Twitter Could Not Wait to Pounce When Aaron Rodgers Was Left in Darkness
1. Aaron Rodgers will be a Hall of Fame quarterback who (as of now) has won one Super Bowl. But it seems he’s now known more for his famous darkness retreat than anything else.
During Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game between the Jets and Browns, the lights went out for several minutes, and NBC’s cameras caught New York’s new quarterback sitting on the sidelines in the dark.
Major heavy hitters across the sports media landscape immediately fired up the Twitter app (Twitter is what I will always call it) and made the same exact joke.
Even Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, who called the game, got in on the action.
2. Stugotz from The Dan Le Batard Show filled in for Boomer Esiason, on WFAN’s Boomer and Gio morning show Thursday and Friday and did a great job. On Friday he shared a story of recently having some Venmo confusion.
3. In this week’s SI Media Mailbag, I wrote about the Yankees and used an image in the story from a recent game where a fan held up a “Fire Brian Cashman” sign.
The person behind that sign used Twitter to detail his night at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, which included security confiscating the sign.
Terrible job by the Yankees being such babies about a sign.
4. It seems J.J. Watt has experienced something he’s rarely had to deal with in his life: being humbled while participating in an athletic event.
5. Mariners outfielder Cade Marlowe hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning with his team down 3–1 against the Angels on Thursday. This was almost the perfect sports moment. If it happened in the bottom of the ninth and it was 4–1, it would be the perfect sports play. A walk-off grand slam with your team down by three runs has to be the ultimate sports play. I’d love to hear what other plays in sports you think fit this category, so hit me up via email or Twitter and I’ll share the best responses next week.
6. A brand-new SI Media With Jimmy Traina podcast dropped Thursday, and it features an interview with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo.
The radio Hall of Famer talks about his future on SiriusXM and what his plans are for when his contract runs out after the Super Bowl. He also discusses that viral interview with Joey Votto, the most influential people in sports media, ESPN firing Jeff Van Gundy, the state of the Yankees, why he hated Netflix’s Quarterback and much more.
Following Russo is my weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment with Sal Licata. This week, we discuss a big milestone for SI Media With Jimmy Traina, the passing of Paul Reubens, Sean Payton's comments about the Jets and Nathaniel Hackett, cord cutting, horse racing and much more.
You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.
You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on YouTube.
7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: The unlikable Roger Clemens turns 61 years old and all these years later, it’s still surreal that this once happened during a Major League Baseball game.
Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out SI Media With Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
