What’s Going On Makes Presidential Endorsement

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: July 7, 2016

Breaking: JR Smith has put a shirt on

ARE YOU TRYING TO GET THE PRESIDENCY? pic.twitter.com/nG5FEHMwCC

— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) June 30, 2016

I said not too long ago that there’s a time and place to mix politics and sports and this is one of those times. So it is my honor to announce that I, as well as this blog, formally endorse JR Smith for President of the United States in 2016.

Foul ball

Zack Hample, Internet knucklehead and foul ball enthusiast, found a way into the Marlins-Braves game at Fort Bragg. The game was supposed to be limited to military members and their families, with tickets distributed through a lottery, but Hample after attempting to buy a ticket through various means, including a Tinder account, he got one, supposedly from a friend whose entire unit got tickets and whose girlfriend didn’t want to go to the game. Hample collected a bunch of balls and said he was going to give every one but one away (he later said he’d give away the other one, too and make a $100 donation to AMVETS for each ball he caught).

One such person who got mad – Marlins Man. You know, the clown that sits behind home plate at games in Marlins gear, regardless of who’s playing in the game. Hample posted an apology that apparently wasn’t good enough for Marlins Man, who ended up posting a screenshot of a message between he and Hample where one of Hample’s friends told Hample that if he’s going to go, he should try to remain incognito. Both Marlins Man and Hample called into Pardon My Take after the incident. Marlins Man came across as every bit the tool you’d imagine he’d be. The irony here is that Marlins Man is so upset about Hample taking a seat away from a military member, as this should have been about the military, but at this point, he’s making it about two knucklehead superfans.

This should not be that big of a deal. Should Hample have been there? Probably not. But really, this has to be one of the dumbest things people have gotten mad on the Internet about, and that’s saying a lot. Hample going to the game and getting a souvenir with $1100 going to AMVETS seems like a net positive to me. And the same would apply if Marlins Man had gone and donated money for every run the Marlins scored or something like that. Anyway, Hample extended an olive branch. Marlins Man – either accept it or don’t. I don’t care. Just go away, the both of you. As far as superfans go, they’re both pretty harmless so long as they stay out of the spotlight. So, yeah, get out of the spotlight.

Not exactly His Airness

This guy played pickup basketball in a full Michael Jordan uniform. In one of the great moments in Twitter history, it was set to Roundball Rock:

We gave the guy who played pickup basketball in a full Jordan uniform the NBA on NBC treatment. (via @J_Hardiman23) pic.twitter.com/giWFmxWIVf

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 5, 2016