From www.tennis.fanhouse.com - Jennifer Capriati, the 33-year-old retired tennis player who won three Grand Slam events, headlined a Wimbeldon event in New York City with Jim Courier this past week. Thus, when she was invited to appear on WFAN's 'Boomer and Carton' radio show in New York, she probably assumed the line of questioning would involve Wimbledon, her tennis career or the event.
Silly her. Capriati obviously didn't know the reputation of Craig Carton,[pictured] the co-host opposite former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason. Carton plays the role of a sex-mongering 14-year-old any chance he gets, and his jabbing at all things sexual with Capriati was no different.
After blatantly asking Capriati to have sex with him, Carton moved on to Joanna Krupa -- the Polish gal who recently took Terrell Owens to task for what she deemed a lackluster performance on Superstars (Capriati is also a contestant on the show). With thanks to The Sporting Blog, here's a quick transcript:
Carton: "Not that you're not hot, but you're no Joanna Krupa. How hot was she?"
Capriati: [Uncomfortable laugh] Uhhh, you know, not bad, not bad.
Carton: Would you ever get it on with a gal like that, or no?
Capriati: [Uncomfortable laugh] What kind of questions are these, man?
Carton: I only ask because she's a beautiful woman.
Capriati: [Uncomfortable laugh]
Carton: And I don't know about your sexuality, it's irrelevant to me, whether you like women or men or both ...
Boomer: Now come on ...
Carton: But as a single woman, you appreciate that Joanna Krupa's gorgeous, right?
Capriati: I appreciate beauty. Yes. Her personality was great too.
Carton: Great, so I don't know if you drink beer or if you're totally on the wagon with everything, but is there any moment where you could see you and Joanna maybe getting it on, or no way?
Capriati: No, no way.
Carton: You like men, yes?
Capriati: Yes.
Carton: Dammit.
OK, Craig. You aren't Howard Stern. In fact, Stern would at least find a way to be funny and engaging. This is just contrived eighth-grade nonsense. It requires no comedic talent or creativity. You could grab any buffoon off a street corner and tell him to sexually pester a public figure on the airwaves. The result would be the same.
I would say more, but there's a pretty thorough beatdown of Carton by Phil Mushnick in the New York Post. No reason to pile on when everything that needs to be said is already in print.
The bottom line is that "shock jock" should be a term reserved for people like Stern with some actual talent -- not someone desperately trying to be relevant with an already-saturated act.
