Brendan Riley

Assistant Director of Content @ ESPN Chicago. Executive Producer of Chicago White Sox Radio Network.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

As of today, I’m the new Assistant Director of Content at ESPN Chicago and Excutive Producer of the Chicago White Sox Radio Network.

I’m SUPER excited to be a part of the Good Karma Brands team and the great team here in Chicago!

[ESPN Chicago @ESPN1000]

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[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

Of course they will never create an environment that punishes owners so they lean towards the latter but refuse to outright go there because they know it will entirely disengage fans of small market franchises that aren’t already competitive.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

I don’t think there’s a solution to tanking that owners would sign off on.

You either have to create an environment where they are punished for bad performance (like relegation)

Or entirely remove rewards for being bad (which KEEPS bad teams bad)

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources.

1. 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks.

2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently.

3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

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[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

“I don’t want to drive housing prices down I want to drive housing prices up”

-Donald Trump….2 days ago.

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[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

An AI chat bot replacing customer service has never once in my life actually helped resolve my issue. It’s exclusively an extra layer of friction which feels like it defeats the purpose of even offering customer service.

[ESPN Chicago @ESPN1000]

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[derek guy @dieworkwear]

it's grotesque and irresponsible for the president's son to joke about mowing down protestors with guns

[Jeff Agrest #🟦 @JeffAgrest]

ESPN 1000 announced @Jeff_Meller will replace Connor McKnight as host of #WhiteSox pre/postgame shows and White Sox Weekly. McKnight joined Sox TV broadcasts on Chicago Sports Network.

[Jurko @Jurko64]

To all who are concerned, update at 22:06. ⁦@carmendefalco⁩ ⁦@AdamAAbdalla⁩ ⁦@chrisbleck⁩

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

As a guy who has always said he could work at a 24/7 food talk radio station, I’m proud to work at the place where Hot Dog Day went down.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt the sense of community on Twitter that is the replies and QTs to this tweet.

I think it’s a really cool reminder of the ways in which this app CAN still be awesome. At least on a rare occasion.

[Isaac @WorldofIsaac]

Some final thoughts

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

From yesterday but what a pizza over pizza improvement

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

It’s not the prettiest pizza ever, but made the bread and sauce from scratch and on my first attempt ever, I’d already take it over any chain so major W.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

It’s not the prettiest pizza ever, but made the bread and sauce from scratch and on my first attempt ever, I’d already take it over any chain so major W.

[Mike (not a) Rothschild @rothschildmd]

"I've left the cult of science" she declared on her livestream sent over high-speed internet while speaking into a sound amplification device, staring at a laptop computer, and drinking from a vessel designed to keep hot and cold liquids at their original temperature.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

The average rent has tripled since 1990.

The salary you need to buy a home has gone up 80% in just the last 4 years.

This is the context in which criminalizing homelessness is now legal across the United States.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

There are nearly 9K (and climbing) people in a waiting room for a Roaring Kitty live stream scheduled for 22 hours from now.

I have to imagine if the stream DOES ends up happening it will be one of the more watched YouTube live streams ever.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

If the goal is to stop tanking at all costs just eliminate the draft. Let teams compete for these players with contract offers.

[Brendan Riley @BrendanRiley_]

The only case for a draft in sports is to try and help bad teams.

I get why lotteries exist in theory, but when you flatten the odds out the way the NBA has you’re kinda defeating the entire point.