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Ribsauce posted:Colin Cowherd being a legitmate creep on his national ESPN show. Kate Upton, Michigan fan, hung up on Colin Cowherd. If only Michael Rosenberg had a radio show, so she could hang up on him too.
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I am stunned and amazed that, of all the people to bring in a scam artist to ESPN, Lynn Hoppes was the starfucking idiot responsible for this whole incident. He is truly the worst thing about that whole enterprise.
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MourningView posted:Erin Andrews in particular seems to draw a lot of weirdly vitriolic coverage. Daulerio was the guy who originally posted the stalker video, which did not exactly endear him to Erin Andrews. A couple takedown requests later, and some threats to sue...and Gawker is still absolutely petty about the whole thing. All of Gawker's random feuds are people who haven't let themselves get pushed around by Daulerio + Denton. AsInHowe fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Jun 26, 2012 |
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Crazy Ted posted:Just read it...read the whole loving thing: Someone's angling for a job at Gawker!
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MourningView posted:Erin Andrews is good at her job and generally handles all the gross poo poo she has to deal with really well. I will never understand all the weird vitriol she generates. Is she supposed to be ashamed of being pretty or what? Yes, pretty much. Lest you think this is just misogyny, the Washington Post's Christine Brennan wrote a column after the whole peephole thing to say that Erin Andrews was asking for it and encouraging someone to do that by being a sex symbol, despite Andrews never trying to actively be a sex symbol. What a fun media climate we live in.
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stuart scott irl posted:this is the worst loving thing I've ever seen I hate TMZ so much, it's like a giant bitchy cat EDIT: Nothing says great journalism quite like pictures of someone who is visibly irritated that you're taking pictures of them AsInHowe fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Jul 8, 2012 |
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General Dog posted:An easy fix for most of these problems would just be putting burkas on everybody. ...says the Aggie fan.
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General Dog posted:This was a joke, by the way. I know it's hard to tell sometimes. There are no aggy jokes, only aggy stories. But seriously, Tom Hoffarth really did some terrible work today, that amazingly was syndicated around the country.
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You might be thinking, after that masterstroke of a column, that Tom Hoffarth is done on the topic. gently caress NO. Tom Hoffarth goes on to write another snarky blog post (http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/archives/2012/07/weekly-media-co-31.html), with these true journalism gems: - This photo of his paper's layout, with this comment attached: "Look how we're going to get readers to actually pick up a newspaper today. Sorry about that if we caught you off guard."  - Taking random shots at anyone who criticizes him! "With the power vested in me, I'll try to drive knee-jerk traffic to something called SportsGrid.com, where a "rising college senior" named Matt thinks I'm unfair (linked here). He makes some fair points. Says some of the things I point out is "fine." He's done a fine job himself here. But I'd respectfully debate after I looked up big words like 'ad-hominem.'" Clearly, Tom Hoffarth is quite the wordsmith! But that can be discussed later, after his crafting of the next headline. Of course, his next post really gets to the heart of Erin Andrews being a terrible journalist, by being an attractive woman. Here's the actual post, the contents (and headline) of which are not an added-on joke: quote:Ain't it a bitch: Fox Sports could have a real Miss America land in its lap, clawing for EA's job Truly breathtaking levels of sexism. Hard to believe it took him three pieces to call pretty women bitches, indirectly.
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Crazy Ted posted:If you venture down to the comment sections on some of the entries at Gakwer, it's evident that even a lot of people who regularly visit the site are getting really sick of Daulerio. This brightened my day. Thanks, Crazy Ted.
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A lot of guys also have side gigs with radio shows, so keep that in mind.
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Crion posted:Most guys in my end of the woods do radio gigs for free. Kevin Goldstein doesn't get paid for any of his iirc, nor does Jay Jaffe. Like, they host a show for free? Most writers in Detroit have an actual radio show that they host, not just a call-in segment or something.
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FuzzySkinner posted:"Garlic fries, crab sandwiches on grilled sourdough bread, clam chowder, fried calamari, sweet potato fries with cinnamon and chipotle sprinkle, and clove garlic chicken sandwiches." All that needs to be said about Comerica Park's concessions is that you can't get a non-fancy burger in the place, but the sausages with onions and peppers are excellent.
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MourningView posted:Pretty sure Plaschke honestly and truly believes that he is writing poetry that will endure for generations. "lady garden" certainly sounds like poetry.
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leokitty posted:Wait is AJ Daulerio really Cat Marnell's boyfriend? That would explain a lot about weird decision making. It makes so much sense when you think about it.
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:I had no idea who she is so I looked her up. It has to be insane. Literally, insane.
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:Rick Reilly got back on his high horse again. It took him a whole hour to get up on that high horse, it was such a high horse to climb up on
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DOOP posted:Between Soccer, Hockey, and F1, NBC is going all in on sports Americans don't watch. And cycling! Except for F1 and the hunting/fishing shows, I enjoy everything on NBCSN. Love the NHL, MLS, cycling, all of it. All those audiences are growing. If TSN came here, I'd love it.
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ElwoodCuse posted:Cook writes a garbage column for the Post Gazette too so yes Don't almost all sports-talk hosts write a garbage column somewhere?
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Jalen Rose owns. Detroit Vs Everybody owns. Jalen Rose owns. This Grantland Live thing was fantastic.
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Elotana posted:This whole time I thought Bissinger was a grouchy, self-important shithead, but it turns out he's actually a grouchy, self-important shithead who wears women's clothes. And who is a sex tourist.
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MourningView posted:GQ is denying that it's a fake so it seems like Buzz Bissinger, defender of traditional baseball strategy and journalism, actually does like to let out his inner rock star by wearing lots of very expensive goofy pants. Which: good for him I guess, but also seriously what the hell? And go to sex clubs on offshore Asian islands in those pants, to do certain things. That's the most amazing part of this whole thing, that those stories are getting overlooked. There's so much weirdness to unpack.
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Frot Lesnar posted:Why do you hate closeted gay people?
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FuzzySkinner posted:This brings up an interesting point. The thing with Rome is that over the years, he mellowed out and matured as a person and interviewer. The show mellowed accordingly. It still has some attitude, but it comes from a place of general common-sense correctness. An argument might not be as professional and might be a little too cute, but the argument is trying to legitimately make a point. With the interviews, Rome does ask good questions, maintains a good flow to an interview (gets the subject to open up, lets them flesh out a story, moves on at a natural pace), and has grown far more respectful over the years. His interviews with Ernie Harwell, for example, were always excellent. With Cowherd, his entire show is simply designed to take the obviously wrong side of an issue, or an intentionally dumb position, as a schtick. His whole thing is designed to be "controversial!" because that apparently gets the kind of attention ESPN is looking for. Cowherd is only there to stupidly poo poo on something, then loudly defend that pointless thing he just said. Cowherd is Skip Bayless over more hours of programming.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Cowherd is frequently defiant when people call him on his stupidity. http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2006/03/espns-colin-cowherd-borrows-m-zone.html http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2006/03/colin-cowherditsomewhereelsefirst.html http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2011/07/colin-cowherds-revisionist-history.html And when people call him on his plagiarism.
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:And, like Peter King, wins "Sportswriter of the Year" awards over and over and over. Chosen by his peers. Which explains why sports writing is so loving awful in general. So does Mitch Albom, a sportswriter in name only. So does Rick Reilly.
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:This is the first ESPN Body Issue that I have not personally known one of the subjects, and for that I am a little relieved. poo poo like that is a little bit awkward at first. Who did you personally know? Because that's a pretty long streak, no pun intended.
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Crion posted:I have to watch a bunch of baseball for my job and around the middle of the season I started cursing the sport and all its component pieces. Watching baseball at the end of the regular season to see how cup of coffee guys were doing once rosters expanded took actual discipline. Do anything as a job and eventually it becomes actual work It's far beyond actual watching. At least you've got a column that can take some time to edit. Burke is watching every game, live and simultaneously, and is essentially trying to create instant .gifs before anyone else online. He is basically trying to gather every relevant sports image in the world, as it's happening. It's almost mindboggling that someone could even think up and begin a task like that.
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Jackie D posted:Ken Jeong is hosting Sportscenter Ken Jeong, still irritatingly unfunny. I have no idea how or why he continues to get shoved into America's collective face.
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OctoberBlues posted:You do not even understand how hard it was to not just straight up tell him he was a piece of poo poo. You should've acted like you recognized him, then asked him if he was Mike Lupica.
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Holy Diverticulitis posted:Tim Burke is the man. I agree. Tim Burke IS the man.
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YodaTFK posted:Barry Sanders is the reason for the season. Barry Sanders is: - a strong Christian, from a very religious family - a go-to Christian analogy for someone struggling in a situation with bad leadership "do you sometimes feel like you're the only one moving forward in your group, like you're Barry Sanders on the Detroit Lions?"
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Sash! posted:Someone should confirm that you can't study to be a barber at UNC. I mean, maybe you can! Like it's one of those weird things no one knows about. Barber shops are big sources of community and fellowship in some areas, maybe he just wants to be a unifying force in his community
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Vertical Lime posted:And then they went on LeBatard's radio show: The funny thing is, around the 11 minute mark, is Kornheiser and Wilbon discussing how the actual situation was different than how it was explained to them.
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Twin Cinema posted:Simmons piece is close, but it still misses the mark. Here's the thing, as Simmons did bring up: the core of the story was about someone selling a product under grandiose and false credentials. If Hannan had investigated the story, and it was just some guy posing as a highly accomplished scientist who really was just some auto mechanic, nothing comes of it. However, the story started with something pretty remarkable - a female MIT aeronautical physicist (who designed the stealth bomber!) that invented a revolutionary putter in her spare time. The gender of the inventor is intertwined with the elaborate hoax that the company told. Unfortunately, the process of unraveling that story took Hannan down a path that went way beyond 'the inventor is not really an MIT engineer'. The obvious thing to do was to mention certain things discreetly, such as 'I could not find any record of Essay Anne Vanderbilt attending MIT' or something like that. Then, the situation goes from 'this woman is transgender' to 'this inventor isn't really an accomplished engineer'. Instead, the author focuses on the uniqueness of the gender aspect of the story instead of the overall fraud, leading to the backlash.
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The Prisoner posted:I hope this is just a phrasing issue on your part. A woman changing her name to suit her self-identification is in no way "intertwined with the elaborate hoax". If someone changes their name, outside of anything regarding gender identity, that does tie into the overall story. Carefully saying that there's no record of this person graduating from a university or no record of this person holding certain job does no harm to the overall story, as the O'Leary example and others show. Then, the story turns into what I guess is the original intent, a supposedly space age putter that might just be a placebo. Instead, once the whole gender thing is discovered, that becomes the focus of the story, which is where everything went wrong. If the story focused on the putter, and how the inventor isn't exactly who they say they are (in non-specific ways), this story is just another golf story.
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The Prisoner posted:A bunch of people on Twitter are annoyed Simmons wrote at all. I don't really agree with that - he's the Editor-in-Chief of the site and therefore ultimately responsible for its content. Whether he should have that job based on his writing ability, attitude, and overall alignment with what Grantland is trying to be is a different issue entirely. If Simmons doesn't write, Twitter complains that he's dodging the issue. Kind of a zero-win game for him.
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