Monday, March 12, 2012

Man Crush Bracket, Round One, Day Five

Mike Sellers was cut by the Redskins today, and I kinda hate the NFL right now...Here's Day Five

ATHLETES - Number 05 Cal Ripken Jr. versus Number 12 "Pistol" Pete Maravich

NAME: Cal Ripken Jr
CLAIM TO FAME: Hero of Baltimore and baseball's ultimate Ironman.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON CAL: He made a city love baseball and is one of the most humble players to set foot on a baseball diamond.
NAME: "Pistol" Pete Maravich
CLAIM TO FAME: Played guard at LSU, then went on to play professionally in the NBA for Atlanta, New Orleans, Utah, and Boston.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON PETE: He was one of the best ball handlers of all time and dominated the fundamentals of the game.

HISTORICAL FIGURES - Number 05 Anthony versus Number 12 Mr. Rogers

NAME: Anthony
CLAIM TO FAME: Former DM Stag and all around champion.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON ANTHONY: As you can see, he's too sexy to handle, so yeah. Man crush away.
NAME: Mr. Rogers
CLAIM TO FAME: Hosted a show that everyone my age should have watched.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON MR. ROGERS: On second thought, this feels creepy. Meow meow meow meow meow meow.

ACTORS - Number 05 Denzel Washington versus Number 12 Paul Walker

NAME: Denzel Washington
CLAIM TO FAME: He's done countless amazing movies from John Q to Remember the Titans and Unstoppable to Training Day.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON DENZEL: He plays a amazing bad ass in every movie he's in, and he's DENZEL FREAKING WASHINGTON.
NAME: Paul Walker
CLAIM TO FAME: He's fast, and furious.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON PAUL: He got to hang out with Jessica Alba in a bikini, VinDiesel in a bikini, and he's just getting by on looks. Sorry, he's a "Fan Vote". Like Chris Bosh in the NBA All Star game.

ENTERTAINERS - Number 05 Stephen Colbert versus Number 12 Eric Hutchinson

NAME: Stephen Colbert
CLAIM TO FAME: Political pundit, comedian, activist, and author.
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON STEPHEN: He is America. Duh.
NAME: Eric Hutchinson
CLAIM TO FAME: Singer/Songwriter
WHY YOU SHOULD CRUSH ON ERIC: I have a thing for local talent, and Eric is one of the best (And, like Birbiglia, needs to be better known). His light, fun, improv songs at concerts are amazing, check him out.

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