BOSTON'S TRINITY DOMINATING NEWS
Watch any major sport nowadays and one thing is certainly clear: A Boston ‘love-fest’ is occurring.
From ESPN to Fox Sports to Sports Illustrated, Boston’s trinity (Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics) are racking up minutes of airtime and dominating the pages of magazines and newspapers.
I'm confused how Boston became the "Hub of the Universe."
Thank goodness Boston College, No. 2 in the BCS two-weeks-ago, has all but disappeared from the national spotlight. The Eagles downward plummet continued yesterday losing to unranked Maryland 35-42 as their ability to choke in late-season games remains unmatched.
If the Eagles were still undefeated, life would be intolerable. But as it stands, with the incessant hype surrounding the Celtics and the Patriots, life is still intolerable. It’s enough to make me gag. I mean things are going so well in Boston, even the Bruins are winning!
The sports universe shouldn’t stop with all-things Boston. The bigger story in the NFL than undefeated New England, is that preseason favorites San Diego and New Orleans are struggling. They are both big teases. Just when they look like the teams we thought they were, something happens. The Chargers blew a game to the hapless Vikings and the Saints lost at home to a previously win-less St. Louis squad.
The Red Sox won the World Series, great let's move on. They aren’t guaranteed a title next year, so as MLB’s hot stove heats up the coverage should follow. The Philadelphia Phillies made the first move the off-season and gave Brad Lidge a fresh start. Plus, it’s always entertaining to hear about the A-Rod circus.
While Red Sox Nation celebrates a second World Series title in four years, the Pats look unstoppable and the Celtics are off to their best start in 30 years, the national coverage of ESPN and others shouldn’t just focus on Boston. Boston teams represent just 3 percent of all pro sports, but they continue to dominate coverage.
Is Boston, the Hub of the ‘sports’ Universe? Hardly. And it’s high-time for media coverage to start reflecting that.
4 comments:
I couldn;t agree more. Its a good thing BC lost or sports fans everywhere might have drowned in an ocean of Boston Baked Beans between now and the Superbowl.
smooth are you too right. i was just pointing out that my last three, and actually first three (new subscription), issues of SI all feature Boston teams...first the Big Green Machine or whatever the hell they're calling the Celtics now...then Papelbon looking ready to eat a small child after the Red Sox won the World Series...and then last week, before it even got here, I knew the cover was going to be the Patriots...seeing as they're unbeaten. There was even a Manning v. Brady subheading on the Red Sox cover. I mean HONESTLY....enough with the Beantown lovefest. Really. Red Sox have been pretty damn good for awhile. Next. The Patriots always win a lot, only this year they're making everyone look bad by going for the F.U. TDs...so basically I still hate them...probably more so now. Next. And the Celtics...at least that's new news. KG is there and dominating. That's not new...but the Celts winning is. Good for them. Ainge screwed up enough, its about time he did something right.
hmmm....that went on for quite a bit. dag yo.
Don't forget about the New England Revolution as they try to become MLS champs this weekend...
Even though the Bobcats only lost by a last second 3 point shot, the Celtic love fest continues. Maybe it has to do with the fact that a lot of the sports-coverage centers are located in or around New England and are only reflecting what they see. Still I find it really sad that the only sports are east coast sports. I'll never forget how "tragic" it was when the first two NBA draft picks went to Portland and Seattle and how unenthusiastic the sports casters were when the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. On the other hand, maybe it's good that they only pay attention to the East. We west coasters don't want too many people around ;)
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