INTRODUCING THE NEXT EPIC CARNIVAL STAFF ACE - JORDI SCRUBBINGS

by Jordi Scrubbings, The Serious Tip

Perhaps you remember the fall of 2003. After yet another stunning defeat in the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox, looking to finally reach the pinnacle of baseball’s summit, acquired all-star pitcher Curt Schilling. With Schilling, the Red Sox made a statement that 2004 was the year and nothing less than a championship was acceptable. Schilling was to be the final piece, the cog that would drive the team to glory.

Last week I received an e-mail from the founder of Epic Carnival asking if I wanted to join this epic stable of writers. Like Theo Epstein in November 2003, the powers that be of Epic Carnival laid out the goals of the site and told me more or less that I would make a great addition. As you can see, like Schilling, I agreed.

This is hardly a new role for me. In 2002, I wrote for the Florida State University newspaper, winning Writer of the Year in the same year my editor won Editor of the Year and the publication won its own prestigious national award. Following my stint at the FSView, I did a some solo work, including writing a highly regarded 90-page piece on an international subject. Then, in March 2007, after only five months of blogging, the Cavalier of YaySports! selected myself and three other writers, including fellow Epic Carnival contributor Jack Cobra, to represent YaySports! in the Cavalier’s Hollywood-bound absence.

When I am not busy filling the role of Chosen One, I write on my own sports/humor/music site The Serious Tip. You might have swung by and read my interviews with pornstars and Playboy models, my analysis on trades and draft picks, or my visits to arenas and stadiums throughout the state of Florida. If you are familiar, I’d like to say thanks for reading.

Here at Epic Carnival, my main mission is talking NBA. Of course, to be honest, I don’t come without my own biases. I’m a Knicks fan and have been since I was a wee lad. However, I am not in any way, shape, or form a fan of Isiah Thomas. As a matter of fact, I haven’t watched a Knicks’ game in over 900 days and I won’t watch until the mighty Zeke has fallen. I call it my personal boycott.

Fortunately, on any given night, there are 28 other teams and at least 336 other players to watch, admire, and discuss. So even though I’ve never been the best baller or shot-caller and I have a better chance translating Sanskrit in a dirty mirror than understanding John Hollinger, I invite you to check me out.

Oh, and about the “Chosen One” stuff, don’t get the wrong idea. As no one individual freak dominated the old “ten-in-ones”, I’m not here to be the sole superstar. However, like P.T. Barnum’s world famous Egress, there is always one headliner that puts the show over the top. The Curt Schilling of the Carnival – Jordi Scrubbings.

(Oh yeah, picture acquired from Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.)