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For some time now, Deadspin has been running their Media Approval Ratings series--daily polls which ask readers their opinion of various members of the sports media. Some of the results have been predictable, others somewhat surprising, and on the whole, they've been very interesting.
Several times, I've found myself wanting to compare the results, so I decided to put something together here. You can fiddle with the controls below to toggle the sort and filter. The chart is updated daily with new personalities and late-arriving votes.
Blog Reactions
The Sporting Blog: Billy Packer, Joe Buck: America Disapproves of You
SPORTSbyBROOKS: Blog-O-Rama: Royals Runner Leaps Over Pitcher
FanHouse: Billy Packer: Blogosphere's Least Popular Man
Deadspin: Look, Media Approval Ratings, In Graph Form [Fun With Numbers]
MVN Outsider: Wednesday Rundown: Canseco Takes Aim At A-Rod In Book
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McLovin Doug Gottlieb is the coolest guy to grace the planet. Shame on you America.-
TRuDAt Doug Gottlieb is the biggest sweaty piece of turd on the planet. Shame on you.
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tziller What was the Costas penalty for his comments, like 20%? Maybe more; the drunk-dial to Will might have saved him 20 points. -
jeskeets Where's Tassos Melas? -
ygbfkm I'm guessing Erin Andrews and Vin Scully each have a 95% approval rating for.....uhem....different reasons.
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truthaboutit There is absolutely no reason for Linda Cohn to be at 70%.
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Patrick Wait a second, 22% of people enjoy Joe Buck?
I look forward to seeing the Steven A. rating.
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Maverick Word Patrick, word. -
bullshoot3r I can't wait for Lupica. He should be in the single digits. -
EthanJaynes Not surprised by SVP at all. He is cool but not in your face. Stuart Scott tries too hard. A lot of people are tired of Costas regardless of his blogger reference.
Billy Packer, Joe Buck: America Disapproves of You
The Sporting Blog —
... . If you aren't familiar, quick recap: Each day Will Leitch writes a quick blurb about a given member of the sports media, then presents his readers with a simple "approve"/"disapprove" poll question. Dicky V and his Duke love just barely slipped out of the bottom five. Jason at BallHype has organized all the results thus far, and you can filter them by sport, network, approval percent, and vote totals. Brilliant! As of today, here are the best/worst sports media personalities according to America (and by "America," I mean Deadspin readers). Top Five, Best to Worst: 1. Erin ...
Blog-O-Rama: Royals Runner Leaps Over Pitcher
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... . • BALLHYPE charts the most loved and most loathed in DEADSPIN’s Media Approval Ratings . • HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS knows reading is fun-damental, as Troy Aikman entertains the kids at the White House Easter Egg Roll with ...
Billy Packer: Blogosphere's Least Popular Man
FanHouse —
... And in a stroke of genius, Ballhype has taken those approval ratings and condensed them into one handy Media Approval Leaderboard. The Leaderboard is a great thumbnail of the way blog readers view the members of the mainstream sports media, and it was interesting to see who comes in dead last, with an approval rating of 10%: CBS college basketball analyst ...
Look, Media Approval Ratings, In Graph Form [Fun With Numbers]
Deadspin —
We meant to get to this yesterday, but we got wrapped up in Canseco madness. Anyway, we had hoped someone would do this, but we didn't imagine it being done so well. Ballhype has taken our Media Approval Ratings and put them into a nifty Media Approval Leaderboard.
It's a fun device, and will be fun to track as long as we keep doing them, however long that takes. (Seriously, there are a TON of people in the media.) Erin Andrews, not surprisingly, is in first, though the sultry shape of Vin Scully in a sweater is making a run at her. Last place is ...
Wednesday Rundown: Canseco Takes Aim At A-Rod In Book
MVN Outsider —
... Jason from Ballhype has compiled a leaderboard for Deadspin’s media approval ratings (a series that has asked readers for their opinions on the best and worst figures in the sports media). The top two media members have been voted as Vin Scully and Erin Andrews, while the bottom two are currently Billy Packer and Mitch Albom. Of course, Andrews managed to receive a 95% approval rating because of her strong journalistic skills and insightful sideline reports (at least, it certainly had nothing to do with being named television’s hottest ...
High Five
Foul Balls —
... ] Ziller had some time to kill whilst growing his beard, so he took those Deadspin media rankings and made them into pretty pictures. [ Ballhype ] Pacman Jones is a changed man! [ ...
Only Shallowness Preventing Vinny from "Most Approved" Status
Sons of Steve Garvey —
Last week, Deadspin's "Media Approval Ratings" featured Vin Scully. Predictably, Vin fared quite well, with a 94% approval rating. Now Deadspin reports an enterprising soul has compiled their results in an easy-to-read graph. (We love graphs.) And can you believe Vinny isn't the most beloved sportscaster out there? Who is more beloved than Vinny? Who dares to be one percentage point more lovable than Vin Scully?
No, not Orel Hershiser. Erin Andrews! Really, what has she got that Vinny hasn't? (Wait, ...
Packer Ruins His 100th Final Four Game
Mr. Irrelevant —
... Before Memphis and UCLA had tipped, and after Jim Nantz’ said “hello” to “friends,” Billy Packer was congratulated on what would be his 100th Final Four game. That means Packer, who no one likes, his been calling college basketball’s premier event for 34 years. ...
Billy Packer, Joe Buck: America Disapproves of You
The Sporting Blog —
... . If you aren't familiar, quick recap: Each day Will Leitch writes a quick blurb about a given member of the sports media, then presents his readers with a simple "approve"/"disapprove" poll question. [image] Dicky V and his Duke love just barely slipped out of the bottom five. Jason at BallHype has organized all the results thus far, and you can filter them by sport, network, approval percent, and vote totals. Brilliant! As of today, here are the best/worst sports media personalities according to America (and by "America," I mean Deadspin readers). Top Five, Best to Worst: ...
Billy Packer may have called his last Final Four
The Dagger —
... I think it would be a weak reason to fire or reassign the guy, but if it does
end up happening, the data shows that there
won't be a lot of tears shed for Mr. Packer in the sports blogosphere (he's
all the way down at the bottom). ...
THN's Great Bar Debates
The Hater Nation —
... hasn't done a media approval rating for Berman but it's going to be pretty low. The question isn't if you would get rid of Berman if you could, but rather, what would you do to get rid of him? ...
New Beachwood column up
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... gets his chance at Deadspin's Media Approval Ratings. Could he go under 5%? That's the real intrigue here. The lowest score so far was Tiki Barber with 9%, I think Jay's got that covered. ...
Charles Barkley Admits To Dumbassery [Charles Barkley]
Deadspin —
... Of everyone we've featured in our Media Approval Ratings, the two most popular media members are TNT's Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley. (They've both ahead of Erin Andrews, for cripes sake.) This ...
Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley are wild, crazy guys
Sports stories from Newsday —
... And check out the related link to the standings for Deadspin's media approval ratings. (As always, parents: Beware of naughty language in the comments sections of blog posts.) ...
Come on, 67% of the people can't be wrong
John Clay's Sidelines —
... Actually, if you put me in with the Deadspin leader board, I think I would be tied with John Kruk, just below Craig Sager (69%) and just above John Madden (65%) and Beano Cook (65%). ...
The headline of my dreams
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... I was hoping he'd fly the coop and do something too idiotic for the Times to keep him on. I don't like the idea of him leaving with dignity -- well, as much as he could possibly have; it seems like the whole blogosphere is trashing the hell out of him. I recommend everybody go to Jay the Joke... well, because, this could be the last time you need to. Oh, and just because I had to: Too bad more people didn't get to vote. It could have been worse. Deadspin Media Approval worse. Let's end with bullet points... Minority opinion ...
The Internet Makes Death Come Quicker, And Easier [Ten Humans]
Deadspin —
... Billy Packer. We're nine days from the beginning of the Tournament, and no matter what you think about him — and considering only Bayless and Mariotti finished lower than him in Deadspin's Media Approval Ratings, I think you've made yourself quite clear — it'll be strange not to hear his patented nasally outrage this March. I imagine him sitting alone in his den — actually, he'd probably be in his garage, woodworking and growling at cars that drive by — flicking the lights on ...and off ... and on ... and off. In case you were wondering, he ...
