firejoemorgan.com - 5/31/2008
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I'm sure when you pack up your bags and go to Official Sports Column-Writing School, the first thing they tell you is "Take a position and really argue it!" From what I've read, a lot of sportswriters are taking this rule of thumb and turning it into "Take a ridiculously, phenomenally imbecilic position and really argue it!" (Also, as a corollary, should you ever get called out on the ...
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Whitlock: Less Tattoos = Better Ratings. Reality: Ha Ha... What?!
FanHouse —
... of tattoos draws fans in, why are the Spurs a panacea to Finals ratings? Why was Allen Iverson one of the biggest road draws in the league for a half-decade? How on Earth does Detroit fit this hypothesis? Did Kobe get his ink removed? How did Phoenix survive the tats of Marion and Amare? And the competition level combined with the rebirth of the two most storied franchises in basketball history is only part of it? C'mon, dude. There have been some monumentally ridiculous columns penned the past few months, but this one takes the ...
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... When they negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, the players need to demand a system in which player discipline and punishment isn't at the subjective discretion of one person. Viking Update looks at the Vikes' special teams. Football Outsiders previews its Kubiak top 25. My current fantasy baseball hero: Adrian Gonzalez. ESPN sums up 10 great playoff games between the Celtics and Lakers. Fire Joe Morgan looks at Jemele Hill's column arguing for a Spurs-Pistons Finals. Joe Namath turns 65 ( ...
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Ball Don't Lie —
... (While we're at it, thanks NBA! We know Jemele
Hill won't be watching, but that's just fine. I'm not sure she follows
basketball much, anyway.) ...
Must Be That New Math
The Goose's Roost —
... because of it. I can't say I'm terribly upset about this, but I'd rather bad writers get in trouble for the fact that they are flat out incompetent instead of over a stupid analogy. I mean, what about this fine waste of tubes? Jemele is the master of taking the underdog position and making ...
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