ESPN ignore again.
by angels all star 2010 on Apr 19, 2010 11:59 AM PDT
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Now I know many people have complained about ESPN not caring about us on the west coast or anyone not in the east for that matter. Yet I hoped just hoped they would pay attention a little more just a little more when they made a studio in Los Angles of course they didn't care that it just looked like they were faking being non-bias. So after Juan Rivera hit a mammoth home run against the Blue Jays that it might show up somewhere in baseball tonight. I just deluded myself yet again. then yesterday the SportsCenter staff lied again by saying they are not bias to everyone. Come on! Showing all of a blowout win by the yankees then spend 20 sec on Ervin Santana throwing a masterpiece and then show more on Jim Wolf's throw then anything else non eastern is sickening. this is what I think that they think about us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1wfUGhV7tw#here
ESPN is definitely the east sports players network and I hate them for that.
It sucks I like their shows but they are so biased I go on a rampage. Fox only shows certain things and lost sports science to ESPN. I don't have enough money for MLB network and I am really mad. oh well maybe if anyone is rich enough make a WSPN and sick it to them. To bad it won't happen one can dream though.
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Eastern Sports Pandering Network
You forgot to include “too much Boston” as part of the “too much Yankee” option.
Don’t worry, once I get my book published and make mass buckz, I will work on founding WSPN…
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 19, 2010 12:07 PM PDT reply actions
Speaking of which.
I will email you back with some details within the next couple of days.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
Cool
I’ve been pretty busy so I almost forgot I was still waiting for your reply.
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 19, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN Los Angeles is just the Kobe Bryant love-a-thon.
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Who is counting when you're the Octomom.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
I love Baseball Tonight but really nothing else
good background noise while doing dishes and eating
"When my ass was 19 years old I changed the face of Professional Baseball." - Kenny Powers
"Are you going to leave or am I going to have to throw you out a window that is closed?" - Bill Compton
Me too.
But it’s never on when I happen to look so it’s kind of useless to me. Hell the only thing I turn to ESPN for is the scores scrolling across the bottom of the screen when I just want to know real quick. (Even then it goes to commercial just as I’m about to find out what I wanted to know!)
Stupid, damn, frickin, frackin ESPN….
by Monkeyspanked on Apr 19, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I rushed the poll didn't I
I did that because my computer has been acting weirdly and wanted to get this in before it tried to close on me.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 19, 2010 12:16 PM PDT reply actions
meh dont really care
why do you give a shit what ESPN says? Angels don’t need recognition from them to justify them being the most awesome team in baseball. Also thats why the internet is around. to stream everything.
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Apr 19, 2010 12:19 PM PDT reply actions
yeah but its nice when you missed the game to see more than a 2 second clip
so you can watch alex rodriguez change his socks and derek jeter talk about how he farted in between the third and forth innings. Then watch the replay as they slo-mo the cheek wiggle.
Then a 2 second clip about how ervin santana threw 2 hit ball and a cuban and a former yankee hit a pair of home runs each.
by Balls and Strikes on Apr 19, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched ESPN because
I had dial up for years and finally got dsl so I had to watch them hate on us. It wouldn’t be so bad if they said yeah we care too much about the east coast and completely bias we don’t care we’re rich.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 19, 2010 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
Why the hell does anyone watch ESPN for baseball news anymore when we have the glorious MLB Network?
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
No octo-mom required: +1
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 19, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought MLBN dissed Voodoo in favor of Wainwrights CG.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
The ONLY time I watch ESPN
…is when they’re showing the Angels’ game.
Otherwise, there is simply no reason to have them on the cable. Sportcenter is infested with men and women who aren’t a fraction as clever as they think of themselves to be. The reporting is East Coast-centric. Worst of all, it simply isn’t interesting.
Instead of allowing ESPN to ruin your day, why not simply stop watching it? Even Baseball Tonight is useless (do I care what Kruk thinks? No.), and any cable franchise around should be carrying MLB Network, which has no bias of any kind, especially with Harold Reynolds on the dais (as alumnus of both the Mariners and Angels).
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by George Kaplan on Apr 21, 2010 4:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Agree 100%
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
It seems like basic TV ratings 101 to me
Never really understood the hatred. Its the same business model everyone else uses to make money. They show games and talk about the teams that generate the highest ratings.
Don’t for one second believe that they wouldn’t turn it into an all Angel talk network if that brought in the most revenue.
by Wytelitning on Apr 19, 2010 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
They're supposed to be the
“worldwide leader in sports” but they only give airtime to things concerning teams northeast of Atlanta.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
Your point is valid to a degree.
Ratings would dictate to give some sort of special attention th the yank sux, but not at the detriment of every other team. A better long-term money making strategy would be to market the product so that espn profits off 30 fanbases rather than two. They are going for the quick and easy cash at the detriment to their long-term health.
by snowhor on Apr 19, 2010 1:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Their world is really small
If one half one coast is someone’s world they are either ignorant or hateful.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 19, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
They dictate the ratings
By covering Boston and New York obsessively, they get everyone to watch those teams, which raises those teams’ ratings, which in turn self justifies ESPN to blow them even more voraciously than before. It’s a vicious circle…
Light up that halo! RIP, Nick.
I agree that their coverage has generated more fans over time and made the bias worse...
But the fanbase and interest was there before ESPN and they simply went for the money. There is no way they have artificially created a large fanbase and ratings by themselves.
Pretty sure baseball has always been a big deal in that area.
How many "Red Sox Nation West" shirts would you see out here if not for ESPN?
That’s definitely the chicken coming after the egg.
Light up that halo! RIP, Nick.
And that has nothing to do
with all the East Coast transplants out here? Maybe I’m naive, but I really don’t think baseball fans are that trendy.
I am pretty tired of this meme, but Clutch is correct here.
I posted on this a little while ago, but even ESPN admits that the growth in Red Sox fandom is a direct result of ESPN needing programming content in their early days and having a bunch of Red Sox fans in program decision-making positions. So they promoted the Red Sox as a story, and the Red Sox fan community grew right along with ESPN. What used to be a regional interest with some national awareness has become a national interest with some international awareness. It really is that simple.
And it really does speak to the idea that ESPN, as a publicly held company (Disney, their parent, is publicly traded), has a fiduciary duty to grow their business. So they should be growing interest in other teams too, and increase their audience base, just as they did with the Red Sox.
ESPN first created the beast, and now they merely feed it.
"God watches over drunks and third baseman." - the Immortal Leo Durocher, predicting the coming of Brandon Wood...
What I never understood was...
If Disney owned the Angels, and Disney owns ESPN…why have we never gotten any airtime?
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
by angels4adam on Apr 20, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Because that's what happens when you let a mouse run things...and this too:
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 20, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We go live to the scene where Mickey Mouse just sold the Angels.
Why did he do this after winning a World Series Championship Tom?
(I don’t know Bob yet he… what is that? Bob! Mickey is so mad about being tricked into selling the Angels that he is getting revenge on South Park. Back to you Bob.)
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That actually WAS the master plan back then.
Disney was going to use the Angels as a cornerstone for a regional sports network. They got outmanuevered by Rupert urdock and Fox Sports, and pulled back. Eventually they bailed out of that plan altogther and ended up selling the Halos to Arte.
Oversimplifying a great media war, but the full story is to be found within Google.
"God watches over drunks and third baseman." - the Immortal Leo Durocher, predicting the coming of Brandon Wood...
Is there anything that can't be found with google?
FREE BRANDON WOOD!
by halofan4life on Apr 21, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't find the answer key for my Physiology test on Friday.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
To be honest
I haven’t actually sat through Sportscenter or baseball tonight in years. If your story about Sox fans in decision making positions is true, well, shit happens. It may have helped feed the beast of “the nation” but I can’t sit here and believe ESPN is totally responsible for making them so popular (and annoying). Sox fans were obsessive morons long before ESPN ever existed.
I do read ESPN.com pretty regularly. A good amount of the content is crap, but I can’t say that there’s any obvious bias. Every team from the Reds to the Rays to the Rangers to the Angels gets a fair amount of coverage. But let’s be honest: the Yanks and Sox are consistently among the best teams in the game, so they are going to get featured quite a bit no matter where you look. It’s no different than the Lakers, Cowboys, Red Wings, etc.
Here's the deal.
Red Sox fans HAVE long been insufferable. But they have not been as numerous. They were NOT a national phenomenon prior to ESPN.
The Red Sox ARE consistently among the best teams, BUT ONLY THE PAST 10 YEARS OR SO. Prior to that, they were pretty much mediocre to better-than-average, with flashes of greatness.
The Red Sox rise in success, by ESPN’s own admission (not just random speculation or opinion on my part), has a direct correlation to the rise of ESPN.
- ESPN needed content
- ESPN personnel with decision powers over content contained Red Sox fans
- ESPN began covering the Red Sox more closely
- Red Sox interest, nationally, began to rise as ESPN gained more access to more cable packages
- consequently, Red Sox revenues began to rise due to increased fan interest
- Red Sox spending powers began to rise due to increased revenue
- Red Sox became more competitive on the field
- feedback loop firmly in place.
Again, I did not say this. ESPN did. Twice that I heard directly and publicly. I just happen to agree with it.
"God watches over drunks and third baseman." - the Immortal Leo Durocher, predicting the coming of Brandon Wood...
by Stirrups on Apr 21, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I actually joined OTM a few days ago to offer a detailed explanation of our sentiment
My impression is that the legitimate Bostonians don’t understand the venom directed at the Sox, so I tried to explain where it comes from. I haven’t been flamed yet, so maybe it worked.
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 22, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Boston boston boston...
there is at least a reason to hate you and your fans. Do I hate Seattle? not really, don’t like them not certainly hate them. Texas? no hate just not like. A’s? the only ones I might think to hate I don’t. yankees I hate them on all the time and such bad fans. boston? ditto. see we have a reason to hate boston they don’t have one to hate us. oh 1 series win against boston and its “I hate angels fans” come on 1 series win you beat us so much more then that! and are we on all the time? no. so if I ever get over to bnoston’s I will be kicked off so fast…
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 22, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
HA! I don't know...
Honestly, I think many of them really just didn’t get it. Of course, how could they get it living in Boston? They don’t see how their out of market fans act in Anaheim or Oakland, etc. It’s these folks that mainly piss me and the rest of baseball off and bring to mind terms like “chowdz”. I could care less about people in Boston rooting for the Boston Red Sox, that’s what they should do. Their actions on the road are a different story and I wanted to make that clear.
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 22, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh - you're such a "bandwagon hater"
Yeah I think you’re right – I don’t think they get it
by The_Legend_Of_Wilfong on Apr 22, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
At first I thought that was a joke of yours...
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 22, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Just let it go bro
and get with the bandwagon flow
by The_Legend_Of_Wilfong on Apr 22, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey hey, I'm sure there's like 4 or 5
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by Commander_Nate on Apr 22, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Nailed it
And “mmmmm” (I hope I got the right amount of “m’s”) seems to have been put in his place nicely. Well done.
The dugout in Texas has exactly 12 steps.
by Teixeira Who? on Apr 22, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN's baseball coverage disappoints me
But I really enjoy the rest of their coverage. Although they tend to overdo NFL coverage, ESPN is my go-to channel/network for quenching my sports thirst. Their NBA coverage is solid, and their NASCAR coverage is expanding to my tastes (they hardly talk about Dale Jr./Danica Patrick anymore and more about the actual racing!!), but I agree the baseball coverage is disappointing.
That’s why Bud created the MLB Network, arguably the greatest thing he’s done as comissioner
2010 is the Year of the Weave
Of course you think their NBA coverage is solid.
You’re a Lakers fan.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
As a Cowboys, Lakers, and USC fan,
I can’t really expect you to understand.
Add the Patriots, Yankees, and Red Sox to that list and you’ve pretty much got them all covered.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
Yeah, Cavs...
I recall tons of coverage when Danny Ferry went to play in Cleveland. lol! LeBron demands (and deserves) the attention right now.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 23, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
East coast bias for sure...
And a lot of annoying commentators, but put it in perspective. Most all of us who complain about ESPN would be immensely upset if it suddenly ceased to exist.
MLB Network
Had pretty much the same shortened highlights that ESPN’s Baseball Tonight did. I was more disgusted by them than ESPN, as I expect it from ESPN, but not on a channel that devotes itself TO ONE FREAKING SPORT.
Watch MLB Tonight
You basically see the entire games during that show. I assume you are talking about Quick Pitch?
Just for fun ESPN's partnering has ruined AM830 programming as well.
The good old “Drive” with Biggsy 3pm afternoon show is gone now to a shorter something or other show. It sucks.
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Watching bsaeball tognight one day...
and they show the dodgers dominating 10-0 then cuts to the end its 10-8. Even though I’m an Angel fan something like that should grab your attention. If it was an east coast team they would spend a lot more time on it. Hmmm… lets see what they would say after a shutout by the Halos? Is MLB network free or do you pay for it in a package or by itself? Or does it depend on your service provider?
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 19, 2010 9:39 PM PDT reply actions
I hate ESPN for their east coast bias in general.
Not necessarily just about baseball. I remember when they were wearing party hats and eating birthday cake LIVE on sports center while doing Cavaliers highlights since it was LeBron’s birthday. It’s completely ridiculous how much LeBJ dick they blow.
Oh and for the NBA playoffs, Mike Tirico was doing the play by play for the Heat/Celtics game 1 and whenever Dwayne Wade would do something good or make a nice drive to the basketball he’d just be like “meh….good play by Wade”. But if some scrub on the Celdicks like Tony Allen would get a steal or rebound or something he’d be like “GREAT PLAY BY ALLEN. WHAT HUSTLE! HE’S JUST A GOOD OLD FASHIONED HARD WORKER WHO IS SO VALUABLE TO HIS TEAM blah blah blah”. Long story short he didn’t even make an effort to hide his Boston man-love. It was completely pathetic and unprofessional.
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Apr 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
ESPN
how many different ways to get back at them?
ESPN eastern sports people network
ESPN entertainment sports puke nobodycares
ESPN entertainment? so people notice?
ESPN eastern spots people no one else
ESPN eat Spanish pork never
ESPN eat so much Pennsylvania nock offs
ESPN who cares any more they are just evil money sucking stealing all things I will get them if its the last thing I do people who only care about their money and their few teams in that place that snows so much they complain about it when I haven’t been in it and I don’t care about them either! If those people from there say but you haven’t been here your ignorant NO you are you don’t care about us at all and I’ve been there in dc and Baltimore and Virginia and New Jersey I see how you treat each other so poorly how bad your drivers are and how easy it was to go from state to state and see people complain this is too hard wha I am in NY and have too drive to Boston wha. stop it I have had it with you had it with you not seeming to accept that more than 80% of the country’s land you don’t care about or heard of or know where it is and so smug about everything and people saying how great ny is I DO"NT CARE. there is a reason the yankees are black and white with pinstripes they rob you of your money your time and your sights. they don’t want you to see other teams and don’t care if you you think they are evil they know that. the world does not revolve around you. it spins on an axis. are you a north or south pole? no are you the equator the middle part of earth? no you are just one stubborn evil city that doesn’t cares too much about anything but their money. Hey forgot why people moved west? they wanted to get away from you! oh some yankee fan comes here and sees this wwha SB nation they are saying true stuff about us that makes us look bad. that’s ok we will remove this comment so it wont hurt you and your ego that needs to be crushed because you are so full of yourself. *sniffles ok . I am not saying all those from there are evil are ignorant or mean just everyone there I saw is. but that’s prejudice. So? if early man was hunting and a lion ate someone would they go say not all lions will eat us? ok lets try again. whoops he got eaten too. how about joe, eaten do you get it now? nope me stupid. gets eaten. ok lions eat us stay away. that’s how this is ESPN is only showing yank sux stuff because they only care about yanks sux stuff get a life.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 19, 2010 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
WOOW m('),(')m
now that is a post.
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by DAD OF VLAD on Apr 19, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Was my friend
short post are now my best friend
"When my ass was 19 years old I changed the face of Professional Baseball." - Kenny Powers
"Are you going to leave or am I going to have to throw you out a window that is closed?" - Bill Compton
Replied to the wrong post
Div – was recommending a dosage to Mr Stream of Random Consciousness there
I see red people
ohh
but still i could not read the whole thing my mine was going every where
"When my ass was 19 years old I changed the face of Professional Baseball." - Kenny Powers
"Are you going to leave or am I going to have to throw you out a window that is closed?" - Bill Compton
there is a reason the yankees are black and white with pinstripes
Actually, I’m pretty sure their unis are white with blue pinstripes.
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I don’t own a TV, so I really have no dog in this “ESPN sucks” fight, but when I did, it seemed that baseball got the shaft in terms of their coverage, more than any specific geographical area west of New York. I wouldn’t want to have to settle for “Baseball Tonight.” ♥ Jon Miller.
If I were going to break down and spend money to watch broadcast sports at home, there’s no question I’d get the MLB Network. I just don’t care about any other sport, really. Do the regional Fox Sports networks have decent coverage?
Aside: As a native Californian living in (barely upstate) New York, I’m finding the geographic hatred a little misplaced. People may not be all, “shaka, brah,” as they roll down Park Ave. on their skate, and paying to go to the beach SUCKS, but my current (dream!) job doesn’t exist back home. So chillax a little about the East Coast, dude. There are legitimate reasons that otherwise decent people live here.
That said, as an editor, I am finding this whole thread hilarious. Slightly difficult to read at times, but hi-lar-i-ous. Keep it going, folks.
+1 million
As I was reading through this thread, I was wondering if I was the only one having to constatntly use my ‘mental edit button’. And by the way, my native Californian sister recently moved to Vermont for a great job and she is a decent person, too!
watched sportscenter and bbtonight on sunday
yes, espn’s coverage of the angels game was ungodly short. but baseball tonight had fair coverage of the game. i’d be more miffed if i was a blue jays fan, since they were leading the east before a little divine intervention had them seeing the light…
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
But getting mad at people is fun.
the region I am talking most about though is that Baltimore / north Virgina area to Boston going through the ny city and Pennsylvania. Those fans are some of the worst. since I posted it I thought about it and I forgot to mention other things but nah no regrets freedom of speech, freedom to get others really mad at you for telling the truth,(or lies). ESPN does suck though. I have no problems with north of Boston south of northern Virgina west of Pennsylvania, or the Atlantic ocean, it has enough problems. Blue pinstripes? It never looks blue to me. hm… darkest blue Ive ever seen. I know there are some good people there just I never saw them when I went there. The year after that went to Florida people were friendlier well that part at least. the part about ESPN I hate the most [maybe] is that it like almost every sports station says it in eastern time. then last years World Series the Phillie and yankee fans said why do we have to wait for the west coast to watch it. that was actually something I agreed on I wouldn’t be happy with whoever won, and most of their fans are there on east coast so, yeah one thing I agree on do it for the best time of who’s playing not the region to say we are not biased. most days though ESPN makes me feel ignored. Matsui’s walk off wasn’t in what I thought it should be and they bought spots science from Fox. oh well I cant have it all. it doesn’t matter when we win in the end.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
oh u haven't met those fans from Maine
I have friends who are hardcore Red Sox fans from Maine
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Apr 20, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Um...yeah
I have friends who are hardcore Red Sox fans from Maine
Like Lackey’s wife. She was supposedly the one who convinced him to run to the arms of Theo.
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by George Kaplan on Apr 21, 2010 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions
WE SAVE YOUR FANPOST BY MAKING IT FUNNY, AND YOU DO THIS?
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well
a few things:
1. it could be worse, a nba team not named lakers, cavs, or celtics
2. surprised no one mentioned after the angels sweep of the blue jays, espn said something like “and here we go again”
They didn't say anyhing...
because the Angels did the sweeping not the Blue Jays.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 12:15 PM PDT reply actions
Listening to AM830 this morning and they were talking about how people always accuse espn of bias
For the east coast- their response was, well what the hell do people expect, were based there for a reason.
by Balls and Strikes on Apr 20, 2010 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
To me...
the analysts are what do it for me. In the NFL, MLB shows. Berry Melrose is the shit though.
They want power. We want respect...
people people people
people will be people unless of course they’re not people but a money sucking network. they never listen to how they are blissen to all of us over here. ESPN your world wide leader in giving you all you need to know about our teams because we are rich and you can’t do anything about it. I didn’t go to Maine because that would be going through ny and that is one thing I vow to not do ever. hey why hate ny? we have stuff. so? I DON’T CARE. but its great I DON’T CARE. you’re ignorant. I DON’T CARE. ny is great I DON’T CARE. stop it! you are annoying and making me feel bad! I DON’T CARE. I’m suing you for everything! I DON’T CARE! YOU WILL LOSE. you’re stupid. I DON’T CARE. whatever. I DON’T CARE. I AM NOT GOING TO ny EVER. lebron James will be here so ha! we have 2 nfl teams ha we have 2 great mlb teams ha! I DON’T CARE! bbut bbbuut buuuutt no one can *sniffles dis ny. I CAN! SCREW YOU ny I’M GOING HOME!
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 1:59 PM PDT reply actions
there are 3 nfl teams in new york. And take your pills, you're scaring the kids...
by Balls and Strikes on Apr 20, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
excellent!
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
3 nfl teams? does washington count?
yeah I just hate ny. freedom of speech its freedom to hate and be bias (obviously that’s what this is all about). whats scary about my post?
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Jets & Giants are in Jersey
How dare they claim another whole state….
Couldn’t resist
R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34
2 great mlb teams?
Not so sure about that stat. Am most definitely not sniffling over here. Also, there are ways to get to Maine without going through N.Y. Maine is like the anti–New York, really.
Seriously though, I don’t know why am I even replying.
they would boast the mets.
I am anti ny the lowercase wouldn’t. they seem to like that place. entertainment isn’t everything. its the only thing. ridiculed ESPN ignore again the world’s most angels all star 2010 in it post.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 3:11 PM PDT reply actions
i have to ask
Out of curiosity, how old are you? Just wondering.
(For what it’s worth, I’d love to see the Mets beat up on the pinstriped men.)
by cath619 on Apr 20, 2010 3:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
East coast bias in horseracing too
Perfect example is our west coast Zenyatta who was the first filly to win the Breeders Cup Classic still not getting the same respect as Rachel Alexandra from the east.
I will... not tell you.
Too many enemies. Secret. I would be described as the person who when something happens say fight! fight! fight! fight! and throw more wood into the fire. Someone has to say these things and since I couldn’t find someone else doing it joined in on this to say my opinion Without anyone knowing who I am. I could be 45, 27, 59, 16, 12, 9, 38 and a half, 47, 62, 61, 15, 17, 22, 18, 35, 29, or infinite. I could be fake, I could be a computer, I could be an artificial intelligence. But that is for me to know and you to guess and guess and Google and Bing until you find out. I could be male, female, eunuch, hermaphrodite, or an alteration of switching between them all never knowing what I am. Knowledge is power because for those don’t know what you know is something they can’t face. I could be Benjamin Button or Marlin going backwards in age, or an alien coming to get you all, or someone who doesn’t know how old they are like Vlad. you always keep them guessing…..
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions
I think angels all star 2010 had a reply fail.
This was in response to cath619’s comment above asking the age of angels all star 2010. It’s kind of humorous. By attempting to tell nothing, he actually tells a lot.
This is most likely a white male between the ages of 10 and 14, residing in north Orange County, and somewhat insecure about his identity.
And this line should be framed for future generations to attempt to decipher; “Knowledge is power because for those don’t know what you know is something they can’t face.”
You are right.
Or are you? I could be 10 – 14, or not. I could live above orange county, or not you can guess all you want but one thing is true besides everything else that is true; I am getting older/younger/more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Age doesn’t stay the same. I could be Mexican, Canadian, Asian, European, other type of European, African, Australian, one thing though. I know who I am and that is all that matters. Man I love making other people confused and getting angry because that my I don’t know you all to well people is what life is all about.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Who let Erick Aybar on the internet again?
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / "CommNate is way overrated" - PhiSlamma
by Commander_Nate on Apr 20, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dang it someone found out!
How could you have known?
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
The dugout in Texas has exactly 12 steps.
by Teixeira Who? on Apr 22, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I guessed the age as too high. 8-12 years old is a more accurate range. White male, north Orange County, insecure, and imaginative…those are bull’s-eyes.
And we have entry #2 in the (unintentionally) indecipherable sentence category; “Man I love making other people confused and getting angry because that my I don’t know you all to well people is what life is all about.”
Enjoy this while it lasts. Your 15 minutes are about to expire.
Exactly.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 4:11 PM PDT reply actions
You said it angels all star 2010.
wait a minute…
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He is right who are you?
Vote angels in all star game when voting starts what are you going to do to make sure the deserving get in?
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I am a figment of your imagination.
oh… that makes sense.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 20, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see how you can claim that ESPN is biased
I mean, they put the 6-7 Angels only two places below the 4-8 Red Sox in their latest rankings.
How much fairer could they possibly be?
# Halo Heaven Fantasy Champ 2008 #
Mind you, if I were a fan of the Nationals (6-6, 24th) i'd be equally pissed
Everyone’s favourite Red Sox are in 13th place.
# Halo Heaven Fantasy Champ 2008 #
For an example of bias...
yesterday’s Angel game… starts at 4-0 because of Matsui’s double( probably forgot he is an Angel now) then shows the Tigers come back but play it very “whatever -y” then end of game. If it was yankee or red sux vs. Tigers then it would be … " things started with jeter getting hit x# and do you think he will get to 3000? oh look next a roid did this and that and tex is still struggling, looks like the yankees are running away from them then the bullpen almost blows it by allowing 5 runs and 2 outs in 9th oh mariano just gave up his first hit as a closer oh cant get to 15, bummer but he gets the next guy to pop up." I am sick of it and 1 more thing “In Halos Heaven you are only as old as you act.” so technically I go from 10- ? hey we are all Angels fans here don’t hate each other or accuse us of being one age or another.
“what was that? He is trying to act mature? aw…” -some guy who would say that but not anymore because I said it, then he will because I said he won’t…
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 21, 2010 11:27 AM PDT reply actions
I keep thinking of that SNL skit
with the hyper-active kid whose mother tied them to them a jungle gym. The schizophrenic mind-wandering makes me tired and wanting a nap.
stop talking
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
Yes
ESPN is biased—it’s biased in favor of ESPN and the teams around the ESPN center in Conn. It’s a local New England station with a national following, no different from WGN (except WGN at least doesn’t try to hide its Chicago-bias).
It's like there's a record of incomprehensible bullshit playing in your head
and you drop the needle down and fire off whatever it starts playing. Punctuate your posts.
The dugout in Texas has exactly 12 steps.
grammer is for yellowbellies!
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 23, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
espn showed the game (today) and only showed tex's being hit and hitting Wilson.
+k-mo’s hr
you see? that’s exactly what I’m talking about!
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 23, 2010 10:57 PM PDT reply actions
I think folks stopped caring about what you think some time back
"I can't tell people what to think or not to think. Their perceptions are their perceptions. We just feel we've taken a step forward. At the end of the day, we have to play 162 games. Once that happens then we'll be able to evaluate the offseason moves."~Tony Reagins, on the Angels' offseason
by George Kaplan on Apr 24, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Funnily enough
I was watching Fox Soccer Channel and they had Sky Sports News on, and they showed a brief highlight of the game. Really odd
Never Quit , Never Surrender!
by anaheim angels on Apr 25, 2010 11:22 PM PDT reply actions
ESPN needs competition from a Western-based sports network
The time difference is a problem. A West Coast-based network is needed to serve West Coast fans. 22 out of the 30 MLB teams play at a more convenient time for most baseball fans. Eastern-based media caters to the majority.
ESPN ignores baseball in comparison to football and basketball, and think the Yankees and Red Sox are the only teams worthy of attention.
I think putting all West and Mountain MLB teams in the same division or league would attract more local attention and pressure the media to cater more to fans in the West.
The product is too diluted out West with 11 out of the 14 AL teams in either the Central or Eastern Time Zones. Listening to the Angels-Yankees games last weekend at home almost seemed like the Yankees were cheered as much as the home team. I think something drastic like realignment has to be done to fix this problem.
by California Cajun on Apr 28, 2010 1:26 PM PDT reply actions
Won't happen
Not enough viewers. 2/3 of the US population is east of the Mississippi. There aren’t enough eyeballs on the west side of the river to make an exclusive enterprise profitable.
The more thoughtful solution is to watch MLB Network at the hours the West Coast teams are playing. Trust me, they cover the Angels.
More to the point, here is your answer: Stop watching ESPN. Just stop it. There is no reason to ever turn to that channel. You have as much hope of learning about the Angels on ESPN as you do on NESN—perhaps even less.
"I can't tell people what to think or not to think. Their perceptions are their perceptions. We just feel we've taken a step forward. At the end of the day, we have to play 162 games. Once that happens then we'll be able to evaluate the offseason moves."~Tony Reagins, on the Angels' offseason
by George Kaplan on Apr 28, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I have taken your advice for years
ESPN doesn’t interest me because I’m an Angels fan and they don’t do much with the Angels. Period. Just about every time I surf the channels they aren’t covering baseball, much less the Angels. I don’t watch Sunday Night Baseball any more because I can’t stand Joe Ego. Over the years you lose the desire to expect anything out of them.
I am a SoCal native, which is why I’m an Angels fan. But I now live in the Central Time Zone, and it is more convenient for baseball fans here to follow teams that play in prime time. All-Star Game voting suffers because a lot of fans haven’t seen the Angels play and if so, only once or twice. That’s why I think Pacific and Mountain teams should compete with one another and develop rivalries. If 1/3 of the population loses interest in ESPN they might have to make some concessions they aren’t making now.
by California Cajun on Apr 29, 2010 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Just trying to get ESPN's attention.
not that they care.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 29, 2010 9:38 AM PDT reply actions
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