Wednesday, September 29, 2004
And What's Happening at ESPN?
The once proud coverage of baseball has been turning into a nightmare. John Kruk, Joe Moragn, and Harold Reynolds are either getting stupider or they've just been stupid for a long time and I haven't been paying enough attention. Here's H.R. on whether the Giants can win the N.L. West, in a Fact-Or-Fiction segment:
Second, a "couple teams to leapfrog"? Who's the other team besides the Dodgers that the Giants have to leapfrog to win the West? Is there anyone on this staff who has done some research? Next, we'll probably hear some "analyst" say, oh, I dunno, that wins are the most important statistic to consider when judging a pitcher's performance or something. Wouldn't that be silly??!! Oh, wait...
Later, Harold tells us Woody Williams has been a great postseason pitcher with the Cardinals and the Padres. After reviewing the play, we find that Williams has two postseason games under his belt in his career, with one good game and one bad one. But he took the loss in both of them. According to ESPN anaylsts, he should be saying he sucks in the postseason, because as we know, the win-loss record is indeed the most important stat for judging pitchers' performances. But the silliness didn't stop there: Williams has never actually pitched for the Padres in the playoffs.
Maybe this is why they're doing Dream Job: They figure kids can't do any worse at this sportscasting profession.
I'd say that's fiction. I think last weekend the way the Dodgers played really hurt them, and they've got a couple teams to leapfrog over now to win that West, I don't think it's going to happen.First of all, forget the softball nature of the question. Five games left, three games back, yeah, it's probably unlikely, you think?
Second, a "couple teams to leapfrog"? Who's the other team besides the Dodgers that the Giants have to leapfrog to win the West? Is there anyone on this staff who has done some research? Next, we'll probably hear some "analyst" say, oh, I dunno, that wins are the most important statistic to consider when judging a pitcher's performance or something. Wouldn't that be silly??!! Oh, wait...
Later, Harold tells us Woody Williams has been a great postseason pitcher with the Cardinals and the Padres. After reviewing the play, we find that Williams has two postseason games under his belt in his career, with one good game and one bad one. But he took the loss in both of them. According to ESPN anaylsts, he should be saying he sucks in the postseason, because as we know, the win-loss record is indeed the most important stat for judging pitchers' performances. But the silliness didn't stop there: Williams has never actually pitched for the Padres in the playoffs.
Maybe this is why they're doing Dream Job: They figure kids can't do any worse at this sportscasting profession.
