NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: Kyler Murray Oklahoma reacts after he was picked #1 overall by the Arizona Cardinals during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
One of my favorite radio segments on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida is RED ALERT every Tuesday at 3:30ish! That's where we put people, teams or situations on BLAST because they deserve to be ripped. (I also like the missile launch sound effects that Chris plays from the other side of the glass!)
Common targets are primadanna athletes who are unaware of their social surroundings. It is our duty to point out their public deficiencies.
Other targets can be coaches who make bonehead decisions or team owners and general managers who drive their fans nuts. It is our job to set the world straight, at least during our ten minute segment.
Since we've been doing this segment for a while, I also enjoy how the texters like to add their nominations to the list.
Also, in case you are new to the show, RED ALERT blasts do NOT have to come from the world of sports. In fact, as of late, we like to close the segment by ALWAYS blasting Russian President Vladimir Putin just because. However, I should note that our show goes to painstaking lengths to avoid divisive politics at all costs. So let's dial it up! Enjoy this week's RED ALERT!
Craig Shemon
1. Kyler Murray
The Cardinals just gave this dude 230 million dollars and had to stipulate that he spend at least 4 hours week studying film!!
2. MLB
Football starts next week. See you in October MLB!
3. Mike McCarthy
Coach says his shaky job status is something the media made up. Has he met Jerry Jones????
4. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
It's pretty much a foregone conclusion the Bears are moving to the 'burbs. They mayor is making a last-minute pitch to keep the Bears at Soldier Field by offering $900 million - $2.2 billion for a roof! Uh, Ms. Lightfoot, the Monsters of the Midway play outside in the cold.
5. Darvin Ham
There are 7 billion people in the world. 6.99999 billion people thought it was a bad idea when Darvin Ham hired Rasheed Wallace to join him on his Lakers staff last week. Today we learned Wallace will not be on the team.
6. NASCAR
Denny Hamlin didn't win at Pocono.
Kyle Busch didn't win at Pocono.
Chase Elliot won at Pocono even though he finished 3rd. See where I'm going here?
7. The Choco-Taco
Klondike killed a classic. RIP Choco!
8. Vladimir Putin
Stop the war ass-clown!
