Sports Illustrated (specifically, an author named Joe) nominated Joe as Sports Name of the Year. It makes a good case:
Joe Paterno - Penn State coach's undefeated college football team is ranked 3rd in the country.
Joe Maddon - Tampa Bay Rays coach guided his team to the World Series, a team that had never before even had a winning record in a season.
Joe the Plumber - If politics counts as a sport - and I can give you several points in favor of that - then John McCain elevated Joeness to a new level by invoking this man during the presidential debates.
Joe Biden - Barack Obama's running mate.
Joe Torre - Dethroned manager of the New York Yankees is hired by Los Angeles Dodgers and promptly leads them to the playoffs (meanwhile, the Yankees miss the playoffs for the first time since Torre started managing them back in 1996).
Joe Buck - Son of the famous baseball announcer, and a good one in his own right.
Joe McDonald - He of Hidden Blog's well-noted softball and football highlights.
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