Jim Gray is a Total A$$hole!!!

I hate Jim Gray. Always have, and always will. He comes across to me as the most smarmy, disingenuous piece of you know what in the sports business. He is all about grabbing the spotlight and injecting himself into the story. I never liked the guy, and when he totally blindsided Pete rose in 1999, I wanted to rip out his eyes and piss in his dead skull - Jack Nicholson style!

It cracked me up that Lebron James picked this punk to host his "The Decision" special, which made a mockery out of Lebron, but especially out of Jim Gray. Apparently, he was paid by Lebron for the "interview", which he denies! Now, the old weasel is at it again.

Somehow, he got himself attached to The Golf Channel, and is at the PGA in Whispering Straits this week. Amid the controversy surrounding Tiger Woods' captain's selection to the Ryder Cup team (because he ain't going to qualify), Jim Gray reported Tuesday evening that Pavin told him he would pick Woods for the Ryder Cup if he didn't make the team on his own at the PGA Championship. He quoted Pavin as saying,

"Of course I'm going to. He's the best player in the world."

Corey Pavin then held a press conference and denied ever making such a statement.

"There's nobody that's promised any picks right now. It would be disrespectful to everybody that's trying to make the team. I've got quite a few people I'm looking at. I would not disrespect any of the players that are potential players on the team, and obviously there was misinterpretation of what I said."

In mediaspeak, them's fighting words! Apparently, Jim Gray was very angry and stood by his story and Pavin's alleged quote. After Pavin's press conference he confronted Pavin, getting face to face no more than a foot away. He went nuts and called Pavin a liar. He stuck his finger right in Pavin's face and said,

"You're going down!"

To which Pavin responded,

"Down for what? You making stuff up?"

How awesome is that? Corey Pavin, 5'9", 155 pounds going toe-to-toe with Jim Gray, 5'9", maybe 150 pounds! I wish they would have started swinging - Pavin with his driver! The best part is that Pavin's wife recorded the whole thing on her video phone. I can't wait for that to hit YouTube. I will update when it does!

Jim Gray is going down!