TV Sports Can Be A Real Turnoff
Norman Chad - TV Sports Can Be A Real Turnoff - washingtonpost.com
1. Here's my problem with Ultimate Fighting -- if nobody dies, how ultimate is it?2. Can you imagine the sound effects Fox Sports would've used if it covered Apollo 11's mission to the moon in 1969?
3. I think Gary Bettman made a bold move taking the NHL off of national TV.
4. You've got to hand it to the NFL Network -- even in the offseason, it's live every day reporting nothing.
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7. I programmed my TiVo to record all poker shows and my TiVo hired a workplace attorney.
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11. Tim McCarver and Boomer Esiason each have a weekly TV talk show. This is what gaming theorists would call a "statistical improbability."
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13. I'll take Vin Scully and an Orange Crush every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
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18. I'm not above watching a "Walker, Texas Ranger" rerun on Hallmark.19. As it turns out, George Washington might've cut down that cherry tree because it was blocking the signal from his DirecTV receiver and he desperately wanted MLB's Extra Innings package so he could watch as many Red Sox games as possible.
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23. I get paid to watch television every week. I wish someone would pay me more not to watch it.
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Q. Since NFL teams are always drafting for their biggest needs, why didn't the Bengals select a criminal law attorney? (Jim and Connor Harmann; Hartland, Wis.)



Comments
Gary Bettman should be fired! he's ruined the NHL.
http://www.FireBettman.com
Posted by: Joe | April 30, 2007 11:43 AM