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A Lot Of People Watched Zinedine Zidane Flip Out
The World Cup Final drew 16.9 million viewers in the United States… a number that shocks me a little bit. I’d have never guessed it would be that high. According to this New York Times article, that’s...
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The FCC Is Getting Carried Away
As part of the government’s quest to preserve your values, the FCC is asking various networks for tapes of sporting events that could possibly include profanity from players, coaches, and fans. Any...
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The Guy Who Wrote That Headline Molests Donkeys
This is messed up. Check out the headline for this article: “Van Slyke on Ozzie: ‘Latinos are hot-headed’” Now, three paragraphs down, here’s the actual quote from Tigers first base coach, Andy Van...
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The Wide World Of Sports Is Now Roughly The Size of Bristol, CT
When you watch a sporting event on ABC from now, it’s no longer being presented to you by “ABC Sports.” In fact, that no longer exists. ESPN has swallowed them whole, and any sporting event that...
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The Public Has Demanded More Joe Buck, And They Will Damn Well Get It
FOX Sports had a difficult decision to make. James Brown hosted their previously unwatchable NFL pre-game show, but he left to go host CBS’s almost-as-unwatchable NFL pre-game show. So their options...
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ESPN May Have Gotten This One Right
I watched Monday Night Football last night, mainly to check out the debut of the Tirico / Theismann / Kornheiser team. And I liked it, and I’ll get to that in a minute. But I feel like it’s important...
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Big. New. Blog.
AOL Sports has gotten into the blogging business. What they’ve done, actually, is bring a bunch of bloggers together under the same roof, and create one big, happy, NFL blog. They’ll eventually have...
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Mitch Albom Beats Up Roy Williams
In print, that is. If it happened in reality, it would be a much bigger story. But Albom took Williams to task in yesterday’s Detroit Free Press for something Williams after the Bears ass-romping of...
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Monday Night Foozball…
In case you’re interested, I live-blogged the fuck out of last night’s Saints/Falcons game, and then wrote about Tony Kornheiser’s performance. You can find them both here. The post Monday Night...
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Friday Night Lights… Decent.
I was a little bit afraid that NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” would get caught up on a lot of Dawson’s Creek bullshit, but I was relieved to find out last night that that wouldn’t be the case. I watch...
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The Barber Is Hanging Up His Clippers
I don’t know what to think about this. My first gut reaction when I heard what I said–and I’m not saying this is right, just my first reaction–was, “He wants to retire to get started on his TV career?...
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ABC Would Like You To Enjoy Basketball Less
And they’re taking measures to ensure that this happens, replacing Hubie Brown as their lead analyst. And that’s enough right there to know that it’s a bad decision… Hubie Brown is the best game...
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Dr. Douchebag
Stephon Marbury, since he already has basketball mastered, is expanding his horizons and getting into the TV game. He’s supposedly got a new talk show out there, and has already filmed a few demo...
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McConaughey Is To Huntington As Stallone Is To Philadelphia
And what an honor that is for Matthew McConaughey. “We Are Marshall” comes out this weekend, and I’m just wondering if any of you have worked up a burning desire to see it … because I really can’t. I’m...
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Hey, Paisan… You Goin’ In To See Rocky Right Now?
And in honor of the special day: Man, that’s timeless. The post Hey, Paisan… You Goin’ In To See Rocky Right Now? appeared first on the mighty mjd sports blog.
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Let’s Just Leave Chris Webber Alone
Good morning there. Having a rough Monday? It'll get better, friend. And hey, at least no one's relentlessly badgering you to relive the worst moment of your life. That's what's happening to Chris...
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The literal and figurative death of the understated play-by-play guy
I don’t have anything new to add to the outpouring of Pat Summerall tributes in the wake of his passing. I loved him for the same reasons everyone else loved him ‒ his economy of words, the way he...
View ArticleJeff Fisher would like you to be nice to the Rams
Imagine that. An analyst noticing when football players aren't doing their job well. Continue Reading →The post Jeff Fisher would like you to be nice to the Rams appeared first on the mighty mjd.
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The Dumbest Show On CBS Makes Some Changes
I cannot think of a single interesting thing that Tony Gonzalez has ever said. Please understand, that's a mere observation and not a knock on Tony Gonzalez. I'm sure the man has said and thought many...
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Great, Lance Stephenson Is Learning Lessons. Happy Now?
Lance Stephenson, whose awful words were the sole reason that great basketball player LeBron James played great basketball in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, isn’t going to talk anymore. And...
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