Comments on: BABY FEDERER DUE DATE, SAFIN JOB OPTIONS

By: freakyfritters

freakyfritters — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:02:12 +0000

Hey Cassandra, Roger and Mirka got married this past Saturday. They kept it completely under the radar, and Roger announced it on his website, later in the evening.
http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/04/11/roger-federer-mirka-vavrinec-married/

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:57:08 +0000

when did Roger and Mirka get married. I missed that info. I knew about the baby and everything else?

By: (m)

(m) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:00:22 +0000

Oh, and can someone tell me why in this economy Gimelslob still has a job commentating? His voice is like nails on a chalkboard and his attitude is like the iron filings the nails came with.

By: (m)

(m) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:58:40 +0000

I’m a new commenter, but have been lurking for awhile and am a little familiar with commenter’s names.
(Babz, don’t you have a blog? And comment hilariously on Rich’s Down the Line?)

Personally, I think if that baby knows what’s good for it it should be born on Roger’s birthday, 08/08, as a fitting tribute to His Fatherer the King that will not interrupt either the July or September portions of the Slam schedule.

By: freakyfrites

freakyfrites — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:51:43 +0000

Your comment is making me do something that I never thought I would do – defend Justin Gimelstob! First off, I totally agree that he sucks and is annoying in many ways – his comments about Anna Kournikova and other female players were completely inexcusable and I’ll never respect him after that. I’m NOT a fan.

But Girlfriday, I think you are exaggerating about his performance in the booth. Al Troutwig is much worse than J.G. And Mary Carillo drives me up the wall with her pretentiousness and obvious hogging of the spotlight. Bud Collins is a nice guy, but it gets very awkward whenever he opens his mouth. Then there was that guy on FSN a couple years back who could barely pronounce “Roddick” – he was so bad that there was an online petition to get ride of him!

So while I’d still like Gimel off the broadcast desk – for his obvious disrespect of women – I have to admit that if I didn’t know his history, I would think he was a decent commentator (at least based on his work in Miami – he obviously still has a lot to learn.) I didn’t find him to be making “incorrect and biased” statements – at least not more than the other guys and girls in the booth. I also appreciate that he hasn’t jumped on the “Fed is dead” bandwagon and makes sure to point out that Roger is still one of the dominant guys on tour and deserves respect.

I have no idea if the players find him “abhorrent,” but would love to hear your gossip on that end (I know, I know, you don’t like gossip.) He mentioned having dinner with Mirka and Roger during Indian Wells, and as a fan, I didn’t mind hearing about that. He’s also on the ATP Board and is therefore privy to the behind the scenes governance of the tour. So he’s definitely more “in the know” and “intimate” than us slobs who haven’t played tennis professionally, or spent time in the lockerrooms and boardrooms with Rafa/Roger/et al. And as a blogger, I appreciate hearing what he has to say about that stuff. I know you can’t take him seriously, but this is tennis, not issues of national security.

So there you have it – my first (and hopefully only) defense of Justin Gimelstob.

By: Alice Marble

Alice Marble — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:18:51 +0000

dear girlfriday:

Search Gimel on this site and you’ll see that freaky is not zactly a huge fan.

By: girlfriday

girlfriday — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:49:21 +0000

You must be kidding! GimelSLOB is by far the WORST commentator that has ever graced the tube. The guy is pathetic with a CAPITAL “P”. He makes incorrect & biased statements regarding players form, play, psychology, etc and then, to augment his lack of expertise, he chimes in with player “gossip” tidbits so that he will seem “in the know” and intimate with players. By most accounts, he is abhorred by most players, seeking to avoid his obvious attempts to muscle into their personal lives. I wish TTC and FSN would fire him ASAP – he is a disgrace to his “profession”, both old and new.

By: freakyfrites

freakyfrites — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:25:12 +0000

The baby would have it’s own little Wimby outfit – little blazer or tennis skirt. So cute!

By: freakyfrites

freakyfrites — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:23:05 +0000

Yeah, Roger will be so tired! All those 2am feedings and stuff. He’ll show up in NYC with big bags under his eyes, wearing unmatched socks! Hehe!

By: freakyfrites

freakyfrites — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:21:48 +0000

Yeah, Fed mentioned in his post-match presser that they have the financial ability to make the whole traveling with baby thing pretty easy. . .