You mean "THE DECISION....BROUGHT TO YOU BY ESPN"? :fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by WWCD
Too true.
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You mean "THE DECISION....BROUGHT TO YOU BY ESPN"? :fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by WWCD
Too true.
Had the AM dial on scan this morning on the way in and during the 15 second pause on the ESPN station I got to hear Stephen A Smith talk race on the Tiger-Sergio controversy. I made the switch to pop hits of the 80s then and there.
Not that I ever agree or listen to much of anything Stephen A Smith says (and I didn't hear his comments on this) but I did find Sergio's comments to be a little on the racist side...Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Oh, no doubt about his comment - truly boneheaded. It was Stephen A screaming about race and golf for 15 straight seconds without pause that was really offensive. At that time in the morning at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by rmnpsplitter
I've decided that ESPN is nothing more than an instigating tattle-tale, much like the kid in elementary school that no one likes. They report "news" that doesn't matter, but riles people up, simply to give their "experts" something to argue about. Virtually every single show on their network has become unwatchable, other than the actual college football games.
Whoever thinks having Aaron Boone analyze and call baseball games is a good idea is a fucking moron, too.
Ha I hear ya. The guy tries to make more of an issue out of it than it usually is. Such is "sports journalism" to some degree.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
4 letter laying off up to 400 staffers?
http://deadspin.com/source-espn-layi...reds-509043249
Unfortunately Screamin A & Skip Bayless were spared.
It's kinda like MTV. Used to be good when it was music but now it's just entertainment.
They have 7,000 employees? What the fuck do they do? All ESPN is is Sportscenter, some talking asshats, and useless feeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Finstock
Follow Kobe on Twittduh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
It probably takes about 6500 people to stroke Stephen A. Smith's gargantuan ego.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
yeah they suck but still have the funniest ads on tv.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgjg5XszAiM
I'm actually glad that ESPN doesn't cover the NHL with this type of shit:
<warning: S.A.S. vs S.B. talking head "debate"
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9341287
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Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Hey, remember when ESPN was saying it was the Jets and not them who helped lead to the over-hyped-erization of Tebow?
Well, what do I see while waiting for a happy hour beer at the bar just now? Let me set the scene:
Sportcenter:
BREAKING NEWS: PATRIOTS TO SIGN TIM TEBOW in a large graphic on the bottom;
Not one but 3 NFL 'experts' talking about Tebow on screen
Two more 'experts' that chime in via splitscreen every 3 minutes or so
4 stories about TEBOW in the 'countdown' list of stories on the left
A continual synopsis of all this on the ticker on the bottom line.
Of course all this gives TMZSPN reason to talk Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez (two other 'stories' on the countdown ticker)
You'd think there wasn't a NBA Finals game last night, any baseball, Hockey, or even competitive darts on. I did however learn that out-of-work blowhard WR Chad Johnson got 30 days for acting like himself in court today. TMZSPN indeed. :rolleyes2
I did enjoy watching 50 minutes about the latest steroid scandal in the MLB and not ONE mention of the upcoming game 4 of the Bruins/Pens series nor the previous nights Blackhawks/Kings game
I get that a lot hate them but as I've said a million times.....they talk about stuff that gets ratings. Tebow moves the meter, don't hate them for doing the smart business thing.
They talk their book. That's why it's 24-7 NBA when the NBA's coming up. That's why it's the NFL. That's why it's baseball. That's why it's the US Men's National Soccer Team.. and noone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by montanaskier
Aaron Boone might be worse than Jeff Brantley.... and that's saying a lot.
Apparently ESPN doesn't watch their own broadcasts, or else Boone would have been off the air a LONG time ago. The guy is a channel-changer.
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Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
Yep. It's masturbation with Stephen A Smith.
Wait, Jeff Brantley, "The Cowboy" and radio color man to Marty Brennaman for the Reds?Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
Did I miss he was on TMZSPN's baseball team? I think he's comedy gold on the radio.
EDIT to add: I know as does every other sane person that TMZSPN is in the business of moving their own dial, however the hilarious absurdity I was pointing out was that they blamed the overhyped mess that is Tebow on Tebow himself and the Jets; completely disavowing their role in the matter.
THE BLOCK
Yep- Brantley was on ESPN a few years back- I'd guess around 2003-2005? He was right up there with McCarver (not on ESPN, obviously).Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Just checked into a hotel room and flip on the TV:
Rangers - Yankees on both ESPN and ESPN 2 right now. WTF, isn't LeBron doing something newsworthy, or aren't the Sox playing?
Off to the bar I guess...
For the Stephen A. Smith haters in the world ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qogJw0bCygI
I take back 84% of the bad things I've said about TMZSPN after catching their montage of family reunions of soldiers who have been overseas at sporting events. I dare you not to tear up watching it.
That aside, they still blow :tongue:
Really looking forward to three straight months of arod appeals coverage.
Fucking shoot me. Homeslice doped, got caught, but because of the monumental ineptitude of both the MLB and their drug testing policies, he gets to play why he appeals.Quote:
Originally Posted by WWCD
which would be one thing if they hadn't already had a week + coverage of what was going to happen to arod.
just die bud selig
not up there with asiana airlines pilot names, but great nonetheless
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-bi...033029093.html
And the kid from Puerto Rico likes Juan Dereccion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Zander
Katerina Witt was on there today...fantastic body on that tramp
http://i2.listal.com/image/636360/60...arina-witt.jpg
so I aint read much of this thread but now I will bash on 'merica media ...
so, like, at any given moment in time, isnt there about 1 million sports games being played around the world eh?
maybe about 100,000 being played in 'merica but if it aint nfl, baseball, baseket ball nascar or indy car then it don't belong on 'merican TV eh?
shit, watch the olympics and one could be forgiven for thinking there was only about 12 sports!
LAME !!!
That woman fucked 1/2 of the East German leadership back in the day. What a Comrade!Quote:
Originally Posted by booner
... and Tomba.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
I can still recall the day my buddy and I stole his dad's copy of the Playboy she posed in to take to Mt. Brighton. She was bangin' and we were very popular kids in the ski locker room that day.
No Indy Car, but don't worry; we get mouth-breathing NASCAR coverage ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadam
They've single-handedly built Johnny Manziel up to fame ... and broke him down to Ryan Leaf II.
hm, tough crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
you know what i hate the most about espn is the gender equality thing they keep shoving in may face.
a couple of years ago, they started puttin a woman doing color analyst and i think even play calling for some saturday college football.
i think i have heard a female analyst on a golf tourney on espn and now they've got sportcenters running with 2 women, no guy anywhere.
thats totally fine to do that, but hey espn; who is your freaking audience ?
MEN, especially college football and golf. if more than 10% of the women watching arent watching because some guy theyre dating or married to is watching it' i would be very suprised !
and you know what men want to hear calling games ? OTHER MEN !
what freaking idiot executive at espn decided this is a good idea should just go ahead and turn his dick in. he obviously doesnt know what having a dick means.
if i turn on a college football game on espn and hear a woman, i turn it off.
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Originally Posted by SkiCougar
Grandpa?
No golf channel coverage of the open so I flip over to sports center.
They air a segment on Tiger (+12) a full half hour before covering the actual champion Dufner.
I like most of the ESPN Radio offerings, but Mike & Mike is schlockey, horrible, fake, awful radio. "Hey look, it's a fat guy and little guy. Oh the hilarity of the fat guy and little guy jokes!"
Who listens to Mike & Mike and thinks it is good radio ... or sports, period?
Awful, just awful.