We Recommend: Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes”

March 27th, 2006 | Posted by Matt

It’s football, it’s basketball, it’s baseball, it’s … ridiculous. But that’s why we love it here at the postmen.

In its first season on Spike TV, the new television series “Pros vs. Joes” gives three wannabe athletes a chance to compete against former professional athletes, with a new cast of characters debuting every week. So far, the show has featured the likes of Dennis “The Worm” Rodman, Jim “The Punky QB” McMahon and Bo “Knows Every Sport” Jackson. And who could forget Jerry “I used to be the greatest receiver in NFL history, but now i’m a reality TV junkie” Rice.

While it may look absolutely absurd, the show is actually very entertaining. First of all, it’s amazing to see how much some of the athletes have changed in the short amount of time they have been out of the game. The best aspect of the show though is how most of the contestants come in thinking that they can actually put up a fight against most of the has-been athletes. However, they quickly discover that there was a reason these guys made it to the pros.

The show ultimately serves two purposes - to entertain sports addicts such as myself and to feed the egos of former professional athletes and make them think they can still hack it. So every Monday night at 10pm, check out “Pros vs. Joes” and see Bill Romanowski take advantage of smaller, non-steroid users - I guess not much has changed after all.