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OT: Changes at ESPN

I used to enjoy PTI but it got old about 10 years ago, which coincidentally seems to be the last time Wilbon and Kornheiser watched sports
 
navery12 said:
I used to enjoy PTI but it got old about 10 years ago
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agreed. wilbon became insufferable when i was in college and i found myself disagreeing with Kornheiser more and more, in part because he knows nothing about basketball. one day i deleted my DVR recording and havent watched since.
 
The ONLY thing good about ESPN is:




Beer, online cards and Rockford Files for me. Night.
 
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I stream TSN1050 overdrive, the Toronto afternoon drive 4-7, with Jeff O’Neill ( former Whaler), Brian Hayes and Jamie McClellan. Also Ray Ferraro ( another former Whaler)is on for a segment everyday during hockey season. The do a good job covering all the major sports (including the NFL). That’s probably the only radio I listen to other than SirusXM MLB Radio, and NHL Radio.
 
olehead said:
Golic Sr. is not good. Sounds like he just wakes up, and begins talking, no prep, no insight and strictly football. Anything else and it you might as well chalk it up as breaktime for this guy. Loved him as an Phila Eagle though.
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I searched twitter to see reactions to this, and was horrified to learn that the Golic family has their own podcast. Sr. has monetized every day he spent at ESPN, he's good at that.
 
TRest said:
I searched twitter to see reactions to this, and was horrified to learn that the Golic family has their own podcast. Sr. has monetized every day he spent at ESPN, he's good at that.
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Can anyone come up with a single witty or profound comment this guy ever had? He exemplifies "a long tradition of existence."
 
Waquoit said:
Can anyone come up with a single witty or profound comment this guy ever had? He exemplifies "a long tradition of existence."
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Not one. I am not sure why, but I find how media types gush over anyone who just got canned insufferable. Truth is, Golic is a likeable guy and probably someone I would enjoy sharing a beer with, but he won't be missed on air.
 
djct1999 said:
Not one. I am not sure why, but I find how media types gush over anyone who just got canned insufferable. Truth is, Golic is a likeable guy and probably someone I would enjoy sharing a beer with, but he won't be missed on air.
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As opposed to Greenberg who I would likely provide the Fishy treatment - namely a punch in the throat.
 
Le Batard and his crew seem to be investing more time and energy into their podcast network so I understand why they cut back on an hour, I don't understand giving that hour to Greenberg tho.
 
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Was done when they hired A-Rod for Sunday Night Baseball. It's too bad because he does have a ton of baseball knowledge but he's just such an insufferable toolbag. This coming from a diehard Yankee fan...
 
Greenie is actually a good dude, met him at an AAU tournament we ran like 6-7 years ago.. Regular dude, obviously lived a charmed life, but pleasant
 
Stlh8L8ner said:
Was done when they hired A-Rod for Sunday Night Baseball. It's too bad because he does have a ton of baseball knowledge but he's just such an insufferable toolbag. This coming from a diehard Yankee fan...
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there should probably be like a business school case study on arod’s redemption tour.

I also really like his work.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I fall into the camp of people who haven't really missed live sports all that much. But for people talking about how they just want to watch sports and not be lectured about politics wouldn't you have to be watching the studio shows to hear that stuff? I mean, if I want to watch a game and I turn on ESPN, I can't recall a time I've heard Boog Sciambi go on a rant about Medicare for All.
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Yep, if you don't want to hear politics mixed with sports why would people be tuning into ESPN now? Don't they realize there's no sports going on?

I haven't missed sports either but that's how it always is. I miss going to Cubs and White Sox games and having beer in the sun but when it's summer it's easy to forget about sports. I know when it's cold and dark out I'll be jonesing for college hoops.
 
For those of us who love soccer, live sports have been on for a month. And what a month it’s been! With a condensed schedule, there are games on 6 days a week. Of note, I can’t recall a single player in the EPL who was left off the squad for contacting corona since the restart began.
 
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Waquoit said:
Can anyone come up with a single witty or profound comment this guy ever had? He exemplifies "a long tradition of existence."
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“Very sad to hear of the passing of Gene Wilder, so many funny roles.....and I always wanted to be in that Chocolate Factory”
 
Just dropping by to say that Elle Duncan is the absolute worst.
 
Stlh8L8ner said:
Was done when they hired A-Rod for Sunday Night Baseball. It's too bad because he does have a ton of baseball knowledge but he's just such an insufferable toolbag. This coming from a diehard Yankee fan...
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I, and it pains me to say this, like A-Rod as a part of the broadcast team. Definitely adds interesting insights and is actually (gag) likeable.
 
CL82 said:
I, and it pains me to say this, like A-Rod as a part of the broadcast team. Definitely adds interesting insights and is actually (gag) likeable.
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I like A-Rod, where else could I get great insight like this

 
CL82 said:
I, and it pains me to say this, like A-Rod as a part of the broadcast team. Definitely adds interesting insights and is actually (gag) likeable.
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Yeah I defended him for a long time because I thought people gave him a bad rap for making a ton of money, but now I've just come to realize that everything about him is and has been a bit phony.

If you watch Screwball on Netflix, it shows how he threw people, including teammates, under the bus when the whole Biogenesis scandal started and the lengths he went to in order to try to keep his name out of it. I always tried to root for him but I just can't anymore.
 
Lynyrd said:
“Very sad to hear of the passing of Gene Wilder, so many funny roles.....and I always wanted to be in that Chocolate Factory”
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When you think about it, even that's a lazy comment. The Chocolate Factory was a house of horrors for kids.
 
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Stlh8L8ner said:
everything about him is and has been a bit phony
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Well,... yeah. It is his defining characteristic. I can't remember which one, but one of his Yankee teammates referred to him has a "top step Johnny" meaning that when the cameras are on he's on the top step of the dugout cheering... when they are on.

I don't mind him in the booth at all though.
 
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CL82 said:
Well,... yeah. It is his defining characteristic. I can't remember which one, but one of his Yankee teammates referred to him has a "top step Johnny" meaning that when the cameras are on he's on the top step of the dugout cheering... when they are on.

I don't mind in the booth at all though.
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it only stands out now because so many athletes are the same now. it’s all about the brand/image
 
Vuce said:
If ESPN went off the air tomorrow I probably would not even notice unless/until a live sporting event like college hoops, NFL or MLB was on and I thought it might be on their air. Otherwise I don't have any interest in their programming. And honestly if we could choose a la carte I'd drop them from my package for the 6 months between March and September. They had a role in what happened to UConn in realignment - they can go pound sand for all I care.
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Verizon tried to go a la carte a few years ago and ESPN sued them ASAP and they quickly withdrew the option. It’s really insane we need to pay for channels we don’t want to get a few u want.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Does anyone know how or why Jason Fitz is somehow all over ESPN? That guy definitely is lame.
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Isn't his show basically just him playing clips from other shows and maybe commentating on them? It's like a commercial for all their other programming.
 
That’s all ESPN is a commercial for themselves it’s why I don’t listen or watch as much
 
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