Aaugh.com is indispensable for those who want news, previews and reviews on the world of Peanuts publishing. The imminent arrival of what looks to be the definitive Charles Schulz bio (688 pages!) is enough to make me push Linus off a doghouse with glee.
The world does not need another sports-related blog, it needs another good one--enter Barry Melrose Rocks which as you may have been able to ascertain from the name deals with the National Hockey League. Longstanding Beacon Deadspin hipped me to an outstanding article on BMR dealing with the atrocious debacle that went down Saturday when NBC switched from coverage of an NHL playoff game set for overtime to the Preakness. (There really isn't a thing about that whole mess that's positive. Yes, the Sabres were eliminated, but I didn't get the joy of seeing it as it happened, and furthermore Hard Spun didn't win the Preakness. If you watched the Derby and the Preakness, no horse ran harder or more consistently.)
There is only one proper way to end this post....
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oh please, if he was so consistent then why didn't he win huh, yeah i thought so, Street Sense can surge better and Curlin surged even better that day
ReplyDeletestill, no reason to break away from NHL broadcast, they could have stayed for one OT, then switch as it got closer to the race. Bettmann needs the boot he's the worst commissioner in the most fan friendly league, and got a raw deal from the TV contracts with NBC for the playoffs, they need out of it and need to get a more adequate one
also, ESPN brings up the fact that it doesn't draw in the ratings, but what about their coverage of the MLS or the AFL? it reeks of favoritism of what sports they show, and they have a near monopoly of all sports coverage, sans the Olympics, Professional Lacrosse and yes Hockey, they don't even acknowledge the existence of one, they shit on Olympic coverage whenever it makes NBC look bad, and now it happens to the NHL
just weird
Horse racing is not even a sport. It's only something people place bets on. People who have ADD so bad that they can only wait 2 minutes to find out if their bet paid off or not.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about ratings? Really, does anyone ever think about how many viewers something is pulling when they are watching it? Playoff hockey is one of the most exciting things you can watch. Either NBC shows it or it doesn't.
"Who cares about ratings? Really, does anyone ever think about how many viewers something is pulling when they are watching it?"
ReplyDeleteI can answer "I don't" to both of those questions, happily. Like John Buccigross of ESPN said (paraphrasing), it would be nice if the NHL got wider exposure and greater ratings, but the fact that it doesn't is no deterrent to a devoted fan.