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Say what you will about Drew Magary, but the line about Michael Jordan being the black Daniel Plainview was pretty terrific.
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AsInHowe posted:Yes, pretty much. An easy fix for most of these problems would just be putting burkas on everybody.
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General Dog posted:An easy fix for most of these problems would just be putting burkas on everybody. This was a joke, by the way. I know it's hard to tell sometimes.
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I just browsed it, but every word I read was terrible. How dare this attractive woman be successful. The comments below commending his "courage" are equally soul-crushing. I think a Fire Joe Morgan reunion is called for. Edit: just loving look at this "Faith" posted:An extremely harsh (and poorly edited) critique of Erin Andrews, but bravo for having the guts to say some things that are very true but others are afraid to vocalize. Crazy how these people whose job it is to stand in front of a camera always "happen" to be in front of a camera. General Dog fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Jul 8, 2012 |
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If you're an attractive woman on television, you've implicitly accepted lifelong status as a sex symbol and a slut. Whether you're taking 3 dicks at once or getting Dabo Swinney's halftime reactions- it's all the same thing.
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Crossposting from TFF, since it's kind of dead in here Rick Reilly- always bold enough to argue a stance that virtually everyone agrees with. Rick Reilly posted:gently caress Notre Dame Here's Mike Golic's surprisingly lucid rebuttal.
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Jesus, did this guy just walk out of a time machine from 1955? Let me grab my decoder ring: Phil Mushnick posted:Nike, sports teams, star athletes market menacing apparel to menacing niggers. Have they no shame?
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Ace Jameson posted:Just so we're clear, do people think Mushnick is completely off-base or just partially right and taking his argument too far? He's completely off base. He basically says that that by marketing expensive jerseys and caps to an "urban" demographic, they're responsible for promoting "gangster culture" and that the wearer of a $300 pair of shoes is actually in danger in the wrong areas. I think both of these assertions are pretty ridiculous. Let me know when Nike is selling team branded guns, and maybe then I'll be outraged.
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Tim MacMahon took kind of a strange angle writing about last night's Cowboys loss.quote:Let's look at the bright side: The grand opening of the first lingerie store at a football stadium was a smashing success. Stop slut shaming the Dallas Cowboys.
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morestuff posted:SF Weekly just published a big takedown of Bleacher Report. Nothing that you probably don't already know, but reading all the self-loathing from those on the inside is interesting. That's a pretty scathing takedown guys. Who's your next target, The Mountainview Elementary Kids' Kopy?
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:This is not sports journalism, but holy gently caress start reading The Innocent Man (Part One and Part Two) from Texas Monthly and don't post again until you've finished. Texas Monthly is loving fantastic most of the time. If anybody's seen Bernie, this is the story that it's heavily based on. It's pro click even if you've never heard of the movie. For some sports content, let's revisit this Rick Reilly turd from the beginning of the season. General Dog posted:Crossposting from TFF, since it's kind of dead in here I'm curious to see if he's going to attempt to backpedal on this, ignore it entirely, or attempt to take credit for Notre Dame's resurgence. General Dog fucked around with this message at 09:22 on Nov 14, 2012 |
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midwat posted:Every time I try to get into college football, I'm reminded that it's a kafkaesque, ludicrous nightmare. Yeah it's great, what else are you waiting for?
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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." This all just sounds like a little harmless saber rattling to me, and I think any dog whistle homophobia that may be present is subtle enough to be harmless. He's just saying that San Francisco is hoity toity, Detroit is for manly men. It's the oldest fan banter there is.
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davecrazy posted:He's 100% right, so what's the problem? There's nothing compelling about about writing 4000 words on a premise that is a) almost universally agreed upon and b) has been discussed as nauseum for at least the past 35 years. Reilly is the king of low-hanging fruit. If it was 1994, I could imagine him writing something like, "Despite the good memories, Justice System Needs to Hold O.J. Accountable". Or you can look no further than his "Notre Dame Sucks and Receives too much attention" column from last September. General Dog fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Feb 27, 2013 |
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Vertical Lime posted:So today marks the announcement of the worst kept secret in sports media. Fox Sports One: If anybody can slow down ESPN's march toward controlling the entire landscape, it can only be a good thing. Hopefully this means We could see Fox tweaking some of it's network and regional studios as well, because boy are they terrible.
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The fact that we're talking about Stephen A Smith is evidence that ESPN has already won.
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Simmons was spot on, but ESPN is well within its right to punish an employee for public criticism, regardless of the criticism's merits. Simmons could definitely thrive with someone else, but you're crazy to think he's inexpendable for a company with a virtual monopoly on sports coverage and a site that's going to get more traffic than god no matter who's writing for it. Their main incentive to keep him is how much they've invested in Grantland.
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I feel like Bill Simmons' entire career has been leading up to this moment.
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In reguards to all the talk about Leuke, he's clearly a piece of poo poo and should probably be in jail, but that's the failing of the legal system, and I don't think the Tampa Bay Rays or whoever chooses to employ him have any obligation to right that injustice.
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Can we just use less violent sexual imagery and say somebody got boned in a trade?
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Though she never had children, Marge Schott was basically America's Grandma.
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barkingclam posted:Simmons has a weird history writing about stuff like that. Remember his basketball book when he'd say something like "I'm not black enough to write about this but.." and go on for paragraphs about the hall of fame or whatever? As Charles Pierce said: I think the need to immediately contextualize any sporting against an overly broad historical backdrop is Simmons' signature tic. The further he reaches from the field of play, the dumber the theories become (or maybe it just becomes more obvious). Then again, I'd say that the compulsion to immediately put every event in historical context is an issue with pretty much every facet of media right now.
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Zeeman posted:Part III of the Tim Tebow Chronicles, which is sharing secrets with us all: Holy poo poo how did I not catch up with this earlier? Can't wait for the 30 for 30 episode.
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Watch the last 15 minutes of Around the Horn and the first 15 minutes of PTI, and that should be enough non-event ESPN for the day.
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Akileese posted:Just in case you didn't want Jon Heyman to be struck by a bus yet I present to you this flaming bag of dogshit. On the bright side, we only have to hear this poo poo for about another 40 years before this generation of sportswriters dies out. Josh Lyman posted:I wasn't sure where to post this, but hopefully I'll get some useful replies in this thread. With The Tony Kornheiser Show off for the summer, what radio/podcasts should I listen to for entertainment and/or edification?
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ESPN's busy celebrating Nelson Mandela's crowning achievement- getting South Africa the World Cup.
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morestuff posted:Could have been worse And thus "giving the Heisman stiff arm" entered the bro lexicon.
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Can't wait to see where this one falls in Simmons' inevitable "Journalism Eff-Ups Pantheon" article.
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Not to be that guy, but it's very possible Simmons has high functioning autism.
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AsInHowe posted:Personally, I'm looking forward to the Grantland mailbag where Bill honestly responds to the emails written in by angry transgender readers, but publishes each email with a name and hometown attached, followed by another column where he wonders why people are complaining. Yep, these are my readers.
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C. Everett Koop posted:I thought Bonds had only withdrawn his likeness for games/cards/whatever? Plus, it's not like teams have a responsibility to sign a player just because he can still play. I'm generally a Bonds defender, but if none if the owners wanted to take on the PR issues that would come with signing Bonds, then that's their decision to make.
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This is apropos of nothing, but when is ESPN going to launch its inevitable late night talk show hosted by Bill Simmons?
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Crazy Ted posted:It's kind of like PED's in the NFL: not treated like a huge deal but if it happens in Major League Baseball then THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!! Fortunately the rigors of a 162 game season leave baseball players too tired to rape.
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ElwoodCuse posted:Josh Lueke He was probably a starter at the time, starters don't count. Way too much free time on their hands. Evert starting pitcher ever is a rapist except Christy Matthewson, Orel Hersheiser, and Dave Dravecky (bones too weak).
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ayn rand hand job posted:He was starting in A ball. What, should they have just executed him rather than getting some value out if him from some other sucker?
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morestuff posted:It looks like Grantland, FiveThirtyEight and ESPN are going to be putting out a lot more video content. Can't wait to see more of those hot, hot Girls in Hoodies.
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peepoogenderparts posted:Wow Who the hell wants to be Bill Plashke?
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