Tag: the Masked Singer

All signs point to ex-MLB star Barry Zito as a ‘Masked Singer’ contestant

The former Cy Young winner could be in the final nine.

It appears we have another pro athlete on The Masked Singer.

The FOX singing competition show in which famous people hide their identities has featured names including Rob Gronkowski, Indiana Pacers Victor Oladipo, Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw and Antonio Brown.

And now, there’s “the Rhino,” who has made it all the way to the “super nine” set of contestants. A lot of people out there think all of its clues point to former Cy Young winner Barry Zito.

First of all, the Rhino is wearing an old-school pilot’s uniform, like an … ace! Like an ace PITCHER?

We also know that Zito has a music career post-baseball. But there are some other clues:

He talks about rising to the top of his field and then dealing with criticism. After Zito’s Cy Young, he never quite found that form again. There are three quarters, which add up to 75 cents. Zito used to wear No. 75. His “college roommate” sounds like he’s from California, and Zito attended USC and UC Santa Barbara. Good Housekeeping and The Athletic found other ones that totally point to Zito.

To me, the biggest clue is the actual singing. The Rhino is GOOD, just like Zito:

We’ll see how far this ace goes starting Wednesday night.

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‘The Masked Singer’ is barely trying to hide Rob Gronkowski

It HAS to be Gronk under that mask.

Normally, I’d throw a spoiler alert at the top of something involving The Masked Singer, the FOX singing competition in which celebs get in costume and belt out tunes before they’re revealed.

But this seems SO OBVIOUS. It’s not necessary.

This week, we were introduced to the White Tiger. The clue package included a photo of a cow skiing, the tiger talking about how his motto was “work hard, play harder,” how he’s “no stranger to celebrating” and he loves “a good block party.” He also enjoys dancing.

C’mon. The Gronk Spike is a celebration, he’s known to dance and to enjoy parties and, oh yeah, Gronk … COWSKI (say it out loud).

And then he opened his mouth to do Mark Wahlberg’s Good Vibrations and Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby, and it couldn’t be anyone but Gronk:

Victor Oladipo’s clues were a tad more subtle last season.

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2020 Super Bowl: What’s on FOX after the game?

Time for another round of celebrities singing in costumes!

After the Lombardi Trophy is handed either to the Kansas City Chiefs or San Francisco 49ers amid all the confetti in Miami at Hard Rock Stadium, there’s still more entertainment you can consume on FOX.

The answer to our question in the headline above? It’s the season three premiere of The Masked Singer.

The show puts celebrities — including athletes like Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Antonio Brown and Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw — into costumes for a singing competition and only reveals their identities when they’re voted off.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, there’s a new format this season:

While season one saw two groups of performers eventually merge toward the end of the season and season two changed the contestant groupings each week, season three will try something new: three mini groups of contestants competing to be a part of the final Super Nine.

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Victor Oladipo keeps denying he’s on ‘The Masked Singer’ … but all signs point to it

Seriously, it’s got to be Oladipo … right?

We were over this like two months ago: every single sign has pointed to and will continue to point to Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo being the Thingamajig on The Masked Singer.

A reminder: per the initial clues, he wears No. 4, used to play for the Orlando Magic and has one of the best singing voices of any athlete in pro sports.

Since then, however, Thingamjig has continued to sing his heart out and hasn’t been revealed. And Oladipo — who is working his way back to the Pacers from a knee injury — keeps denying it.

Here’s one from a Pacers broadcast in October:

And he said it again the other day: “I keep getting that stuff, too, can y’all please stop @ing me? … I don’t even know what that is. Look at me, why would I hide my face, anyway?

Mhmmm. That’s EXACTLY what someone who was on The Masked Singer would say!

The clues since his first appearance have included more magic references and not “(running) with Bulls” (!):

Anyway, here’s more of someone who is likely Oladipo performing some beautiful tunes:

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