Worst Sports Articles: 2008 edition

by **steagles** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 18:30:51

TenuredVulture wrote:
phatj wrote:Is it really a major accomplishment to upgrade three positions in two years?

It would not seem to be all that high a bar, and yet....

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/01/best-system-ever.html

by **pacino** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 18:31:34

Mike Celizic is pretty much the worst national writer currently going.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 18:32:54

by **td11** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 20:02:09

courtesy of fjm again: mother of god

by **phatj** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 23:37:21

pacino wrote:Mike Celizic is pretty much the worst national writer currently going.

That column is rated 1 out of 5 by 314 users. I'm sure they're all bitter Boston fans...

by **Bakestar** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:00:42

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

I like how he disparagingly refers to the Patriots as the "Foxborough Patriots" but neglects to mention that the Jets and Giants both play in East Rutherford.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:18:12

And how most of his argument is based on Yankees Championships from fifty years ago.

by **pacino** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 13:49:04

Frank Fitzpatrick put up a clunker recently

by **BigEd76** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:05:27

this one?

WIP was bashing him this morning

The bozo who calls WIP and demands that Charlie Manuel be fired, Jimmy Rollins be moved to eighth in the lineup, Wes Helms and Ryan Madson be packaged for Johan Santana, and Pat Burrell be made to hit lefthanded but first identifies himself as "the world's greatest Phillies fan."

by **philliesphhan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 14:08:31

I heard them mention this on 950 and 620 the other day. This, by far is the worst, and what he starts out with, too:

The guy drinking rum and coke at 9 in the morning who on 9/11 asked the bartender to switch the channel to the Wings game.

Not only does it not make any sense, that's terrible. How did the editor allow that to be printed?

by **philliesphhan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 17:04:13

e-mail exchange

How did your editor let this be printed?

... thanks for the note .. i read that one to my son, who's an army captain/physician in iraq. he said neither he nor any of his buddies found it offensive in the least ... in fact, many thought it was riot ..

Of course, my point was it was in poor taste to claim that someone didn't care about what was going on on September 11th.

by **Woody** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 17:24:48

That's like the editorial equivalent to saying "some of my best friends are black people" when you're called a racist

bahaha

by **Disco Stu** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 18:02:24

Woody wrote:That's like the editorial equivalent to saying "some of my best friends are black people" when you're called a racist

bahaha

Actually, it's like saying you are friends with a couple of Jews when called a racist. Why would a soldier be offended by a 9/11 remark? Iraq and 9/11 aren't even connected!!! BAHAHAH!!

by **pacino** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 19:18:43

I wasn't offended as a Jew, I was offended as a comedian!

I'm not offended as a Philly fan, I'm offended as a fan of comedy.

by **MoBettle** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 23:29:28

Not an article, but it's ESPN's featured comment right now:

Why not trade Bedard and get players who would make the O's tough? -BryanV21

Yeah!

by **philliesphhan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 23:49:51

pacino wrote:I wasn't offended as a Jew, I was offended as a comedian!

I'm not offended as a Philly fan, I'm offended as a fan of comedy.

Indeed, I'm offended that he's trying to act like some people thought it was funny.

by **stevelxa476** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 09:07:18

MoBettle wrote:Not an article, but it's ESPN's featured comment right now:

Why not trade Bedard and get players who would make the O's tough? -BryanV21

Yeah!

He must think they are getting the other Adam Jones.

by **thephan** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:05:39

Although not an article, a super weak quote: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... field.html

Jimmy Rollins: 'It's great'

That's it? That's what you put under JRolls picture? LAME

by **CFP** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 13:19:16

Six months after stripping him of his column, the Inqwaster on Friday fired Stephen A. Smith, citing job abandonment, we’re told.

by **AndyMusser** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 14:29:12

CFP wrote:
Six months after stripping him of his column, the Inqwaster on Friday fired Stephen A. Smith, citing job abandonment, we’re told.

That's about six months and about 30 baseball/football columns he had no idea what he was talking about

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