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FOX Chooses Ratings Over Meaningful Baseball
FOX Chooses Ratings Over Meaningful Baseball
Stuff like this just pisses me off. FOX has decided to replace the Mets-Marlins game, which has huge Playoff implications, with the possibly meaningless Yankees-Red Sox game. The main game for the network will be the Cubs and Brewers, but most of the East Coast (25% of the country in total) ...
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Ryder Cup Hero Anthony Kim Is Taking Over [Morning Blogdome]
Deadspin — ... stadium. 'Wait,' I thought, 'those are people. Looks like they’re wearing black. Huh.' Turns out, holding a 'blackout' carries all the intimidation of empty seats. And then you get your ass kicked." Sounds about right. [Uni Watch] Remember that awesome [and legal] hit Warren Sapp put on Chad Clifton in 2002? Warren doesn't. [Pro Football Talk] FOX doesn't care about playoff baseball. That's significant since they, you know, actually carry the games. [Awful Announcing] Oh, and Mattingly was pretty pissed that the Yankees didn't acknowledge ...

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