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August 20, 2009
Williams Sisters Join Dolphins' Ownership: In an apparent attempt to have more owners than players, the Dolphins add two more owners, joining Gloria Estefan, Jimmy Buffett and Marc Anthony.
posted by TheQatarian to football at 10:43 AM - 9 comments
I wonder if Venus can run routes? She's one hell of an athlete and Pennington needs *someone* to throw to.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:51 PM on August 20, 2009
Let's just hope that it's a short post pattern considering Pennington's weak arm strength.
I personally would rather have Serena out there over Venus though, I bet she would look awesome with, um, shoulder pads on. Yeah, that's it! Shoulder pads.
posted by BornIcon at 01:27 PM on August 20, 2009
Related: The NYTimes has an interesting article today on the Dolphins' attempt to re-brand the franchise "into the N.F.L.'s version of the Los Angeles Lakers":
The Dolphins unveiled their latest rebuilding effort a few weeks ago not on the practice field, but rather on a fashion runway at an opulent private club best known as the site of a famous celebrity murder. A pop art star and a rapper were the primary attractions as the sun set over South Beach that night.I'm sure Parcells is *loving* all of this....A few weeks earlier, the Dolphins held a news conference in a mall that featured a blasting soundtrack and an appearance by Jennifer Lopez. That followed a casting call for singers to be hired by the team, a new team song and a stadium renamed for a niche beer with a connection to a local icon.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:26 PM on August 20, 2009
Jesus Christ. First a celebrity president and now this. The Fins are the 21st century version of "the very model of a modern major general". Style over substance is not what Parcells signed up for. 10 to 1 this is his final season with Miami.
posted by irunfromclones at 11:31 PM on August 20, 2009
Ufez, your link to the NYTimes is a link to SpoFi but I would love to read that article.
posted by BornIcon at 08:51 AM on August 21, 2009
posted by yerfatma at 09:03 AM on August 21, 2009
Thanks fatty, after reading the NYTimes article, I agree that Bill Parcells will probably be making his exit from Miami pretty soon.
posted by BornIcon at 09:08 AM on August 21, 2009
Wonder if they'll hit the SEC limits soon and have to start filing public disclosures, the other owners would just lurve that!
posted by billsaysthis at 06:36 PM on August 21, 2009
They'll have bigger stars as owners than they have on the field.