Thursday, July 15, 2010
This, ladies and gentleman, is what the Saints were always working for.
Posted by Alejandro de los Rios on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 5:02 AM
The ESPYs were tonight and ESPN.com is saying that the Saints "stole the show" by winning "Best Team" and with Drew Brees winning "Best Male Athlete." Brees thanked his wife, coach Sean Payton, his offensive line and "Who Dat Nation" and entire city of New Orleans broke out into a spontaneous mid-summer Mardi Gras (or something).
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Brees also won the coveted "Best NFL Player" and "Best Championship Performance" trophies, the awards that truly define great players and whose histories line the walls of the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Don't let anyone fool you, these awards mean something. It's a time for the common fan to vote on which athletes that have already won trophies in their sports (by actually playing them) deserve more trophies, and which athletes that didn't get trophies by playing sports are lucky enough to get some trophies anyway.
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Or not. I don't think any athlete takes getting an ESPY seriously. But I bet they get some serious awards show schwag and its a chance to canoodle with celebrities, so I guess it's all in good fun (though from recent viewings, I'd the ESPYs are decidedly un-fun). It was funny that one year, though. Good times.
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Comments (7)
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Thank God. Richard Condon whined enough yesterday on the radio about "how can they not win it" I would have to run myself in a ditch with the amount of whining I'd hear today. Great for the Saints getting a nod from anyone. Any good press is great moving on.
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"I don’t think any athlete takes getting an ESPY seriously." Oh, I bet they do. Quite a lot of 'em. I couldn't believe the amount of attention lavished on this hooey this year.
Upon further viewing, not only was this year's opening monologue actually kind of funny, but I can tell that yes, the Saints players do seemed honored by the award. That said, I don't think any of them were thinking "We gotta win that Super Bowl so we can have a good showing at the ESPYs". It seems more like the cherry on top of an ice cream sundae.
Now if they'd only have the same sort of bloated, drawn-out, painful, self-congratulatory televised awards ceremonies for other forms of entertainment, like movies and pop music ...
