James Blake: Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire!

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Published: June 25, 2010

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"...How long is he going to come out here and play these matches and be irrelevant?!"

Pam Shriver commenting mid-match on James Blake

They were shoveling dirt on my brotha over on ESPN2 during their Day-One Wimbledon coverage at the All England Club. Davis Cup Captain, Patrick McEnroe, Pammie S. and Hannah Storm had their rubber gloves pulled up to their armpits as they gutted good ole James.

Trust me: it was a disgrace.

It was bad enough that he was getting stomped by Robin Hasse of the Netherlands in his first round match — and dragging his bum knee around the court like Nosferatu. No they had to have a team of morticians in studio and Ms. Shriver, perched like a gargoyle just above and behind Court 5, kicking Blake's corpse into its tennis grave.

"He's dropped to number 109 in the rankings...not very likely that he'll get back into the top ten...he's been very negative ever since I got here... he has been woe is me'ing around the court...some people think that he has overachieved..."

And "...he's having trouble getting locked back into the game...he's very frustrated...usually you're eager when you come back after injury and though you may not be match tough you're not usually burned out..."

This last, boozy flurry of shrill hooks and jabs from Ms. Shriver came while the ball was in play, Blake scrambling for his life to get a foothold in the match after squandering two break (back) points. And there she stood, alone, without any crowd noise or chaser, to dampen her poison microphone.

"Its amazing that you played tennis, I can still hear you," snorted Blake at Shriver after a backhand whizzed by him. "James just yelled at me...he must have rabbit ears..." she loudly and breathlessly reported to her colleagues.

Richard Pryor once said: "I don't mind you kicking my ass, but don't be talkin' about me, too!" Blake must have had that in mind when he respo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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