Is this article on ESPN real or a joke? (merged)

[Ghost of Ben Dreith]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

Ironically, you called a guy writing a SATIRE article a ****** because you werent intellingent enough to understand HE WAS KIDDING.

You are sadly mistaken. The author writes satire for a column/web site "Daily Onion". This piece was not a satire piece for the Onion....it was a piece written for page 2 BSPN.

Read it again, I was wondering what the heck you were talking about, there is no satire in there.....and "little hats" is not satire.

 

[crowell33]

People think Brady has to be the same guy he was when he won the Superbowl in 2001, 2003, and 2004. Not true. Even if Brady doesn't get his parking spot anymore for hard work at the off season workouts, and even if he is jet setting around the world to parties with a supermodel, I don't care, I'll take him over any other QB in football.

 

[jmt57]

I know it's the (slow) off-season, but if somebody is upset about what somebody else wrote, then what is being accomplished by bringing attention to that column, writer and website? All that ends up happening is the writer and site are rewarded with more hits and page views, which translates to more ad revenue for the site and more pay for the writer. If people really don't like a writer or site, the best thing you can do is ignore him and say nothing about the column, whether it is here, at work, school, at the bar, wherever.

I heard a sports talk show host comment recently that he loves receiving e-mails from listeners about how much they hate him, because every one of those e-mails is like money in his pocket; it's proof to his bosses that people are listening and paying attention.

We have this thread, the Peter King thread, the deleted thread yesterday about a Bleacher Report article - all up at arms over perceived slights to the Patriots. I know the natural inclination is to respond, but one thing spygate should have taught us a year ago - aside from the fact that espn should be avoided - is that a response is exactly what the writer or website is looking for. No response, no debate, no controversy, less page views - and the columnist will eventually have to find something else to write about.

 

[TriplecHamp]

I know it's the (slow) off-season, but if somebody is upset about what somebody else wrote, then what is being accomplished by bringing attention to that column, writer and website? All that ends up happening is the writer and site are rewarded with more hits and page views, which translates to more ad revenue for the site and more pay for the writer. If people really don't like a writer or site, the best thing you can do is ignore him and say nothing about the column, whether it is here, at work, school, at the bar, wherever.

I heard a sports talk show host comment recently that he loves receiving e-mails from listeners about how much they hate him, because every one of those e-mails is like money in his pocket; it's proof to his bosses that people are listening and paying attention.

We have this thread, the Peter King thread, the deleted thread yesterday about a Bleacher Report article - all up at arms over perceived slights to the Patriots. I know the natural inclination is to respond, but one thing spygate should have taught us a year ago - aside from the fact that espn should be avoided - is that a response is exactly what the writer or website is looking for. No response, no debate, no controversy, less page views - and the columnist will eventually have to find something else to write about.

Stay away from ESPN page2. It is all either a bad attempt at comedy or purely opinion based columns not worth reading.

 

[patchick]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

there is no satire in there.....and "little hats" is not satire.

I think I've figured out the problem: the article isn't funny, therefore people assume it must be serious. That's giving the writer too much credit, alas. He aimed for a joke and failed pathetically. It happens. (Not to me of course, but I've heard of such cases.)

 

[Bostonian1962]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

You know, ****** is a really offensive word.
Children suffering from mental ******ation did not chose that condition. They do not harm anyone, in fact, if you spend time with them, it is usually rewarding.
To use the term ****** as a derogatory criticism of someone who is not handicapped is to say they are so far beneath you that you would compare them to the ****** because you are better than him. After all you weren't born with that disability, so aren't you great.

Ironically, you called a guy writing a SATIRE article a ****** because you werent intellingent enough to understand HE WAS KIDDING.

This correctness craze, and people getting offended at the drop of a hat is getting really old. My brother has Downes Syndrome. My parents were President and Vice President of the Massachusetts Special Olympics for years, and I volunteer for the same.

Yet, I couldn't care less if somebody says 'this guy is ******ed', or 'that was a ******ed move'. Did it come across like he was belittling or attacking anybody afflicted with mental ******ation? Not even a little. Lighten up. That holier than thou response is becoming ridiculously common, and pathetic.

 

[ScottieC]

Joke, satire, whatever - The more of this crap they spew, the more focused Tom will be.

These guys are throwing gas on an open flame. Maybe they know how this stuff affects him, maybe not - But it will be served.

 

[Dirk3601215]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

You know, ****** is a really offensive word.
Children suffering from mental ******ation did not chose that condition. They do not harm anyone, in fact, if you spend time with them, it is usually rewarding.
To use the term ****** as a derogatory criticism of someone who is not handicapped is to say they are so far beneath you that you would compare them to the ****** because you are better than him. After all you weren't born with that disability, so aren't you great.

Ironically, you called a guy writing a SATIRE article a ****** because you werent intellingent enough to understand HE WAS KIDDING.

you know what they say, dont throw stones from glass houses. there are other ways to handle that my man.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

After several threads lately, I feel compelled to provide "A Survival Guide For The Clueless"

1. If the writer is an "Onion" contributor or the article appears in the "Onion" it's satire or at least an attempt at satirical humor

2. If the article is in the "Bleacher Report" (sic) it's written by an 'adult' living in Mom's basement who has no life whatsoever. Ask yourself, "Why am I wasting MY life reading this garbage?"

more to follow...


EDIT: Sigh. I see that I cast my pearls before swine.

 

[ScottieC]

People think Brady has to be the same guy he was when he won the Superbowl in 2001, 2003, and 2004. Not true. Even if Brady doesn't get his parking spot anymore for hard work at the off season workouts, and even if he is jet setting around the world to parties with a supermodel, I don't care, I'll take him over any other QB in football.

Unless you know Tom, you can't say that.

If you're talking about missing OTA's and last years participation, that was a one off, he's been there this spring. How do you explain that?

One very important thing to remember, Tom's not the only NFL star/player that's married and goes to parties. He's just the most marketable to the pap scum photog's.

The reason we see Tom and Giselle in TMZ, US and People Mags is solely about Money - That's it, bottom line.

 

[stinkypete]

Man, a bunch of bullcrap really stirs things up on here. No wonder ESPN remains so powerful. It's the same tripe you would get on cable news. It's not news, the reporters don't believe it, but by God it sells.

 

[PromisedLand]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

You know, ****** is a really offensive word.
Children suffering from mental ******ation did not chose that condition. They do not harm anyone, in fact, if you spend time with them, it is usually rewarding.
To use the term ****** as a derogatory criticism of someone who is not handicapped is to say they are so far beneath you that you would compare them to the ****** because you are better than him. After all you weren't born with that disability, so aren't you great.

Ironically, you called a guy writing a SATIRE article a ****** because you werent intellingent enough to understand HE WAS KIDDING.

Ironically, you misspelled intelligent. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

 

[Ring 6]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

Ironically, you misspelled intelligent. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

Got me there, but in my defense it is obviously a typo, adding an unintended letter, which I am notorious for. But, yeah, bad place not to proofread, huh?

 

[billdog3484]

Brady's washed up because hes old.

However, Peyton Manning is just entering his prime

 

[Ring 6]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

This correctness craze, and people getting offended at the drop of a hat is getting really old. My brother has Downes Syndrome. My parents were President and Vice President of the Massachusetts Special Olympics for years, and I volunteer for the same.

Yet, I couldn't care less if somebody says 'this guy is ******ed', or 'that was a ******ed move'. Did it come across like he was belittling or attacking anybody afflicted with mental ******ation? Not even a little. Lighten up. That holier than thou response is becoming ridiculously common, and pathetic.

Just because you aren't offended doesn't mean other people are not. I was.
Its fantastic that your brother has a support system that helps him not be offended by insensitivity, but not everyone does.
And OF COURSE it came across that he was belittling people with mental ******ation, because he used it as a DEROGATORY term.

 

[Deus Irae]

Re: This BSPN writer is smoking crack

Just because you aren't offended doesn't mean other people are not. I was.
Its fantastic that your brother has a support system that helps him not be offended by insensitivity, but not everyone does.
And OF COURSE it came across that he was belittling people with mental ******ation, because he used it as a DEROGATORY term.

The derogation is of the "non-******ed" person, not the ******ed person. When someone walks into a wall, the phrase is "are you blind?". That's not an insult to blind people, it's an acknowledgment that blind people can't see and, on occasion, do things like that.

Whether people care to admit it or not, ******ed people are, in fact, ******ed. They are of lower intelligence than the normal human beings. It is, in fact, a legitimate term. Subsets of ******ed include the morons, imbeciles and idiots, which are also legitimate terms. Idiots, for example, are those people with the lowest I.Q. numbers of the 3. Of course, such categories weren't P.C. enough, so they were eventually discarded. They were, and are, nonetheless, clinical terms.

mo⋅ron
   /ˈmɔrɒn, ˈmoʊr-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mawr-on, mohr-] Show IPA
–noun
1. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.
2. Psychology. a person of borderline intelligence in a former classification of mental ******ation, having an intelligence quotient of 50 to 69.

im⋅be⋅cile
   /ˈɪmbəsɪl, -səl or, especially Brit., -ˌsil/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [im-buh-sil, -suhl or, especially Brit., -seel] Show IPA
–noun
1. Psychology. a person of the second order in a former classification of mental ******ation, above the level of idiocy, having a mental age of seven or eight years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50.
2. a dunce; blockhead; dolt.

id⋅i⋅ot
   /ˈɪdiət/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [id-ee-uht] Show IPA
–noun
1. an utterly foolish or senseless person.
2. Psychology. a person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental ******ation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.

–noun
1. the act of ******ing or state of being ******ed.
2. something that ******s; hindrance.
3. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc.
4. Music. a form of suspension that is resolved upward.

Where does the P.C. end?


P.S. I too have a family member who is functionally ******ed, and is functioning at a level of less than a 2 year old. Whether it's a form of autism or some other issue isn't even known, because the doctors have been unable to come up with a diagnosis.

 

[Frezo]

The whole thing is rather flatulent.

1 a: likely to cause gas b: marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach
2: pompously or portentously overblown

 

[primetime]

Man, a bunch of bullcrap really stirs things up on here. No wonder ESPN remains so powerful. It's the same tripe you would get on cable news. It's not news, the reporters don't believe it, but by God it sells.

It's not even bull****. It's a joke. The guy who writes it, DJ Gallo, owns a sports satire website called Sportspickle.com and writes for ESPN as a humor columnist. Do you people read The Onion and get really offended too?

 

[bostonia3333]

ESPN cracks me up, I guess Brady is the only player in the NFL who takes vacations.

 

[efin98]

ESPN cracks me up, I guess Brady is the only player in the NFL who takes vacations.

Other players do...they call it the Pro Bowl