A Jam Up is something that one person does/says/acts out/implies that will make another feel foolish/stupid/angry/lame or all of the above.
A Jam Up is most effective when done before a co-worker, boss, friend or foe. It's possible to be done in private.
Jam Ups are rated. Code 4 being a major jam up, and Code 1 being borderline.
A Jam Up is best illustrated through the photo of Chauncey Billups jamming up Derek Fisher in the NBA Finals.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger provided a classic Jam Up of Sen. Barack Obama, calling him "scrawny," noting that he needs to do some squats for his skinny legs.
The Republican governor then said Sen. John McCain is "built like a rock."
Funny, funny stuff from Arnold right there. A nice Code 3 Jam Up.
Who is Fox Sports sideline reporter Danyelle Sargent's, Chauncey? This newscaster is constantly getting jammed up.
In an interview with new 49ers coach Mike Singletary on Sunday, Sargent suggested that Bill Walsh was his mentor and that Walsh was the first to call him with congratulations on getting the Niners job. Well, as we know, Bill Walsh died last year, and was not Singletary's mentor.
From my view, this was a classic case of a producer who thinks Sargent is an idiot (she is, by the way, an idiot) and gave her bad info. A Jam Up of epic proportions. Somebody in the booth laughing hysterically as Sargent made a fool of herself in front of a Hall of Famer. We don't know who Chauncey is in this case - but good work friend. Good work.
But then, we found this on YouTube. Sargent got jammed up again - by again, a Chauncey who isn't identified.
If you skipped over it, Sargent is first unclear of what she's supposed to say. Obviously, she's jammed up because her teleprompter is turned off or something. This in turn jams up the dude next to her, but that's not our focus here.
Later in the telecast, she yells "what the fuck was that" as the dude is orating some college hoops highlights. Obviously, somebody off camera messing with Ms. Sargent. Classic, classic stuff.
This comes from avid Steelers fan Big Mike regarding James Harrison's big mistake to volunteer as a long snapper - eventually losing the Steelers the game. My commentary (I disagree with Big Mike some here on how big of a Jam Up this is) is below.
How Volunteering can lead to a jam up! After Steelers long snapper Greg Warren was carted off the field in Sunday's loss to the Giants, All Pro line back James Harrison volunteered for the job. Although having absolutely no experience at either the center or long snapper position, Harrison thought he could help his team in their time of need. With the Steelers nursing a 14-12 fourth quarter lead against the Giants, Mr. Harrison was sent out to snap the ball to punter Mitch Berger deep in their own territory. Harrison proceeded to snap the ball about 10 feet over Berger's head. Manute Bol probably could have not fielded the snap. The errant snap by Harrison gave the Giants a two point safety, a tie, the ball, and eventually the game. The next time Harrison goes up to coach Mike Tomlin and volunteers for anything other than playing linebacker, I hope Tomlin tells him to go "fuck himself".
Indeed, people get Jammed Up often by people who think they are capable of performing a task they just cannot. James Harrison thought he could help his team, he ended up helping them lose. But, in the end, it's not a true Jam Up. Harrison isn't happy about the loss. He's not happy he made a bad snap. To be a true Jam Up, there needs to be a Chauncey and a Fisher. There are many Fisher's here - the Steelers, the fans, even Harrison himself. There is no Chauncey here. Sorry Big Mike. I can't call it a Jam Up.
It could be argued that Barry Zito jammed up the Giants for $126 million two years ago, but his newest venture cements his efforts to hand it to San Francisco.
Less than a month after the Giants season - a year in which Zito put up a pathetic 10-17 record, he's going to get his own billboard in SF. A model for a jeans company.
I'm all for athletes getting endorsements. The jean company claims to not even know who Zito is, but let's get to the real problem here: Giants fans want their $126M man on billboards representin' the orange and black. Or at least something to do with baseball. Instead, his 10-17 (21-30 overall) ass gets a billboard as a pretty boy jeans model.
Am I taking this one too personally as a Giants fan? I'm calling it Code 2.
BTW - thanks to our friend Front Office Boy for the Zito pic.
It's being reported that Brett Favre has been calling the opponents of the Green Bay Packers this year, providing them with scouting reports on his former team.
Favre has already been given consideration for the Jam Up Hall of Fame because he's been jamming up the world with his pseudo-retirement act and his inability to stay out of the media spotlight. Other notable Farve Jam Up victims include Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers and fanbase (multiple counts), and each and every ESPN viewer.
Now, he Jams Up the Packers again by volunteering scouting reports to their opponents. Doesn't Favre have a game of his own to worry about each week. Maybe if he spent less time telling the Detroit Lions how to defend Green Bay's running attack - Favre could, oh I don't know, beat the Raiders.
Big Mike is a prolific contributor today - sending in this solid pic of Hitler jamming up France. Sure, Hitler has bigger items on his Jam Up resume (will try to be tasteful, because racial profiling and the Holocaust isn't funny), but the world's most historic hater taking a photo opp at France's biggest tourist attraction isn't doing that country any favors either.
This comes via a co-worker of Jam Up guru Big Mike - and we here agree whole heartedly.
Mario worked his ass off to drop the dragon into the fiery pit to save the princess, but through every level (until the end of course) Toadstool is there to tell him the princess is gone. First - what's Toadstool doing hanging around? Why doesn't he/she save the princess. Always there - never any help.
For nostalgia's sake, I'm calling it Code 2 (it's also a video game - what, you want to find the princess on the first level?)