Here's a little two for one from both Jake and I. Both of us have come to dispise a number of things the self proclaimed Worldwide Leader has turned sports coverage into. First off, Jake's take on their (lack of) coverage when it comes to baseball.
Reasons why I hate ESPN
1. Joe Morgan: I know this guy is a HOFer, I recognize that. But he has to go because he isn’t a very good color man. He played the game but it seems that the game has passed him by. Morgan also is a very biased broadcaster and on a national broadcast that can’t fly. Really anymore with MLB extra innings broadcasters need to be less biased then they could have been in the past. Getting facts right isn’t one of Mr. Morgan’s strengths either.
2. Steve Phillips: This guy is a clown who ruined the Mets for years. Phillips is a pretty young guy here but he hasn’t been a GM in some time. I would ask ESPN if that doesn’t show them something. No one would hire this guy as a GM. That shows how much his opinion on player’s matters to his peers. Every time that Phillips does a game he brings up how he drafted David Wright and signed Jose Reyes as players. It won’t matter if it’s the Angels vs. Mariners, this guy has to tout his 2 good pick ups.
3. Peter Gammons: I recognize that Peter Gammons is a HOF sports writer. I can respect that and I realize that Gammons changed how baseball was covered when he was coming up. What I can’t respect is how biased this guy is towards the Red Sox. The guy did cover them for years and is from Boston area. But on national T.V. You need to be less biased. I can respect his loyalty to the Sox but to tout them as the greatest ever is very far from the truth. He also makes it seem that their minor league players are all going to be superstar players which are far from the truth.
4. Buck Martinez: I really just don’t like this guy. I don’t know it is his voice or the fact that he makes stupid comments all game long.
5. One of my biggest gripes is that ESPN doesn’t show teams who have good young talent that could be good. While the Yanks I don’t need to see them on ESPN all the time because I get the MLB package. I get to see them every night. Show teams that don’t get a lot of national coverage. The Diamondbacks have a ton of young talent, show them, Cleveland should have made it to the W.S. show them. The Royals are up and comers show them. I can’t remember the last game that was on ESPN.
Now here are some of mine. I'll begin with their flagship program, Sports Center. I think most will agree, there is no reason whatsoever in the world of instant acces to have hour long SC's. They are bloated broadcasts that tend to focus on a few minor occurences in the world of sports. Take for instance their pro basektball coverage. Is it really that impressive to see Shaq dunk? He's been in the league for how many years now? I've seen him dunk, and quite honestly, it's not that impressive when you factor in his height. For that matter, is it really that impressive to see anyone over 6' dunk? This would be like making a penatly kick in soccer, or a strikeout, or icing in hockey a featured highlight.
Another aspect I'm growing more tired of, is the need to bring in sports columnists to offer their opinion. Hello ESPN, those guys already have an outlet for their opinion, it's called their article. Why should I care what someone in LA, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, etc thinks about every single sports subject. For one thing, there's no way in the world all those guys are going to have all the facts correct, and secondly, there's no way in the world they will all have informed opinions on all those subjects. Another problem with this growing phenenon at the Worldwide Leader, is all the newspaper guys on TV act as if they have the final, and most important say on the subject at hand, when in all reality, with the ease of gaining information, the regular fan can form better opinions. Don't be fooled people, I put "experts" in quotations when talking about these people, because they are called "experts" soley because they are on TV.
Now before anyone questions why we have gripes with the Worldwide Leader, and tells us to go someplace else to get our sports fix, remember, the ESPN has the rights to just about every major sport in the country. They have essentially cornered the market when it comes to national sports exposure. If you call yourselves the Worldwide Leader, you should offer the best overall coverage of sports. Sadly, they don't as it seems ESPN has gone for quanity, rather than quality.
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Allright Lassie, listen up and listen good. Jake wants to put Royals games on national TV. MORON!!! Who outside of KC is going to watch that game? There is a reason the Yanks and Sox are on all the time because they will bring in more viewers. That shouldn't be too hard to understand. I know you got your education from a second rate university but you should be able to figure that out with just common knowledge, but maybe I am asking too much from you two. Lets pick it up ladies.
I have no problem with them showing Yanks vs Sox. They can show other games. Wed during the day nothing is on, put a baseball game on ESPN. Cover more then just those teams.
I will give you the Diamondbacks. They only problem with them is that they are a west coast team. Most of their games are going to start too late for the east coast to stay up and watch. Even though they are 16-6 and have the best record in baseball, no one cares. People are still going to want to watch the big name clubs with the big name players play.
danielle needs to back off a little bit. He's starting to act like he runs the show around here. I'd like to read a blog post written by danielle. How's about it?
Your wish is my command! And you're right I am the boss around here.
Daniel, if you read the post I said how about the Indians? They are on the east coast and were 1 win away from a W.S. They also have a ton of young talent. The Brewers are an up and coming team, they could be on more.
Don't listen to danielle, Jake. He's just jealous of our knowledge.
Sounds like a couple of guys are getting old. I use to hear, the only reason I complain so much was because of my age. You two seem to be complaining just as much as me. Welcome to my world boys. Take care of your teeth, now. They are the first to go (and go painfully I might add).
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