Archive for the ‘Bad Journalism’ Category
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
I'm not sure what geography majors do when they finish college, but obviously they don't end up working at ESPN.
Friend of the program and lifelong Minnesotan Bdogmarvelous caught the pictured error on Sports Center yesterday -- a rather shocking imagine of the outline of Minnesota labeled as "Wisconsin" in some ...
Posted in 'Sconsin, Bad Journalism | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
We assume the following conversation took place between ESPN writer Buster Olney and his brain this weekend before he wrote a story detailing baseball's possible realignment to two 15-team leagues.
BUSTER: Hey brain, do you have any ideas? There's nothing interesting going on right now and I need to stir ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Buster Olney, MLB | 2 Comments »
Monday, July 12th, 2010
The ratings are in for LeBronapalooza, aka the Bron-Bron Fellatiathon, also known as "The Decision."*
As expected, it was a ratings bonanza. I guess.
With 9.95 million viewers, the program was the third-highest rated show on cable this year, trailing only the Pro Bowl and an episode of Nickelodeon's "iCarly."
Wait. Whaaaaaaa?
The most ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, Bad Journalism, LeBron James | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
I've long wondered why the BCS is so messed up every year and we end up with a muddled picture at the top of the college football world. Well, after taking a look at Scott Wolf's week five ballot, I've figured it out. Simply put, the lion's share of people ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, College Football, Polls | 8 Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Gregg Doyel writes for CBSSports.com and his columns are - to say the least - usually over-the-top, lack proper insight and, frankly, suck. He's the guy who said that College Basketball as we know it is now over because John Calipari is at Kentucky. Yep, completely over. Teams like North ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Cheating, College Basketball, College Football, Gregg Doyel, Louis Johnson, O.J. Mayo, Pete Carroll, Reggie Bush, Tim Floyd, University of Florida, USC | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Now that the drama that was the Bulls and Celtics has left us, most people are left wondering what to watch. Let's face the facts, there isn't another playoff series that will match that drama until the David Stern-mandated Kobe vs. LeBron Finals are upon us.
Personally, I'd go with the ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Kansas City Royals, MLB, Porn, Zack Greinke | 9 Comments »
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
As Jay Leno points out to us every week, writing headlines ain't easy. In fact, bad headlines are the only thing that make Jay funny. But with some headlines, the reaction is a painful grimace rather than laughter.
Consider the following gem that was on ESPN's website following Virginia Tech's double-overtime ...
Posted in Bad Journalism | 8 Comments »
Monday, December 15th, 2008
OK, so this basically has nothing to do with sports, but maybe we can relate it somehow.
Some Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush on Sunday at a press conference in Baghdad. Above is the video.
A couple things: W still has some pretty good reactions for a beaten down ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, George W. Bush, Holy Shit | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
I highly doubt Bill Simmons reads this particular nook and/or cranny of the internets. But I did see something on ESPN.com that made me wonder...what if?Today I read Simmons' piece on the NBA Finals, which is also running in ESPN The Magazine. As you can see, it opens thusly:I mean, ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Bill Simmons, Hick Flick's ramblings, J'Accuse | No Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Maybe you caught the story in the L.A. Times yesterday: BRETT FAVRE CONSIDERS COMEBACK!The story, penned by Sam Farmer, cites an anonymous NFL source who claimed that Favre's agent was talking to other teams about possibly playing for them. Oh really. I'm sure that a reporter for the L.A. Times, ...
Posted in Bad Journalism, Brett Favre | No Comments »
