Nice little "Winter Classic" event that the NHL put on yesterday in Fenway Park.
I especially liked Dan Carcillo of the Flyers saying before the game that he was going to get into a fight and then after the fight he said that he really didn't want to but the other guy started it. He also said that the fight reminded him of "playing" on the frozen ponds when he was a kid. Sounds like my neighborhood way back when. It beats carrying a gun, you know.
Anyway, for some reason, NBC allowed always-annoying* Curt Schilling on the broadcast. In a way, I guess I do not blame them as he was probably hounding them for months and maybe even threatened a lawsuit. Schilling did play for both Boston and Philadelphia during his career and had this to say about the difference between the two cities:
"I think the difference is that maybe in Boston, you have to drive around and listen to fans berate you for a week. In Philadelphia, the fans might throw something at you. It's maybe a little more physical in Philadelphia."
Or maybe it's just you, Curt.
Sorry.**
*This is being kind.
**Well, actually no I'm not.
5 comments:
I'm with you. And part of it is, I watch baseball and sports in general to get away from politics. As far as I'm concerned, trotting out guys with polarizing views like Schilling is a tacit endorsement of their politics.
Most people would respond, "If you don't like it, then turn it off." Believe me, I do.
Yeah I dislike Schilling a lot as well. Not because of his politics so much as because he spent a lot of his career trying to create the image of himself as a legend. There was nobody in the world that loved the bloody ankle incident more than Curt Schilling.
It reminds me of the story when Steven Seagal came bouncing out of his film trailer and announced "I just read the best script in the history of the world!" And someone said "Oh yeah, who wrote it?" And Seagal said "I did." At least that's how the story goes. Ha ha.
I'll tell you how much of a baseball fan I am, I never watch hockey, but when I saw Costas talking from Fenway park before the game, I watched for like 10 minutes just because he was standing in a great ballpark in a bizarre setting.
Opinions are fine and obviously Schilling has one on every issue. While I find that annoying, I can't really complain too much because look at this blog after all. For what it is worth, I do not find him to very insiteful or interesting. I think he thinks he is though. I did have to laugh out loud when a while back he hinted that he was thinking about running for the Massachusetts Senate seat before being told that he was ineligible due to (I believe) a residency problem.
Also like most people, I do not like to be hit over the head with someone's politics whether I agree with them or not. I am a big boy and don't really need the direction.
For what it is worth, though I do have some strong opinions, only my closest friends and family really know my political preferences. Others would simply have to infer it through my actions and words. I am just not much for proselytizing.
Ok, let's hope I do not break my ankle stepping off this soapbox.
I've about had it with color commentators in general. I wish I could tune in to the game and just have somebody give the play by play. Now it's always got to be a two - person broadcast, and sometimes they bring somebody like Schilling in.
Football is the worst for color commentators. It's one of the reasons I just watch the highlights now.
But as far as Schilling? I could empower my mute button. There should be a Nielson rating for times a program is muted.
TV is just looking for someone who talks a lot. It doesn't matter whether they talk well or they have something thoughtful to say. They just want someone who will say a lot of stuff.
Their standards -- to select folks who will have something interesting/meaningful to say -- pretty much went out the window when they gave O.J. Simpson a microphone.
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