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Suggestion for ESPN Fight Night: Emmitt Smith vs. Jeff Pearlman
10:12 AM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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A couple of ESPN employees appear to have a problem with each other.
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT88GVg-Q-k
ESPN.com's Jeff Pearlman wrote a book called "Boys Will Be Boys," which details the on-field success and off-field shenanigans of the '90s Cowboys. ESPN's Emmitt Smith refused to be interviewed for the book.
And there were some fireworks when the two appeared together on ESPN's Outside the Lines. (Superstar columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor also managed to get in a few words on the show about the Cowboys taking character risks.)
Pearlman explains on his slightly self-promotional Web site, jeffpearlman.com, where you can order a book, believe it or not. Here's a snippet from his entry titled, "Emmitt Smith takes a weak cheap shot ... "
Wonder how much Emmitt would want to be paid to go a few rounds with Pearlman?
10:12 AM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon http://www.***BANNED-URL***/blogs/images/email-icon.jpg E-mail http://www.***BANNED-URL***/blogs/images/email-icon.jpg News tips
A couple of ESPN employees appear to have a problem with each other.
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT88GVg-Q-k
ESPN.com's Jeff Pearlman wrote a book called "Boys Will Be Boys," which details the on-field success and off-field shenanigans of the '90s Cowboys. ESPN's Emmitt Smith refused to be interviewed for the book.
And there were some fireworks when the two appeared together on ESPN's Outside the Lines. (Superstar columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor also managed to get in a few words on the show about the Cowboys taking character risks.)
Pearlman explains on his slightly self-promotional Web site, jeffpearlman.com, where you can order a book, believe it or not. Here's a snippet from his entry titled, "Emmitt Smith takes a weak cheap shot ... "
The show finally started, and after a segment by Ed Werder, Taylor, Smith and I began our "dialogue." (I place "dialogue" in quotes because--despite Ley's best intentions and efforts--it's difficult to have a real, unfiltered dialogue between four guys with ear pieces in four different studios). We all answered questions, Taylor offering his detailed Cowboy knowledge, Smith throwing out one of his trademark linguistic butcherings ("In some way, form or fashion ..."), I sort of sucking (and decked out in perhaps the worst TV shirt of the 21st century. Note to others: Bright yellow--bad). Then, with 10 seconds left, Taylor made a final point, Ley thanked the three of us and--with his last televised breath--Smith offered one last, snider-than-snide thought:
"Jeff," he said with a grin, "keep selling books."
"Jeff," he said with a grin, "keep selling books."
It was far from a compliment. The man who wouldn't talk to me; who would only agree to an interview should I pay him--was taking a cowardly parting shot. Has Emmitt Smith read the book? Doubtful (it doesn't even come out for nine more days). No, he just dislikes the idea of someone stepping on his rightful turf. And if a writer dares delve into the '90s Cowboys, he/she is violating sacred territory. That was the clear intent of his words: You are taking advantage of us to make money.
Speaking of cheap shots, Pearlman referred to Emmitt as "perhaps the worst televised football analyst in the history of the world." True, but cheap.Wonder how much Emmitt would want to be paid to go a few rounds with Pearlman?
