Anyone else SICK of ESPN's infatuation with Boston and New York?

Question

Brewers have the best record in baseball, and all you hear on Baseball Tonight is Yankees this, Boston that, Mets did such and such. And even the Cardinals' having to deal with the "tragic" loss of Josh Hancock story is getting old especially given the facts that are surfacing. I'm sorry he died and sorry for his family, but when you drive drunk and die that's not a tragedy. That's stupid, and at least he didn't hurt anyone else, which would have been tragic.

Sorry I forgot to mention the Tribe, who I am also pulling for. I mean they did play their home opener at Miller Park. How could you not love that?

Answer 1

I'm a Yankee fan, and I'm sick of ESPN's infatuation with Boston and New York.

The part of the story that you're missing is this though: ESPN is ridiculously Red Sox-bias. Ridiculously. They obsess over the Mets and Yankees in part, because of it.

If you hadn't just told me, I wouldn't even have realized that the Brew Crew was playing good baseball. You never hear them even mentioned on ESPN. It's pathetic.

And the Yankees-Boston matchups are SO overblown and overcovered that it's not even funny. I've actually grown to despise playing against the Red Sox... because God... when did "The Rivalry" become so important? It's just another game out of 162.

Answer 2

Let's just look at the geography where Bristol, CT is.. it is 2 hours away from NYC and about 2 hours away from Boston... There are a lot more television households there than in many other markets and ESPN is not a non-profit company doing this to bring news to people for the betterment of man.. they are about making money... Most times they blow off the west coast because things start too late there and even when they do their 11pm PT show things could still be in action.. so they have made the decision that they want to go where the cash is and with that have decided to make the Northeast the gold standard. It is unfortunate for the smaller market teams because they don't get the same pub and if a Brewer pitched a perfect game it would still be a second story behind a hang nail on the non-pitching hand of Curt Schilling or a boil on the rear end of A-rod.

Did A-rod get the game coverage when he was with the Rangers? I think not...

I can't agree with your comments about Hancock though.. it is stories like that (drunk or not) that are bigger than sports and the death of a player is always going to get more pub that an on field performance.. when Lidle crashed his plane they ran that over and over and over again... Yeah, it is tragic, but plenty of people die all the time.. the difference is famous people are much more important than you and me.

Answer 3

a million. ESPN is a company whose mandate is to make as plenty money as achieveable. 2. The greater human beings watch a pastime, the greater money ESPN makes. 3. the greater suitable a team's fanbase, the greater human beings will watch a pastime featuring that team. Given those 3 issues, of course ESPN is going to teach greater of the team's with the super fanbase. that's no longer PBS the place they have a mandate to be all honest and equivalent, that's a company - if your team does not have a brilliant sufficient fan base, cope with it. Or song into your interior sight insurance. it is not ESPN's "fault", and it is not any East Coast bias. it is basically that Boston, long island, Philadelphia have the main effectual suited now and the main followers. it is basically economics. And it is not constantly the East Coast that gets this treatments - while i began out watching baseball on television in approximately 1972 the NBC pastime of the Week featured Cincinnati possible each and every week. it is basically economics, time for each guy or woman to settle for it and circulate on.

Answer 4

Whats wrong with the Eastern Seaboard Programming Network (ESPN). We all know there are no other teams in baseball that matter that play their home games west of the Hudson river. And of course I want to hear every stupid detail and stat when Bos plays NYY, and how the lead story is how the worst team in the AL east made news yesterday by firing the conditioning coach.

I also dont care if Schillings sock had blood or ink or whatever it was 3 years ago who cares.

OK I think I have vented enough for 1 day.

Answer 5

Because the Yankees and Red Sox have a HUGE fanbase across the nation and it makes sense to cater to the top media markets in the country. Also, the Red Sox are only one win less than your Brewers, so i can understand them getting some air time. I am sick of hearing about the Yankee's injury woes though.
ARich- how can you say they both suck? The Red Sox are one win less than the Brewers record. I guess that means the Brewers suck too, huh?

Answer 6

Yes I am. They should talk about the Royals. They are in the same position (Last Place) as the Yankees and no one talks about them. Around the trade deadline, the headlines will read how the Yankees need to add a big bat or a starting pitcher. What do the Royals need? Everything! It would give them more to talk about if they included every team in the league. Also, more casual fans would pay attention if their teams were being showcased.

Answer 7

I agree with you on that one.
There's what, 32 teams or so in the league?
ESPN makes it seem like there's 3 or 4 teams in the league.
I'm sick of it!!!

All you hear is A-rod this, Manny that. It's getting old!

Now I understand that they probably cover what they think the majority of people want to see, but there ARE other teams in the league other than the Spankies and the Bo Sox!

Answer 8

GO YANKEES!

And any death is tragic, no matter how it happens. Even if it is determined to be his own doing. Still tragic. If someone in your family and or close to you drove drunk and died, you would find it tragic, regardless who was at fault. To say its not is simply idiotic. RIP Josh Hancock. Quite frankly the end of that entire question was stupid.

Answer 9

LETS GO REDSOX! If the Brewers carry this into the post season they might get some more attention. look at how many teams in the past have started out hot and died out when it really matters.

Answer 10

i agree its almost the same as last year when the tigers were #1 but all they talked about was NY & Boston. Tigers were awsome last year. plus espn never recongizes some players who make really good plays and things because they aren't a BIG name or on a BIG team. know what i mean?