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CNN Live At Daybreak
Interview with Jimmy Barrett
Aired September 09, 2002 - 05:52 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: That's not football, that's NASCAR. We're going to talk about that, too. The old guys go at it on the tennis court and as I said, what a debut for pro football.
Let's check in with Jimmy Barrett at WRVA News Radio 1140 in Richmond, Virginia.
Jimmy's on the phone with us.
And it was a wild Sunday. I can't even get over it this morning.
JIMMY BARRETT, WRVA RADIO HOST: How did you like that, three overtime games.
CHAD MYERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, good morning.
BARRETT: Good morning, Chad. Hey, by the way, Chad?
MYERS: Yes, sir.
BARRETT: You left a few brain cells here in Richmond over the weekend.
COSTELLO: Sure.
BARRETT: Would you like me to mail those to you?
MYERS: I did. If you can find them, put them in an envelope.
BARRETT: I will.
COSTELLO: We're going to show the pictures later. I can't wait.
Hey, let's talk about this Browns-Chiefs game, because this Dwayne Rudd, I bet his name is mud in Cleveland this morning.
MYERS: Wow.
BARRETT: That has got to be the bone head play of the game. Here's what happened, folks. I mean we're talking about a game that ended up 40-39. Dwayne Rudd of the Chiefs, he thinks the game is over, all right? He thinks this is the last leg. All right, great. He sacked Kansas City's quarterback. All right, the game is over, he's going to take his helmet off now and throw it. OK, game's over, right?
No. No. The game isn't over. Action had not stopped. You cannot end a game on the penalty, to Kansas City gets a chance to kick the field goal. They move in 15 yards. They wouldn't even have been in range to kick the field goal.
COSTELLO: Oh, that's unbelievable. He threw his helmet like 15 yards, too.
BARRETT: He did, indeed. 40-39 was the final there. You also had an overtime game involving the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday and this one ended up, well, Tom Tupa, who's the Tampa punter, he ended up giving an opportunity for, well, you're seeing a Tampa field goal...
COSTELLO: Oh, we've messed you up, Jimmy. We've shown the wrong video.
MYERS: There it is. There it is.
COSTELLO: Here it is.
BARRETT: Here comes Tom Tupa. Now, watch this. Whoa, whoa, hang on. Let me throw the ball left-handed.
COSTELLO: Oh, no.
BARRETT: Right into the arm's of the Saints. By the way, I think it's a safe bet that Tom Tupa may have missed out on the passing portion of punt passing kicks.
MYERS: Yes.
BARRETT: I think he forgot about that part.
MYERS: Look in the dictionary, he throws like a girl. There's a picture of him right there, man, I'm afraid.
BARRETT: Unbelievable. Well, here's the deal, as well. I think the Detroit Lions, after week one, got to go down as the worst team in the NFL so far. And you know how much I hate to say that...
COSTELLO: Oh, Jimmy.
BARRETT: A lifelong...
COSTELLO: Oh, Jimmy.
BARRETT: ... lifelong suffering Detroit Lions fan, 49-21, they lose to the Dolphins yesterday.
COSTELLO: You know, that's the game I watched on Sunday and I could only take it through the first half and I became so depressed I had to drag myself out of the sports bar. I even left my beer behind.
BARRETT: Well, if you were leaving a perfectly good beer behind, you must have been depressed.
MYERS: Exactly. COSTELLO: Exactly.
MYERS: We would never do that, Jimmy.
BARRETT: Yes.
COSTELLO: Let's talk car racing now, because you guys had quite the fun time this weekend.
BARRETT: Yes, we did.
MYERS: Yes. Go ahead.
COSTELLO: Chad and Jimmy.
MYERS: Go ahead, Jimmy. I don't remember a lot of it, actually.
BARRETT: Well, here's the part I remember the most, how we managed to -- should we confess to this or not?
MYERS: Sure.
BARRETT: We ended up being in the opening part of the ceremonies when we lined up for the...
MYERS: Go ahead.
BARRETT: We lined up on the line there for the national anthem next to the Dale Earnhardt, Jr. crew. I don't think we belonged there, but that's OK. We had a good time.
MYERS: No. And my theory of the night was you're not really kicked out until they kick you out the second time.
BARRETT: That's true.
COSTELLO: Hey, what are we seeing? This crash looks pretty spectacular.
MYERS: Yes, that was Michael Walter who hit the water barrier there.
BARRETT: It was, you know what? The whole weekend at Richmond International Raceway was more like demolition derby. I don't know how many wrecks there were in the Bush race on Friday, but between Friday and Saturday, there had to be 20 wrecks, easy.
MYERS: Oh, yes, lots of sheet metal getting fixed this weekend.
BARRETT: Absolutely.
COSTELLO: Dare I ask your wan?
MYERS: Oh, that was Metkins (ph). Metkins (ph) at that one. This was our favorite picture. As we were sitting on the pit board, though, Jimmy and me right next to the Viagra truck. BARRETT: Not that either one of us need it. And I want you to know that only two manly men would be willing to pose with that car.
MYERS: We couldn't find the Rogaine truck so...
COSTELLO: Oh, yes, so it had to be Viagra.
MYERS: It had to be Viagra.
COSTELLO: With that stunning picture, we must bid you adieu.
BARRETT: Adieu.
COSTELLO: Thank you, Jimmy.
MYERS: See you, my friend.
COSTELLO: We'll catch you later in the week.
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