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03 March 2010
You wouldn't think it, but we get hundreds (if not thousands) of emails a week from StadiumDrives.com readers. Some of them tell us how great we are, others how bad we are. Often, we'll get tips of stories. Sometimes, sites will even let us know that they stole our work, it was a hit on their site and thank us. Others just write in for advice or have questions about their life. I decided to give the old inbox a cleaning again and pick out some of the best (and worst) emails.* If you can't decipher our e-mail address from the sidebar and would like to send something in, send it via Twitter to @JoshCohron.
We "dated" if you want to call it that in middle school and you want to rekindle the "romance" we had back then. I'm deleting you as a Facebook friend, please don't contact me ever again. - (Name Withheld) (Location Doesn't Matter)
I'm not going to lie, that one hurt.
I saw on your Twitter feed that someone used an emoticon (you know, a smiley face). I wasn't aware that any 13 year-old girls wrote for the site. - (Multiple readers)
I know most of Gage's writing about Purdue sounds like a 13 year-old's love note, but there aren't actually any 13 year-old writers for the site (We are accepting applications!). I understand how you all could have made the mistake, though. A male using an emoticon is pretty much unforgivable. It's almost up there with a male typing out, "LOL." For the record, that is a shared Twitter account and I WAS NOT the one who typed out the emoticon. Believe me.
Do you think there is any chance that LeBron and Dwyane Wade end up on the same team next year? - Johnny G, Lexington, KY
A slim chance? Yes. Is it likely? No. Honestly, I think there is almost no chance that Wade leaves Miami. Why would he? To get away from all the hot models on South Beach? I don't think so. Also, Florida has no state tax. That is a really big deal when you're talking about the kind of money that professional athletes make.
LeBron is the guy who keeps me guessing. I could see him playing in Cleveland, Chicago, New York, New Jersey or Los Angeles (for the Clippers) next year. None of those would surprise me. I think the likeliest scenario is that he signs another two or three year deal in Cleveland, then evaluates in a couple years where he wants to go.
Gene Wojciechowski, of ESPN.com, wrote an article last week detailing something that Brubaker and I (and every other NBA fan in the world) had been talking about for over a year: Would Bosh, Wade and LeBron all take a salary cut to play somewhere together? Possibly, but only if they told all their sponsors that they needed a LOT more money. And, the sponsors would have to come through with the extra cash. I'm still not sure how any of them could justify leaving that much salary money on the table. They can only play for so long, they need to make as much as possible while they're still young.
Click Read More or LeBron will go play in Italy next year.
How did you know there wasn't a new episode of One Tree Hill coming on last week? ANSWER ME!!! - An Angry Australian, Nashville, TN
That's a great question... that I wouldn't answer in a public forum. Much like I would never say that my favorite show was One Tree Hill on ESPN. You know, if I watched that show or something like that.
I clicked on some link yesterday on KSR of some guy named Jason Brubaker. I Googled him and found he writes for this site too. I want to give that guy a piece of my mind. Is he famous? Can I see him anywhere else? I'd like to let him know that you don't write bad about my Cats!!! I'll hang up and listen. - Jimmy, Pippa Passes, KY
If you need to find Jason Brubaker, check the announcing table at your local girls high school basketball game.
Does Purdue have a chance of getting to the Sweet Sixteen without me? - R. Hummel, West Lafayette, IN
No.
I just turned 45, am I still hot? - K. Davis
Hell yes you are. You're 45? You could pass for 35. Look, baby, I have a soft spot for cougars. You are in my top five cougars in the world. When I was forced to watch Sex and the City by my ex-girlfriend, I usually just stared at you. Even when I was FORCED to go to a midnight showing of the movie of the show I was forced to watch, I stared at you. Let me reiterate, you are super hot. Please call me.
How do you like my Twitter? - Conan, Los Angeles
Much like you for the last ten years, it is painfully unfunny. You want some advice? Here's some advice: Be better.
Remember when everyone called me an (expletive) and a (expletive) for what they thought I was doing to Conan? Guess who is crushing Letterman so far? Yeah, that's me. - Jay L., California
You're not funny either, but at least people watch your show.
What do you think about the NCAA Tournament expanding to 96 teams? - B. Buttlicker, Des Moines, IA
That's quite an interesting last name you have, Mr. Buttlicker. As for expansion of the tournament, it's an awful idea. Take Kool-Aid for instance. Kool-Aid is best when there is a ton of Kool-Aid mix and sugar, and about 8 oz. less water than what the packaging says. It's super flavorful. Think about Kool-Aid if you put 16 oz. more water in there. It would still be okay, you would still drink it, but it wouldn't be quite as good. The end would be good because there would be the sugar and mix that didn't mix in with the rest, but you have to get through a lot of bland Kool-Aid to get there.
That's how the tourney would be. It wouldn't be as good at the beginning, but the Elite Eight and Final Four would still be great. Let's be honest, did anyone really want to see that awful Kentucky team from last year in the tournament? Hell no. Plus, if they'd made the tourney, Billy G would never have gone to rehab or gone back to church. Obviously, God wants to keep the NCAA Tournament the same.
Two baseball posts in a row? - (Multiple readers)
Unless Gage, Yeary and some of the other clowns start writing more, expect more baseball. Ian and Grubby are two of about twelve males under the age of 65 that will actually watch more than five baseball games from start to finish this year. Somehow, they love it. If you want to see more posts that don't talk about baseball, beg your favorite SD writer to write more (not about soccer).
You called out Grubby for loving baseball and using emoticons. You're getting fired, aren't you? - J. Cohron, Lexington, KY
That may be true.
*As always, these e-mails are fabricated. If you'd like to get an e-mail published, email or tweet us.
