Why Do I Continue to Read Peter King?

[JohntheBaptist]

"Here's Petey!"

 
Not seen: the letters "D R I E W" scrawled in blood on the door.

 

[Vandalman]

"Come play with us, Peter, forever and ever..."
 

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

They should be holding field hockey sticks.

All work and no play makes Peter King a dull boy.

 

[hellborn]

"Babadook…"

 

[Corsi]

p. Beernerdness: Did a Maine Beer Company taste test Saturday evening. The contestants: Peeper American Ale and Mo Pale Ale. Liked them both. No, should say I liked the drinkable and hoppy Peeper. The Mo is special. A terrific, floral and hoppy beer, distinctive and memorable. Great job by the Maine Beer folk.
 

 
Has this galoot ever had a beer that wasn't "drinkable" or "distinctive"?  Those words mean nothing.

 

[Leather]

"Had a hoppy beer. It was hoppy.  Nicely done, brewer!"

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Big, round and memorable like Mo Vaughn, who I once saw order a pizza in the Back Bay area of Boston, MA. He gave the name Maurice when the pizza guy asked for a name with order. Distinctive.

 

[Vandalman]

Big, round and memorable like Mo Vaughn, who I once saw order a pizza in the Back Bay area of Boston, MA. He gave the name Maurice when the pizza guy asked for a name with order. Distinctive.

 
 
He speaks of the pompatus of love.

 

[Corsi]

h. Rich Gannon as an analyst. He is often prescient. Early in Saturday’s Philly-Washington game, he said he liked the fast pace of the Eagle offense because of the matchup problems it creates for the defense, particularly with a blitz-happy defensive coordinator Jim Haslett on the other side of the field. “I don’t want Jim Haslett to have time to figure out different blitzes,” Gannon said. On the same series, Haslett—either because he didn’t have time to call it or by choice—rushed only three as Mark Sanchez dropped back to pass. Eagles with five, blocking three. But Haslett had the advantage of his best rusher, Ryan Kerrigan, on Eagle right tackle Lane Johnson one-on-one—the only one-on-one match on the line. And Kerrigan beat Johnson to strip-sack Sanchez and force a fumble.
 

 
So let me get this straight? Rich Gannon is so prescient that he discussed how the fast-paced Eagles offense creates matchup problems (which has been discussed ad nauseam) and then provides of an example where said matchup problems led to a a freaking strip-sack???

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

X causes Y so.....Z?

 

[BS_SoxFan]

It really upsets me way more than it should that he's discovered and is fawning all over MBC.  If he discovers Jack's Abby I may need to start drinking something other than beer. 

 

[SydneySox]

This is distinctive and memorable.
 
Why?
 
Fuck you is why.

 

[Hagios]

"If you want to beat Seattle right now, you’d better bring your A-plus game."
 
My knowledge grows.

 

[Granite Sox]

Retiring the 'Chip Kelly Wisdom' bit is a joke on top of a joke.  King continues to think he's out in front of the latest NFL trends when he's about 2-3 years behind...

 

[joe dokes]

The NFL chose Cincinnati-Pittsburgh, as you know. After getting questions about it on Twitter, and wondering about it myself, I called NFL senior vice president of broadcasting Howard Katz to ask for an explanation.   Truth in reporting here: I also work for NBC, the network that will have the Sunday night game. I told Katz it was up to him whether he wanted to discuss this with me freely, seeing as though I could be viewed as having a vested interest because I draw a paycheck from NBC. But he wanted to discuss it.
 

Self-righteous asshole. Today he's Edward R. Murrow.  Yesterday, he was licking Skyline chili from Roger Goodell's spoon.
http://mmqb.si.com/2014/12/23/nfl-week-17-bengals-steelers-nbc-decision/
 
 
 

Tight end Luke Willson (fifth round, 2013), a former Toronto Blue Jays minor-league slugging first baseman,
 

I dont think Willson actually played minor league baseball.
Lazy asshole.
http://mmqb.si.com/2014/12/23/nfl-week-16-mailbag-seahawks-luke-willson/

 

[Corsi]

"Truth in reporting."  That's rich.

 

[Late Yclept Chanticleer]

"Truth" in "reporting."

FTFY.

 

[singaporesoxfan]

https://twitter.com/si_peterking/status/547598631365529600.

Does Peter King really not know that every Hall of Fame has a waiting period, most of which are exactly the same 5-year one?

 

[pappymojo]

Hey Howard Katz, NFL Senior Vice President of Broadcasting, do you want to discuss which game the NFL decided it will broadcast as the final game of the NFL season in the prime time Sunday night on NBC with me (complete corporate lapdog/softball-lobbing "reporter" covering the NFL) even though the selection is completely obvious based on market size and the potential impact of the game's outcome on the playoffs? Before you agree to this interview it's my journalistic responsibility to inform you that I am an NBC employee (as if my employer's interests didn't line up with the NFL's interests now more than ever)?

Oh you will talk to me? Awesome!!!

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

https://twitter.com/si_peterking/status/547598631365529600.
Does Peter King really not know that every Hall of Fame has a waiting period, most of which are exactly the same 5-year one?

Of the 4 "majors" only hockey is less than 5 years. So I guess what he's saying is that one of the not so great things about the hockey hall of fame is the 3 year waiting period leads to a rush to judgement. No clue what the "before a career ends" bit is supposed to mean. He's really not a bright man is he?

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

He talks about the SNF situation as if it's on par with the complications of a Mossad agent asking a Nazi war criminal in hiding to talk about his history in detail, and only through PK's vast, world-renowned journalistic integrity is he able to convince the source that his readers have the right to hear PK relate the story.

I don't think the 506 map is out yet but with a doubleheader on both networks, a lot of the country figures to see the Det/GB and Atl/Car games anyway.

 

[pappymojo]

I bet he wishes he could wear one of those fedoras with the hand-written "PRESS" tags on the front like the reporters in old Superman comics wore and that he practices making stern, clenched-jaw faces in the mirror as he pretends he was an actual reporter asking hard-hitting questions.

 

[DJnVa]

He also says this:

And now that Cincinnati has clinched a spot, the drama has lessened a bit for Baltimore and Kansas City, which each need wins and help to reach the playoffs.
 

 
That doesn't lessen he drama for Baltimore and KC. It ratchets it up since Cincy is out of reach.

 

[Corsi]

We got to binge-listen to eight episodes of “Serial,” back and forth to dinner. This is the 12-episode podcast describing in great detail the 15-year-old murder of a Baltimore high school student, Hae Min Lee, that resulted in her former boyfriend, Adnan Syed, being handed a life sentence for her death—a killing he said he didn’t commit. Syed participates by phone from his prison in Cumberland, Md., and host Sarah Koenig and her intrepid staffers find the rest of the key characters in the stale murder case they bring to life. I finished the last episodes over the long weekend.

Before you read the rest of this short section, two points. I am going to be giving my opinion on the outcome of the case, and the podcast, in a paragraph or two, so consider this a spoiler alert. Now here’s a little music to get you in the mood. I got hooked on the theme song to “Serial,’’ and the music by Nick Thorburn really adds to the experience.

You can access the podcast, by NPR’s “This American Life” staff and hosted by Koenig, here. 

Only Peter King. Serial was a cultural phenomenon and he here is, acting like he discovered the damn thing.

No one talks down to his audience like Peter King.

 

[Granite Sox]

Yes, and a tragic murder case is referred to as a "fun way to pass some time".
 
Lives ruined... zany, whacky!  Follow the madcap adventures of the legal teams!
 
Weird... in a fun way.
 
Oh... and he got a FitBit for XMas!
 
Oh... and the "inside story" of Harbaugh's departure with absolutely no real information other than some tattle tale gossip from a "well-placed" operative?  Really?
 
Mother of Gawd...

 

[Morning Woodhead]

I clicked on the article thinking that maybe, just maybe I learn something new about what the hell the 49ers were thinking from his source "deep inside the organization". Instead we get a bunch of Bill Walsh stories, and open ended questions.

What a worthless hack.

 

[Corsi]

Oh, and after all the blubbering about his upcoming MVP vote, he decides to split it.  That's so Peter King it hurts.

 

[Shelterdog]

Yes, and a tragic murder case is referred to as a "fun way to pass some time".
 
Lives ruined... zany, whacky!  Follow the madcap adventures of the legal teams!
 
Weird... in a fun way.
 
Oh... and he got a FitBit for XMas!
 
Oh... and the "inside story" of Harbaugh's departure with absolutely no real information other than some tattle tale gossip from a "well-placed" operative?  Really?
 
Mother of Gawd...

 
It's more insidious than that though.  His source presumably works for the 49ers in some capacity and is implying that Harbaugh was the big leaker who destroyed the trust--when there are a lot of reasons to think that York/Baalke (who both appear to be King sources) were the actual leakers.

 

[Average Reds]

 
It's more insidious than that though.  His source presumably works for the 49ers in some capacity and is implying that Harbaugh was the big leaker who destroyed the trust--when there are a lot of reasons to think that York/Baalke (who both appear to be King sources) were the actual leakers.

 

1. Harbaugh is heading to Michigan and is presumably of no use to King in the future.
2. York/Baalke will still be in place and will be highly useful to King. 
3. King is the ultimate NFL insider and tailors his columns to placate the powerful.

Color me unsurprised that King's take on what happened with the 49ers is a slanted look at history...

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Carnell Lake?

'The storm made for much traffic.'

Fuck, he sucks.

 

[Corsi]

I totally understand the rancor and the anger from people who say, “Be a man. Pick one.” I’m not going to do that. Many quarterbacks, led by Rodgers, are deserving of the award this year. One defensive player is deserving of this award by virtue of scores of plays that add up to an incredibly valuable player—and one incredibly hard to stop. I appreciate your sentiment, but it hasn’t changed my mind.

 

[Corsi]

HARBAUGH’S BEHAVIOR. Your article didn’t actually explain anything about why Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers split, other than “he was hard to work with.”  That doesn’t say anything.  No one seems willing to publish any examples of his behavior that was apparently so terrible that management decided to fire one of the winningest coaches in the NFL.  You would think that would have to be some pretty horrible behavior. How about some real reporting on what happened in this very unusual case?
 
—Mike M., Tampa
 
If I knew some examples, I would have printed them. The 49ers have done a good job of keeping this thing in-house but going back to last winter, there has been the consistent message leaking from the organization that Harbaugh is difficult to work with and the current administration would rather have a more harmonious relationship with the head coach. I’m sorry I can’t tell you any more. I do know that Harbaugh and the 49ers could never reach a satisfactory financial agreement on a contract extension, and that was the cause of some angst between the two sides. I am in no way defending Jed York and Trent Baalke wanting to make this change. But you asked why I didn’t give examples of what happened and I’m answering that I don’t know specific examples.
 

 
So, why the hell was this plastered all over your website on Monday???
 

 

[ifmanis5]

Good thing King isn't a trial lawyer.
 
King: Your honor, my client, the accused, was fired for being difficult.
Judge: Care to cite any examples?
King: Nope.

 

[Alcohol&Overcalls]

Good thing King isn't a trial lawyer.
 
King: Your honor, my client, the accused, was fired for being difficult.
Judge: Care to cite any examples?
King: Nope.

 
Shit, it's even worse:
 
"Well, judge ... I would if I could, but I can't. I don't really have any."

 

[pappymojo]

One defensive player is deserving of this award by virtue of scores of plays that add up to an incredibly valuable player—and one incredibly hard to stop.

I just want to call attention to this sentence for a moment....

Christ, he is the worst writer.

 

[Corsi]

https://twitter.com/SI_PeterKing/status/550847574899720192

https://twitter.com/SI_PeterKing/status/550847574899720192

link to tweet

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

I'm guessing this is about the death of Mario Cuomo? The additional responses from his followers are a good read too.

 

[Granite Sox]

Yes... that was an amusing flurry.  Nice to see it's not just SoSH stalwarts that get annoyed with his insipid and self-indulgent "takes".

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Will be interesting to see how PK "protects the shield" re: the PI flag pick up.

 

[NW Sox Fan]

Will be interesting to see how PK "protects the shield" re: the PI flag pick up.

He's defying the Shield with his anti-playoff expansion stance. It's rare for him to take a position (regardless of the issue), so I think it's unfair to castigate him for something he hasn't said.

Peter says/writes plenty of dumb things. Why jump on things unsaid/written?

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

He's making a prediction. 
 
I'll pile on. I predict: "It was certainly weird to see an umpire announcing a penalty and then picking the flag up. Not sure I've seen that before in all my years of exhaustively covering the NFL. But ultimately it was the right call. That's every referee's ultimate goal."

 

[NW Sox Fan]

He's making a prediction. 
 
I'll pile on. I predict: "It was certainly weird to see an umpire announcing a penalty and then picking the flag up. Not sure I've seen that before in all my years of exhaustively covering the NFL. But ultimately it was the right call. That's every referee's ultimate goal."

I understand, but I really feel there is sufficient source material that predictions are are more inclined to circle-jerk tendencies rather than anything insightful.

If making a prediction, it's got to be: "I don't know if it was the right call, but you have to credit the referees for having the conviction to pick up the flag." That's the Peter King insight we've come to expect.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Peter King @SI_PeterKing · 43m43 minutes ago


 
Clearly, officials in Dallas should have kept back judge Dyer’s interference call. And Dez flagged for his helmet-less tiff.

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

I'm distinctively surprised at his completely rational stance on this wintery night. Weird.

 

[Leather]

Maybe he slept at a Holiday Inn Express.
 
(no, not really.)

 

[ifmanis5]

No take down of him today? Don't make me read him. Please.

 

[PBDWake]

You can always hit up Kissing Suzy Kolber later today for their takedown if you're desperate.

 

[Corsi]

No take down of him today? Don't make me read him. Please.

 

I thwarted a pickpocket Friday. The guy was trying to pick my pocket near the corner of 52nd and Madison in Manhattan. 
 

 

[Leather]

King just bores me now.  I don't read him any more.  Maybe I'll get the energy back up again someday, but it didn't happen with Simmons (who I find even more grating, honestly).

 

[John Marzano Olympic Hero]

King just bores me now.  I don't read him any more.  Maybe I'll get the energy back up again someday, but it didn't happen with Simmons (who I find even more grating, honestly).

 
I'm at the same junction with Simmons too. This may have been the first year since I heard of him that I didn't read one of his NFL picks columns. And you summed it up well, I just didn't have the energy to do so.