What’s Brewing With Jen Includes More Jackson Mahomes Drama And A Stolen Radio Tower
See what was brewing with Jen Scordo today. Every day on The Best Show Ever? Jen Scordo shares a few recent weird and interesting news stories. Today that includes Jackson Mahomes getting denied access to a VIP party and a radio tower was stolen … Here are her stories from today.
Jackson Mahomes Denied Access To VIP Part Thanks To Brittany Mahomes
Video of Jackson Mahomes attempting to gain access to a VIP party in Las Vegas over the weekend proves that nobody cares that he’s Patrick Mahomes’ brother. The video is from a Future concert and shows Jackson trying to tell a security guard who he is and then pointing out Brittany Mahomes (who was already in the VIP area) … The video also shows Brittany Mahomes shrug her shoulders and continues dancing. Of course the comments on the video are hilarious. Even though the two have been inseparable in the past, Brittany didn’t seem to have a care in the world that Jackson was trying hard and being very unsuccessful at attempting to get into the VIP party.
[Source – NY Post]
200-Foot Radio Station Tower Stolen
A radio station in Jasper, Alabama is completely at a loss… literally and figuratively… because their 200-foot radio tower was stolen. AM radio station WJLX sent a landscaper to the tower site to do a little bit of cleanup work and when they got there, there was nothing. They placed a call to the general manager of the radio station to report that the 200-foot tower was missing. It was just gone. There were some cut wires that could be seen, but the tower itself was gone. There was copper on the tower so authorities are assuming that that was the driving force behind the theft. It’s going to cost the station at least six figures to get another tower and get themselves back on the air. If and hopefully when the criminals are caught, they will be facing FCC charges, so I’m sure that’s no fun.
[Source – AL.com]
7 Role Players Philadelphia Fans Had Irrational Amounts Of Love For
Pat Beverley
Let’s start with the man who inspired the list. I love Pat Bev. The guy is a pest in the best possible way. Everyone loves having a guy like him on the team, because he just has a way of getting under the other teams skin. And he appears to be a great locker room guy.
But the fan reaction to him being traded was way over the top. With people acting like the whole culture of the team would fall apart without him. He doesn’t bring enough on offense anymore. In his prime, he was a great 3-point shooter. But now? He just doesn’t bring enough on that end of the floor to be this upset.
Nick Maton
Some fans lost it when the Phillies traded Nick Maton and Matt Vierling (who could also be on this list). Why? He was part of “The Daycare.” But unlike Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, and Brandon Marsh, he didn’t play every day. Maton had 1 at bat in the entirety of the 2022 run to the World Series. They traded him for a former All-Star closer. Seems like a fair trade-off. Gregory Soto’s first year here was not perfect. But Maton hit .173 last season, and got cut this offseason. Seems like the trade was more than worth it.
Paul Turner
There have been so many Pre-Season Standouts that could make it on this list for the Eagles. Nearly every year Eagles fans fall in love with a guy who has a big pre-season, only for them to not make the team, or make it but never see the field. But the first one that came to mind was Paul Turner. Some fans thought this guy was a star, and couldn’t understand why he was not seeing the field. But he played in only 4 games in his career and has been out of the NFL since 2016. So it’s safe to say the hype was a bit over the top.
Tony Bradley
There had to be a Backup Center on the list. But the question was who. For my money, it has to be Tony Bradley. Two years after he was traded, I was still screening calls into the station from people complaining that he was traded. Bradley played only 20 games here, and in only 89 games in the 3 seasons since he was traded. But he had a few great games (for a backup) here and Sixers fans fell in love. Sixers fans have a similar love affair with Andre Drummond even though he was only here for half season, but at least he is actually good.
Wayne Simmonds
This one hurts because I loved Wayne Simmonds. I can be just as guilty as everyone else of falling in love with the scrappy role player, and Simmonds was definitely that for me. But outside of maybe two seasons, the fan love didn’t quite match the production. The Flyers probably held onto The Wayne Train for too long. Using hindsight, his 2nd 30-goal season would have been the time to sell high.
TJ McConnell
TJ McConnell had unlimited amounts of scrap and grit. But there are very few actual basketball skills you could say he was good at. As fun as it was to see him get under the skin of guys like James Harden on defense, he was mostly lacking in things you want your backup PG to be able to do.
But man did fans love him. He represents everything Philly likes in a player. Heart and grit. And fans didn’t care if he could barely shoot. They loved the fact that we would be pressing on defense in the 2nd quarter of games and occasionally get a steal while the other team was inbounding the ball. Many were gutted when the Sixers moved him. And to be fair, that includes some of his teammates.
Chad Hall
Chad Hall was some peoples favorite player. He had 135 total yards for the Eagles, but there were people who actually had his jersey. Some of that was him just being a veteran of the Airforce, and a genuinely likable guy. But it was also just because he is the definition of an underdog.
A 5 ft 8 dude doesn’t exactly look like he belongs on the Football field. But because he was good enough to make it on an NFL team, people wanted him to succeed. And like Paul Turner, he had a great pre-season that had fans thinking he was better than he actually was. It was just never meant to be. His limitations as an athlete were just too great for him to make an impact in the NFL.
