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Over the past few months, our seasoned collection of fan hunters have enjoyed studying the idiosyncrasies of the stadium sign-makers.

Whether it comes in the form of peer acknowledgment or television face time, the development of a well-crafted fan sign has one goal in mind: self-satisfaction. As egocentric as "stadium sign guy" may be, a worthy challenger has been identified.

A few years ago, everyone under the sun heard about the Texas couple who proudly named their firstborn "ESPN". For clarification purposes, it wasn't their firstborn "dog"...rather, their "firstborn human".

Well, that was 2004. Four years later, the once newsworthy fetus is a proud, walking, and talking display of his parents' looniness.

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By our experts' account, whoring out your child's name as a means of television face time is way worse than scribbling some words together on a piece of cardboard. Way way worse.

The poor kid. Four years old. If this cute little "ESPN" thinks he has a miserable existence four years old, he should wait to see what his life looks like at 19. It ain't pretty.

[We could neither confirm, nor deny, Chris Rose naming his firstborn son TBDSSP.]
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Alonzo Moseley, March 4, 2008 11:03 AM
Without a doubt, that kid is destined to have a mullet and to be sportin' jorts.
Mark D, March 4, 2008 10:03 AM
The shame of this all is, were we to collectively beat the parents for this stupid act, and I assure you all, they deserve an extreme beat-down, we'd be the one's who went to jail. Now, I ask you, is that justice?
Chris Berman, March 4, 2008 09:03 AM
Nice last line there about ESPN in 19 years, Sebek. Are you saying that ESPN isn't enjoyable today?
Sebek, March 4, 2008 09:03 AM
Great observation about the Bucs jersey. Perhaps there's a counterpart in Florida.
Milo, March 4, 2008 09:03 AM
@"That kid is going to get beaten mercifully in middle school."We'll at least they're going to be nice about it.
Tim Vitale, March 4, 2008 07:03 AM
Does "Dad" have on a Tampa Bay Bucs jersey? If so, the column linked above says the parents were from Texas. Not unheard of - just thought it was an interesting observation.
Patrick, March 4, 2008 05:03 AM
I would legally divorce my parents.
The Greek, March 4, 2008 05:03 AM
Vegas has posted early lines on when this kid becomes a heroin junkie. The over/under is currently set at 9th grade.
Kevin, March 4, 2008 04:03 AM
That kid is going to get beaten mercifully in middle school.
Rick, March 4, 2008 04:03 AM
Allow me be the first to announce that I'm naming my firstborn child JSF.
Brett Favre, March 4, 2008 02:03 AM
I am anouncing my retirement, here on JSF.
UPN, March 4, 2008 02:03 AM
Worse than my parents.
Jason, March 4, 2008 02:03 AM
What sad sad parents.

Buck Martinez

Buck had no idea what the clubhouse chef put in his special "casserole", but he knew that he freaking loved that casserole.

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