By Beaker
We don’t generally single out articles or writers here at SP (if we did we’d have to change our format because heaven knows how much crap is out there) but sometimes -sometimes- some are so puerile they need to be called out.
Take this absolutely pointless ”article” from Jemele Hill on ESPN’s Page 2. First of all, who gives Betty White’s ass about Maxim if you’re a sports fan? Second, what was the editorial staff thinking?
You know, I spend a lot of time reading and researching sports. The least I expect from the “world wide leader in sports” with resources that exceed small countries is to not insult my quasi-challenged intelligence. It’s inexcusable a site of this repute embarks on such a route.
Oh dear, Timmy made a mess of the couch again
And enough with effen Halle Berry already. Chill out. It’s from a magazine whose sole purpose is to form erections leading to sticky messes in bathrooms and couches everywhere. Lists are almost always shitty in the wrong hands. Heck, I just looked at Rolling Stone’s magazines top 500 songs of all-time and I thought I was reading a comedy. Dunno how ‘Sugar, Sugar’ didn’t make the list.
Anyways, I expect Hill to make an appearance on Around The Horn shortly.
Since I’m on it, we’re big soccer fans here at SP and I’ve been meaning to post a link to ESPN’s Bill Simmons take on the World Cup on Page 2.
Lotsa wasted words and space.
The thing that pisses me off is we’re then fed anti-blog rants from the likes of Costas and Wilbon yet we’re supposed to tolerate anything coming from the sports masters? I’m no Bill Bergen, but I’m going to disagree with them on that (blogs are dangerous to journalistic quality and integrity) point.
The way I see it, whenever ESPN or any sports paper posts stuff that doesn’t remotely enlighten (I want to be constantly learning not wondering if a writer is mixing in Tequila with their Gatorade), it’s far worse than anything a blog can do.
