ESPY Blog N'at

I am currently watching the 2008 ESPY's.

Justin Timberlake is hosting and has the crowd in stitches.
(Because they've had to cut their ear drums out.)

So far the best thing he has done is sing.. which isn't suprising and is what he needs to stick to.

The lack of laughter from the crowd is awkward.

And he just sniffed David Beckham's shoes. I think it was to look up Posh's dress.

Brendan Fraser is an idiot.

Why are there no hockey player as nominees for Best Male Athlete?

Will Ferrel is the man... and hilarious.

Screw the Red WIngs.

Fergie is drunk and weird.

Who is the white guy on the Celtics?
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The Winners:

- Best Upset: New York Giants over New England Patriots at the Super Bowl
- Best Breakthrough Athlete: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
- Best Record Breaking Performance: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
- Best Championship Performance: Tiger Woods, 2008 U.S. Open
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award: John Carlos and Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic medalists
- Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker, Tennessee Lady Volunteers/ LA Sparks
- Best Play: Eli Manning to David Tyree, Superbowl XLII
- Best Game: Superbowl XLII, New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Kevin Everett, Buffalo Bills
- Best Baseball Player: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
- Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
- Best NFL Player: Tom Brady, New England Patriots
- Best MLS Player: David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Best Female Action Sport Athlete: Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding
- Best Male College Athlete: Tim Tebow, University of Florida
- Best Sports Movie: Semi-Pro
- Best Moment: “Great Sportsmanship” (Central Washington University’s Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace, Western Oregon University’s Sara Tucholsky)
- Best Male Athlete: Tiger Woods
- Best Team: Boston Celtics

(The following I never saw announced... but supposedly they won. And of course ESPN threw a hockey category in there... which Sid won.)

- Best Male Athlete With a Disability: Ryan Kocer, Wrestling (Wagner, SD)
- Best Female Athlete With a Disability: Shay Oberg, Softball (Montana State-Billings)
- Best International Male Athlete: Rafael Nadal, Tennis
- Best International Female Athlete: Lorena Ochoa, Golf
- Best Coach/Manager: Pat Summitt, Tennessee Women’s Basketball
- Best WNBA Player: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm

- Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins--------- Hey! Hockey! And a Penguin!

- Best MLS Player: David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Best Male Action Sport Athlete: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
- Best Bowler: Norm Duke
- Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
- Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather, Boxing
- Best Golfer: Tiger Woods
- Best Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
- Best Outdoor Athlete: Captain Scott Smiley, Mountain Climber
- Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer
- Best Female Tennis Player: Maria Sharapova
- Best Track and Field Athlete: Tyson Gay

My thoughts so far on winners:

- Appalachian State should have been upset of the year. DIvision II school beating the #5 team in the nation vs. a league where any team can win any week.
-Danica Patrick doesn't deserve to be nominated for anything... except for "whiny brat" of the year.
- Everything else is deserved.
- It's tough to pick the best team... all were deserving. I pick the Red WIngs or the Celtics.

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FInal thoughts.

-Timberlake got better as show went on. Still was weird though.
-Decent show I guess.
-Lupe Fiasco was the only performer I think... which I didn't mind.
- They need to announce ALL the winners. Especially Best NHL player. Sid got the Shaft. Someone correct me if they showed that he got BEst NHL Player and I just missed it.