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Jefferies: During rehearsals it was easy, but then all of a sudden that red light comes on and it’s like, holy cow, it’s legit. In New York we would do commercials, so [I was] lucky with that. But that was the first time I did anything like that. When I first got to New York, I think I was 19, they wanted me to host Saturday Night Live. And I said, there’s no way. I turned that down. I was terrified with that.
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Carlock: I have to imagine [Rolen] will mention us [in his Hall of Fame speech]. We kind of pushed him over the top.
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1. FernandoPoplar Posted: December 20, 2022 at 06:59 AM (#6110175)I didn't read the whole thing so maybe I missed it, but I'm surprised the article doesn't address Wohlers' "Don't be a f*g" line. I was surprised to hear that on a sketch from 1997 (I wouldn't have been if it was '87) and also surprised that it wasn't noteworthy enough for me to remember. It clearly didn't strike me as that shocking at the time. You wouldn't hear that on SNL today (I think that's a good thing, to be clear).
ballplayers in the sketch in mah opinyin are just doing jock stereotypes from 1997 - prolly still mostly true. including the 3 letter f-word. well, not non-drinkers carrying kegs. and only thing that keeps ballplayers on the straight (hahahahaha) and narrow is fear of social media. would not be even a little surprised if they chased hot moms
ballplayers in the sketch in mah opinyin are just doing jock stereotypes from 1997 - prolly still mostly true.
Sure, I agree. But you still wouldn't expect to hear it on SNL -- as that quote in #3 attests to.
My favorite part of the sketch is the randomness of the players involved. Even the big names (Rolen, Hundley certainly was big in NY at the time) weren't that big.
And David Howard? Russ Davis?
I wonder who "they" is. Jefferies was supposed to be the next big thing, but I can't imagine Lorne Michaels asking a prospect to host. Maybe it was just something his agent told him.
I can totally see Lorne reading the April 1989 Beckett and thinking "we gotta get this guy!"
There's been one baseball player to host SNL in nearly 50 years - some guy by the name of Jeter - so Jefferies being asked would be kinda weird. Unlike Jefferies, almost every athlete to host has been a household name (Jonny Moseley excepted). That said, both Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner once hosted, so I guess it's theoretically possible they might ask another New York guy.
(Former MLBer Bob Uecker also hosted, but 17 years after his playing career had ended as he was transitioning into his Mr. Belvedere/Brocktoon phase.)
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