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John Reidy

John Reidy

I never really liked sports until I had a religious conversion when the Broncos lost to the 49ers in that one Super Bowl. Now I'm obsessed with all aspects of the Denver pro sports world. Oh yeah, I hate college football. It's crap. Talk to me on twitter @johnreidydenver

Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:30

Denver Nuggets: Why Bother?

"It’s a tricky question because fans of the Denver Broncos, having tasted the sweet run off from two Lombardi trophies, won’t settle for anything less than a Super Bowl berth."

"But even as wild an idea as hiring Canseco seems, the Rockies could do worse. And even though they won’t do it, bringing in Canseco for a little sit down would be the greatest thing possible for snarky bloggers, critical columnists and pot-stirring radio hosts."

"@dadboner is the brilliant twitter feed chronicling the exploits of a lout named Karl Welzein: a Homer Simpson come to life, sipping cold ones and listening to Seger like a mid-western renaissance man without any of the class, money or good looks."

Sunday, 14 October 2012 00:01

Tulo...you'll be a Yankee soon: speculation

"And trading Tulo will be about as popular as the Ubaldo, Chris Drury and Chauncey Billups trades combined, but it will be necessary if the team has any hopes to climb out of the poop filled sewer it currently resides."

Friday, 12 October 2012 11:18

Peyton Manning and buyer's remorse

"We all convinced ourselves Manning is the man for the job. But has he regretted his decision to come to Denver as the window on his career rapidly starts to shut? Let’s take a look."

Wednesday, 10 October 2012 13:41

What's so funny about rape and Jerry Sandusky?

"Men joke about rape because it’s a distant, unpleasant reality. Women don’t joke about it because it is a real and horrific possibility. Either way, using humor can sometimes dispel the abhorrent nature of the act. But in Sandusky’s case, we’re not making a joke: society hopes he gets raped repeatedly and experiences even tiny bit of what he inflicted on his victims. "

Monday, 08 October 2012 23:16

Tony Carter, you fool!

Denver Broncos cornerback Tony Carter is either one dumb son of a bitch or he’s got a very sick sense of humor. Because when he tweeted “At a late night movie in Denver yall pray for me”, he not only made light of the Aurora theater shootings, but hurt a lot of feelings and made a host of enemies along the way. What would possess a grown man, representing the Denver Broncos, to say something like this in here of all places?

We were all affected by this tragedy and to have someone casually toss off a joke about it is extremely insulting and very disappointing. I’m sure he’ll offer up the usual apologies outside of the one he already used: “No disrespect” But the damage is done. What Carter thought was humorous was not seen the same way by people in Colorado who had to live through it. If Carter wasn’t a member of this community by his association with the Broncos, we’d just write this off as poor taste. But now it seems heartless and wildly inappropriate. We hope he gets suspended for such a shitty thing to say, but he’s already going to have to live the life sentence of being a fucking dipshit. 

Friday, 28 September 2012 22:10

Grantland takes the Rockies' bait

"I’m not saying baseball players don’t encounter their share of injuries but compared to football, hockey or basketball, you’d see more injuries at the beer line at Coors Field caused by the altitude than you will on the diamond."

Friday, 28 September 2012 17:20

I am trying to break your heart Broncos fans

"A season that started out with such great promise, now stands at the precipice of failure in only the fourth game of the year. Will the Broncos stand tall or fall off the cliff?"

Thursday, 27 September 2012 11:30

After review, the call on the field is bullshit

"Schaub's helmet pops off like a champagne cork which lends to the illusion that he was hit even harder than he actually was. Helmets fly off all the time these days because players don't strap them on tightly anymore. I might be for effect because it certainly worked in Schaub's favor. "

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