Worst Sports Articles: 2008 edition

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 14:04:23

Disco Stu wrote:Ok, didn't see a thread for this year. I am picking on BP here.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/artic ... cleid=7042

Joe Sheehan has a hardie for Jeff Francoeur here. Like, maybe an MVP possibility. Yeah, Jeff Francoeur.

Bahaha I forgot about this from the very first post of this thread
Frenchy's got that MVP all wrapped up, I think

by **stevelxa476** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:48:51

MarkdlV wrote:Jay Mariotti quit the Sun Times.

How will sports journalism go on?

Here is Ebert slamming that douche Mariotti from imdb:

Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert has fired a broadside against the newspaper's most prominent sports columnist, Jay Mariotti, following Mariotti's resignation earlier this week. "What an ugly way to leave the Sun-Times," Ebert wrote in an open letter to Mariotti. "Your timing was exquisite. You signed a new contract, waited until days after the newspaper had paid for your trip to Beijing at great cost, and then resigned with a two-word e-mail: 'I quit.' ... The fact that you saved your attack for TV only completes our portrait of you as a rat." And Ebert, in a final shot, signed off with this advice to his former colleague: "On the way out, don't let the door bang you on the ass."

by **ashton** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 13:13:05

The Best and Worst Player on Every NFL Team

They pick Donovan McNabb as the worst player on the Eagles, and add this comment:

How the hell does he still have this job?

by **pacino** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 13:17:36

akers the best? has he heard of westbrook?

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 15:12:00

((I consider myself burned! Don’t blame me because McNabb and Westbrook suck.))

Tiki Barber is apparently the worst Giant of all time because he retired a year before the Super Bowl

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 15:10:20

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/features/ ... ades/week1

Summation: The Pats are paying the price for being a "quarterback-reliant team."

by **CFP** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 14:58:22

Conlin's article today:

The reports lied . . .

Joe Blanton was OK yesterday after a shaky beginning. The Phillies gave up badly mishandled lefthander Josh Outman and a nobody outfielder to acquire the leviathan righty.

Adrian Cardenas apparently was not part of that trade, eh Billy 1 Chair?

by **pacino** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 17:43:27

CFP wrote:Conlin's article today:

The reports lied . . .

Joe Blanton was OK yesterday after a shaky beginning. The Phillies gave up badly mishandled lefthander Josh Outman and a nobody outfielder to acquire the leviathan righty.

Adrian Cardenas apparently was not part of that trade, eh Billy 1 Chair?

he wrote that from his condo in the Dominican Republic. Can you say the same?

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 17:45:06

It's weird that Conlin would miss that detail, as he's usually pretty good at paying attention to the Phils' prospects.

He's getting old, though.

by **bleh** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 17:38:35

Another Bill Conlin article from yesterday. His all-Phillies World Series team of players from 1980, 1983, 1993 & 2008 where he leaves off Chase Utley.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columni ... obers.html

First Basemen:
1. Ryan Howard
2. John Kruk
3. Pete Rose

Second Basemen:
1. Mariano Duncan
2. Manny Trillo
3. Mickey Morandini

I love this comment:

Where's Chase on the list? You gotta be kidding me...Then again, Bill is pretty clueless when it comes to the Phils. Just want to remind everyone he scoffed at the Lidge trade, repeatedly trashed Charlie for years, and picked the Phils to finish third this year...Yeah, this guy has all the answers...Good job Tubby.

by **Woody** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 17:50:28

Mariano Fuckin Duncan

by **Barry Jive** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 18:00:05

lol wow. did anyone read that before it went to print?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 18:02:16

It's not that big of a deal, but it just occurred to me - in the shower - that if the Phillies win, the first words written about it any major paper will be "It's over." and then some variation on "The drought is over," or "After twent-five long years..."

by **Woody** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 18:02:58

It's not over. It's just beginning.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 18:18:01

N.Y. Daily News: Phillies fans, ya gotta be kidding me

Now, 28 years later, the Phillies have a chance to actually win something and what is the first thing many of their fans do? Rip off the old Mets’ rallying cry?

Yes, the late McGraw coined the phrase and was a great Phillie. But any real baseball fan will tell you “Ya Gotta Believe” is a McGraw/Met thing, not a McGraw thing than can be transferred from one franchise to another.

But yet, these Phillies fans are using it this October. There can only be three explanations for this.

• 1. Those fans are so clever, they knew doing this would tick off already-disgusted Mets fans even more.

• 2. The fans are in awe of the Met franchise, and figure a little Met magic will help them finally win something.

• 3. These fans aren’t the tastiest cakes on the shelf, and therefore thinking up something on their own is virtually impossible.

It’s hard to make a case for No. 1 since the words Philly fans and clever are rarely used in the same sentence. No. 2 is the most logical, but Ya Gotta Believe No. 3 is the answer.

by **td11** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 19:16:26

HAHA O MAN GOOD BURN! ALMOST AS GOOD AS WHEN WE WON THE MOTHER F'IN DIVISION DUMBASS.

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 20:40:35

Was he mad when we used it in 1980? Ya know, when McGraw was actually on the team?

PLUS, it worked in 1980, not so well in 73

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 22:59:12

Ha! everyone knows this team's theme is Why Can't Us?!

by **phatj** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 23:20:52

swishnicholson wrote:Ha! everyone knows this team's theme is Why Can't Us?!

TRUTH

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 02:31:39

bleh wrote:Another Bill Conlin article from yesterday. His all-Phillies World Series team of players from 1980, 1983, 1993 & 2008 where he leaves off Chase Utley.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columni ... obers.html

First Basemen:
1. Ryan Howard
2. John Kruk
3. Pete Rose

Second Basemen:
1. Mariano Duncan
2. Manny Trillo
3. Mickey Morandini

I love this comment:
Where's Chase on the list? You gotta be kidding me...Then again, Bill is pretty clueless when it comes to the Phils. Just want to remind everyone he scoffed at the Lidge trade, repeatedly trashed Charlie for years, and picked the Phils to finish third this year...Yeah, this guy has all the answers...Good job Tubby.

Posted by chriszak 09:40 AM, 10/17/2008
I think Bill purposely left out Utley and put in Morandini so he could get more comments

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