All Star Game
Since I have removed my TV, I have missed baseball. Last night was the All Star Game, something I make an effort to see. While I still have a radio, the thought never occured to me flip the dial to ESPN. Out of habbit, I checked my baseball websites once I got to work, and I am glad that I missed the game. Many people panned Fox for the crappy coverage of the game. Even newpapers got into to mix by criticizing the game.
Some of the worst moments include when Kevin Kennedy called out Pedro Martinez for not coming to the game. Martinez has been an All Star seven times, but only made it to the game three times. I can understand the desire to see the All Stars, but where is the criticism for Scott Rolen? He played Sunday (last game before the ASG), and is scheduled to play on Friday (his first game after the ASG). You might argue that he had a serious shoulder injury earlier in the season, but Pedro has been pitching with a torn labrum all season. Pedro said his not playing was a decision made by the Mets organization. However, Kennedy said he understands the situation as Pedro sitting despite the wishes of the Mets. Kennedy never mentioned any concrete sources, so this is nothing more than a classic case of "he said, she said". Singling out a player on national TV is not a very professional way to conduct business.
Fox also spent some time talking with Ernie Harwell. For those of you who don't know, Harwell was the longtime radio play-by-play man for the Detroit Tigers. He is generally considered to be one of the best radio broadcasters in the history of baseball. Since the game was in Detroit, it only seemed appropriate to speak with Mr. Harwell. He was in the middle of a story about a former Tiger player who recently passed away, when Jeanne Zelasko interupts him by saying, "Yeah, we wish we could just go on and on. There's so much to say about him." How classless can you be? The only reason that Ms. Zelasko got her job is because she is moderately good looking, and TV stations want to seem more progressive by hiring female reporters to cover sports. After hearing about this, I have come to the conclusion that Ms. Zelasko has the journalistic abilities of a sack of doorknobs.
The game was also mired in shameless advertising by corporate sponsors. I want to watch baseball, not see logos for crap I probably won't even purchase. In some cases, the cameras focused on Joe Buck and Tim Carver (horrible, horrible announcers) while the game was essentially ignored. The list can go on and on, but I would suggest that you read the following article and discussion thread here. If you want to have an intelligent and humorous discussion about baseball, I would suggest you make Baseball Think Factory part of your daily reading.
Some of the worst moments include when Kevin Kennedy called out Pedro Martinez for not coming to the game. Martinez has been an All Star seven times, but only made it to the game three times. I can understand the desire to see the All Stars, but where is the criticism for Scott Rolen? He played Sunday (last game before the ASG), and is scheduled to play on Friday (his first game after the ASG). You might argue that he had a serious shoulder injury earlier in the season, but Pedro has been pitching with a torn labrum all season. Pedro said his not playing was a decision made by the Mets organization. However, Kennedy said he understands the situation as Pedro sitting despite the wishes of the Mets. Kennedy never mentioned any concrete sources, so this is nothing more than a classic case of "he said, she said". Singling out a player on national TV is not a very professional way to conduct business.
Fox also spent some time talking with Ernie Harwell. For those of you who don't know, Harwell was the longtime radio play-by-play man for the Detroit Tigers. He is generally considered to be one of the best radio broadcasters in the history of baseball. Since the game was in Detroit, it only seemed appropriate to speak with Mr. Harwell. He was in the middle of a story about a former Tiger player who recently passed away, when Jeanne Zelasko interupts him by saying, "Yeah, we wish we could just go on and on. There's so much to say about him." How classless can you be? The only reason that Ms. Zelasko got her job is because she is moderately good looking, and TV stations want to seem more progressive by hiring female reporters to cover sports. After hearing about this, I have come to the conclusion that Ms. Zelasko has the journalistic abilities of a sack of doorknobs.
The game was also mired in shameless advertising by corporate sponsors. I want to watch baseball, not see logos for crap I probably won't even purchase. In some cases, the cameras focused on Joe Buck and Tim Carver (horrible, horrible announcers) while the game was essentially ignored. The list can go on and on, but I would suggest that you read the following article and discussion thread here. If you want to have an intelligent and humorous discussion about baseball, I would suggest you make Baseball Think Factory part of your daily reading.
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