
Fitting that Ken Berger, Newsday's esteemed NBA columnist, should give us a shoutout on the same day that Eric Mangini confounds Jets fans by sticking with Chad Pennington as his QB
After all, Berger covered the Jets for many years before Tom Rock took over - a seamless transition at that, which is no small feat, considering Berger's lofty reputation. Berger and I have slogged through our share of Jets' messes over the years, and he has cracked some of the best one-liners any press room in this great land of ours has heard.
We still miss the guy, but are glad he's getting it done on the NBA beat. 
Now that we're into look-a-likes, a phenomenon we believe is about to vastly increase the page views of all bloggers who dabble in the practice of posting them (fortunately, Neil Best is sticking with his theory that only pictures of pretty women will drive page views), we'll give you the greatest look-a-like in the history of the game.
Berger was there, and so were a few other New York scribes. Barry Stanton, now of ESPN First Take fame, was also there as a witness.
Anyway, it was in New Orleans at Commander's Palace during Super Bowl week. I spotted a gentleman at a corner table, and I realized I had stumbled upon a treasure trove of look-a-like possibilities, all of which were confirmed by those in our group.
They were as follows:
* Steve Zipay, Newsday's Rangers beat man.
* Steve Jacobson, the legendary Newsday columnist who is now enjoying culinary delights all over the country.
* Sean Connery, legendary actor.
* Steve Balboni, former Yankees slugger.
* Hamid Karzai, Afghan president.
There was another whose name I can't recall right now, but I'm sure it will come to me.
(UPDATE: Berger tells us the other look-a-like was either Ghandi or Ben Kingsley, who once played Ghandi in a movie ... or maybe both.)
Comments (3)
that was great food, great company, and an all-time lookalike at Commander's. atta boy, bobby! For the record, I think Mangini is doing the right thing sticking with Chad. the way the O-line is protecting, the other guy would have gotten killed anyway. Now, I eagerly await a comment from the esteemed former NYT Jets writer who witnessed the aforementioned six-way lookalike. You out there, JB?
was actor ben kingsley the sixth man on that all-lookalike team?
Uncanny resemblance.
Reminds me of a great SNL skit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXiu3ymGdCI