I have a story that I think hits to the center of this.
I worked for ESPN for two months as a temporary PA (left to start my writing career) roughly 11 years ago.
During the interview process, I was asked by a decision maker at the company what I would change about ESPN.
I told him I would want more highlights and more focus on games.
He told me I was wrong and that fans don’t care about games once they go final, they only care about storylines.
I told him that storylines need the context of games (or highlights of them on sportscenter!) and he told me, again, I was wrong.
I think they’ve continued to lose touch with what makes sports fans, sports fans
Dawg you can’t make this up. Russell Wilson came in, threw 1 pass, got booed off the field and the coach starts yelling at the team doctors 😂😂
It’s time to go spend time with the family bro 😭
I absolutely have no words. Ben wasn’t just a teacher to me. Ben was a mentor, and Ben was one of my best friends.
I was just texting him tonight during Mizzou’s game, like we always did. I’m absolutely devastated. He touched so many lives.
https://t.co/b6FvRftaBO
Here’s Pat Hughes’ call of Justin Turner’s (!!) walk-off two-run homer (bonus: Dansby Swanson reaching on a error the pitch before).
Chaotic sequence. The happiest I’ve heard Pat all season.
(@670TheScore)