So the NHL had three overtime playoff games tonight (one of them double OT, and another 0-0 into OT), and when I go to ESPN.com the main headline is the F-ing Bulls?
I wish the NBA would just go away.
I wish the NBA would just go away.
ESPN Is Pathetic
- Thread starter Lose Remerswaal
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Yes. Pretty low standards for vetting hirees at ESPN.com. This is why paying random unproven 22 year olds to "produce content" is a bad long-term business strategy.
The Deadspin story on it was very well done, I had been wondering why NBA Memes was moving everyone to a different page, made no sense.
I noticed that the only coverage of the Champions' League final on the front page has been a tiny sidebar. In other words, if one relied entirely on ESPN for the sports news, there's a very good chance they'd have no idea the game was even played. It seems odd that they'd almost completely ignore it on their website. I know Americans are supposed to be apathetic about soccer, but this is one of the biggest sporting events in the world we're talking about.
But how could the CL final-- not to mention the NHL playoffs, which gets marginalized too-- be more important than offseason NFL lawsuits or reports on the latest athlete-Twitter activity!
I thought things were getting better after they gave a lot of attention to ManU-City, but that was clearly a one-off. I suppose it's a Simmonsesque rationale: it's now more mainstream to have a (marginal) interest in the Prem, but outside of that (and perhaps some passing acknowledgement of the team du jour, like Barca) it's clear that we really need to know about LT's '86 ring auction, or Ochocinco's opinion of his commissioner.
It's actually much simpler than that. FOX has the rights to the UCL, therefore ESPN would love to pretend it doesn't exist. Same goes for hockey and NBC. They pimped the Man City final because they were airing it, but if I recall, they downplayed all of the other great games that were taking place that day. If ESPN still had the Champions League broadcast rights you probably would have seen a three hour BUDWEISER KOLD HARD KOUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF with Chris Berman in an awful British accent and whoever the soccer equivalent to Barry Melrose is.
"Put it in the ol' onion bag!". Tommy Smyth is Gaelic for Barry Melrose.
Turntable is right. If ESPN airs it, they pimp the hell out of it, and then beat it dead with post-event contrived social media backwash.
FSC had a one hour pre-game show, followed by a national broadcast on Fox that went to extra time and PKs. Excellent PBP announcer in Martin Tyler (FA Premier League Commentator of the Decade). They did a solid job.
ESPN is just being petty by not providing more attention, and accentuating the frustration with their de-evolution into being TMZ-with-jockstraps.
Turntable is right. If ESPN airs it, they pimp the hell out of it, and then beat it dead with post-event contrived social media backwash.
FSC had a one hour pre-game show, followed by a national broadcast on Fox that went to extra time and PKs. Excellent PBP announcer in Martin Tyler (FA Premier League Commentator of the Decade). They did a solid job.
ESPN is just being petty by not providing more attention, and accentuating the frustration with their de-evolution into being TMZ-with-jockstraps.
On the flip side, with my primary interests being soccer and baseball, I often pull up the front page and wonder WTF I'm looking at. People really care deeply about the NBA?
This ballwashing swill is on the front page: http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/7994046/2012-nba-playoffs-erik-spoelstra-says-complaints-free-throw-disparity-deter-miami-heat
That's ESPN's take on game 2.-the Heat vow to keep being the brave lane drivers, no matter what!! Stay aggressive guys!
Even though the shot chart, common sense and the stats tell a completely different story. The byline should be David Stern's Chief Minion.
That's ESPN's take on game 2.-the Heat vow to keep being the brave lane drivers, no matter what!! Stay aggressive guys!
Even though the shot chart, common sense and the stats tell a completely different story. The byline should be David Stern's Chief Minion.
ESPN's stats say that Miami has sold out every game this year. That seems about as valid as the Red Sox sell-out streak. It's easy to sell out when you buy your own tickets.
San Fran probably does have the best park. Or Pittsburgh. Or San Diego. Or Baltimore. Or Seattle. Or a lot of places. Not Boston.
My opinion is that Fenway is a great place to see a game every few years, but as a day-in day-out park it's a probably a hassle and not worth it. The Disneyfication of it isn't helping, either.
Going to Target Field on a regular basis has really opened my eyes to how good a modern park can be (tough draw with Camden in the third round).
You people are crazy. Fenway is the best place to see a ballgame in the world. The feel, the fans, the history of the park, just everything. Sure, there are some downsides, but I'm glad the Sox still play here, and haven't built there own version of AT&T or Target. It would be sacrilege.
Fenway Park is a historical landmark, and a place that should be saved for eternity.
Fenway Park sucks for watching a baseball game, and the fans and team deserve something better.
Fenway Park sucks for watching a baseball game, and the fans and team deserve something better.
This is false. Fenway may be a landmark and a wonderful place to visit, but there are only a handful of worse places to see a ballgame. Have you actually been to a game at AT&T?
For the past few days, every time I click on an ESPN story link on the home page, I get a "Share ESPN with your friends" facebook popup I have to click out of. Not once per session, but every click. Any way to disable this? It's maddening.
I've heard that one or two people in this country surf from jobs where the IT guys wont let you install ad blocking software.
Well to me it's a given that if you're asking for workarounds on your PC, you have admin access. Obviously if you're totally locked down, you're out of luck. For the record, I'm an IT guy and don't like being a big douche to users. But it's undeniable that the less rights ya'll have, the less MBAM scans I have to run.
Oh by the way, really appreciate the snark.
Can't decide if this is better or worse than when they let Mike & Mike do that game. It's like picking arsenic over hemlock.
Well, in good news, the site's been down due to "technical difficulties" all day. Maybe they got hacked?
Funny, today I can get into any other page besides the front page. Weird.
Looks like ESPN ran the wrong pre-produced segment. Whoops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6gA0dbS8BY&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6gA0dbS8BY&feature=plcp
Did anyone else see this article linked on the front page yesterday?
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/76920/a-vote-for-kevin-kolb-after-cards-4-0-start
Why should we even call it ESPN anymore? LeBrESPN? The Heat Broadcasting Network? Starf*cker Net?
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8485675/lebron-james-stars-first-ever-espn-marvel-comic-book-espn-magazine
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8485675/lebron-james-stars-first-ever-espn-marvel-comic-book-espn-magazine
