GIFTS WORTH A LITTLE MORE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Believe 'em or not, even more bizzaro sports-related gifts that can be procured before the holiday season ends, even if it takes a little extra in express shipping costs. It may be worth the extra effort: The Beer Belly beer belly n. A protruding abdomen, especially as the result of habitual beer drinking. beer belly n (col) → barriga (de bebedor de cerveza) : Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly showed earlier this year how he was able to strap on this under-the-shirt, polyurethane bladder that holds 80 ounces of beer (or whatever else you'd like) and got it past Dodger Stadium • • [ security. Then he grossed out the patrons by pulling out the hose and pouring drinks for everyone. The company that makes this also sells pocket breathalyzers. Consider the package deal. $39.95. Item No. 0315101, www.americantailgater.com. The Chris Berman Christopher ("Boomer") James Berman (born May 10, 1955, in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a sportscaster, who anchors SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown, Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, U.S. Open golf, and other programming on ESPN. Karaoke Machine: That's not the real name for it, but it may as well be. The RealLiveSports ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Play-by-Play is a boombox (or should it be ``Boomer'' box) that allows kids 8 and older (we don't make up the age limits, we just pass along the strict guidelines) to use a microphone with an ESPN logo and start screaming out play-by-play of their friends' ``Red Rover'' games out in the street. Embedded soundcards add that authentic feel of doing a ``SportsCenter,'' ``Pardon The Interruption'' or ``College GameDay'' telecast, or you can connect your iPod or MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. to the gadget to drown out Verb 1. drown out - make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music" make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise any catch phrases that may be too annoying. It could have a longer shelf live than the ESPN Mobile Phone. $99.95. Model No. 1010, www.bestbuy.com or www.reallivesports.com. The long apology: Who's really gonna fork out $349 for a personalized autographed baseball from Pete Rose The Allen Iverson <noinclude></noinclude> Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. bobblehead: Soon to be a collector's item collector's item Noun an object highly valued by collectors for its beauty or rarity Noun 1. collector's item - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection piece de resistance, showpiece , collecting dust while he collects money from a new team. The Clippers may not have the gumption to pull the trigger on a trade, but you can have him. Ask it questions about what team he'd like to be dealt to, and watch him shake his head ``No.'' $29.95, Item No. 2850070EC, www.encoremusic.com. The ball no one wants: The NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= isn't stupid. The players may not want to dribble this new microfiber mi·cro·fi·ber n. An extremely fine synthetic fiber that can be woven into textiles with the texture and drape of natural-fiber cloth but with enhanced washability, breathability, and water repellancy. ball off their foot, but it doesn't mean fans should be clamoring for it. Once commissioner David Stern
The balls everyone should want: Remember Pete Schwetty (Alec Baldwin) pitching his ``schwetty balls'' to the NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. hosts in that old ``Saturday Night Live'' skit? They're real. At the company Web site (www.schwettyballs.com) there are plenty of testimonials about how the golf-ball versions comparable favorably against the bigger, less-funny named brands. Tiger Woods may never use 'em in a major, but they're worth the minor-league joke. Try a pair. $4.95 per two-pack, $23.98 per dozen. $39.95 for a gift set that includes two balls, a towel, a hat. http://www.dipalmagolf.com/schwettyballs.html. A piece of cake: Just when you thought they stopped making cookie-cutter stadiums comes this premium cookware idea for a bundt in the shape of a football cathedral. Of all the stadiums we've been to, this most closely resembles Notre Dame's home field. Which means you'll have to figure out a way to add the extra-long sugar-coated grass in the middle. $34.95. Item No. AW0282, www.whatonearthcatalog.com. The fish-head putter: ``Combine your two favorite sports,'' according to the sales pitch, which must mean that fishing and golf were meant to be the new crossover activity of the millennium. It's a putter, and a bass. At least it's not one of those sweatshirts that say, ``I Came, I Cast, I Kicked Bass.'' Just watch to make sure it doesn't get the urge to jump in the lake after an errant Schwetty ball. $64.95. Item No. AV9642, www.whatonearthcatalog.com. CAPTION(S): 7 photos, 4 boxes Photo: (1) no caption (The RealLiveSports ESPN Play-by-Play) (2) no caption (Pete Rose t-shirt) (3) no caption (Stadium cake pan) (4) no caption (fish-head putter) (5) LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (6) ALLEN IVERSON (7) JIMMIE JOHNSON Box: (1) sunday punch (2) The Pop Quiz (3) HOT ... LUKEWARM ... COLD FISH (4) FANTASY FOOTBALL - Matthew Kredell |
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