Rick Reilly notices home run derby is lily white
I watched most of the home run derby in a tavern without sound, so I missed this live, but several e-mailers pointed it out to me and Awful Announcing has the video.
It's Rick Reilly strangely steering the home run derby invite list in a racial direction, and Karl Ravech seemingly baffled and eventually trying to rescue him.
(I'm going to take a wild guess here, but if Alex Rodriguez hadn't begged off the derby, MLB would not have barred him from participating because of his Hispanic heritage.)
Here is a crucial flaw in ESPN's decision to hire Reilly and pay him ridonkulous money:
He is a very good writer. He is not very good on TV. ESPN is best known as a TV network.
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On a separate note, wasn't ESPN too praiseworthy of a man who for many reasons should not be looked at as the ideal role model?
"He is not very good on TV. ESPN is best known as a TV network."
So then he fit in great with Chris Berman and Joe Morgan, who also aren't very good on TV.
hey tony joe morgan is 9 million times better than rick reilly on tv. what a joke espn is. chris berman is another disgrace. and what was the point of having two different sets.
Can Rick Reilly and Jon Heyman switch jobs? Please.
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I disagree. Hamilton is a role model. He is a recovering addict who got his act together, blamed nobody for his own misgivings except himself, reconciled with his family who gave up on him, has concentrated his energy on destroying all baseballs in his path, and also goes out of his way to talk to kids to keep away from drugs.
I'd rather see Yankee Stadium chant his name than a cheater like Giambi or Pettite.
Perhaps Reilly can get ESPN to waive its boycott of WFAN so he can take Eli from Westchester's gig of calling in to take race exclusively. If they won't do it, he can resign so the Mouse can hire an African-American reporter.
Was this part of the Racist Canine's deal to stay with the fat guy with the Calico colored hair?
We all know that Russo never misses a chance to espouse his bigoted beliefs.