The 21-year-old Philadelphia Phillies fanatic was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly vomited on an 11-year-old girl (on purpose) during the Phillies home game against the Washington Nationals. Cops in the City of Brotherly Love say Clemmens — who was already sporting a big, ugly shiner — made himself upchuck on an off-duty police captain and his young daughter after a friend was ejected from the park for unruly behavior. And if that wasn’t bad enough, when the boys in blue showed up to arrest the loon, he punched one of the officers and threw up — again — on another.
What an animal! This is the latest black eye on the face of Philly sports fans — who were left shamefaced last fall when Phillies fan Susan Finkelstein tried to prostitute herself on Craigslist in exchange for World Series tickets.
Jay-Z despises copycats — which is precisely why the “Big Pimpin’” star has slapped Boston Red Sox first baseman David Ortiz with a $5 million lawsuit for swagger-jacking his club name. You see Ortiz named his new club in the Dominican Republic Forty-Forty — which kinda sounds exactly like Jay’s 40/40 chain here in the States.
CBS mics picked up a frustrated Tiger Woods saying things he’d probably prefer we didn’t hear during The Masters in Augusta on Saturday. The womanizing sportsman finished fourth in the coveted tournament on Sunday.
It wasn’t enough that some Looney Bird Johnson videotaped her naked through a peephole, now ESPN’s Erin Andrews is waltzing into some drama for her turn on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.
In an article titled “Erin Andrews Looks More Ballroom Bimbo, Less Reporter” and published last week, Toronto Sun sports columnist Rosie DiManno bashes the “comely blonde” for her sexed-up image on the TV talent show (where Andrews is paired with Russian Maks Chmerkovskiy), as well as the devastating effects she believes the beautiful vamp role can have on women in the world of sports reporting.
“She’s made a fool out of herself and a sham of her profession….” she writes.
DiManno argues that Erin’s decision to appear as a contestant on the ballroom dancing series harms the reputation of women in sports reporting — who already have their work cut out for them trying to earn respect among their male colleagues.
“I want to grab Andrews by the shoulders and shout: ‘What are you thinking, woman?!’” DiManno wrote. “I’m appalled by the damage she is doing to her profession and her own reputation as a journalist — a term albeit used lightly in the realm of sports,” the column said.
Thoughts? Does the columnist have a point? Erin has plenty of thoughts on DiManno’s blog blast. Check out with the sideline reporter had to say on the subject in her new interview with Sports Illustrated…..
Tiger Woods, the world’s top-ranked golfer, has been left crestfallen after being beaten in his comeback by crowd favorite Phil Mickelson. Mickelson won his third green jacket at the Masters in Augusta on Sunday, with a thrilling final-round 67 to win by three shots over Lee Westwood.
Woods, meanwhile, saw his campaign for a fifth green jacket and a 15th Major title lose momentum as he carded a 70 that left him tied for third, four strokes off the lead, with playing partner K.J. Choi.
Tiger finished fourth — five strokes behind Mickelson.
