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[T Bell]

How does Bruce Lee not make BS' Action Hero Championship column?

I don't know a single person who ever saw a Bruce Lee movie in the theater.

well, they stopped making em in '73

That's a shame. They were popular.

You know, they should start making more of those movies with his son and- ...####.

 

[-fish-]

How does Bruce Lee not make BS' Action Hero Championship column?

he did. Third biggest challenger during the 1973-80 Clint Eastwood era.

 

[roadkill1292]

Brian Phillips comes down hard on the NCAA and its "defense" in the players union case and affiliated lawsuits. Are there any media people of note on the other side of these issues? I mean, other than Kirk Herbstreit.

 

[Daywalker]

For being such a hoops-heavy podcast, would be hard to have done less NBA playoffs coverage on the BS Report this past six weeks. Odd.

Not really NBA-related but the Al Michaels interview is great this week.

 

[Celph Titled]

I really enjoy Molly Lambert's writing.

 

[heckmanm]

Ballmer's e-mail

 

[Popinski]

Ballmer's e-mail

Big fan of when they do these.

 

[Joe Summer]

Good story about the life and death of Eddie Griffin

 

[pollardsvision]

For being such a hoops-heavy podcast, would be hard to have done less NBA playoffs coverage on the BS Report this past six weeks. Odd.

Not really NBA-related but the Al Michaels interview is great this week.

I think that's just the cost of Simmons doing NBA Countdown.

(I'm expecting some quality snark from the Simmons-on-tv haters)

 

[RUSF18]

For being such a hoops-heavy podcast, would be hard to have done less NBA playoffs coverage on the BS Report this past six weeks. Odd.

Not really NBA-related but the Al Michaels interview is great this week.

I think that's just the cost of Simmons doing NBA Countdown.

(I'm expecting some quality snark from the Simmons-on-tv haters)

You mean like "in order to do a podcast, he needs to ask permission to speak"?

 

[coyote5]

For being such a hoops-heavy podcast, would be hard to have done less NBA playoffs coverage on the BS Report this past six weeks. Odd.

Not really NBA-related but the Al Michaels interview is great this week.

I think that's just the cost of Simmons doing NBA Countdown.

(I'm expecting some quality snark from the Simmons-on-tv haters)

ESPN should ask for a refund.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Bill Simmons Decides: Sports Movie or Rom-Com

Sure, I mean it's not like baseball season's in full swing or anything.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Bill Simmons Decides: Sports Movie or Rom-Com

Sure, I mean it's not like baseball season's in full swing or anything.

Gee. I wonder if Simmons has less interest in writing about baseball when the Red Sox are 7.5 out of the wild card.

 

[thecatch]

If Simmons has ever written a baseball column that isn't specifically about the Red Sox, I don't remember it.

 

[Tom Hagen]

If Simmons has ever written a baseball column that isn't specifically about the Red Sox, I don't remember it.

Now that you mention it, he can write about the NBA and NFL with only incidental mentions of the Celtics and Patriots but I don't remember a baseball piece not focused on the Red Sox either. Maybe something about Trout once.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Last several columns, not including podcasts/joint efforts:

Sports Movie or Not A Sports Movie?

No Escape From New York (Melo) - 7 Bird Mentions

God Loves Cleveland (LeBron) - 23 Bird Mentions

The Ultimate Crapshoot (draft) - 1 Bird Mention

24 Lingering Questions From the NBA Finals - 2 Bird Mentions

 

[Peyton Marino]

Last several columns, not including podcasts/joint efforts:

Sports Movie or Not A Sports Movie?

No Escape From New York (Melo) - 7 Bird Mentions

God Loves Cleveland (LeBron) - 23 Bird Mentions

The Ultimate Crapshoot (draft) - 1 Bird Mention

24 Lingering Questions From the NBA Finals - 2 Bird Mentions

how long did this take you?

 

[Tom Hagen]

Last several columns, not including podcasts/joint efforts:

Sports Movie or Not A Sports Movie?

No Escape From New York (Melo) - 7 Bird Mentions

God Loves Cleveland (LeBron) - 23 Bird Mentions

The Ultimate Crapshoot (draft) - 1 Bird Mention

24 Lingering Questions From the NBA Finals - 2 Bird Mentions

Don't get me wrong, he's contractually required to mention Boston sports he just doesn't have to make the entire piece about Boston when writing about the NBA or NFL.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Last several columns, not including podcasts/joint efforts:

Sports Movie or Not A Sports Movie?

No Escape From New York (Melo) - 7 Bird Mentions

God Loves Cleveland (LeBron) - 23 Bird Mentions

The Ultimate Crapshoot (draft) - 1 Bird Mention

24 Lingering Questions From the NBA Finals - 2 Bird Mentions

how long did this take you?

5 min?

 

[Onions]

If Simmons has ever written a baseball column that isn't specifically about the Red Sox, I don't remember it.

This is probably a good thing. Simmons' baseball knowledge is mediocre, at best.

 

[Tick]

Bill Simmons Decides: Sports Movie or Rom-Com

Sure, I mean it's not like baseball season's in full swing or anything.

Gee. I wonder if Simmons has less interest in writing about baseball when the Red Sox are 7.5 out of the wild card.

He doesn't really care about baseball anymore, even last year.

 

[Premier]

Yea I used to love Simmons but he's just flat out mediocre now. Too many good writers out there now. Drew Magary for one flat out kills him. Spencer Hall and quite a few of the SB Nation guys as well.

Edit: I cannot imagine ever reading a "rom-com" article.

 

[njherdfan]

Yea I used to love Simmons but he's just flat out mediocre now. Too many good writers out there now. Drew Magary for one flat out kills him. Spencer Hall and quite a few of the SB Nation guys as well.

Edit: I cannot imagine ever reading a "rom-com" article.

Agreed. This is probably the first time I saw an article from him and I had no interest of even opening it. All of the guys you mentioned, in addition to most of Grantland's staff, is so much better than he is.

 

[Fly]

Last several columns, not including podcasts/joint efforts:

Sports Movie or Not A Sports Movie?

No Escape From New York (Melo) - 7 Bird Mentions

God Loves Cleveland (LeBron) - 23 Bird Mentions

The Ultimate Crapshoot (draft) - 1 Bird Mention

24 Lingering Questions From the NBA Finals - 2 Bird Mentions

how long did this take you?

5 min?

CTRL-F is a helluva drug.

 

[roadkill1292]

One of the things** Christo has ridiculed me for is the fact that I don't have much in the way of rooting interests, the way apparently most fans do. Andrew Sharp wrote a pretty good piece today about being an "outsider" and yet still enjoying college football. That's not my sport but I certainly get where he's coming from. Especially the section about corruption, which soccer has in wonderful truckloads.

**There's a lot of 'em

 

[Tick]

One of the things** Christo has ridiculed me for is the fact that I don't have much in the way of rooting interests, the way apparently most fans do. Andrew Sharp wrote a pretty good piece today about being an "outsider" and yet still enjoying college football. That's not my sport but I certainly get where he's coming from. Especially the section about corruption, which soccer has in wonderful truckloads.

**There's a lot of 'em

I'm that kind of fan - grew in in Alaska, so I had no home team. It always seemed silly to just pick some random team and act like they were mine, so I never bothered. I have a college football team since I attended a major football school, but other than that I'm a sports atheist.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I was a more than a little surprised at the direct shots Simmons took at Goodell in his recent column. He called him greedy, incompetent and basically a stooge of the owners. I had always heard that the big behind-the-scenes battles between Simmons and ESPN were mostly over his abrasive attacks on the commissioners, and how that didn't look particularly good for a company that was financially dependent on these leagues--specifically the NFL.

 

[roadkill1292]

I was a more than a little surprised at the direct shots Simmons took at Goodell in his recent column. He called him greedy, incompetent and basically a stooge of the owners. I had always heard that the big behind-the-scenes battles between Simmons and ESPN were mostly over his abrasive attacks on the commissioners, and how that didn't look particularly good for a company that was financially dependent on these leagues--specifically the NFL.

I've been pretty critical of Simmons' verbosity, his fascination with the NBA and reality TV and his need to rank everything everywhere (that's one I could level at the internet in general) but I credit him with using his leverage to take the commissioners of the big sports to task for their misdeeds. And to give frequent space to other harsh critics of the system, like Charles Pearce.

I know the overwhelming number of sports fans just want to come home, sit in the recliner and escape from the dreariness of the world by enjoying sports. I wish I could do that but I can't. The people who run things enrage me and I'm glad that Simmons and others give the larger picture a little critical thought, too.

 

[Tom Hagen]

I was a more than a little surprised at the direct shots Simmons took at Goodell in his recent column. He called him greedy, incompetent and basically a stooge of the owners. I had always heard that the big behind-the-scenes battles between Simmons and ESPN were mostly over his abrasive attacks on the commissioners, and how that didn't look particularly good for a company that was financially dependent on these leagues--specifically the NFL.

I was a little surprised by how direct he was also. It's one thing to take shots at Bettman but I don't recall reading anyone that questioned Goodell so openly. It's usually a lot more subtle criticism, if any because the NFL is so powerful.

 

[TobiasFunke]

I was a more than a little surprised at the direct shots Simmons took at Goodell in his recent column. He called him greedy, incompetent and basically a stooge of the owners. I had always heard that the big behind-the-scenes battles between Simmons and ESPN were mostly over his abrasive attacks on the commissioners, and how that didn't look particularly good for a company that was financially dependent on these leagues--specifically the NFL.

I've been pretty critical of Simmons' verbosity, his fascination with the NBA and reality TV and his need to rank everything everywhere (that's one I could level at the internet in general) but I credit him with using his leverage to take the commissioners of the big sports to task for their misdeeds. And to give frequent space to other harsh critics of the system, like Charles Pearce.

I know the overwhelming number of sports fans just want to come home, sit in the recliner and escape from the dreariness of the world by enjoying sports. I wish I could do that but I can't. The people who run things enrage me and I'm glad that Simmons and others give the larger picture a little critical thought, too.

The attack on Goodell was a pleasant surprise. Best thing he's written in a long, long time.

 

[Rick James]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

 

[Premier]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

 

[roadkill1292]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

 

[Abraham]

He can still write a great piece when properly motivated. This was a great piece by him because it didn't come across as "LOOK AT ME I"M BARKING REALLY LOUD!" as if Olberman or Whitlock or someone of that ilk wrote it. It also helped that he wrote it knowing that nothing would change but rather as a statement with context on the state of things from the outside looking in. No calls for resignation or changing the Redksins name or changing the Ray Rice suspension. Just pointing out some history and how the monster that is the NFL makes those missteps tolerable for fans...for now. Well done.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

 

[heckmanm]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

Did that last night. Unfortunately it was the Reds' bullpen :X

 

[pollardsvision]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

This happens to me for a lot of prime time games. I watch, but I end up meandering and sometimes missing large chunks when my timing is off.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

This happens to me for a lot of prime time games. I watch, but I end up meandering and sometimes missing large chunks when my timing is off.

This is another reason I don't always mind watching games on tape as long as I don't know the result.. Fast forward thru the DVR is another way around it.

 

[roadkill1292]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games. Simmons makes a fleeting reference to us witnessing the "end game" of football, even if it might be a 30-year process.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

The NFL has been pretty smart in the way it's been able to slowly and subtly increase the amount of advertising into games -- the "reluctant" agreement to view replay on controversial calls was particularly brilliant -- but with the availability of other sports which don't take commercial breaks and technology that lets the home viewer fast forward through them, it may be reaching its breaking point with its heretofore adoring fanbase. Simmons makes fleeting reference in his Goodell column about us watching the NFL's "end game," even if it might be a 30-year process.

 

[thecatch]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

The NFL has been pretty smart in the way it's been able to slowly and subtly increase the amount of advertising into games -- the "reluctant" agreement to view replay on controversial calls was particularly brilliant -- but with the availability of other sports which don't take commercial breaks and technology that lets the home viewer fast forward through them, it may be reaching its breaking point with its heretofore adoring fanbase.

I know we are veering off topic here, but I'll wait 45 mins or so after kick off to start watching NFL games so I can fast forward through all the ads and time between plays on the dvr. It's tough to go back to live football after doing that a few times.

 

[NutterButter]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

I don't mind those breaks. That's my time to browse the internet, use the bathroom, get a snack, see what the kids are up to.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

soccer ftw

 

[roadkill1292]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

I don't mind those breaks. That's my time to browse the internet, use the bathroom, get a snack, see what the kids are up to.

There's a lot more of you than there are of us. By about a million to one ratio.

 

[pollardsvision]

soccer ftw

Except when nobody wins.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

soccer ftw

"Ties and no playoffs? Why do you even do this?"

 

[NutterButter]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

I don't mind those breaks. That's my time to browse the internet, use the bathroom, get a snack, see what the kids are up to.

There's a lot more of you than there are of us. By about a million to one ratio.

In all fairness, I don't have cable so everything I watch other than live sports from a streaming site is already stripped of all commercials. Its actually pretty nice to see some commercials for a change.

 

[pollardsvision]

My biggest beef with the NFL is the actual product on the field. Most 1:00 or 4:00 Sunday games are fine, but it is an absolute chore to sit through the "primetime" late games or Thursday games with all of the extended commercial breaks and over-production. Not to mention Thursday games are usually dreadful once the players have played a few games.

So don't watch?

Simmons claims that he doesn't know anyone who's quit watching football and that those kinds of people don't even exist. But we know he's wrong about that.

I don't quit but right after a TD I know I can watch an entire inning of a baseball game on another channel waiting for the other team to line up at the 20 after the XP - ADS- KO- MORE ADS.

I don't mind those breaks. That's my time to browse the internet, use the bathroom, get a snack, see what the kids are up to.

There's a lot more of you than there are of us. By about a million to one ratio.

In all fairness, I don't have cable so everything I watch other than live sports from a streaming site is already stripped of all commercials. Its actually pretty nice to see some commercials for a change.

My wife actually does lament the lack of commercials at times when marathoning a TV show. Cuckoo if you ask me, but she likes the breaks.

 

[culdeus]

Simmons' piece read like an Easterbrook article. Except, without lots of rambling analogies and talk of asteroids hitting earth.

 

[roadkill1292]

soccer ftw

"Ties and no playoffs? Why do you even do this?"

We can have that argument another time and place. The point being made today is that soccer fans, players, administrators and sponsors have all decided that they can work with 45 minutes of non-stop game time, that maybe it's in everybody's best interests. The NFL will add as many commercials to a broadcast as it can and stop the clock as often as possible until big numbers of viewers begin to protest and desert. The 32 teams have a government-protected cartel and a slavishly devoted fanbase; they're gonna squeeze the fans, sponsors and local governments for every nickel they can.

I guess that's good business but don't expect me to remain silent when multi-billionaire Steve Bisciotti holds up the state of Maryland for half a billion in stadium upgrades because he's only 20th in the league in luxury box revenues.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

soccer ftw

"Ties and no playoffs? Why do you even do this?"

To prevent 83 win Cardinals teams from being "champs"?