Talking Heads

Yes, I am speaking of the media in general and the sports media in particular. It is indeed unfortunate that in all the talking heads on TV, radio and print, there is not a single, solitary brain. Let me explain to you what sports is not.
1. It is not eating contests. Those belong on the food channel.
2. It is not spelling bees. They're cute. They're smart. But they ain't sports The education channel should be their home.
3. It is not 'fantasy' games. Fantasy games should be on the game show channel or maybe the Disney channel.
4. It is not interviews with actors.

The media does provide some amusement as they try to peddle, women's sports, soccer and hockey to the populace. These things are sports but hold no interest for 90% of the American sports viewers. The media is, however, persistent. They've been trying to choke us with this pap for thirty years.

The media loves to destroy our views of boxing by giving us under-the-ring rope shots at critical moments. 'Pocket cam" shots in pool tournaments. Ground level shots at football games. And then there is the constant, inane yammering of announcers who delight in making truly stupid remarks and asking unbelievably dumb questions. They also allow those annoying 'nags' onto our screens during games. I know they are greedy, but really! They have a tendency to make a huge deal out of minor mistakes and comments made by the real athletes and their staffs. Latest example: Lebron didn't shake hands with they enemy after losing the series. So what? Did that deserve the week's worth of crap and controversy that the media invented? All in all, the media are a bunch of thin skinned morons who can't find real sports stories and so have to invent them. If I were a media mogul. I'd fire myself!