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Mark McGwire scoop coming + info & opinions (READ)!!

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by John D. Villarreal, Jan 4, 2007.

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Do you think Mark McGwire should be in the Hall of Fame?

  1. Yes

    8 vote(s)
    16.7%
  2. Yes, but not first ballot

    5 vote(s)
    10.4%
  3. Maybe

    5 vote(s)
    10.4%
  4. No

    30 vote(s)
    62.5%
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  1. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    This is the weirdest thread I have ever read.
     
  2. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    I'm totally confused. Where's that damned bunny when a girl needs it?
     
  3. John D. Villarreal

    John D. Villarreal New Member

    Ok,

    Hope everyone is having a good day.

    Here is what is up - went through footage and while there are certainly places to make some edits there are not that many & it would take a good deal of time to do a good job on that.

    So, I am starting to upload video now and will just cut up the pieces into 10min segments (so in a sense you have your editing there if you like).

    Good info/opinions/and some scoops throughout. Hopefully, you will find it useful, informative, and entertaining.

    I would expect the first peice up in an hour or so quickly followed by the others. It roughly breaks down like this (although this may not line up with segments):

    1.) Intro - me
    2.) Me & Mark (scoops)
    3.) Training details (scoops)
    4.) Special guest introduced
    5.) Drugs & sups in sports (some scoops)
    6.) What is cheating (the need to seperate out the health/safety issues from legality and "cheating" in sports (good stuff/perspective/analysis)
    7.) What is really going on in sports & how to move forward (some scoops)
    8.) Why Mark belongs in HOF
    9.) Mark's testimony (major scoops here)
    10.) Wrap up

    I know it is a lot but like someone said you can look at the peices at your leisure and FF through stuff. If I had to pick I would say the beggining and ends are strong but there is good stuff throughout that you may miss & and there is an organization to the whole thing as above.

    The good news is it is a pretty comprehensive overview of the subject and can serve as a decent primer that can set up solid follow-up interviews for some real groundbreaking stories and much more depth with me or other experts.

    I have to ask my bro how ppl do PM's here or what not but I will provide a way to contact me to follow-up. Although I am pretty sure there is an email account attached to my You Tube account and maybe that is good enough.

    Ok that is the latest

    I will let you know when the first peice is up.

    Also read Bill Simmon's peice on ESPN.com - excellent piece - great job Bill!

    Thanks again,

    John
     
  4. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Weird or magnificant?
     
  5. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Dude, I'm on dial-up. Do you know how long it would take me to download an hour and a half of video from YouTube?

    Just spill the shit here.
     
  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    John,

    Who is your favorite senator you have rubbed against on a yacht?
     
  7. John D. Villarreal

    John D. Villarreal New Member

    Ha ha,

    Thanks Inky!

    That is sweet.

    Some people don't get me - yes I am honest and have serious info & do serious things - but I love to have fun and be entertaining - like I can't even help it (not always the best in corporate situations, but I do pretty well).

    Anyway, I try to do great work but don't take anything too seriously - bad for you health.

    Sweet Terrible Towel BTW. Although being born in TX makes me a lifelong fan of Big D, I also spent lots of time outside of "The Burg" and was there for those Superbowl teams & dig Pittsburgh (how can you not love Joey Porter BTW?). Still have lots of fam there. Sad to see Cower go.

    Im out (love Rome)

    John
     
  8. dog428

    dog428 Active Member

    Weirdly magnificent?
     
  9. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Does he know you're here to talk about the past?
     
  10. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Magnificently weird?

    /sorryforthetypo
     
  11. dog428

    dog428 Active Member

    How about the wordiest waste of time ever?
     
  12. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Go Seahawks!
     
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