Worst Sports Articles: 2008 edition

by **td11** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 04:03:16

it's amazing that he could make the case for Rollins with RC (and i believe his WARP3 was higher-- too lazy to look it up at this hour), but won't...

edit-- nvm, apparently heyman is using some crazy form of RC-- Runs+RBI-HR-- and not the RC i was talking about (Wright won 146 to 135)

by **phatj** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:58:07

td11 wrote:edit-- nvm, apparently heyman is using some crazy form of RC-- Runs+RBI-HR-- and not the RC i was talking about (Wright won 146 to 135)

That's an old stat called Runs Produced. If Heyman is calling it Runs Created, he's mistaken. Not that that should come as any surprise.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:03:17

1 wrote:
The Padres might not be preseason favorites in the National League West, but they'd wipe the floor with all comers in 2-on-2 hoops.

Padres starter Chris Young, 6-foot-10, was a basketball star at Princeton whose career highlights included a 24-point performance against North Carolina State in the NIT and a 20-point game against a ranked Kansas squad.

Tony Clark, who recently signed a one-year deal to back up Adrian Gonzalez at first base, averaged 43.7 points a game as a senior at Christian High School in El Cajon, Calif., and played college hoops for Arizona and San Diego State.

"I've got to think with Tony here, that puts us right up there,'' Young said. "We'd do some pick-and-roll stuff. He played the 2- or the 3-guard, so he could handle the rock. He's too humble to talk about it, but I have some friends in San Diego who say he's the best high school basketball player they've ever seen. Hands down. Not even close.''

Young said he won't be surprised if manager Bud Black arranges a team free-throw shooting contest for kicks this spring. But don't expect anything more strenuous or hazardous than that.
-- Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

What's bad about this article? I'd rather Crasnick write about athlete's "other lives" than his usual nonsense about grit and hustle.

by **jeff2sf** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:12:55

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... 129/SPORTS

Random, out of leftfield shot at Abreu. Did Abreu put Urbina up to the attempted murder? I am not saying anything except that I know how to read between the lines. He's not so heroic now, is he ace? IS HE?!!!

by **pacino** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 18:39:20

Well, if you know a criminal, you are one!

That article forgets that they went and got Urbina in 2004, seemingly forgetting about 'character issues'. Whatever to that slobber-fest.

by **MarkdlV** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 14:30:51

Only a matter of time until this shows up on FJM

by **CrashburnAlley** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 14:33:00

MarkdlV wrote:Only a matter of time until this shows up on FJM

Gotta subscribe. Perhaps you could post some snippets?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 16:59:00

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... d=tab7pos2

I kind of feel bad even bringing this to anyone's attention. It's just some guy celebrating Jeremy Brown's retirement, proclaiming that he didn't read Moneyball, and coming up with various ways to say that anyone who is interested in alternative stats is mentally deficient.

by **phatj** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 17:05:28

Houshphandzadeh wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=garfamudis/080305&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab7pos2

I kind of feel bad even bringing this to anyone's attention. It's just some guy celebrating Jeremy Brown's retirement, proclaiming that he didn't read Moneyball, and coming up with various ways to say that anyone who is interested in alternative stats is mentally deficient.

ANGER

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 17:06:28

Yeah, it's sad but it got me fairly riled up as well. Probably more than, say, a racist or sexist would.

by **td11** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 18:14:23

i thought it was a joke, especially cuz it was on page 2, but now i see that espn describes the guest writer as a "veteran writer," so maybe it isn't.

by **MarkdlV** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 18:46:40

I'm pretty sure this is some lame ESPN gimmick. If you google "Art Garfamudis" nothing comes up. And his other articles are schticky as well.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 18:50:15

Yeah, I don't think it's a serious article.

by **philliesphhan** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 19:04:45

Unfortunately it's probably a response to this article which sadly is not a joke.

by **pacino** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 19:39:13

philliesphhan wrote:Unfortunately it's probably a response to this article which sadly is not a joke.

OMG MSNBC Sports has the worst writers in the country

Mike Celizic (fedora hat guy) and this guy. Wow.

by **philliesr98** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 09:50:51

ednote (17 hours ago)
Report Violation | Ignore User

<Mr. Garfamudis should be kept out of any and all Major League ballparks for at least the season.>

Shouldn't be a problem ... since he doesn't, you know, really exist.

the comments are great.....

by **Disco Stu** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 09:59:24

pacino wrote:
philliesphhan wrote:Unfortunately it's probably a response to this article which sadly is not a joke.

OMG MSNBC Sports has the worst writers in the country

Mike Celizic (fedora hat guy) and this guy. Wow.

Olberman is actually a sports idiot as well.

by **philliesr98** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:00:58

Art Garfamundis has also done 2 other articles

Garfamudis: Perfect? Did you say perfect? New Window
Guest columnist Art Garfamudis has a big problem for those of you calling the Patriots "perfect."
Art Garfamudis, Page 2 guest columnist | January 21, 2008

Garfamudis: Behind the Hall of Fame ballot New Window
Why do I have a Hall of Fame vote and you don't? Because I know a whole lot more about baseball.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:04:04

I accept that the writer used a pseudonym, but I don't think that makes it any less ignorant. It's not like he sarcastically mocks his own position.

by **philliesr98** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:07:51

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I accept that the writer used a pseudonym, but I don't think that makes it any less ignorant. It's not like he sarcastically mocks his own position.

its probably rob neyer or something

they probably do it to read the ridiculous comments.... cause in all three articles readers get real fired up.... they probably eat it up...

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