Archive for July, 2009

A Q&A with Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times

Posted July 31, 2009, 2:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

This week’s interview subject, Seattle Times columnist Jerry Brewer, might seem like a veteran in the newspaper business because he’s already written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Orlando Sentinel, and Louisville Courier-Journal. But he’s only 31. That kind of early success breeds contempt. He talks about that as well as the ESPN-Ben Roethlisberger quagmire, hoops in [...]

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Big MLB Spenders Making Moves …

Posted July 30, 2009, 5:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (24 Comments)

As a few of you noted via email or in the comments, ESPN’s Peter Gammons astutely pointed out last night that all of the MLB division leaders have one thing in common: a high payroll. We wrote a post about this during the All-Star break, but it’s gotten worse in the last couple weeks: 1. [...]

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Louts: Philadelphia Phillies Fans

Posted July 28, 2009, 4:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (20 Comments)

Phillies Fans Remain an Embarrassment: “You know the highlights: booing Santa, cheering Michael Irvin’s apparent paralysis, a stadium that required its own courtroom to handle the volume of arrests for drunken hooliganism. You can’t help but know them, because they are recited like a litany every time some national broadcaster or journalist or blogger wants [...]

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ESPN Radio Host Dale Hansen Quits Over Ben Roethlisberger Muzzling: “I refuse to be anybody’s puppet”

Posted July 28, 2009, 12:14 pm by Jason McIntyre (19 Comments)

This is Dale Hansen, formerly of ESPN Radio in Dallas. Last week, he spent 20 minutes on air talking about the rape allegations against Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. No, he didn’t get the memo. Well, at a commercial break he did. After the show, he penned his letter of resignation.

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The Media Debates: Did We Really Need to Know Whether or Not Tim Tebow Was a Virgin?

Posted July 24, 2009, 9:03 am by Jason McIntyre (148 Comments)

Tim Tebow, the wildly successful QB of the Florida Gators, was asked Thursday at SEC media day if he was a virgin. He said yes, ladies swooned, and the internet went bananas. Is it even believable? The most popular college football player in the country – or in sports, period? A debate for another day [...]

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Controversial ESPN, Part II: Network Finally Acknowledges Ben Roethlisberger Lawsuit

Posted July 23, 2009, 10:45 am by Jason McIntyre (22 Comments)

Shortly before 8 pm last night, nearly 48 hours after news of the Ben Roethlisberger lawsuit emerged, ESPN finally acknowledged the story. Hiding behind a civil vs. criminal argument, ESPN took a pounding online, and one NFL player – the chatty Darnell Dockett of the Cardinals, who sacked Roethlisberger three times in the Super Bowl [...]

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Is Anthony Randolph Going to be the Next Big Thing? John Hollinger Didn’t Think So

Posted July 22, 2009, 3:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

It’s been a whirlwind coupla months for Golden State’s springy, lithe power forward of the future, 20-year-old Anthony Randolph. * Started the last 11 games of his rookie season, scoring double figures nine times, and collecting double figure rebounds seven times * Tied a summer league scoring record (later broken by teammate Anthony Morrow) and [...]

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