ESPN layoffs commence today

[salrx95]

Originally Posted by spoot388

i think that has a lot to do with it. every town in america has a little league baseball association. every school district has a football team. so many kids play those sports growing up. i played baseball from 5 years old up into high school. my parents wouldnt let me play football, but i could have been playing from when i was 8 or 9. and EVERYBODY has played basketball at recess, if not for the school teams growing up.

those sports are so accessible for kids to learn and grow up loving. there was only one high school that had a hockey team in my area that i knew of. even D1 colleges only have like 60 teams in the country compared to 128 football teams, which are 3 times the size, and over 300 basketball teams.

to play hockey, or to grow up racing, you really had to just be lucky enough to be born in the right place and under the right circumstances, like having parents who could afford the hobby. maybe i could have been a great racer, but i was never in a position to have he opportunity to find out. a lot of my interest in nascar came from my dad, who was an earnhardt sr fan. and with hockey, i have the penguins AHL team 25 minutes away from home since i was like 10. those were my access points, which a lot of people don't have, even for how basic they are.

sports in general need to do a better job at getting kids interested, and a lot of that comes from making it accessible for families to actually be able to take their kids. for avalanche games, seats that are center ice in the upper level at $60 a piece. doesn't matter if you're 5 or 50, you pay $60. i know a lot of teams like chicago and detroit dont have trouble selling out, but a lot of people can't afford to go. it would be almost $300 after fees for a family of 4 just to buy decent tickets for hockey game. even sitting in the upper level corners would be $150, not to mention parking and food.

make the sports more accessible to everyone and they'd be able to build a larger following nation wide. i know some people who were never interested in hockey until they saw their first game in person and then realized what a great sport it in. just need to find a way to give more people that chance to experience it.

Great post by lockman and this is a very good post as well. I have never put put on ice skates. I played a ton of baseball, football and especially basketball as a kid. But I was taken to my first Islander game at 11 years old. It was a playoff game in the deciding game of the first round series vs the Rangers and I was hooked. It soon became my favorite sport and by the age of 14, I was working all summer to afford to pay for half season tickets to the Islanders.

I have never played hockey and neither have my kids and they likely never will. I feel bad, too, that we have yet to go an Islanders game or even a Yankee's game as a family. But if I ask them if we should spend $300 or $400 to go a 3 hour sporting event or an overnight stay at great wolf lodge for the same price, they are gonna choose great wolf every time and they should. A lot more bang for the buck. We've been to the Islander minor league team here in Connecticut and the local independent league pro baseball team is always a fun time and they make it kid friendly but it might be a while before we get to a pro game. I would like to get to a Yankees game this year. I occasionally look on stub hub for cheap seats on a day we can go so I think we will try and go this year. I mean it's not like I can't afford it unlike many families. They just aren't huge baseball fans to begin with as far as watching the game unlike say football so why spend the money when it doesn't mean the world to them to go unlike when I was a kid and couldn't wait to go see Mattingly and company as the Stadium. I am taking the plunge this year and we will be traveling to an NFL game this year finally. Schedule maker was a little better this year.

[aeroshady]

Originally Posted by spoot388

i think that has a lot to do with it. every town in america has a little league baseball association. every school district has a football team. so many kids play those sports growing up. i played baseball from 5 years old up into high school. my parents wouldnt let me play football, but i could have been playing from when i was 8 or 9. and EVERYBODY has played basketball at recess, if not for the school teams growing up.

those sports are so accessible for kids to learn and grow up loving. there was only one high school that had a hockey team in my area that i knew of. even D1 colleges only have like 60 teams in the country compared to 128 football teams, which are 3 times the size, and over 300 basketball teams.

to play hockey, or to grow up racing, you really had to just be lucky enough to be born in the right place and under the right circumstances, like having parents who could afford the hobby. maybe i could have been a great racer, but i was never in a position to have he opportunity to find out. a lot of my interest in nascar came from my dad, who was an earnhardt sr fan. and with hockey, i have the penguins AHL team 25 minutes away from home since i was like 10. those were my access points, which a lot of people don't have, even for how basic they are.

sports in general need to do a better job at getting kids interested, and a lot of that comes from making it accessible for families to actually be able to take their kids. for avalanche games, seats that are center ice in the upper level at $60 a piece. doesn't matter if you're 5 or 50, you pay $60. i know a lot of teams like chicago and detroit dont have trouble selling out, but a lot of people can't afford to go. it would be almost $300 after fees for a family of 4 just to buy decent tickets for hockey game. even sitting in the upper level corners would be $150, not to mention parking and food.

make the sports more accessible to everyone and they'd be able to build a larger following nation wide. i know some people who were never interested in hockey until they saw their first game in person and then realized what a great sport it in. just need to find a way to give more people that chance to experience it.

Lot of good posts.

This one stands out to me though because it doesn't mention soccer. Every kid plays soccer growing up just like basketball or football. For that reason, I don't believe it is a fringe sport in America. It has easily been the fastest growing sport in the US over the last decade.

[~Crashintome89~]

this thread cracks me up. But please, do go turn on Sportscenter so they can give you highlights of Tim Tebow's at-bats in a meaningless minor league game!!

[Ascf33]

woof. thats a whole lot of text i will not be reading.

[recentlyJTR41]

Originally Posted by rickyh24

This post is uneducated.

Spacebreadz* Sorry

[recentlyJTR41]

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~

this thread cracks me up. But please, do go turn on Sportscenter so they can give you highlights of Tim Tebow's at-bats in a meaningless minor league game!!

It's not just ESPN covering Tebow. One of the sideline reporters for the Braves went over to Rome a couple weeks ago because Tebow was playing there and she reported from the stadium. He's one of the most popular athletes in America.

[aeroshady]

Originally Posted by recentlyJTR41

It's not just ESPN covering Tebow. One of the sideline reporters for the Braves went over to Rome a couple weeks ago because Tebow was playing there and she reported from the stadium. He's one of the most popular athletes in America.

I think you missed the overall point of his post.

[recentlyJTR41]

Originally Posted by aeroshady

I think you missed the overall point of his post.

No I get it. Just saying everyone in sports media covers him.

[TheLastPig]

Jemelle Hill firing back at Boston radio host

http://brobible.com/sports/article/j...k-boston-host/

[Climb2safety]

From what I can tell, espn having no part of hockey is the best thing for hockey fans.

NBC has done a great job putting games on all their networks for us come playoff time. I don't see that happening with the network formerly known as the worldwide leader in sports.

[mHeiser92]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

Jemelle Hill firing back at Boston radio host

http://brobible.com/sports/article/j...k-boston-host/

that sc6 show is so fucking bad. I can't stand to listen to her or Michael, no matter what program it is

[rickyh24]

"You won't say it to my face"


"Call the show"


"One day. Not today though . But one day"

[MOWJO8185]

Originally Posted by Climb2safety

From what I can tell, espn having no part of hockey is the best thing for hockey fans.

NBC has done a great job putting games on all their networks for us come playoff time. I don't see that happening with the network formerly known as the worldwide leader in sports.

If the NHL EVER signed a broadcasting rights agreement that would allow any of their playoff games to not air nationally then they are pretty dumb-dumb. NBC doesn't just say generally, "we want the NHL" and then gets to randomly choose whether they air playoff games or not. The number of overall games shown in a season, stipulations that all playoff games are aired, and a number of very specific details about what is going to be broadcast and when are agreed upon.

[pathetic]

in that bro-bile story they have a pic of her wearing a shirt that says #stay woke

what does that mean?

[Climb2safety]

Originally Posted by MOWJO8185

If the NHL EVER signed a broadcasting rights agreement that would allow any of their playoff games to not air nationally then they are pretty dumb-dumb. NBC doesn't just say generally, "we want the NHL" and then gets to randomly choose whether they air playoff games or not. The number of overall games shown in a season, stipulations that all playoff games are aired, and a number of very specific details about what is going to be broadcast and when are agreed upon.

I get that but what all networks is Disney going to put 4 games back to back in?

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by pathetic

in that bro-bile story they have a pic of her wearing a shirt that says #stay woke

what does that mean?

You dont know what stay woke means? Or are you just being sarcastic?

[pathetic]

I have no clue. is it supposed to mean "stay awake" like "stay active"? is this a nuck if you buck and trapp jesus thing?

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by pathetic

I have no clue. is it supposed to mean "stay awake" like "stay active"? is this a nuck if you buck and trapp jesus thing?

Its just social media saying. People say it in regards to tons of stuff. It basically just means "be aware", "stay on top of it" or "keep an eye on it" talking about some specific topic. It probably started with conspiracy theory people on twitter but its always used kind of sarcastically now, especially in sports.

[pathetic]

sounds too hip for me

[rickyh24]

Trapp Jesus


God she is awful.

[pathetic]

that show tries way too hard to be cool. They can't act like that in real life right? she's like 45

[rustysurf83]

How the fuck does Paul Finebaum still have a job?

[mthawk07]

I haven't watched The 6, but I know what Jemele Hill is like, and I know how arrogant and unlikable Michael Smith is, so I can only imagine the trainwreck of bullshittery that takes place on it. And along with the rest of the #woke world, I can't fathom how she and Stephen A. Smith still have jobs.

[TwoStep2888]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Informed I'm among ESPN's layoffs. But basketball, as they say, never stops. To readers/viewers/listeners/countless colleagues ... grateful
4:48pm · 28 Apr 2017 · Blaq for BlackBerry® 10

[rustysurf83]

Seems like a pretty solid breakdown...
https://thefederalist.com/2017/04/26...sday-massacre/

[Jake]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

Jemelle Hill firing back at Boston radio host

http://brobible.com/sports/article/j...k-boston-host/

there were three reasons I stopped getting the Orlando Sentinel. She is one of the reasons; I thought she was a very very poor writer.

She doesn't have a broadcast voice; she doesn't have great presentation; her opinions are predictable.


So is Jemelle Hill good at her job? I don't think so.

[rickyh24]

I mean I'm watching Celtics/bulls and they play a clip from SC6 where she calls Russell Westbrook a "Real G" for staying in okc wtf

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by Jake

there were three reasons I stopped getting the Orlando Sentinel. She is one of the reasons; I thought she was a very very poor writer.

She doesn't have a broadcast voice; she doesn't have great presentation; her opinions are predictable.


So is Jemelle Hill good at her job? I don't think so.

She's loud, basically that's all it takes to get ahead in the field now.

Originally Posted by rickyh24

I mean I'm watching Celtics/bulls and they play a clip from SC6 where she calls Russell Westbrook a "Real G" for staying in okc wtf

She's hip yo

[recentlyJTR41]

I know Twitter is the barometer (I guess?) with my generation, but it blows my mind how hard companies such as ESPN bend over backwards to clearly appeal to a race that makes up like 13% of the population. Is it white guilt? Probably, but I think older people just assume everyone under 30 acts the same. Reminds me of r/fellowkids.

SC6 is clearly a black, hip hop themed show. How is that going to attract anyone over 30 and not black? Fwiw, I love Gucci and Outkast so it's not like I'm some honky who just listens to Kenny G. It's like if you had a sports show that's hippie themed with Steal Your Faces and Dead lyrics everywhere That appeals to like 2% of the population.


They have gone so far left they are parading their white guilt like it's nothing.

[recentlyJTR41]

Originally Posted by rustysurf83

How the fuck does Paul Finebaum still have a job?

Said it before, but I wish they would let him go so FOX could pick him up and he can go back to his old self. Paul's show is very unique he has a cult following. He ain't going anywhere.