Did Crabtree’s coach look like this guy? Because I wouldn’t trust him
Now that Shaun Hill is back to full strength — next stop, Pro Booooowl! — the 49ers just have one little, eensy, teensy loose end to tie up. His name ends with tree. And starts with Michael Crab.
Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee paid a little visit to Crabtree’s Dallas-area high school and asked coach Allen Wilson one simple question: Why is Michael Crabtree such a a d-bag? No, just kidding, but the coach did reaffirm that Crabtree is an OK guy.
“…he wasn’t beating his chest,” Wilson said. “I always knew his parents did a good job raising him because he carried himself so well.” I asked Wilson if head coaches ever say anything negative about former players. He wasn’t fazed by the question. He smiled and said that if he had a problem with a student, he wouldn’t have made it through his program.
So Crabtree has now sat out long enough that even his agent hates him. The deal on the table is reportedly worth about $20 million. But who would want that?
…Other linkage, not including a poor showing by Vick protesters. They look like they’d rather be in San Francisco…
Trevor Cahill pitched a gem and the A’s beat the Angels in a makeup for the game that was canceled when Nick Adenhart was killed. SFGate
The Giants, unfazed by those Brad Penny rumors, lost a stinker to the D-Backs. Maybe they were still hungover from Bengie’s big blast, which came after another big Bengie blog. Coincidence? Of course we think no.
How did this guy pass out in the first inning of the Giants game? The Diamondbacks took an early lead, but still, stay awake meat!
For the Sharks, it was out with the old — they unveiled a new look to their web site — but also in with the old, as Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton face the same questions about postseason success at Team Canada’s Olympic camp. ESPN
USC comes into the season opener against San Jose State with a new quarterback, so clearly they’re going down. Except SJSU is also battling quarterback controversy. So it’s a wash, then. Ancient Romans of some kind will win.
SJSU will bus down to L.A. for the game. What is this, minor-league baseball? No, just budget cuts. College Hotline
The roundup of best quotes from Raiders camp are revealing, especially Tom Cable’s take on skirmishes. “Having little quarrels is good, remember that this is football and they’re men. If you have a brother you know it’s OK to settle some things once in awhile.” Sounds like somebody is justifying a little bit. Just Blog Baby
San Jose-based Strikeforce announced the first fight for newly signed star Fedor Emelianenko will come against Brett “The Grim” Rogers. Whose chances look pretty grim. Sorry, we just wanted to be the first to make that joke. Cage Potato
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By Peter on Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 6:00 am.
Tags: MMA, Oakland A's, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, San Jose Sharks