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The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

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aygwm2 said:
I don't know if this has been discussed or not in this thread, so forgive me if I'm bringing up old stuff. And, I know the MLB season is a couple months off, but I was wondering what you all think of ESPN's "Strike Zone Box?" The one that they hang right over home plate in front of the catcher. I cannot watch ESPN MLB broadcasts when they use this--they don't use it all the time. But, to me, it is annoying and distracting, and I want them to remove it from in front of the catcher. I was wondering what the consensus among the rest of you is regarding ESPN's use of the "Strike Zone Box?" I've tried e-mailing ESPN to no avail.
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Funny how that box often doesn't line up with the top of the zone as it's written in the rule book... Also, how exactly do they know where the ball is in relation to the plate (referring to the distance between the pitcher and catcher) on the given pitch in question?

Having personally spoken with several MiLB and MLB umpires on that issue, it's pretty informative... Many would be shocked at how god awful ESPN's zone is when specifically compared to the current generation of QWEST-tech, which is in place at all MLB games... Just to give you an idea, notice how often the ESPN box agrees with the commentators and how often is disagrees with the ump...

For me, it just further insinuates how much of a scapegoat officials have become and how little recognition they actually get for being **** good at what they do... Complete garbage...
 
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It's a good thing Lin-sanity has broken out; whatever else would SptCtr have to drone on endlessy about?
 
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I'm so tired of ESPN trying to draw comparisons between Jeremy Lin and Tim Tebow. Let's break this down, shall we?

Draft Status/Contract:
- Tim Tebow was a 1st round draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He came out of a known football powerhouse, Florida. He made close to $1.3 million in 2010.
- Jeremy Lin was undrafted out of Harvard in the 2010 NBA Draft. The last time a Harvard player was in the NBA was in 1954. He is making $762,000 this season.

Becoming a Starter:
- Tim Tebow became a starter due to fan outcry when the Broncos got off to a slow start. And Elway caved to them.
- Jeremy Lin became a starter due to Stoudamire & Anthony being out of the lineup. No one in NY was petitioning the Knicks to see him.

Playing Style:
- Tim Tebow is godawful for 3 quarters and somehow finds the dumb luck to wind up downfield in the 4th quarter so Jason Elam can kick a field goal.
- Jeremy Lin is actually playing WELL. To compare him to Tebow, Lin would have to have 3 TOs and go 2-14 from the floor every night. But one of the two buckets he hits has to be the game winner.

So they actually only have ONE thing in common. And that is how ESPN is going to overhype this poor kid until everyone in the country hates his guts...just like Tim Tebow.
 
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I had to shut it off this morning with the whole "Linsanity" 24/7 coverage. Now they are working Tebow into the story also.

I imagine they'll find a way to work Lin and Tebow (especially) into Yanks/Sox coverage over the summer.

Can't deal with them any more...
 
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Gurtholfin said:
I had to shut it off this morning with the whole "Linsanity" 24/7 coverage. Now they are working Tebow into the story also.

I imagine they'll find a way to work Lin and Tebow (especially) into Yanks/Sox coverage over the summer.

Can't deal with them any more...
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Sometimes I'm glad that hockey is not covered by ESPN.
 
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I saw the story tonight where Lebron James says he'd be open to being a Cavalier again someday. I have a heck of an idea. When he becomes a free agent, he and the Cavs can agree on a contract, but no one can sign it until after the huge ESPN special, "Dan Gilbert: The Vote." You see, everyone who attended a Cavs game that previous season gets to vote on whether or not they'd like to see Lebron back. At the special, they reveal the results. If the fans voted "no," Lebron has to take his talents somewhere else...you clown.
 
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Dude Love said:
I saw the story tonight where Lebron James says he'd be open to being a Cavalier again someday. I have a heck of an idea. When he becomes a free agent, he and the Cavs can agree on a contract, but no one can sign it until after the huge ESPN special, "Dan Gilbert: The Vote." You see, everyone who attended a Cavs game that previous season gets to vote on whether or not they'd like to see Lebron back. At the special, they reveal the results. If the fans voted "no," Lebron has to take his talents somewhere else...you clown.
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That could be fun. I could see em telling everybody to make sure they save their game tickets the year before, and then when they do the vote, each game ticket counts as a vote. Season Ticket Holders would get like what, 41 votes for each home game. And all of the guys who got a ticket for a single game would have one vote in as well. It could be quite funny for turn things around on Lebron like that. He would pretty much have to run a political campaign to get back into Cleveland.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
I had to shut it off this morning with the whole "Linsanity" 24/7 coverage. Now they are working Tebow into the story also.

I imagine they'll find a way to work Lin and Tebow (especially) into Yanks/Sox coverage over the summer.

Can't deal with them any more...
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Just be thankful that they haven't worked BrettFavre into the conversation yet.
 
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aygwm2 said:
I don't know if this has been discussed or not in this thread, so forgive me if I'm bringing up old stuff. And, I know the MLB season is a couple months off, but I was wondering what you all think of ESPN's "Strike Zone Box?" The one that they hang right over home plate in front of the catcher. I cannot watch ESPN MLB broadcasts when they use this--they don't use it all the time. But, to me, it is annoying and distracting, and I want them to remove it from in front of the catcher. I was wondering what the consensus among the rest of you is regarding ESPN's use of the "Strike Zone Box?" I've tried e-mailing ESPN to no avail.
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I noticed it near the end of last year and posted about it, too. I don't like it either - too distracting. There's enough crap on the screen already. The box on the SIDE of the screen with the strike zone is less distracting.

Posting this has reminded me I can't wait for Sunday Night Baseball to start.
 
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aygwm2 said:
I don't know if this has been discussed or not in this thread, so forgive me if I'm bringing up old stuff. And, I know the MLB season is a couple months off, but I was wondering what you all think of ESPN's "Strike Zone Box?" The one that they hang right over home plate in front of the catcher. I cannot watch ESPN MLB broadcasts when they use this--they don't use it all the time. But, to me, it is annoying and distracting, and I want them to remove it from in front of the catcher. I was wondering what the consensus among the rest of you is regarding ESPN's use of the "Strike Zone Box?" I've tried e-mailing ESPN to no avail.
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It's almost as bad as Fox Network's glowing puck. :mad:
 
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It's like The Onion, except on ESPN.
 
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joecct said:
The person responsible for the titles has been sacked.
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Unless he intentionally tried to make it racial, this should have been a non-issue. Too many hypersensitive people out there. Sometimes a word is just a word and not a racial epithet.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Unless he intentionally tried to make it racial, this should have been a non-issue. Too many hypersensitive people out there. Sometimes a word is just a word and not a racial epithet.
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chinese community on twitter were livid. learned that this is the n* word to them.
 
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mookie1995 said:
chinese community on twitter were livid. learned that this is the n* word to them.
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Oh jeeze... So can we not say "Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Whipped by the Thunder"? What about " LeBron Beaten by the Knicks"? (Whether or not the results are possible in reality.)

People need to relax. Especially these race baiters. As someone on GPL said, there is no way someone is stupid enough to do that intentionally and throw away his or her career. I've heard the word used as an epithet maybe twice outside of the movies. Twice in my life.

What's even more hilarious is the Knicks' play-by-play guy apparently used the same phrase on the game's broadcast.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Oh jeeze... So can we not say "Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Whipped by the Thunder"? What about " LeBron Beaten by the Knicks"? (Whether or not the results are possible in reality.)

People need to relax. Especially these race baiters. As someone on GPL said, there is no way someone is stupid enough to do that intentionally and throw away his or her career. I've heard the word used as an epithet maybe twice outside of the movies. Twice in my life.

What's even more hilarious is the Knicks' play-by-play guy apparently used the same phrase on the game's broadcast.
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I'm waiting for the headline when they do some sort of monkey business joke directed at Simmonds or Iginla. :D
 
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