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Some ESPN People Aren't <em>That</em> Horrible
We rip on ESPN a lot here, so we feel like we should point out that some people actually like a few of the anchors over there. Some radio DJ has compiled a list of the "personalities" he actually doesn't hate. Included are Scott Van Pelt, Dan Patrick and (cough) Mel Kiper, Jr. The Sporting Fools c...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 10 a.m. The Buzzmaster: Dude, what's up? I haven't heard from you since college. I see you still have the same nickname, though. Right on! · Noon. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: Has anyone ever told you that you look like the love child of V...
Kornheiser <em>Just</em> Missed MNF Spot
Buried deep within another "Why Joe Theismann?" story in The Baltimore Sun is this tidbit: ESPN was considering hiring "Pardon the Interruption" host Tony Kornheiser to be the Monday Night Football color man. Kornheiser admitted being interviewed for the job five years ago, when they hired Dennis ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · Noon. ESPN Golf School: Have you seen my ball? It's a Titleist. · 1 p.m. MLB with Rob Neyer: Someday in the future when robots rule the earth and there is no reason for art or prose, will your writing be considered good? · 3 p.m. Toled...
Checking In On ESPN's Worst
It's been 24 hours, so we feel we have to check in on BravesBeat's Road From Bristol, which allows visitors to vote in a 64-person bracket to decide just who truly is the most loathsome ESPN personality....
Getting Drunk With Joe Theismann
More on new ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Joe Theisman. Last year, a nice blogger man named Paul Katcher came up with the Sunday Night Football drinking game. Highlights:...
It's Slap Joe Theismann Day!
Yesterday, ESPN announced that its "Monday Night Football" team for 2006 will have Al Michaels and Joe Theismann in the booth. Michaels was a given, but the analyst job was up in the air. And it would be fair to say that Theismann who has a tendency to do to football analysis what Lawrence Taylor ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters · 10 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Let's just drop the pretense and admit that the only reason we're interested is because of our Fantasy League, OK? · 2:30 p.m. MLS Commissioner Don Garber: Uh, for the life of me I can't think of a questio...
Set Tivos To "Thug"
For you night owls who just can't handle hearing Bryan Adams on SportsCenter anymore, we suggest tuning in to ESPN2 tonight at 12:30 ET. It's a special show called "It's The Shoes" — part of ESPN2's "Block Party" — with Eagles wide receiver asspain Terrell Owens and rapper Trick Daddy (who, impres...
Page 3: Not Much Time Left Now
The impending death of Page 3 is not something from which we take much enjoyment. The closings of sites tend to make people lose their jobs, and even though the full-time staff at Page 3 is, at tops, one (and that's probably being optimistic). But still: The death bell be just about to be rung-ded...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: The recent London terror attacks have given me pause to reflect on life's big issues. Should I draft Ricky Williams? · Noon Page 2's Patrick Hruby: Does Bill Simmons rifle your desk at night for column i...
More Fun With Joe Morgan
Internet baseball fans never tired of making fun of ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan, and the crazy kids at Large Regular are no different. They offer up a mock conversation with Morgan about the release of the new Harry Potter book, clearly playing around with his noted "I haven't read Moneyball"...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... ·Noon. MLB with Steve Phillips: This is Mets' General Manager Omar Minaya. Could you please return the office supplies? ·1 p.m. NCAA football with Trev Alberts: How good do my grades have to be in college so that I don't wind up analyzin...
Who's The Worst ESPN Personality Of Them All?
The folks at BravesBeat are making the world a better place. They have created an official 64-man tournament bracket to decide who exactly the most loathsome ESPN personality is. It's a doozy of a bracket: No. 1 seeds include Stephen A. Smith, Chris Berman, Stuart Scott and Dick Vitale. (No. 2 see...
Simmons Impersonators Getting Downright Creepy
The folks at Yard Work are getting so good at impersonating ESPN columnists that, honestly, you just can't tell the difference anymore....
The Great Waxen Jay Mariotti
The dapper dude that is Chicago Sun-Times columnist and ESPN windbag Jay Mariotti did a tour of duty on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" this week, and renowned blog fool The Sports Frog had a most trenchant observation:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · Noon. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: So does Mrs. Crasnick have to sign up for a free trial to get the Insider, if you know what I mean? · 1 p.m. NBA with Ric Bucher. ESPN the Magazine ... quality sports journalism, or glossy placemat? · 4 p...
Smith's Terror Begins In Less Than Two Weeks
We are but nine days away from the launch of NBA "analyst" Stephen A. Smith's "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith," the new live-studio chat show, or, as we like to call it, "What The Hell Is Wrong With The Treble On This Television?" Smith, whose wide-eyed stare straight into the camera makes u...
ESPN Angers Non-Crack Addict Mayor
From the signs your mayor has too much time on his hands department (and/or is a serious masochist), District of Columbia mayor Anthony Williams is pissed that ESPN isn't taking its road show to the nation's capital. Even worse, he offered to show ESPN bloviator Chris Berman around town....