Paul Mecurio

Punchline Magazine just posted my video interview with Bob Costas, with a little explanation about why I am wearing a giant asterisk suit (for you non-sports fans who need a little schooling about the world of sports). Says Punchline:

"What’s funny — not that we want to tell you what’s funny or not — is that Mecurio was outfitted and spoke as a giant asterisk, the symbol that has adorned sports stats in recent years, signifying that a player’s stats are accurate, but with huge exceptions. For example, Rusty McPissypants hit 96 home runs in 2008*… but he did so using an illegal bat while high on performance-enhancing goofballs while taunting the plate umpire or whatever. Get it? Awesome. Now, feel free to watch the video we so verbosely explained."

Read the full story at Punchline, click here.

The latest episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio takes a good hard look at the instant replay and sports mascots. There are some things few fans have ever seen in the sports world.  A reasonably priced ticket, a normal-sized ego and believable steroids testimony.  But technology has brought many exciting changes to sports.  Instant replay.  The telestrator. Slo-mo. And my favorite, phone cameras catching couples having sex in the nosebleeds. Of all of them, replay is the most mysterious.  What happens when the ref goes into the replay booth?  Nobody has ever seen the inside of the booth. But there are legends – tales told ‘round the campfire – of a magical booth. With replays, a small space heater, and where team mascots spend their spare time. Watch the video below to find out more.

 New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

Ever wonder about the secret lives of football referees? Watch Replay Segment: Dinner Time, the fifth episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio. Even the shelter of the replay booth is not a place for today’s football referee to find solace. See what really goes on inside the instant replay booth - in this exclusive behind-the-scenes look.

New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

In the fourth episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio, Paul takes on Race in Sports. Why do certain races seem to dominate in certain sports? This long-asked question is finally answered in a recently unearthed archival film which reveals how race and sports play out in today's society. This latest episode of Got No Game features an appearance by sportscaster and former tennis player Mary Carillo.

New episodes of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio will post each Friday through September 4. Visit www.hbo.com/gotnogame for updates!

We shot this episode of Got No Game with Paul Mecurio about race in sports at the The Bronx Community College in New York City. The building was fantastic (take a look at the picture below). The amazing part is the place is still staffed with the original librarians. I had a great time with all the actors, the crew and the writers and my family who got to join me on the set, and it was a really cool experience to get to work with Mary Carillo who makes a cameo appearance in the episode. Check out a few photos from the shoot below and stay tuned for more behind the scenes pics. - Paul

This is a wide shot of the entire set and shoot from the 3rd level of this stunning 150-year old library. A good vantage point to egg people. I'm just saying.

Me with tennis champion and HBO Sports correspondent Mary Carillo on set. Mary played herself in the piece. We're in our 1950s costume. We make a good looking couple. Don't you think? Her hair is taller then me!

On set with my son Alex. Doesn't get much better than this. A quick break then my son had to get back to work holding my tumbler of scotch just out of camera range. Child labor laws don't apply on my shoots. PS: Pay no mind to the desk nameplate, it was part of the shoot!