Al Michaels was traded for a RABBIT?

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:42 pm

I did not just read this.

The rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a bunny created by Walt Disney in the 1920s before he invented Mickey Mouse, were transferred from NBC Universal to The Walt Disney Co. as part of the agreement to release the broadcaster from his contract with ABC and ESPN.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns

Only Disney could orchestrate such a deal.

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:01 am

I hear Donald Duck invoked his no trade clause so they threw in Cosell's toupee.

Cross Traffic · Post by **Cross Traffic** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:40 am

Didn't know there was a market for shitty cartoons of the early to mid 20s.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:39 pm

NBC won that trade...Al? is still nails. Gonna be strange not seeing him on ABC anymore but the Sunday Night game on NBC becomes appointment television.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:09 pm

Shoalzie wrote:NBC won that trade...Al? is still nails. Gonna be strange not seeing him on ABC anymore but the Sunday Night game on NBC becomes appointment television.

The Sunday night game will be good because now the league and NBC will be able to manipulate late season matchups to create better prime time games. With the major prime time network game on Monday, that was impossible.

Cueball · Post by **Cueball** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:13 pm

Careful how you us the terms 'league' and 'manipulate late season matchups' around here.

Jus sayin'

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:58 pm

Cueball wrote:Careful how you us the terms 'league' and 'manipulate late season matchups' around here.

Jus sayin'

I forgot, there's Waider Fwans awound.

Eh? Wassup Doc?