Phil Brody's Tangent/Rant of the Week
Two things!
1) How come, as fantasy football becomes bigger, better, more enjoyable for us all, the media seems to understand it less and less? Anyone see that ESPN Fantasy Football special a few weeks ago? Pathetic and an embarrassment to the sport. On Monday Night Football, every time Tony Kornheiser said, “my fantasy football team,” I felt like I was listening to my parents singing along to U2 songs on the radio in the car when they came to visit me in Los Angeles. Ugh. Annoying, uncomfortable and wrong.
2) Um, when did ESPN become so uncool? Back in the day (I’m so old), they were smart, savvy, and on the cutting edge. They created catchphrases and they seemed like people I wanted to have a beer with at my local bar. These days, I cannot believe my eyes, my ears, nor trust my memory. Was that Dr. Phil I saw on ESPN GameDay? WTF? I feel embarrassed to say I watch this show. And if I see those loud-mouth has-beens take off their suit coats and play “football” on that dumb in-studio field one more time, I swear to god I am tuning into Fox and will start watching/listening to Terry Bradshaw. Swear to god.
What I’m watching this week: Cinci with Carson, KC sans Green, Arizona with Edge, Carolina sans Wharton (and maybe Smith), Houston with Gado, Jax sans Hayward, N.E. with Gabriel, Cleveland sans Jurevicius (and a prayer), Pitt with Big Ben (maybe) -- and (another tangent) two of the funnest baseball teams to watch, both with playoff aspirations: The Marlins & The Twins.
The above commentary was written by RotoBuzz's newest writer Phil Brody.
1) How come, as fantasy football becomes bigger, better, more enjoyable for us all, the media seems to understand it less and less? Anyone see that ESPN Fantasy Football special a few weeks ago? Pathetic and an embarrassment to the sport. On Monday Night Football, every time Tony Kornheiser said, “my fantasy football team,” I felt like I was listening to my parents singing along to U2 songs on the radio in the car when they came to visit me in Los Angeles. Ugh. Annoying, uncomfortable and wrong.
2) Um, when did ESPN become so uncool? Back in the day (I’m so old), they were smart, savvy, and on the cutting edge. They created catchphrases and they seemed like people I wanted to have a beer with at my local bar. These days, I cannot believe my eyes, my ears, nor trust my memory. Was that Dr. Phil I saw on ESPN GameDay? WTF? I feel embarrassed to say I watch this show. And if I see those loud-mouth has-beens take off their suit coats and play “football” on that dumb in-studio field one more time, I swear to god I am tuning into Fox and will start watching/listening to Terry Bradshaw. Swear to god.
What I’m watching this week: Cinci with Carson, KC sans Green, Arizona with Edge, Carolina sans Wharton (and maybe Smith), Houston with Gado, Jax sans Hayward, N.E. with Gabriel, Cleveland sans Jurevicius (and a prayer), Pitt with Big Ben (maybe) -- and (another tangent) two of the funnest baseball teams to watch, both with playoff aspirations: The Marlins & The Twins.
The above commentary was written by RotoBuzz's newest writer Phil Brody.
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