ESPN just lost me.
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ESPN just lost me.
They are now so full of themselves that they actually have a bunch of their people conducting a SIMULATED Boston Red Sox press conference. I'm not kidding; they have Steve Phillips playing a fictional Red Sox GM and some of their REAL reporters are jumping up & down, ACTING as if they're conducting a REAL press conference.
My God. Do they really think this kind of CRAP is going to keep/increase their audience? When did it become bad or wrong to just have a couple of baseball journalists discussing the various issues facing the Red Sox (or any other team)?
Some of these ESPN clowns are so desperate to be media "stars" that now they have to use SKITS to give us our sports news?
IMO, the only TRUE sports channel continues to sink to new lows every week, but this farce takes the case.
My God. Do they really think this kind of CRAP is going to keep/increase their audience? When did it become bad or wrong to just have a couple of baseball journalists discussing the various issues facing the Red Sox (or any other team)?
Some of these ESPN clowns are so desperate to be media "stars" that now they have to use SKITS to give us our sports news?
IMO, the only TRUE sports channel continues to sink to new lows every week, but this farce takes the case.
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Re: ESPN just lost me.
I actually think they're neat in an odd sort of way. Since Steve Phillips is a former GM (NY Mets), I think he brings a unique perspective to the baseball off-season.El_Gato wrote:They are now so full of themselves that they actually have a bunch of their people conducting a SIMULATED Boston Red Sox press conference. I'm not kidding; they have Steve Phillips playing a fictional Red Sox GM and some of their REAL reporters are jumping up & down, ACTING as if they're conducting a REAL press conference.
My God. Do they really think this kind of CRAP is going to keep/increase their audience? When did it become bad or wrong to just have a couple of baseball journalists discussing the various issues facing the Red Sox (or any other team)?
Some of these ESPN clowns are so desperate to be media "stars" that now they have to use SKITS to give us our sports news?
IMO, the only TRUE sports channel continues to sink to new lows every week, but this farce takes the case.
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Well, if he was Theo Epstein, he would still have his GM job. Oh, wait...Ponycat wrote:You forgot to mention he is the worst GM in the history of baseball.
Mo Vaughn??? if he were still there he'd probably be going after Frank Thomas this offseason.
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How could this network stray so far from what originally made them so popular?
If I want to be "entertained", there are about 60 other channels for me to select from. When I tune in ESPN, I want/expect to see scores, highlights, analysis, and commentary, NOT a bunch of folks who think they're stand-up comedians or actors.
I will not be surprised at all to see a new network sometime soon that will get back to pure sports, not "sports entertainment".
If I want to be "entertained", there are about 60 other channels for me to select from. When I tune in ESPN, I want/expect to see scores, highlights, analysis, and commentary, NOT a bunch of folks who think they're stand-up comedians or actors.
I will not be surprised at all to see a new network sometime soon that will get back to pure sports, not "sports entertainment".
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This is why I watch Cold Pizza on ESPN 2 in the Morning and ESPNews in the evening. THey have lost me, especially this week....is there anything happening that doesn't involve TO?? Those mock press conferences are so lame...next thing you know they will have mock football games played by actors before the real game.
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Their parent company--ABC--already does for the Super Bowl, in conjunction with EA Sports. Every year--at last check, anyway--they have a PS2 simulate the Super Bowl, and see what the difference is between the real game and the PS2...rtb wrote:This is why I watch Cold Pizza on ESPN 2 in the Morning and ESPNews in the evening. THey have lost me, especially this week....is there anything happening that doesn't involve TO?? Those mock press conferences are so lame...next thing you know they will have mock football games played by actors before the real game.
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