ESPN is to ILB as Pitchfork is to ILM

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Right? Based on the assface thread it just seemed obvious.

― Shaun (shaun), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it's more along the lines of:

ESPN:ILB
Rolling Stone:ILM

mostly because PFM for all its faults is looking forward whilst RS is stuck in the past, behind the curve, and has an inflated sense of self-importance

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

what is the pfm of ilb, then¿

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

all those crappy football threads on ILE would be the sinister to ILBB.

― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

What's up with ESPN's new graphics?? Did anybody watch those games last night? They're doing the lame-o "sound-effect-when-a-graphic-appears" thing now! Like FOX!!

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I weep for Bristol.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

bnw - hahahaha!!

― Kerry (dymaxia), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Joe Morgan = Brent D.
Chris Berman = Chris Ott
Hott Chick = Dominique Leone

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

dude Harold Reynolds is far more Brent D. worthy.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Dominique Leone is a bloke as I found out in somewhat embarrassing fashion (if hott chick = DL is a joke I apologize)

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Who's the Peter Gammons of PFork?

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Mark Richard-san

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

who's the Ryan PF of ESPN?

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Michael Eisner.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

ESPN Classic or Dud?

― Kerry (dymaxia), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Question: why is ESPN Foxing up their sports coverage? They're ESPN!

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The new SportsCenter "stage"/backdrop/whatever is really hideous too. Linda Cohn and her co-host even made fun of it the other night ("Greetings from the star ship Enterprise" or something like that.)

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But they probably have design consultants under retainer who just sit around and pitch ideas, and eventually they just change shit just for the sake of changing it.

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

ESPN Classic leans toward the dud, sadly.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

ESPN's been going downhill ever since they stopped showing reruns of Home Run Derby (the '50s TV show) on weekday afternoons.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

And the Sportscenter theme music BLOWS! Gimme 1990's music! That rocked! This namby-pamby WOOOSHing and "electronic" tinkling makes me wanna take a piss and punch someone while taking a piss.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Jacques Jammz to thread.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

seven months pass...

the hardball times : dusted magazine :: baseball prospectus : ??????

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 04:58 (twenty years ago)

Haha the Wire.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 05:20 (twenty years ago)

haha

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

OMG Mark Sinker is BILL JAMES!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 05:34 (twenty years ago)

geeta is VOROS MCCRACKEN

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 05:49 (twenty years ago)

Yep, it's the Wire. Philip Sherburne is Clay Davenport.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Raposa : ILBB :: Raposa : Pitchfork

oh, the indie guilt

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

Dude, you should link to my Lindsay Lohan singles thing - it's much more guilty (and better readin', too).

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 20 January 2005 02:16 (twenty years ago)

http://gorillamask.net/057mo_small.jpg

http://gorillamask.net/068re_small.jpg

http://gorillamask.net/072vy_small.jpg

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 20 January 2005 08:22 (twenty years ago)

bah

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 20 January 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Nate Silver is on BBTN right now

― Dr Morbius, Friday, 24 April 2009 02:06 (sixteen years ago)

and then over to Buck Showalter and Fernando Vina

― Dr Morbius, Friday, 24 April 2009 02:11 (sixteen years ago)

lol vina is terrible, feel bad for him

― bnw, Friday, 24 April 2009 03:54 (sixteen years ago)

wallofvina

― bnw, Friday, 24 April 2009 03:54 (sixteen years ago)

he gave Nate a nice awkward handshake after the early show

― Dr Morbius, Friday, 24 April 2009 03:58 (sixteen years ago)

three years pass...

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/1328/analyzing-the-new-mlb-espn-rights-deal

ESPN and Major League Baseball have announced a new eight-year rights deal, worth a total of $5.6 billion, a number first cited by the Sports Business Journal.

So what stands out?

Well, first the number: The $700 million-a-year average is an increase over the old deal, which averaged $350 million annually. If you assume that Fox and Turner -- whose deals expire after next season -- or even a new player like NBC, also pay double, MLB will be pulling in about $1.5 billion a year in total national rights from 2014 through 2021. That puts MLB ahead of the NBA, which currently pulls in $930 million a year from its TV partners, and the NHL, whose latest deal has the league pulling in $200 million a year from its only national U.S. TV partner, NBC.

For what it's worth the MLB deal is a far cry from the deals for the country's most popular league, the NFL. Excluding the NFL Network, because we didn't include MLB Network rights, the NFL's new deals -- which start in 2014 and expire in 2022 -- are worth a combined $4.95 billion a year. That doesn't include another $1 billion from DirecTV...

― Bee OK, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:01 (thirteen years ago)

put that here as it had ESPN in the title.

― Bee OK, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:01 (thirteen years ago)

Verlander vs. Sale tonight -- White Sox have one-game lead over Tigers (who are going for a sweep)

― Andy K, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:16 (thirteen years ago)

one year passes...

they seem to be pushing the college world series unusually hard, at least on the website

― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 June 2014 01:48 (eleven years ago)

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