On this day (May 3) in 1991 the Berg was born. I don't know how many pounds and ounces the guy was, all I knew was that I had a little brother. And it's been boy-oh-boy ever since.
Berg sporting the White Sox uniform on the top left
With Berg turning 21 today I think it's an opportune time to give you some background on where the name "Berg" actually came from. For those of you aren't fully aware of the name origin it all started back when we were kids. During the days of summer it was standard for us to play out on the street and make trips to the community pool. We would spend hours upon hours playing baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and any other sport we could think of until we got called in for dinner.
The house across the street from us had two boys roughly around the same age as Chase and I so competitive 2-on-2 games were conveniently arranged. In our neighborhood also lived a couple of Anaheim Ducks hockey players. Because of this, we were all into hockey. We would play hockey with a tennis ball serving as our puck with one scorer and one goalie to a side.
He may be wrong, but he doubts it. I know he's wrong, I don't doubt it. Charles Barkley has lost some weight but he's also lost his mind. I've honestly started to think that TNT keeps him on as a NBA analyst for the mere fact that his absurd commentary provides some sort of comedic entertainment.
For example, just last night after the Lakers took a 2-0 commanding lead over the Denver Nuggets, host Ernie Johnson asked Barkley if he still thinks the Nuggets are going to win the series. Are you serious? Why Barkley even thought that was a logical pick in the first place is beyond me. But to think the Nuggets can still win after being down 2-0 to a clearly more dominant team is preposterous.
And what's up with these Weight Watchers advertisements? First of all, how can you go from representing Taco Bell to Weight Watchers? That'd be like Derek Jeter signing with the Boston Red Sox after his contract expires with the Yankees. Second of all, Barkley himself admitted that Weight Watchers is a complete scam, basically saying he is making easy money for being their spokesman. But to be honest, that's probably Weight Watchers' fault more so than it is Barkley's. As it is though, Barkley runs his mouth more than he runs on the treadmill and that's been his M.O. ever since he retired from the NBA.
