The irish jigging isn't over yet this year for Jonathan Papelbon- following on the heels of his Sports Illustrated cover, he kicked off a round of TV appearances this evening on Late Night With David Letterman... and he entered the studio doing an Irish jig (to "Shipping Up To Boston", no less).
I have a sneaking suspicion Papelbon already regrets ever doing the irish jig to begin with. At least the first time he was probably drunk on champagne and Bud Light, and didn't realize the consequences; now he's forced to do it all the time... or look like a jackass for refusing.
And Jonathan took the opportunity to show up Josh Beckett yet again. Josh, who dropped an f-bomb on the good people of America on FOX during the playoffs, was outdone by Papelbon-- who dropped the m-f-bomb on Letterman. (granted, Beckett's cuss was unbleeped- but Papelbon knew what he was doing in advance)
video courtesy of CBS and Late Night With David Letterman
The highlights, other than the aforementioned jig-gy entrance:
- "95-plus usually works."
- talking about the slutter, without ever actually saying slutter. "Slider/cutter - ooh, is that legal?" "No, not yet."
- "I probably was gonna go deep..."
- describing what he's done since the World Series: a parade, not much sleep, a lot of partying, a lot of drinking. "You know, other than not sleeping, you know, partying."
- "And we've seen you dance now after two or three games. One time, it seemed like you were just wearing your underpants."
"True, yes, I can't deny that."
"And how does that happen?"
- Quote of the night: "Not very many people know this, but David Ortiz happens to be a huge Bedazzler."
on November 1, 2007 7:20 AM
Is it wrong of me to be giggling about the "slutter" even after the video finished? That may have made my day.