Friday, July 16, 2010

Update: Bron-hating fish story sleeps with the fishes

Well that didn't take long.

The would-be fish story peddled to inspire new levels of Bron-hate, to "like him even less" -- is plenty fishy.

The would-be innocent allegedly victimized by Maverick Carter -- isn't so innocent. To police.

The would-be fish peddler who touched Elvis when he tweeted a story sure to bring him Bron-hating fame -- sleeps with the fishes. Or at least he should.
Police: Ohioan a suspect in stolen LeBron pendant
WADSWORTH, Ohio
A woman who tried to sell a $10,000 pendant stolen from a LeBron James business partner is a suspect in the case, police said.

The police incident report obtained Friday identified Vaneisha Robinson, 19, of Akron, as a suspect in the receiving stolen property investigation but didn't elaborate. No immediate arrests were made and police didn't immediately return calls Friday.
We're no fans of Carter but pseudo-journos like Mr. Fishhead are even more barf-worthy because they'll vomit any story to serve their needs which,  in this case, includes feeding Bron-hating hysteria among the Bron-gullible masses. Much like a certain impulsive, irresponsible owner who was fined $100,000 for scrawling a certain impulsive irresponsible letter  that almost certainly triggered the almost-riotous unrest which he undoubtedly sought to deflect attention from his impulsive, irresponsible decision to shed the coach & GM responsible for squeezing 60-win seasons out of a moribund franchise on the broad though not unbreakable back of He Who Must Be Hated.

He's Ba-aa-ack: Bay Area Hack

He's back.

Errr, rather, he's a back. Not a fullback. Running back. Or cornerback too. Not a halfback, throwback or even paperback glue.

But 'back' (also baack). As in Bay Area Hack.

How do you become a baack?

Connect dots to spots which, when further examined, are nothing but $hit$tain$ of derivative speculation. Tweet samples via Twitter. Rely on parrots to retweet.

Today's baack: Matt Steinmetz of Comcast Sports Network San Francisco Bay Area.
Spoelstra Likely on Warriors' Short List for Coaches
Now that the Warriors have a new owner, could Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra be the next head coach? It certainly is possible.
Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber and Menlo Park businessman Joe Lacob have reached an agreement in principle to purchase the Warriors from Chris Cohan for approximately $450 million.

Now, take a look at the hierarchy of the Mandalay Group, and you’ll see an interesting name near the top: Jon Spoelstra, vice chairman of marketing for baseball properties.

That would be Erik Spoelstra’s father.

Tweets by Twits

(Updated here)
@fishsports Want to like LeBron even less? Enjoy. http://tinyurl.com/32mv77q
"Enjoy?"  You mean as much as we "enjoy" morons hung by tongues spewing far-flung dung?

But what was Mr. FishSports chirping about in the first place?

What else? Yet another fish story.
WADSWORTH, Ohio
Just a few days ago, Vaneisha Robinson believed her dreams were about to come true. As NewsChannel5 first reported, Robinson [allegedly] paid $5 for a pendant in the shape of LeBron James' number 23 jersey at [what she claimed to be] a yard sale four years ago.
(photo by AP)
Robinson thought it was costume jewelry until she had it appraised and certified by International Gemological Institute, which said the diamond-studded, gold jewelry was real and valued at nearly $10,000.
The amateur boxer put the pendant up for sale on eBay, hoping [so she said] to use the proceeds to open her own gym. On Wednesday, Robinson got a phone call that turned her dream into a nightmare. Robinson said the caller was Katherine L. Powers, mother of Maverick O. Carter. Carter is the CEO of LeBron James' marketing company, LRMR.
It turned out the one-of-a-kind pendant belongs to Carter, who claims it was stolen. "Ms. Powers showed me the pendant in question and I was able to determine that it was a one-of-a-kind item and it did actually belong to Mr. Carter," said [Wadsworth Police] Sgt. James Elchlinger.