tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post112851085127242146..comments2023-10-02T07:55:24.415-04:00Comments on Words Matter: An old-fashioned ass-whooping, in ChicagoJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1128617920102767852005-10-06T12:58:00.000-04:002005-10-06T12:58:00.000-04:00Pure doesn't sell, Jim.I purposefully didn't menti...Pure doesn't sell, Jim.<BR/><BR/>I purposefully didn't mention Sutcliffe, because I prefer to pretend he just doesn't exist.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1128529435562505992005-10-05T12:23:00.000-04:002005-10-05T12:23:00.000-04:00Piazza and Sutcliffe are stooges; Berman, I've nev...Piazza and Sutcliffe are stooges; Berman, I've never gotten. If that's the best that ESPN can come up with for a playoff game, I say just give us the video and pull the plug on the play-by-play. <BR/><BR/>I watched as little of the Sox this summer as I ever have, but I genuinely like Orsillo and Remy, despite the Rem Dawg's inflated celebrity.<BR/><BR/>I'll get sucked in and probably watch tonight's game (at least a few innings), also, despite my better judgement.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't anyone care anymore for the purity of the game? Apparently not.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1128528776226730812005-10-05T12:12:00.000-04:002005-10-05T12:12:00.000-04:00Yup, the between-inning interview. I'm sure it's ...Yup, the between-inning interview. I'm sure it's here to stay. Network pays huge dollars, says to MLB, "we'd like to talk to the manager during the game. We think it would be good for ratings." MLB points out to the rank-and-file that it is the largesse of the networks that has them all in Cadillac Escalades, and the network wants an in-game interview. Managers do what it takes.<BR/><BR/>I also don't like the "current major league player in the booth" bit. Actually, I don't like Chris Berman in the booth, either. Coverage of playoff baseball is less and less about the actual game, and all about the angle. <BR/><BR/>Then again, the less that yesterday's telecast focused on the game, the better. It was painful to watch.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.com