Dan Le Batard joined The Herald back in 1990 and is a graduate from the University of Miami. Recognized as one of the top sports columnists today, Dan has covered several of sports' top events and is also a regular correspondent for ESPN. Dan will login every Monday between 1-2 p.m. to answer your questions. Can't stick around? Post your questions early for Dan to answer.
Q&A with Dan Le Batard
Miami Herald columnist Dan Le Batard answers your questionsMost Recently Answered Questions
Questions 36 - 55 of 12590 (Page 3 of 630)Submitted by Fake erik rydholm from Fake washington dc
Q: That guy should do some investigating how big the yahoo sports department is these days. There have been some articles recently about they could actually be a viable threat to the four letter, more so than the comcast/nbc sports union will be.
Answered 08/22/11 13:33:56 by Dan Le Batard
A: journalistically, they are a threat to anyone, in terms of quality of work done...but the four letters? i don't see how anyone could possibly have the dollars to compete thereSubmitted by brian from miami
Q: when are you going to have jesse ventura on again...he's a looney tune with his conspiracy theories, very good radio!
Answered 08/22/11 13:33:16 by Dan Le Batard
A: he was on a few months ago....lives off the grid....goes to vacation for months in a place with no access to technologySubmitted by Nevin Shapiro from miami
Q: (This is like Omar in court talking to the attorney in the Wire) Hey Dan we are no different pal. I use a briefcase full of money to get access to these athletes. You use a pen. You write so many flattering articles about athletes is like me taking them to the VIP area, no real difference. The thing is I admit mine, how about you admit yours.
Answered 08/22/11 13:32:53 by Dan Le Batard
A: you see through me...you know how much sex I've had with athletes because of the bouquets I throw their way?....I woke up next to Tebow a few weekends agoSubmitted by Stugotz from Driving by Sun Life Stadium
Q: Dress rehearsal!!
Answered 08/22/11 13:32:09 by Dan Le Batard
A: he's so oddSubmitted by Frustrated Caller from Not ian, Obviously
Q: You're not a sportswriter on AM radio. You're among the most recognizable sports journalists in the country. You're on TV constantly. People all over the country know who you are. People who have never lived in South Florida listen to you via podcast. Don't play humble. This isn't someone calling up Ed Kaplan at 1:30 in the morning. It's a crappy celebrity, sure, but it's still a celebrity. You make a fool of yourself on the radio, and... what? Now, I call in and stumble over my words and bring the show to a grinding halt, and my friends and/or co-workers recognize my voice, and it's embarrassing as hell. "Hi" means nothing. Maybe you should designate a "get the nerves out" code word or code sound. Something like "Abuuuuah" or something. I don't know.
Answered 08/22/11 13:32:00 by Dan Le Batard
A: i'm a sportswriter on am radioSubmitted by someguy from Miami
Q: Yahoo went with the story on UM because it was low-hanging and sexy fruit, you think? A similar-type story on a more relevant, top-25 program would have required ACTUAL journalistic investigation rather than regurgitating stories from a convicted fraud.
Answered 08/22/11 13:31:27 by Dan Le Batard
A: it was a really good story...there is no getting around that...what has happened SINCE doesn't feel very fair...and the story has its weaknesses...but it was a really good storySubmitted by Matthew from Tampa, FL
Q: Dan, I enjoyed your recent work on Tebow and the UM scandal. While as a Gator Alum, I have a natural "sports hate" for Miami; I agreed with your overall point of patience/perspective before taking the word of a convicted felon as gospel. I'd rather root for Miami's demise on the field against my Gators then off the field by some scumbag crook. On a side note my father, best friend from college, and myself have entered the Las Vegas Hilton Sports book super contest, and in light of your recent column decided to pay homage to our "Christian UF Warrior" by naming our team "Disciples’ of Tebow". Obviously, we did it in a tongue in cheek fashion due to the storm/hyperbole that swarms around our greatest collegiate product from the University of Florida. The irony is not lost on us at how ridiculous it sounds or the fact that it’s a gambling contest which is probably the last thing Tebow would want us doing as his disciples! Have you ever thought about joining the contest, due to your mutual love of sports/gambling?
Answered 08/22/11 13:30:48 by Dan Le Batard
A: no...anyone else ever name a fantasy team or anything after a third-stringer?Submitted by Eugene Ponzi from Scam Hell
Q: Not only did Stugotz play flag football with Shapiro, but he played with Scott Rothstein! Did they have these games in Madoff's backyard? Was Allan Stanford the referee? Who are the felons in his softball league? I can only imagine the party his old neighborhood threw when he moved out. No more Jet fans terrorizing the block during football season.
Answered 08/22/11 13:30:10 by Dan Le Batard
A: a very underreported story, stugotz's perpetual affiliation with ponzi schemersSubmitted by Dave from Washington DC
Q: Don't mess with the show introductions! They crack me up, although you could add a bit more variety. Are you saying "those ZEROS could kill you" or "those ZEBRAS could kill you?" Driving me nuts...
Answered 08/22/11 13:29:45 by Dan Le Batard
A: hoch has other responsibilities now...running whole station...has to concentrate on other thingsSubmitted by Sydney Fife from Miami
Q: You know what makes me sick? That yesterday I had to watch you hour after hour on the 30/30 Dah U story. It was like watching a Christmas Story for 24 hours straight during the Holidays.
Answered 08/22/11 13:29:21 by Dan Le Batard
A: how'd i look? funny that it would air so much yesterday...that's a coincidence, i'm sureSubmitted by Killian from Kildare
Q: Plax looked very good last night and the Jets wideouts are all mature and experienced with Mason,Plax and Holmes. Should the Fins have done the same for Henne and made life easier for him. Honestly even as a jet fan cant see any difference between henne and The Sanchize except a mouthy coach who gives him confidence and better wide receivers.Feel really sorry for Henne for some reason.
Answered 08/22/11 13:28:53 by Dan Le Batard
A: given his size, he'd seem to be hard to cover at any ageSubmitted by Jimbo from Ozark, AR
Q: Don't go messin' with a country boy a country boy a country boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3zfe-X2THQ
Answered 08/22/11 13:28:35 by Dan Le Batard
A: be careful...i pass these along without checking them...trying to keep this moving...could be pornSubmitted by Jimbo from Ozark, AR
Q: Don't go messin' with a country boy a country boy a country boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3zfe-X2THQ
Answered 08/22/11 13:28:17 by Dan Le Batard
A: okSubmitted by Jeff Ashton from Orlando
Q: I will say in criminal law, sometimes circumstantial evidence is better than direct evidence. Do not dismiss circumstantial evidence, like you did in your Sunday Herald article.
Answered 08/22/11 13:28:09 by Dan Le Batard
A: what i meant was that shalala holding up a photo in a bowling alley means next to nothing....proves nadaSubmitted by Jesse Ventura from Conspiracy Monger
Q: Ian the "actor": paid for by worried ESPN suits to raise your confidence level mere weeks from your show debut?
Answered 08/22/11 13:27:44 by Dan Le Batard
A: i'm not worried....i guess i should be...i would be if it were live...i would be if there was a studio audience...but we're taping...i can screw up....and i've already won...i'm doing a show with my family and friends...that's all i care about...everything after that is gravy (and I do love me some gravy)Submitted by brian from miami
Q: piggybacking on what JR from Philly wrote....you 3 need to come out in the Big 3's uniforms on your first show!! Oh God that would set the standard..and it will be "highly questionable".....Marc Hochman Sports Comic August 24 Ft. Lauderdale Improv Monsters of Dong !!! (since its not getting enough publicity)
Answered 08/22/11 13:27:00 by Dan Le Batard
A: i hate youSubmitted by every caller from every sports radio show ever
Q: Hey howya doin? I know the last 75 callers asked the same thing and your answer generally stayed within the pretty good to good range, but I was wondering if maybe that had changed dramatically during the last commercial break. Anyway, REALLY love your show. You guys do a great job. OK so um I have a question. How you think the (insert team name here) are gonna do this year? 'll hang up and listen off the air.
Answered 08/22/11 13:26:43 by Dan Le Batard
A: not even that....at the beginning, before we started doing it, i'd answer "i'm leaking spinal fluid" and the response would be "how do you think the dolphin tight ends are going to do?"Submitted by Larry from Miami
Q: If you had known that some of this stuff was going on at the U, would you have felt conflicted bringing this out in the open? I mean Alonzo Highsmith might have been banging down your door looking to get a piece of you?
Answered 08/22/11 13:26:08 by Dan Le Batard
A: no, not conflicted....already did it....that's why i'm rat snitch traitor homer apologist cheerleader....wait. what?Submitted by Mike Mizzie from Miami Shores
Q: Has the Herald saw any of the alleged evidence Shapiro supposedly had on any of the players from UM other than a few photos? And oh yeah one of the alleged active players is my cousin and I know personally at least three of the players personally and I have never seen any signs of them taking money from anyone other than their kinfolks. Why is everyone running so hard with this story? So far No Cops are involved so the AllMIGHTY NCAA GESTAPO is at it again huh? No crimes and its been days and no one has seen any evidence suggesting otherwise. And since when did YAHOO!SPORTS get relevant? Yahoo is my HomePage on the Internet and I have NEVER EVER read their sports section! And is it a coincidence that mostly all the Players are African-American?
Answered 08/22/11 13:25:33 by Dan Le Batard
A: it's a pretty good story...the details are rich...you never get a booster doing this....i'd have gone with the story if I had gotten it tooSubmitted by Not Trent from Not Miami
Q: I love the intros and re-joins. Hamburger, here I am!
Answered 08/22/11 13:24:50 by Dan Le Batard
A: there you go
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