ESPN doesn't disappoint - All Yanks, All The Time!

Here's the article from ESPN.com

A-Rod homers in return but Yanks lose Jeter to bruised hand, game to O’s

Bristol is the center of the sports universe, after all.

by Chanumas on May 20, 2008 10:54 PM EDT 0 recs

Funny part is

most of the replies on the game thread just about called what the headline would be for them.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 20, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

I saw it on ESPNews shortly after 11

They did show a couple of Orioles hits, but they made the pitch at Scott’s head sounds justifiable.

Berthuime said something along the lines of “You don’t throw at Jeter”.

Tools.

by IHeartMASN on May 20, 2008 11:11 PM EDT 0 recs

The ESPNews at 10:45

made NO MENTION of the O’s offense, and showed no at-bats other than Luke ducking.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 20, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey! Lot's of highlights tonight.

Just pleading.

by drj on May 20, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Highlights are in the Fanposts

It’s as much as I can cram into 10 minutes.

by IHeartMASN on May 20, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Fanshots, I should say

by IHeartMASN on May 20, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

I turned on the Yankees radio during the game

Because it is fun to listen to in these occasions. Even they were saying throwing behind a guy’s head is complete bush league. I think one of them used the word disgraceful. ESPN says it’s OK? I didn’t watch any of it.

by drj on May 20, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

ESPENews at 10:45

As video of Luke ducking for his life play…

“Well, you don’t throw at Jeter….”

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 21, 2008 6:48 AM EDT up 0 recs

Scout.com's Yankees board

First response after Hawkins throws at Scott’s head, I shit you not: “AWESOME!”

This is why, no matter how many rings you win, you SUCK.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 21, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

uh...

fucking cocksmokers.

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on May 20, 2008 11:26 PM EDT 0 recs

jankees post game show

during the jankees post game show on the YES network (because the game was blacked out on my MLB extra innings package (i live in rochester, ny), just watching la troy’s response to the situation - dude is a BAD liar. u missed markakis, u missed huff, & u missed scott. no wonder u’ve played for 6 teams in 6 years (including that HORRIBLE 2006 O’s bullpe), u can’t hit your spots. go ahead and appeal your suspension - LOSER.

PLEASE -- JUST PLEASE THROW STRIKES.

by oriolepete on May 20, 2008 11:50 PM EDT 0 recs

dumb fuckin yankees

“I will be appealing even though I haven’t been suspended yet,” Hawkins said.

its ok, we can’t all be winners.

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 20, 2008 11:50 PM EDT 0 recs

Sentiments exact

Thanks for the post, I feel the same way about sportscenter/baseball tonight being nothing but Red Sox and Yankees. A-rod’s back whoop-te-doo, but you still can’t win Yanks!

by cripppla87 on May 20, 2008 11:54 PM EDT 0 recs

Here is how ESPN covered it on the 11pm SportsCenter

Orioles-Yankees highlights (ESPN)

Much more beefy on the Orioles highlights, but still plenty of A-Rod highlights and all the interviews were of Yanks.

At least Orioles fan Scott Van Pelt got to read the highlights.

by IHeartMASN on May 21, 2008 12:03 AM EDT 0 recs

thanks for the link

by Y Not on May 21, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up 0 recs

not too bad.

Hey Joe, it was beautiful.

by drj on May 21, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up 0 recs

im from the ny area

and its hilarious to watch the YES network and watch them praising arod. fucking rediculous.

by semaj2989 on May 21, 2008 12:20 AM EDT 0 recs

Yahoo, too: "Jeter hurt, A-Rod homers in Yankees’ 12-2 loss"

That’s the actual headline in the sports/baseball section; the teaser on the general Yahoo site also neglects to mention who the Yerkees played.

Not to put too fine a point on it, this is getting pretty f#cking outrageous. We are the Washington Generals of AL East baseball, even when we win.

I think a formal protest is in order. How about we lobby Petey for away jersies that use the Oriole O, but follow the distinctive letter with “pponent” or “ther Team.” This will save ESPN, Yahoo and the rest of the media embarassment in case they, y’know, forget who the NYBosawkees, America’s Franchise of Significance, happen to be playing.

Dayzd or somebody else graphic-savvy—can you whip up a model?

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 21, 2008 12:56 AM EDT 0 recs

y'know

It’s not just us. The rest of the AL has to put up with this too. And…well it’d help our cause if we weren’t irrelevant for a decade.

Camden Chat
Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 21, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up 0 recs

I understand markets. And I understand winning seasons, championships and the like.

What I don’t understand is “projected anonymity” by news reporting organizations. That is, how major print and electronic media can “cover” events which necessarily require multipe competitors as though they in fact involved one.

Gee, if this were 1945, ESPN and Yahoo could report “Germans lose World War II to Other Armies.” The sub-head would be “Wehrmacht reports serious losses on several fronts, some divisions to be out months or years.”

Granted, it’s not just us and a non-losing season would do wonders for our visibility. But the main point from today’s class is that this kind of sports journalism is to actual journalism what Pravda was to actual newspapers. Consumers shouldn’t put up with that.

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 21, 2008 1:31 AM EDT up 0 recs

We don't.

It’s why we’re here.

by Jonny Pops on May 21, 2008 12:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

I mean

I get the anger directed towards ESPN and Yahoo as they are supposed to be un-biased and provide a complete, comprehensive coverage of all the sports teams but still, they are a buisness. Why would the average sports fan want to hear about Adam Jones, who most have never heard of, hitting 4-5 when A-Rod is coming off one of the only injuries of his career. The Yankees are undoubtedly the winningest franchise in baseball and have one of the biggest fan bases. ARod could be the best baseball player to ever live and of course they will make a big deal about that shit. The O’s haven’t done anything in the past ten years either which doesn’t help. It would be one thing if the Yankees were having another typical year in which they were cruising towards the playoffs or well on track but this year is atypical as they are fighting to even be relevant, which is much more news worthy for that particular franchise than the O’s being a few games over .500

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on May 21, 2008 1:09 AM EDT 0 recs

My brain agrees with you

But my heart agrees with duck. Since I’ve had a few, screw ESPN. I knew that’s how they’d play it, and they did. Latroy Hawkins can choke on his own shittiness. Steve Berthiune is worthless. Bring back Ravech.

At least Van Pelt was on Sportscenter and gave us the ol’ “O’s Strohs and Natty Bohs” line.

by pipkin on May 21, 2008 1:34 AM EDT up 0 recs

Yeh

I think Van Pelt is an O’s fan though. There are more than a few Baltimore area sports writers at ESPN and they make it known.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on May 21, 2008 1:56 AM EDT up 0 recs

He went to UMD

And Sherwood High in MoCo.

So yeah, he’s an O’s guy.

by pipkin on May 21, 2008 2:20 AM EDT up 0 recs

c'mon

It’s not like there isn’t time in the telecast for them to fellate the Yankees as they always do and still say who the opponent is. The Orioles are supposed to be terrible this year. Yet they scored 7 runs in an inning and their starter pitched a great game. They don’t have 15 seconds for that? The “average sports fan” watching ESPN is NOT a Yankee fan; he/she is a baseball fan. Just because there are a lot of Yankee fans out there doesn’t mean that a) they’re a majority or b) that the rest of the world doesn’t actually care more about the game than they do about a player getting hit by one high and tight.

by zknower on May 21, 2008 8:46 AM EDT up 0 recs

I might add

that as long as they’re going to moan about Derek Jeter being hit, they might want to tack on that he made the error that led to our 8 unearned runs.

by zknower on May 21, 2008 8:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

YES! +1

I wish I had something to add, but you summed it up perfectly.

My favorite part of the evening was a post over at Pinhead Alley demanding to see an overhead camera shot so he could see if it was Cano’s fault Jeter threw high. Positioning, you see….

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 21, 2008 9:25 AM EDT up 0 recs

this is indeed a wonderful point.

by pipkin on May 21, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

looks like

Jeter is 0-1 for the season

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on May 21, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

ESPN is responsible

for the fact that the average sports fan doesn’t know who Adam Jones is, as they spend half the off-season talking about who’s butt A-Rod is grabbing when his wife isn’t looking & who is wearing a thong in NYC rather than actually attempting to educate their audience on the fact that, yes, there are teams outside of NY & NE.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 21, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

All the more reason

to come out tomorrow night and kick their asses all over the House that Ruth built. Who are they serving up for our hitters’ gustatorial delight? Hughes? Kennedy? Mmmm, tastes good.

by Lothar on May 21, 2008 1:21 AM EDT 0 recs

Darrell Rasner

Camden Chat
Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 21, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up 0 recs

Who's 2-0 with a pretty decent ERA

We win tonight, we’re really doing something.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 21, 2008 6:50 AM EDT up 0 recs

i woke up extra early this morning

just to enjoy this gift from the baseball gods. this one was worth watching again!

espn? whatever? since we already know, why worry?

nice fielding, you prima donna!

by thewaywardO on May 21, 2008 7:24 AM EDT 0 recs

F*** ESPN

The only thing there good for is watching bowling on Sunday’s, what a Joke!

by J-DUB on May 21, 2008 8:27 AM EDT 0 recs

B-Sun

“I knew he was throwing at me,” Huff said. “But after you miss me and you miss Luke the first time, you only get so many chances to hit someone. I understand that Jeter was hit and he came out of the game. But that wasn’t intentional. Danny pitches inside and [Jeter] dives a little bit. That’s all part of baseball.”

That’s the most storied understatement ever.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 21, 2008 10:06 AM EDT 0 recs

Here's the craziest part...

Meanwhile, Cabrera’s reputation continues to follow him around. He’s known as a guy who throws inside and isn’t afraid to knock somebody off the plate. He’s known as a hot-head, someone who’s prone to meltdowns and can’t control his emotions. But that’s the old Cabrera. This year’s model hasn’t walked a batter in his last two starts, and has issued one walk in his last three.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 21, 2008 10:13 AM EDT up 0 recs

Let him have that reputation.

I’d rather have people a little scared in the box.

Danny C just knocked off the red sox and yankees in succession. Good times. Hope they keep rolling.

by drj on May 21, 2008 10:21 AM EDT up 0 recs

yeah no kidding..

Not that I’m comparing the two (seriously).. but Pedro Martinez also plunked a ton of guys. Inside part of the plate was his, not yours.

by Y Not on May 21, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

and let's not even start on Bob Gibson

HE’D PUNCH HIS GRANDMA IN THE TITS FOR CROWDING THE PLATE, IT WAS GREAT

Camden Chat
Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 21, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Do what you gotta do

to take your property back.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 21, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

good

Good reputation. Some awesome pitchers have had it.

Camden Chat
Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 21, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

ESPN showed Cool Hand Luke's home run

towards the end of the game, and a couple hits from the first inning rampage. Maybe you guys got the “quick and dirty and Yankees-only” version of the highlights, though.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on May 21, 2008 1:30 PM EDT 0 recs