Playmaker's about to fire some fastballs
11:54 AM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
The first hour of the Michael Irvin Show was spent discussing Pacman Jones' background. They'll go over his many off-field incidents in the next hour.
Pacman recalled telling his counselor that, "It ain't no sin to go to the strip club." Irvin pointed out that it was actually a sin, just not against the law. And it's definitely not a good idea for a guy who is about to meet with Sheriff Goodell about his suspension.
But Pacman found his way to a topless joint in New York the night before meeting with Goodell. What the heck was he thinking?
"It was a bad decision, period, point blank," Pacman said. "It was one of the dumbest decisions that I ever made."
Unfortunately, it really ranks pretty far down Pacman's list of dumb decisions. More on that to come in the next hour.
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What I was really waiting for
11:52 AM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
Pacman Jones has said a whole bunch of things over the last few weeks. Finally, I think the magic words came out of his mouth ...
"I'd be really lucky to get another shot," he said.
That's a big one for him, I believe. It's Pacman saying that his talent alone does not give him the right to play in the league.
Another thing he addressed was his visit to a New York gentlemen's club on his trip to visit commissioner Roger Goodell last year.
"It was a bad decision," Jones said. "It was one of the dumbest decisions I've ever made. ... It's just not going to happen anymore."
As Timmy said, Pacman's playing his cards right here. Finally.
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Pacman's saying all the right things
11:31 AM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
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Pacman Jones' childhood is a sad story. His dad was murdered two doors down when he was 8 years old. His mom has fought drug addiction for years. The grandmother who raised him died when he was a freshman in college.
Michael Irvin had Pacman tell that tale.
Pacman has either been coached well on what to say today or finally gets it. He hasn't made any excuses for his horrible behavior and says to point the finger at him for his problems. He talked about having to separate himself from family members and childhood friends who have been his wingmen.
"It's getting to the point where it ain't no time for slip-ups right now," Pacman said. "It's like I'm on the cliff right now. One slip-up and it's off the cliff."
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Playmaker will do Oprah impersonation
11:15 AM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
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Michael Irvin and his co-host set up Pacman's appearance in the show's first segement, which started with a highlight of a Pacman pick-six.
The highlight of the segment was the explanation of the difference between strip clubs and gentlemen's establishments. (Cheap vs. expensive and quality of entertainers.)
Irvin vows to spend some of the show delving into Pacman's background. He calls it getting to the root of the problem instead of focusing on the fruit of the problem.
I'm gonna go get an orange and come back after the commercial break.
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Pacman's only talking to the Playmaker
11:00 AM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
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Calvin "Lucky" Watkins has the ESPN 103.3 studios staked out, but he wasn't able to get a word in with Pacman Jones. Manny Arora, Pacman's agent/lawyer/babysitter, wouldn't let any reporters ask his client a question.
The media is counting on Michael Irvin to fire a few fastballs at Pacman.
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Live blogging Pacman
10:35 AM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
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Since there are probably quite a few of you out there who can't exactly turn the volume up on their computers right now, Timmy Tabloid and I are gonna help you out.
Starting at 11 CT, we'll be live blogging Pacman Jones' appearance on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio 103.3 FM. For those of you that can listen in, here's the link to the station's live stream.
Should be interesting.