Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Matchup 11: Brett Favre vs. Tony Parker

BRETT FAVRE--CREDENTIALS

  • Super Bowl champion
  • Was NFL's MVP for three straight years
  • Holds NFL record for most consecutive starts for a quarterback
  • Like Roger Clemens, he has helped "non-news" become a staple of ESPN news programming (Our top story tonight, Brett Favre STILL hasn't retired)
  • ESPN now entering its third year of the "Brett Favre Farewell Tour" (Tonight could be Favre's last........). He's having more farewell tours than the Rolling Stones
  • He's the "other half" of Michael Strahan's dubious single-season sack record. Therefore, he helped move along the Michael Strahan Publicity Machine
  • Used connections at ESPN to try and strong-arm Packer management to trade for Randy Moss
TONY PARKER--CREDENTIALS
  • MVP of 2007 NBA Finals
  • Two-time NBA All Star
  • Has never made an All NBA team
  • Second-best player on his own team. Some people even argue he's third-best
  • Gets to be famous because he's married to Eva Longoria
  • Parker/Longoria a match made in Disney Synergy Heaven
  • "Desperate Housewives," Sundays on ABC!

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