Bill Simmons doesn't even know the Pats

by shake n bake on Oct 22, 2008 11:10 PM EDT

From Simmons' podcast today

How did you like our RB with four first names and that's his entire name, BenJarvus Green-Hayes?

His name is BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and I've never met someone with the first name Green. Whatever he screwed up the name of a undrafted rookie and exaggerated a little. It happens.

The weird part is the two middle names, Jarvus Green, is the guy we had that died last year.

Actually Bill, Jarvis Green is alive and well. He started 10 games for you last year and had 6.5 sacks. He's started a game this year too. The guy you were thinking of is Marquis Hill.

Please stick to basketball, baseball and pop culture Simmons, you are much better at it (or I don't know enough to realize you are an idiot there too). At this point I'm just putting up with the football stuff with him because I can hit a bunch of picks by going against what he thinks about teams.

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So that's

why you’re doing so well. Brilliant.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
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by peytonsthebest on Oct 23, 2008 12:35 PM EDT reply actions

Lol!

by coltsfanawalt on Oct 23, 2008 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Good find, Shake.

Made the morning.

by coltsfanawalt on Oct 23, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

FWIW

I’ve always thought Bill Simmons was way, way better at basketball than baseball, but I’m slightly biased.

(But my Phillies in 5 prediction is lookin’ good!)

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by Jake Whitacre on Oct 23, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply actions

Please

Howard has forgotten how to hit, and Hamels is one of maybe two decent starters for the Phillies. Tampa Bay may lose, but with their pitching depth I don’t see a 5 game series.

by ctnyc on Oct 23, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder

what Jarvis Green thought about that. Bill Simmons thinks he’s dead.

BenJarvis Green-Ellis transferred from IU to Ole Miss (i think it’s ole miss, clarify someone?), so that’s how I know who he is. Bill Simmons is such a tool but his articles are a good read.

Rays in 5

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by Colts Homer on Oct 23, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions

So is the mandatory thing now here to have a weekly post on bill simmons? It is as if you and BBS are in love with the guy.

Seems to me he was trying to be funny (failing miserably at it) and not serious.

Oh and I am sure there are people named Green with all those wacky names people are picking for their children these days.

You may also want to refrain from saying “whatever” right after you bring something up. Saying “whatever” after you go on about something basically says you do not care so WTF even bring it up in the first place if you do not care about it?

by loregnum on Oct 23, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

That's mostly just me posting about Simmons, and I do usually love his stuff

and the whatever was meant to be a concise way of saying “That’s not a awful mistake, if that’s the dumbest thing he says on this topic I’ll let it slide.”

If you listened to the podcast and thought he was joking I think you are wrong, but won’t argue. In the podcast he sounded totally serious to me. Also joking about a young man’s accidental death isn’t funny.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
144 yards per game
6.5 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Oct 23, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions