For a more comprehensive list scan Le Anne Schreiber's archive or the "ESPN Nonsense" tag at Awful Announcing. We're going small, with our three favorite moments of the year. (Video within each link).
July 1
SportsCenter counts down the top 10 plays of the day, and at number 8, unironically and unapologetically, shows a promo for an upcoming show on ABC.
August 27
SC anchor Stan Verrett interviews LL Cool J with no ostensible reason but to promote a forthcoming album. "Take that twinkie out your mouth!"
December 19
Skip Bayless (and Jemele Hill) rank the NFL's best looking quarterbacks. That screen-grab is priceless.
- Agent Easy
Showing posts with label ESPN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ESPN. Show all posts
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Implications of Darius Miles' Contract: Why is this kind of news fringe?
Simmons referenced this in an article the other day and thankfully I found the details within Tom Ziller's Fanhouse blog (take a second and check it out).
Without exaggeration, this is the most fascinating thing I've read about the NBA this year. As trivial as it might seem within the larger scope of the entire season (stars, records, wins), it offers insight into the inner workings of the league.
The 10-day contract loophole itself is interesting enough, but the story's Machiavellian possibilities really drive it.
It's frustrating that news like this is treated as fringe material, that one has to seek it out. (Though this is coming from someone who's barely watched SportCenter in months, I imagine their online content reflects whatever they report on tv). It's aggravating that too often the focus is on the "what" rather than the "how" and "why."
This comes down to blogs vs. MSM and the reason why the former are viable in the first place. This kind of story doesn't have any national flavor in that it isn't about a large-market team or a controversial player, and it's too complex for a casual fan. Thus, ESPN wont run with it. But their is an audience for it, perhaps a large one. Notice that Ziller prefaces his thoughts by saying "as we all know by now." His wording starkly distinguish the two entities. Who knows? Not anyone that relies exclusively on ESPN and the rest.
-Agent Easy
Without exaggeration, this is the most fascinating thing I've read about the NBA this year. As trivial as it might seem within the larger scope of the entire season (stars, records, wins), it offers insight into the inner workings of the league.
The 10-day contract loophole itself is interesting enough, but the story's Machiavellian possibilities really drive it.
It's frustrating that news like this is treated as fringe material, that one has to seek it out. (Though this is coming from someone who's barely watched SportCenter in months, I imagine their online content reflects whatever they report on tv). It's aggravating that too often the focus is on the "what" rather than the "how" and "why."
This comes down to blogs vs. MSM and the reason why the former are viable in the first place. This kind of story doesn't have any national flavor in that it isn't about a large-market team or a controversial player, and it's too complex for a casual fan. Thus, ESPN wont run with it. But their is an audience for it, perhaps a large one. Notice that Ziller prefaces his thoughts by saying "as we all know by now." His wording starkly distinguish the two entities. Who knows? Not anyone that relies exclusively on ESPN and the rest.
-Agent Easy
Monday, April 28, 2008
ESPN outdoes itself.
Teeing off on ESPN seems barely even worth doing these days, at least since the embarassing "Who's Now" segment made the channel's decline in quality painfully obvious to everyone.
Still, this story is notable in its quintessentially ESPN awfulness.
Why?
1. Another shameless plug for the Arena Football League, which nobody takes seriously but ESPN partially owns, hence it gets covered like a mainstream sport. Actual line from the article: "God Bless the Arena Football League."
2. "Who's Now"-esque celebrity worship.
3. The celebrity being worshipped is Jon Bon Jovi.
That is all.
Still, this story is notable in its quintessentially ESPN awfulness.
Why?
1. Another shameless plug for the Arena Football League, which nobody takes seriously but ESPN partially owns, hence it gets covered like a mainstream sport. Actual line from the article: "God Bless the Arena Football League."
2. "Who's Now"-esque celebrity worship.
3. The celebrity being worshipped is Jon Bon Jovi.
That is all.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Draft Day Quick Hits
1. This has got to be one of the least exciting draft weekends in recent memory - the no. 1 pick was settled well in advance, no draft day trades on the level of last year's Randy Moss stunner, no precipitous drop of a big name guy like we saw with Brady Quinn, most of the biggest picks were offensive or defensive linemen, and the most exciting player in the draft ended up in Oakland.
2. That said, it should be interesting to see Jake Long and Vernon Gholston face off as rivals again.
3. Years later, the Herschel Walker trade still amazes.
4. The Big Lead says that ESPN's coverage of the draft kills the suspense of watching it unfold. Then again, the fact that the NFL draft is a TV event at all is pretty ridiculous.
5. Don't look now, but the Tampa Bay Rays are tied for first place.
6. Speaking of baseball, why doesn't the MLB draft help create competitive balance in that sport? Baseball Prospectus explains a broken system.
2. That said, it should be interesting to see Jake Long and Vernon Gholston face off as rivals again.
3. Years later, the Herschel Walker trade still amazes.
4. The Big Lead says that ESPN's coverage of the draft kills the suspense of watching it unfold. Then again, the fact that the NFL draft is a TV event at all is pretty ridiculous.
5. Don't look now, but the Tampa Bay Rays are tied for first place.
6. Speaking of baseball, why doesn't the MLB draft help create competitive balance in that sport? Baseball Prospectus explains a broken system.
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