Introduction
I know that there probably aren’t more than 5 people reading this, and that I know all of you, but I figured it would be best to introduce myself anyway. My name is Eric Rudin. I could give you a glowing account of my accomplishments and qualifications that warrant garnering your attention, but I don’t feel like typing out the two lines of text. I’m doing this for my own enjoyment and if one or two of you looks forward to reading my columns a couple of times a week then I’ll take great pleasure in that too. I figured I’d call it Rudin Weekly so that way, if I write more than one column in a week, you’ll get that feeling like you chose the right chocolate in the Sees box. In lieu of an introduction to my column, I am choosing instead to compile a list that should give you a closer look into my psychosis. So without further ado . . .
Hometown: Los Angeles.
My Teams: Dodgers, Lakers, Raiders, Kings (hockey), Galaxy (yes, I watch soccer), anything and everything UCLA.
Teams I Do Not Like: Giants (baseball), Germany (soccer) anything and everything USC.
Favorite Athletes: Magic Johnson, Arnold Palmer, Bo Jackson, Diego “Chico” Corrales, Erik Morales, Ocho Cinco, Thierry Henry.
Not So Favorites: Barry Bonds, Karl Malone, Isiah Thomas.
Sports I Play: Golf, soccer, basketball (Golf and soccer only in high school).
Sports I’ve Coached: Basketball, soccer, football, softball.
Favorite Sporting Events To Attend: UCLA basketball games.
Favorite Sports Moments: Gibson’s homer, Edney’s coast to coast, UCLA-Gonzaga, Horry vs. Sac., 0.4, Bo through the tunnel, Kings 3-0 comeback against the Red Wings, Mosley-De La Hoya I.
Least Favorite Sports Moments: Tuck rule (still the most ridiculous thing ever), Bo’s injury, Greg Norman’s day long brain fart (so tough to watch), Erik Morales’ last loss to Pacquiao.
Biggest Chills Moment of My Life: Crossing the starting line of the L.A. marathon with Muhammad Ali pumping his fist as the marshal and thousands of runners chanting his name (no, I didn’t finish, I pulled up lame halfway through with an Achilles injury . . . another one of those injuries that sounds wussy until you get it, like back spasms or calf cramps).
My Dream Celebrity Foursome To Play In: Charles Barkley, Bill Clinton, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (can you imagine the prop bets between Money May and Sir Charles?).
Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld.
Favorite Sports-Related Show: PTI.
Favorite Movie: The Godfather.
Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo.
Best Round of Golf: 70 (1-under) at Rancho Park. Missed a 15-foot birdie on 18.
Bane of My Existence: Law school.
Quick interlude . . . This is starting to feel like one of those surveys that you get spammed to you on myspace. I think I should end it fairly soon.
Sports Bar: Busbys.
Physical Attribute I Wish I Had: 42” vertical leap as opposed to a 4.2” vertical leap.
Happy Food: Tito’s Tacos.
Athletes I Make the Most Excuses For: Jewish ones. Defending Shawn Green’s tenure with the Dodgers was almost like a full-time job for me. Thank Moses he wasn’t in the Mitchell report.
Most Obvious Jersey That I Own: Jordan Farmar (UCLA point guard, Laker, his mom is Jewish, grew up in L.A.).
Favorite City: L.A., of course. Florence, Italy is a close second. Vegas is third. Barstow is 496,598th.
Favorite Sports Writer: Bill Simmons.
Favorite Comedians: Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle, Dennis Miller, Katt Williams, D.L. Hughley, Gabriel Iglesias.
If You Know Her, Please Give Her My Number: Natalie Portman.
That should give you a pretty good introduction into my life and the sources that I draw
from. Enjoy.
Hometown: Los Angeles.
My Teams: Dodgers, Lakers, Raiders, Kings (hockey), Galaxy (yes, I watch soccer), anything and everything UCLA.
Teams I Do Not Like: Giants (baseball), Germany (soccer) anything and everything USC.
Favorite Athletes: Magic Johnson, Arnold Palmer, Bo Jackson, Diego “Chico” Corrales, Erik Morales, Ocho Cinco, Thierry Henry.
Not So Favorites: Barry Bonds, Karl Malone, Isiah Thomas.
Sports I Play: Golf, soccer, basketball (Golf and soccer only in high school).
Sports I’ve Coached: Basketball, soccer, football, softball.
Favorite Sporting Events To Attend: UCLA basketball games.
Favorite Sports Moments: Gibson’s homer, Edney’s coast to coast, UCLA-Gonzaga, Horry vs. Sac., 0.4, Bo through the tunnel, Kings 3-0 comeback against the Red Wings, Mosley-De La Hoya I.
Least Favorite Sports Moments: Tuck rule (still the most ridiculous thing ever), Bo’s injury, Greg Norman’s day long brain fart (so tough to watch), Erik Morales’ last loss to Pacquiao.
Biggest Chills Moment of My Life: Crossing the starting line of the L.A. marathon with Muhammad Ali pumping his fist as the marshal and thousands of runners chanting his name (no, I didn’t finish, I pulled up lame halfway through with an Achilles injury . . . another one of those injuries that sounds wussy until you get it, like back spasms or calf cramps).
My Dream Celebrity Foursome To Play In: Charles Barkley, Bill Clinton, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (can you imagine the prop bets between Money May and Sir Charles?).
Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld.
Favorite Sports-Related Show: PTI.
Favorite Movie: The Godfather.
Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo.
Best Round of Golf: 70 (1-under) at Rancho Park. Missed a 15-foot birdie on 18.
Bane of My Existence: Law school.
Quick interlude . . . This is starting to feel like one of those surveys that you get spammed to you on myspace. I think I should end it fairly soon.
Sports Bar: Busbys.
Physical Attribute I Wish I Had: 42” vertical leap as opposed to a 4.2” vertical leap.
Happy Food: Tito’s Tacos.
Athletes I Make the Most Excuses For: Jewish ones. Defending Shawn Green’s tenure with the Dodgers was almost like a full-time job for me. Thank Moses he wasn’t in the Mitchell report.
Most Obvious Jersey That I Own: Jordan Farmar (UCLA point guard, Laker, his mom is Jewish, grew up in L.A.).
Favorite City: L.A., of course. Florence, Italy is a close second. Vegas is third. Barstow is 496,598th.
Favorite Sports Writer: Bill Simmons.
Favorite Comedians: Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle, Dennis Miller, Katt Williams, D.L. Hughley, Gabriel Iglesias.
If You Know Her, Please Give Her My Number: Natalie Portman.
That should give you a pretty good introduction into my life and the sources that I draw
from. Enjoy.
And you'll remember that one of your not-so-favorites gave another of your not-so-favs a lifelong scar with a neat elbow bash to the eye.
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Congrats on the new blog Eric. I am there with you on most of it... as I am a USC fan and I hate the Raiders (used to love them until Al Davis messed with Marcus Allen's career).
I suppose it is these differences that make the world go round.
I am right there with you on Bill Simmons. His allegiance to the AL is irritating, but other than that I love his columns. yes, even the Celtics-homer ones.
Best of luck from your roto friend-
Kevin
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Thanks for the entertainment!!! Didn't think I'd be one to read it huh...but I actually really found it entertaining! Love you...and wish I wrote as well as you!
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