5 things annoying me right now
Here's my top 5 things that are annoying me the most in sports at the moment
5. Roger Clemens
Clemens need to decide if he wants to play before spring training. I'm sick and tired of his old ass getting special treatment from teams. Everyone else has to decide before then, why can he wait? I'm really hoping he is a complete bust and the Yankees spent 20 million dollars for a pitcher who will be there for a 3/4 of the season, and judging by his first start in the minors he may be headed that way.
4. Dice-K
I'm sick and tired of every single on his starts being ESPN's showcase game of the week. We get it! He's a Japanese pitcher that's good. Frankly, I was sick of the guy before he ever stepped foot in America. ESPN ruined yet another player for me. The worst part is the only reason they hyped him up so much is because he signed with the Red Sox, had he signed with any other team other than Boston, Chicago, or the Yankees he wouldn't be getting half the hype he is right now.
3. Horse Racing
Is it entertaining? No, not really. It's a minute and a half of guys beating the shit out of their horse urging it to win a mile long circle race. How come people complain about NASCAR being a sport, but they accept the Derby and all that crap as sport? Horse racing is nothing more than a huge gambling event. No one knows anything about these horses, at least not the average person. People wake up the day of the derby, watch ESPN, check the odds and place a bet. It's not a sport, it's a social tradition. The worst part is that the big horse every year finds a way to stay in the news for too long after it's over. Then there was Barbaro, I was so glad when the horse died so I didn't have to hear about his damn leg anymore.
2. America's infatuation with the NFL
I'm sick of hearing NFL talk all year long. It is completely overrated and is force fed to us by the major media outlets. Prime example, NFL LIVE is the only show on ESPN networking that is year long and pertains to a specific sport. What do they have to talk about in the offseason besides the draft and Free Agency? They nit pick stories that shouldn't be headline news because there isn't enough available and over emphasize every little occurrence in the league.
1. NBA Draft Lottery
I'm going to keep this somewhat short because I'm going to do another entry that's more indepth. Having said that, the Lottery recently crushed any chance the Grizzlies may had been entertaining of attaining that franchise player. The top two players this year, Oden and Durant, are can't miss superstars and the Grizzlies had a great shot at getting both of them. What happened? We wind up with the fourth pick, the worst possible pick we were eligible for.
5. Roger Clemens
Clemens need to decide if he wants to play before spring training. I'm sick and tired of his old ass getting special treatment from teams. Everyone else has to decide before then, why can he wait? I'm really hoping he is a complete bust and the Yankees spent 20 million dollars for a pitcher who will be there for a 3/4 of the season, and judging by his first start in the minors he may be headed that way.
4. Dice-K
I'm sick and tired of every single on his starts being ESPN's showcase game of the week. We get it! He's a Japanese pitcher that's good. Frankly, I was sick of the guy before he ever stepped foot in America. ESPN ruined yet another player for me. The worst part is the only reason they hyped him up so much is because he signed with the Red Sox, had he signed with any other team other than Boston, Chicago, or the Yankees he wouldn't be getting half the hype he is right now.
3. Horse Racing
Is it entertaining? No, not really. It's a minute and a half of guys beating the shit out of their horse urging it to win a mile long circle race. How come people complain about NASCAR being a sport, but they accept the Derby and all that crap as sport? Horse racing is nothing more than a huge gambling event. No one knows anything about these horses, at least not the average person. People wake up the day of the derby, watch ESPN, check the odds and place a bet. It's not a sport, it's a social tradition. The worst part is that the big horse every year finds a way to stay in the news for too long after it's over. Then there was Barbaro, I was so glad when the horse died so I didn't have to hear about his damn leg anymore.
2. America's infatuation with the NFL
I'm sick of hearing NFL talk all year long. It is completely overrated and is force fed to us by the major media outlets. Prime example, NFL LIVE is the only show on ESPN networking that is year long and pertains to a specific sport. What do they have to talk about in the offseason besides the draft and Free Agency? They nit pick stories that shouldn't be headline news because there isn't enough available and over emphasize every little occurrence in the league.
1. NBA Draft Lottery
I'm going to keep this somewhat short because I'm going to do another entry that's more indepth. Having said that, the Lottery recently crushed any chance the Grizzlies may had been entertaining of attaining that franchise player. The top two players this year, Oden and Durant, are can't miss superstars and the Grizzlies had a great shot at getting both of them. What happened? We wind up with the fourth pick, the worst possible pick we were eligible for.
posted by Jason Smith at 11:29 PM
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