ESPN Is Pathetic
- Thread starter Lose Remerswaal
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So apparently (see D&C thread) Mort implied that he was going to talk about his "11 of 12" footballs report (back from January) this morning, then backed out because WEEI blabbed about it. What are the odds that Mort will have an ESPN.com piece in the next few days that will go into whatever he would have said on the air?
This is insider content and I am not sure where to put it, but a few quotes from the brilliant Jim Bowden:
http://espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/insider/post?id=11265
Overall, you get a higher grade if you make deals, no matter how bad they are. Colorado 15 and STL 13, even though Colorado got rid of a top 10 player in MLB for a more expensive, more hurt SS and a couple lottery tickets, and STL gave away a good upside LHP for Brandon Moss. But they did something.
Anyways, maybe jut being whiny on a Sunday morning but this was a particularly galling piece of filler.
http://espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/insider/post?id=11265
Can't miss or if? Most guys are "can't miss" if they develop properly and stay healthy. Thats why they miss.
Can't miss? Or a middle rotation guy? Oh, and that would be if he reaches his potential...which of course means he wouldn't have missed....
I'm being a little picky here, but what business does he think is being done? I would think it's the business of baseball, so trying to compartmentalize the two is poor wording.
Overall, you get a higher grade if you make deals, no matter how bad they are. Colorado 15 and STL 13, even though Colorado got rid of a top 10 player in MLB for a more expensive, more hurt SS and a couple lottery tickets, and STL gave away a good upside LHP for Brandon Moss. But they did something.
Anyways, maybe jut being whiny on a Sunday morning but this was a particularly galling piece of filler.
I don't get the hate on this thread about things you don't think are "sports".
Once it was decided Golf was a sport the door was open to just about anything else.
Once it was decided Golf was a sport the door was open to just about anything else.
Especially because ESPN has multiple networks to fill with programming every day. Rarely are these fringe sports airing in primetime on ESPN, they are taking place at 3 pm on ESPN U, the Super Bowl doesn't take place every day, they need to find alternative options to create original live programming.
soxhop411 said:
Oh, kids.
ESPN used to air all kinds of shit in the 80s when they didn't have a contract with MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL, NCAA, etc: Australian Rules football, tractor pulls, slo-pitch softball, karate tournaments. If it was on video tape, they'd pretty much put anything remotely competitive on their broadcasts. Arm wrestling on ESPN is nothing new.
It was on the flagship last night and it was pretty fun to watch. Should someone tell SoxHop that there was this movie called Over The Top back in the day?
A Stallone classic. Anytime I'm wearing a baseball hat and need a little extra strength I turn that shit around. Boom.
ESPN lies about reporting again. Peter King thinks it is bullshit.
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/627127619251736576
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/627127619251736576
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/08/02/nfl-training-camp-bruce-dehaven-cancer-carolina-panthers
ESPN baseball tonight anchor wondering out loud multiple times if Lester will return after two hour rain delay
We were eating in a family sports bar and this was on one of the huge wall sized TVs, my 2 kids and I had fun watching it.soxhop411 said:
The sports bar airs every kind of sports on and there were only 2 other choices at that time, Angels on MLB and a tape delayed soccer game with Portugal.
joe dokes said:
Wide World of Sports was the best: World Wrist Wrestling; Demolition Derby (from Islip, NY); Barrel Jumping ... As a bonus, they would use their top announcers for everything.
Jim McKay could make any event seem dramatic.
The weird Bill Polian spot that is making the rounds
http://deadspin.com/bill-polian-disagrees-with-bill-polians-insider-opinion-1633593081
http://deadspin.com/bill-polian-disagrees-with-bill-polians-insider-opinion-1633593081
What caught my eye before the win total was the "22nd season as NFL head coach". This is his 16th season in Foxboro. He was in Cleveland for 5 years. Where did the extra season come from?
They've won eight in a row. They are 11-0 in games Tulowitzki has played, but he had a day off. It apparently was too much to ask to just say they're undefeated with Tulo in the lineup. (Usual caveats about the reporter not writing the headline and teaser)
Red(s)HawksFan said:
drop the 1 you get 211-109, add those up you get 320 games, divide by 16 = 20 years.
It's not that hard, ESPN
Thomas on Manziel: Wins and commish slight might make him most popular
(ESPN making up reasons to write about Manziel is at the level of ludicrous and uninteresting of an old lady talking about her cat. GRANNY ON MR. FLUFFS: GOOD BRUSHING MIGHT MAKE HIM PRETTIEST CAT IN WHOLE WORLD)
(ESPN making up reasons to write about Manziel is at the level of ludicrous and uninteresting of an old lady talking about her cat. GRANNY ON MR. FLUFFS: GOOD BRUSHING MIGHT MAKE HIM PRETTIEST CAT IN WHOLE WORLD)
Re: Bob Ryan's appearance on the Sportsreporters Sunday and his suggestion that Brady should just accept the 4 game penalty. I sent him the following email:
We'll see if he responds.
____________________________
[SIZE=10pt]Bob,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]As someone whose sports fandom came of age during the Bird era, I loved reading your Celtics coverage. Moreover, your passion as a sports fan is refreshing in a world where too many of your journalistic brethren declare that they only “root for the story.” You’re my favorite columnist.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I saw your appearance on ESPN this weekend discussing “deflategate.” Your position, as far as I understand it, is that Brady should take the 4 game penalty for the good of the team so that he and the team can prepare for the season without this distraction. Moreover, you noted that since his reputation is harmed regardless, he should just put this mess behind him. My view is that if I’m Brady, I don’t care what other people think if they are unwilling to consider the actual facts of the case. What would be paramount to me is that anyone examining the record of this fiasco in the future be able to conclude that I did nothing wrong. But I’m not looking to argue the case. I’d like to ask you to respond to the following hypothetical:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]HYPOTHETICAL[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]: Let’s assume that in the year before you retired from full time writing for the Boston Globe, your editor informed you that someone accused you of plagiarizing one of your biggest columns. You know with certainty that the accusation is false. Nevertheless, your Editor in Chief and the owner of the paper, after reviewing the “facts”, decide to suspend you for 90 days without pay because they believe that you lied to them and you plagiarized. The plagiarism accusations and suspension are made public and you are branded a plagiarizer. You protest vociferously, as there is no solid evidence of plagiarism, in fact, there is good reason to believe that the accuser misunderstood the assertion when the charge was made. Nevertheless, the public believes you are a plagiarizer. For the sake of this hypothetical, let’s assume that your union permits you to appeal your suspension to your employer, and after significant back and forth, they agree to reduce the suspension to 30 days without pay provided you acknowledge that you plagiarized. Otherwise, 90 days stands. For the good of you and your family, and the certainty of putting this behind you, would you agree to accept the reduced penalty and the guilt, even if you did not plagiarize?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I’m genuinely interested in your response. Again, I have enjoyed your written work and public appearances for all of your career.[/SIZE]
We'll see if he responds.
____________________________
[SIZE=10pt]Bob,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]As someone whose sports fandom came of age during the Bird era, I loved reading your Celtics coverage. Moreover, your passion as a sports fan is refreshing in a world where too many of your journalistic brethren declare that they only “root for the story.” You’re my favorite columnist.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I saw your appearance on ESPN this weekend discussing “deflategate.” Your position, as far as I understand it, is that Brady should take the 4 game penalty for the good of the team so that he and the team can prepare for the season without this distraction. Moreover, you noted that since his reputation is harmed regardless, he should just put this mess behind him. My view is that if I’m Brady, I don’t care what other people think if they are unwilling to consider the actual facts of the case. What would be paramount to me is that anyone examining the record of this fiasco in the future be able to conclude that I did nothing wrong. But I’m not looking to argue the case. I’d like to ask you to respond to the following hypothetical:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]HYPOTHETICAL[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]: Let’s assume that in the year before you retired from full time writing for the Boston Globe, your editor informed you that someone accused you of plagiarizing one of your biggest columns. You know with certainty that the accusation is false. Nevertheless, your Editor in Chief and the owner of the paper, after reviewing the “facts”, decide to suspend you for 90 days without pay because they believe that you lied to them and you plagiarized. The plagiarism accusations and suspension are made public and you are branded a plagiarizer. You protest vociferously, as there is no solid evidence of plagiarism, in fact, there is good reason to believe that the accuser misunderstood the assertion when the charge was made. Nevertheless, the public believes you are a plagiarizer. For the sake of this hypothetical, let’s assume that your union permits you to appeal your suspension to your employer, and after significant back and forth, they agree to reduce the suspension to 30 days without pay provided you acknowledge that you plagiarized. Otherwise, 90 days stands. For the good of you and your family, and the certainty of putting this behind you, would you agree to accept the reduced penalty and the guilt, even if you did not plagiarize?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]I’m genuinely interested in your response. Again, I have enjoyed your written work and public appearances for all of your career.[/SIZE]
Reiss's Twitter is inching closer to taking on ESPN's Vichy collaborators. He links to Wetzel's scathing Yahoo summary of today's court proceedings rather than ESPN's own propaganda. Vive la resistance, Mikey...
ESPN apologizes (at 1AM) for the Rams walkthrough/taping practices stories:
https://twitter.com/daleearnold/status/634319743760080896
https://twitter.com/daleearnold/status/634319743760080896
link to tweet
https://twitter.com/daleearnold/status/634319743760080896
https://twitter.com/daleearnold/status/634319743760080896
link to tweet
ESPN apologize
link to tweet
Lol at 1 AM, I guess it's better than nothing.
https://twitter.com/daleearnold/status/634319743760080896Ed Hillel said:
link to tweet
Lol at 1 AM, I guess it's better than nothing.
Kliq said:
They're still reporting that.
Hey, it took them this many years to admit the Spygate report was erroneous...clearly they've got a huge backlog of oopsies to correct, let's give them some time.
A little more info.grsharky7 said:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/20/espn-issues-late-night-apology-to-patriots/
One preposterous nugget in that ESPN correction page Florio links to:
http://espn.go.com/espn/corrections
“@BGlobeSports: ESPN mistakenly deactivated Adam Schefter’s phones, laptop and iPad. http://t.co/MwpRMgkQD1 http://t.co/WrxVhEMIz6
He was accidentally "terminated"
He was accidentally "terminated"