September 7th: SORRY ABOUT NOT HAVING A NEW POST TODAY-TRYING TO WORK OUT SOME KINKS WITH THE SYSTEM. I’LL HAVE IT UP LATER THIS EVENING OR YOU’LL GET A DOUBLE POSTING TOMORROW….Sorry kids….Delinda

BECKHAM CAN’T SPEAK SPANISH
Relax everyone, David Beckham has NOT knocked up the waif. Apparently, when Beckham, who has lived in Madrid for three years, was asked by a Spanish reporter whether it was true he was to be a father again, he smiled broadly and replied “yes” without hesitation. The journalist continued the line of questioning, asking if he was happy about the news, to which he again replied “si”.

Dangerously close to reaching Mensa reject status, Beckham was signing autographs and misunderstood what the reporter was asking. He thought she was asking, in Spanish, how Victoria and the babies are, when in fact was asking how Victoria and the new baby are doing. I don’t know who is the bigger idiot in this situation? Beckham for answering random questions with his stellar bilingual skills, or the reporter who actually thought that Beckham would release that kind of news at an autograph session.

KOBE IN HONG KONG

Isnt he just precious? Kobe continued his Kobe 81 Asian promotional tour and landed in Hong Kong where he met his hero Mickey Mouse and participated in a parade at Disneyland. Love the efforts to reestablish himself as a hottie, but my mind keeps flashing back to Aspen-gate. I’m trying Kobe, I’m trying.

REST IN PEACE

I hate to capitalize on the funeral of Inter Milan president Giacinto Facchetti, but I’m gonna have to. It’s a sad loss, yes. My condolences to everyone, especially all the hotties who showed up to pay their respects-in SUITS.

HOTTEST NFL QUARTERBACKS?
According to a survey done by the Sports Business Daily, the most marketable (hot) NFL hotties all seem to be quarterbacks. Six of the top ten to be precise. The top ten list, in order: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Reggie Bush, Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre, Donovan McNabb, Tiki Barber, Terrell Owns, Michael Vick, LaDainian.

Tom Brady (L), who should have come in first place, was given the honors based on three things: looks, crossover appeal and Super Bowl rings. Brady’s current Athlebrity endorsement deals include Nike, Movado and Sirius. And super-fly-fine Terrell Owns was voted the 8th most marketable player. Again, he should have come in first (tied with Brady)…“I know this sounds crazy,” said HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg, “but if he can get a personality transplant, and become a positive mental and physical force on Bill Parcells’ Cowboys, he can pull off a George Foreman and reinvent himself as a marketable athlete.” Tsk, tsk Greenburg, Owens is already a physical force, especially in the wonderful world of sporn.

ANOTHER DEAL FOR DEREK JETER
Jeter has signed on with Movado to promote the company’s new Series 800 line of high-end sports watches. Jeter has already been featured in billboard and print ads for Movado, and will soon appear in national TV spots. Forbes reported that “the bulk of [Jeter’s] earnings, estimated at $26[M] this year, comes from playing baseball;” he is earning $21M this season with the Yankees. According to Forbes, Jeter is the second highest-paid endorser in MLB, behind Mariners Ichiro Suzuki, who “pulls in more from endorsement deals in Asia.”

LOVE THE YAWKEY WAY

The Yawkey Way Store next to Fenway Park is selling Red Sox T-shirts that spell out ‘Red Sox’ in [five] different languages. Gaelic, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Love it, love it, love it!

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

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