I have the opportunity to listen to a lot of different things on hour-long commute to and from work. One of my favorite programs is “Elliot in the Morning,” the drive-time show from WWDC in Washington, D.C.
A few months ago, Elliot had author Todd Gallagher on to discuss his book “Andy Roddick Beat Me with a Frying Pan.” The book, which I loved, started a discussion of the difference between male and female athletes with Elliot, true to form, twisting things out of context for humor’s sake.
To make a long story short, he and his staff challenged the Washington Mystics of the WNBA to a game. That game took place today, and the EITM crew are down by about 30 or so at halftime. They only have one player who can qualify as a basketball player – Paddy Lee, who grew up in Littlestown, Pa., near me and helped York College reach the NCAA Division III Final Four a few years ago.
Other than that, the EITM gang are finding it hard to shoot while they eat crow at the same time. It’s pretty funny, well, except for Mike Wise from the Washington Post (doing commentary since the game is being broadcast live) recycling the same jokes over and over again.
UPDATE: The Mystics won 83-23. It was apparently pretty ugly with Elliot saying on the air that he was ready to puke after the final whistle. The women probably took it pretty easy on EITM.
I heard this when I dropped my car off for inspection. EITM was playing loud in the garage and I was wondering what the hell this was when I heard the announcer introducing the players. It was something like 30-4 when I left. Good to hear that EITM played a bit better in the second half.