Category Archives: ESPN

Where’s All The Good News?

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Sub500

Here’s some news that’s fit to print (in The Onion).  First the good news: INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Peyton Manning Breaks Ground on Peyton Manning’s Children’s Hospital.  Hospital will specialize in children’s care, neck injuries, and parlaying career-threatening injuries into $100M … Continue reading →

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In a World Where Time Is Currency, Don’t Hate Wealthy Joes

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Sub500

Show of hands:  How many of us can say that our work is our passion? How many of us can say that we are satisfied with or much, much less love what we do? How many of us are icons in … Continue reading →

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En Vogue: Michael Vick & Photoshop

Posted on September 28, 2011 by PiggyBack

Apparently a picture is worth a thousand variations on a theme, and what theme more deserving than – Michael Vick? Seriously? The New York Post has picked up where ESPN left off.  The enigmatic Michael Vick must be awfully difficult to describe … Continue reading →

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Vote: High School and College Athletes in “Not Top 10″?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by PiggyBack

I’ve already said they shouldn’t be paid – at least not by their schools – but is it cool to feature them on a blooper reel? For most of the non-professional athletes featured in ESPN’s Not Top 10, it is … Continue reading →

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Should NCAA student athletes receive a salary? Probably not.

Posted on September 4, 2011 by PiggyBack

It is that time of the year again: intense rivalries, noisy pundits, TV over-coverage, and tons of money exchanging hands.  A new academic year has begun.  You weren’t expecting two political jokes in a row were you? Welcome back to … Continue reading →

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What if Paul Azinger Were Black?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Underwire Umpire

A couple of days ago Paul Azinger dropped this little pearl on the Twitterverse: “Facts: Potus has played more golf this month than I have: I have created more jobs this month than he has.” Very insightful Paul. I think … Continue reading →

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WTF?? Has ESPN Lost its Damn Mind?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Underwire Umpire

Wow. My first installment in the WTF Files is a weird one… WTF is that scary picture, you ask? Well, luckily, the Underwire Umpire was checking out her former place of indentured servitue employment at ESPN.com in time to catch … Continue reading →

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Mike Flanagan dead at 59. Or 57. Oh Whatever…He Won a Cy Young in 1979.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Underwire Umpire

Cy Young-winning pitcher Mike Flanagan was found dead Wednesday outside his home in Maryland at the age of 59…errr 57? Sigh. ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, has to be at least number 524 on the list of worldwide leaders … Continue reading →

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