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This Sun Sports Scouting Report On Rays Pitcher Matt Moore Is Just So Informative
Matt Moore made his 18th start of the season last night for the Rays, so there's plenty of data out there on him and his tendencies. That didn't stop Rays TV analyst Brian Anderson from using the word "command" eight times and "fastball" nine times before the first inning was even over, though....
TV People Can't Pronounce "Wimbledon" Correctly
This year's Wimbledon has featured a number of striking upsets—none more shocking than Rosol over Nadal yesterday—which means the event has drawn attention from media outlets less familiar with sport's most famous fortnight than usual....
LeBron James Had A Big Game Last Night For Cleveland, According To ESPN
The folks in Northeast Ohio must be pretty stoked this morning. Forty-eight years without a pro sports championship, and just when all looked lost once again, LeBron goes out and does that, and now it's back home for Game 7. I, for one, can't wait to see how it all ends, if only to read Scott Raab's...
Fox's Baseball Analysis Continues To Get More In-Depth
Here's a shot from Saturday's Cubs-Giants matchup, in which the Ford "keys to the game" were so basic they were more apt of being sponsored by Power Wheels or perhaps Matchbox....
Now A New York TV Station Thinks The Islanders Are Playing The Kings In The Stanley Cup Finals
Media ignorance to the NHL playoffs continues, as tonight's 6 p.m. WABC newscast featured a graphic not only suggesting the New York Islanders were in the Stanley Cup Finals but text to that effect as well. As inexcusable as the various mistakes made in identifying the Kings by Los Angeles media af...
ESPN Misspells Simple Word In Spelling Bee Graphic
South. S-O-O-U-T-H. South....
Yes, Chicago's ABC Affiliate Identified Metta World Peace As "Lakers Idiot"
Last night the internets buzzed about the veracity of a photo showing the lower third graphic from a TV newscast identifying Lakers ne'er-do-well Metta World Peace as "Lakers Idiot." Our pals over at Busted Coverage asked this morning if it was real, and as the video above will show you, it is in...
The Angels Are Getting Desperate
Seven games out of first. No one's hitting. (Hitting coach Mickey Hatcher got the ax today.) Nothing seems to be working. So Fox Sports West, despite a win yesterday, made a plea via on-screen graphic. Somebody do something. Anything. Call up Minor League Guy. [via @nocoastoffense]...
NHL Network Credits Brad Richards With Giving "2 Shits" In Rangers' Win Over Devils
Never mind what John Tortorella did or didn't say during his postgame presser. It's impossible to win in the Stanley Cup playoffs without all the little things Brad Richards provided in tonight's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. There's just no underestimating what a veteran like Richards br...
It Was "Anal Kid Time" At Yankee Stadium Tonight
Reader Tommy went to tonight's Rays-Yanks game in the Bronx tonight, and noticed the captioning board was advertising a very strange event. If you ask me, they're making baseball stadiums way too kid-friendly these days....
Mark Grace Helpfully Used The Telestrator To Inform Diamondbacks Fans About Technical Difficulties
Faced with an audio problem during today's D'Backs-Mets broadcast on Fox Sports Arizona, analyst Mark Grace took matters into his own hands—literally—by using the telestrator to let viewers know why they weren't hearing anything. ...
Yesterday MSNBC Reported Tragic News On The Death Of... Jonathan Vilma?
Two major NFL stories broke yesterday, bringing havoc to newsrooms as they processed the Saints bounty suspensions and attempted to verify and report the news of Junior Seau's death. As it turns out, the complicated nature of doing journalism led to some mix-ups—at least at MSNBC, where a lingerin...
After Today's Arrest, Fox Sports Detroit Has Decided To Call Him "Demon Young" Now
Reader Dave just sent this in. Isn't Young innocent until proven guilty? Not so much....
ESPN's Infinite Big Board Shows You All The Upcoming NBA Games, Forever
Yo dawg, we heard you like the NBA Big Board so we put the NBA Big Board in your NBA Big Board so you can look at upcoming games while you look at upcoming games....
Even After Winning The Super Bowl, Victor Cruz Still Gets Mistaken For A College Basketball Player
Despite what's suggested by ESPN's graphic, that's not Stanford forward Josh Huestis. It's actually New York Giants breakout star Victor Cruz, who took in last night's NIT semifinal at Madison Square Garden. This is not, sadly, an anomalous mistake. Even after scoring a touchdown in Super Bowl 46, ...
Meet Minor League Guy On Third, The Most Fascinating Cardinals Prospect Since Albert Pujols
My girlfriend is passionate about keeping a scorecard at the ballpark, but she doesn't bother with it when we go to Grapefruit League spring training games. There's so many roster changes and substitutions in the late innings, she says, and keeping up takes the fun out of enjoying beer & sunshine....
A Clearly Bored Steve Smith Tried (And Failed) To Touch Virtual Graphics On-Air Today
Former Michigan State basketball star Steve Smith is part of the revolving door of Turner basketball analysts feeding the NCAA tournament frenzy on TNT, TBS, and TruTV—and it seems he's already grown bored, given his wandering off-set and into the augmented reality graphics onscreen. It's only mad...
A Look Back At 30 Years Of March Madness TV Graphics
CBS & Turner Broadcasting are using the same (but effective) graphics package for this year's NCAA Tournament as they did in 2011, with a small addition of noting when teams are in the bonus or double-bonus with fouls. That having been said, the format and amount of information displayed onscreen d...
Onscreen Typos Don't Get Much More Unfortunate Than This
It's bad enough 10 seed Iowa State gets to play at home, but Iowa City market station KCRG-Cedar Rapids just had to play the stereotype card, didn't they? (Not to mention Green Bay dropped the UW part of their name some time ago.) We can only imagine what they called the Hawkeyes' first round oppon...
LeBron James: Purse Aficionado
There's so many great things about this screencap. First, LeBron is carrying a purse. ("It's not a purse, it's European!") What could possibly fit into such a tiny bag? ...