“Watching sports is mostly boring. Talking and speculating about sports is riveting … offseasons are 8,000 times as engrossing as seasons

That is the dumbest thing I’ve read all day. I really liked his Cowboys book, but, but…

/palm into face’d

Watching the Rock while talking about the Rock > reading jeff pearlman

Tough to disagree with any of Pearlman’s points.

If you, or Pearlman, think talking about potential depth charts in the off season is as exciting or more exciting than going to a college football or NFL game in person in the fall after tailgating all day, then I don’t know what to tell you.

That being said … I spent virtually every Sunday last Fall on the couch watching Red Zone (or Jets games) from 1-7ish.

doesn’t this comment just agree with his point? why bother yourself with anything between the 20’s when you can watch the exciting scoring!?!?!?

That is the dumbest thing I’ve read all day. I really liked his Cowboys book, but, but…

he’s one of those guys that writes about sports for a living and hates the subject he writes about. so while his writing might be fresh to some i find it grating.

So the guy who makes money writing about mostly non-game related events is more interested in non-game events? Thanks for sharing, Jeff.

Watching sports is mostly boring. Talking and speculating about sports is riveting

Would have been nice to have a heads up before watching the Oilers shit all over themselves for 60 games.

No.

So the guy who makes money writing about mostly non-game related events is more interested in non-game events? Thanks for sharing, Jeff.

This

this is fucking bullshit. the time from the superbowl to week 1 of the following season is excruciating. fuck this guy

/not really that mad

I think I like following the NBA more than watching NBA games during the regular season…other than that, not so much, I’ll be renewing Extra Innings again this year

I watch sports for the “OMG Did you SEE THAT!” moment…..not so I can deliberate on who is the better 5th starter for a 4th place team. That’s ass backwards.

If watching sports doesn’t excite Jeff Pearlman, it will surely show up in his work.

I really liked his Cowboys book

I’ll never think of Charles Haley the same way again…the reason he’s not getting into the HOF is that none of the other guys want to shake his hand before his speech

Yeah, I was definitely more into hearing about the Packers super bowl team photo than watching the game.

I really liked his Cowboys book

I’ll never think of Charles Haley the same way again…the reason he’s not getting into the HOF is that none of the other guys want to shake his hand before his speech

I never read the book, what did he say about him exactly?

Yet for some reason, when Josh Elliott, an ESPN anchor, mused, I listened, fascinated by the whole ordeal. I refused to leave the exercise machine until I knew every detail—when was Mr. Munchak scheduled to have an appointment? Who else had been called? What’s the time frame?

Tells you all you need to know.

The bright, flashy, shiny appeals to Pearlman. Production value. Somebody give the ESPN production crew a raise.

you can’t really talk too much about sports if you don’t watch it. there’s only so much reading box scores and blogs will tell you about sports.

and sports are only boring if you don’t know what you’re watching.

Oh TBL. No, no, no.

Dr. Cornholio, this should fill you in: http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2008/08/charles-haley-would-like-you-to-watch-him-masturbate.html

I think I like following the NBA more than watching NBA games during the regular season…other than that, not so much, I’ll be renewing Extra Innings again this year

I renewed my subscription to this newsletter as well. I did cancel Centre Ice this year about 20 games in though. Mostly because I wasn’t getting all the games, not because I didn’t want to watch them.

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Damnit.

i love watching professional football for the strategy and tactics as well as the absurd athleticism. i love watching college football for similar reasons as well as the rampant regionalism. i love watching golf because it’s something i do and i like watching it at its highest level.

that said, i think pearlman’s kind of right. sports is just a springboard for discussion much like current events or history. if you really boil it down, it’s just discussing others while at least you can glean some sort of personal satisfaction from art or music or participating in a sport.

my two cents.

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Tough to disagree with any of Pearlman’s points.

Really though, there can’t be a single commenter that is surprised by this, right?

As usual, Jeff Pearlman doing his best to prove that he is a clueless moron.