August 7, 2020

It’s Geeter for the Win at the Eastbay 7428 Shoot-Out!

#1 seeded Laker Broadcaster Engineers Epic Comeback

90045 - On January 23rd, Chris “Geeter” McGee calmly took a pass for his pre-interview 7428 basketball shot from Sports Stories with Denny Lennon (SSDL) producer Marlee Rice and knocked down a 20 footer, calling “Bucket” while the ball was in the air.  The All-CIF standout from Crespi High School and Los Angeles Laker Studio Host knows his hoops, but what he didn’t know then was that “Bucket” would launch him into Eastbay immortality. 

Geeter, a popular MC from his days with the AVP pro beach volleyball tour, teamed with his charity partner, Stillpoint Family Resources, and engineered a historic comeback to win the championship.  Team Geeter came back from a 60% deficit to win the first ever Eastbay 7428 Shoot-Out by a margin of 72% to 28%.

The epic victory over #11 seeded Sierra Canyon Athletic Director Rock Pillsbury and his charity, the Harold and Carole Pump Foundation, marked the biggest comeback in the history of the event.  An astounding 508 votes were cast in the championship matchup.  The champions will accept their $1000 Eastbay gift card from Eastbay’s Adam Wald tonight on SSDL5.  The 5:00pm live show can be seen tonight (August 7th) on: 

YouTube.com/SportsStorieswithDennyLennon.

The Eastbay 7428 Shoot-Out matched up Sports Stories with Denny Lennon (SSDL) video podcast guests pre-interview (pre-Covid) basketball shots against one another in a 12-team single elimination tournament, the outcome of each matchup decided by voting on Twitter @SportsStoriesDL.  The virtual event, which began on July 6th, offered the grand prize of a $1000 Eastbay gift card for the winner’s charity.

The unexpected wild popularity of the tournament attracted not only thousands of votes, but was by featured by popular ESPN anchor Neil Everett on Everett and Stan Verrett’s national ESPN Radio show.  The “Eastbay” also attracted retweets from high profile athletes, coaches and celebrities.

Behind the scenes content, including promotional videos and an epic post matchup tirade from LA City Section and Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductee, sportscaster Randy Rosenbloom, was made available for free at www.patreon.com/DennyLennon.

On his way to the now coveted Eastbay championship, Team Geeter dispatched of #GirlDad Scott Rice in the quarterfinals and volleyball legend Mike Boehle in the semifinals.  Interesting enough, the Eastbay championship matchup took place without the participation of the King, as in in King James, LeBron James.  LeBron did not make the dreaded “Sophie’s Choice” between the franchise he plays for, the Lakers, or the school his son Bronny attends, Sierra Canyon.

After a highly successful inaugural event, look for the Eastbay 7428 Shoot-Out to return with news twists, turns and stories once more pre-interview shots are launched. 

SSDL Website: https://www.sportsstoriespodcast.com/  

• Denny Lennon is the Host of the Video Podcast, “Sports Stories with Denny Lennon”