Comments on: ESPN http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-49 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:11:51 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-49 Did you see the footage of the judge announcing his decision today that Smith would be buried in the Bahamas? He was crying like Dick Vermeil after a Super Bowl. I was waiting for him to get up and start pointing... "I love you guys. All of you! I wouldn't be here without you. I'll never forget this day, or this group - for as long as I live. Howard K. Stern! You are *the* Howard Stern in my book. Thank you. I love you. And Anna's mom <choke, sob>... *none* of this would be possible without *you*! How can I *ever* thank you enough? I love you all. And I'm glad I can let out my feelings! I feel so alive!" Did you see the footage of the judge announcing his decision today that Smith would be buried in the Bahamas? He was crying like Dick Vermeil after a Super Bowl. I was waiting for him to get up and start pointing…

“I love you guys. All of you! I wouldn’t be here without you. I’ll never forget this day, or this group - for as long as I live. Howard K. Stern! You are *the* Howard Stern in my book. Thank you. I love you. And Anna’s mom … *none* of this would be possible without *you*! How can I *ever* thank you enough? I love you all.

And I’m glad I can let out my feelings! I feel so alive!”

]]> by: Gonzo http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-42 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:35:58 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-42 And how about the coerage that Anna Nicole SMith's death is getting???? Yikes.... And how about the coerage that Anna Nicole SMith’s death is getting???? Yikes….

]]> by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-38 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:52:01 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-38 It could be argued that ESPN is only reporting the stories that the majority of sports fans are interested in. I don't buy that argument, but it could be argued (as in, "I'm not saying I *am* your accountant... I'm saying if I *were* your accountant). That said, there is a segment of the population that actually does care about those things - so the only issue is how major or minor it is. We are focusing on sports in our little society here - but look at the Britney Spears shaved head thing last weekend. CNN was following that story. CNN. Yes... CNN. I mean - I'd be annoyed if the network news actually gave it five seconds of their time, but perhaps not totally surprised. But CNN? Given that, can we really be surprised that so much coverage is given to whether or not a team's SS and 3B are the best of friends (as if it actually had any bearing on anything)? I deride Jeter often (if only to offset the obnoxious level of buttkissing that you refer to) - but I agree with him 100% on this. His basic comment yesterday was, "Why are we spending time on this?" He's right. (Course, there's a two-part answer: (a) cuz the media and fans are making it a story, and (b) cuz *ARod* is making it a story... and I'm not sure what's more pathetic, to be perfectly honest. It could be argued that ESPN is only reporting the stories that the majority of sports fans are interested in. I don’t buy that argument, but it could be argued (as in, “I’m not saying I *am* your accountant… I’m saying if I *were* your accountant). That said, there is a segment of the population that actually does care about those things - so the only issue is how major or minor it is.

We are focusing on sports in our little society here - but look at the Britney Spears shaved head thing last weekend. CNN was following that story. CNN. Yes… CNN. I mean - I’d be annoyed if the network news actually gave it five seconds of their time, but perhaps not totally surprised. But CNN?

Given that, can we really be surprised that so much coverage is given to whether or not a team’s SS and 3B are the best of friends (as if it actually had any bearing on anything)? I deride Jeter often (if only to offset the obnoxious level of buttkissing that you refer to) - but I agree with him 100% on this. His basic comment yesterday was, “Why are we spending time on this?” He’s right. (Course, there’s a two-part answer: (a) cuz the media and fans are making it a story, and (b) cuz *ARod* is making it a story… and I’m not sure what’s more pathetic, to be perfectly honest.

]]> by: Gonzo http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-37 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:18:20 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/espn/#comment-37 You do realize you are playing with fate, by speaking even remotely against the illustrious Mr. Jeter? He is the best player to ever play the game - just ask any post 1996 Yankee fan You do realize you are playing with fate, by speaking even remotely against the illustrious Mr. Jeter? He is the best player to ever play the game - just ask any post 1996 Yankee fan

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