Jrag Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 And here I am in IL still plugging away. Still increasing my bankroll in small increments. Still taking shots in the big GPPs even though they are almost impossible to win (I did finish 32nd out of 98K a couple weeks ago!). It will be interesting to see what we do here, but we are basically a month behind NY. They seem to be taking different paths to the same end (legal DFS), but we might never have to take a break in IL. I am personally almost to my cut off point for the year, though. I've scaled down quite a bit because I only play NBA and the NBA is currently chaos on a night to night basis. It's that time in the season where predicting a starting lineup is about as hard as predicting a winner. I will probably scale back up for the 1st round of the playoffs, but after that I'm done. Here's to hoping I can still play when the NBA season starts back up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Aww, shit, Craig Sager's leukemia is no longer in remission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 This asshole just fell asleep on live TV! https://streamable.com/m9ij Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Glad i clicked. Figured it had to be francesa. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Olbermann is on Simmons podcast. I understand that ESPN is a business and those two can be huge pains in the ass, but am I crazy for thinking that the two of them are the most talented sports journalists of my lifetime? They fired the two people who seem to have an idea on how sports should be covered going forward. ESPN has guys like Dan LeBatard and Bomani Jones who seem to understand that sports coverage is changing, but Simmons and Olbermann are probably the two people who should be indispensable for a network who wants to be the Worldwide Leader in Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I like both, but i would likely never call Simmons a journalist, although he gave some a platform at grantland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hah, Deadspin and Jezebel switched staffs for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 So do we put TheRinger stuff here or is there going to be a thread of its own? If here and not sure peoples view on David Shoemaker but he is not part of Simmions new site as there WWE guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I am assuming you meant "now part" instead of "not part" It would be better if you meant "not part" There are other people who write about wrestling, Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 23 hours ago, RIPPA said: I am assuming you meant "now part" instead of "not part" It would be better if you meant "not part" There are other people who write about wrestling, Simmons Shoemaker is the art director of the new site, which is apparently the main reason he was hired. Apparently being an art director is primary means of income, the wrestling stuff is just what he does on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The Cheap Heat podcast was so painful to listen to because Shoemaker and Rosenberg are both clueless. I hope Simmons does get someone to write about wrestling and I'm glad that, so far, Shoemaker isn't that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I think Shoemaker said on a recent pod with Simmons that he would be writing but I wont be reading. He's better than Rosenberg though who I just can't tolerate for more than a couple minutes, especially when he's discussing hip-hop on Hot97, so terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Didnt Simmons have Dave on the pod once? Just get him to write a column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just get DEAN to do all their wrestling content. It will fit with their vibe of random bullshit and total insanity. Pay him 9 figures to do it. May not be in dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Didn't Dave do one MMA column for Grantland? Anyway, backing up, I don't think Simmons or Olbermann are great journalists, but they are both great at certain things. Simmons changed sportswriting completely in this country, and proved to be a great curator of talent. Keith might be the most naturally gifted anchor I've ever seen on TV. He's quick, he's personable, he pulls his audience in, he's able to not just convey emotion, but to transfer it to his audience. Plus he's the guy that used to write the script for his three hour long ESPN 2 show in under a half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 44 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Didn't Dave do one MMA column for Grantland? Anyway, backing up, I don't think Simmons or Olbermann are great journalists, but they are both great at certain things. Simmons changed sportswriting completely in this country, and proved to be a great curator of talent. Keith might be the most naturally gifted anchor I've ever seen on TV. He's quick, he's personable, he pulls his audience in, he's able to not just convey emotion, but to transfer it to his audience. Plus he's the guy that used to write the script for his three hour long ESPN 2 show in under a half hour. I'm a Boston homer so I love Simmons and can't be unbiased about him. But as much as I like Olbermann, do you guys think that he'll be remember more for his political work? I feel like his MSNBC days way overshadow his ESPN work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 55/45 I mean some of his take downs during his second run on ESPN (stadium deals, and the Washigton Football Team name) are on par with his MSNBC stuff if not better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Barnwell now has his own podcast http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=15230766 Ed and I are thrilled for him while mocking him constantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 God I am so totally going to make fun of Barnwell for this photo http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/04/bill-barnwell-signs-multi-year-extension-to-remain-with-espn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 ESPN fired Curt Schilling. Finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Mike Tirico is leaving ESPN for NBC. Monday Night Football loses its one redeeming feature. EDIT: Also Brad Nessler apparently leaving ESPN for CBS. We're going to end up getting fucking Mike and Mike on Monday Night Football, aren't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 That's a win for CBS. Nessler is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 20 hours ago, Gonzo said: Mike Tirico is leaving ESPN for NBC. Monday Night Football loses its one redeeming feature. EDIT: Also Brad Nessler apparently leaving ESPN for CBS. We're going to end up getting fucking Mike and Mike on Monday Night Football, aren't we? Stephen A, Skip and the return of Kornheiser as a sideline reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 In a perfect world, TNT gets Monday nights, and we get the return of "Marvelous" Marv Albert to the NFL television booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Supposedly Sean McDonough is the one replacing Tirico on MNF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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