There was a time I respected Keith Olbermann for injecting
sense of humor to sport broadcasting, but after suffering through his recent
“analysis” demonstrating Derek Jeter’s inferiority (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11586050/boston-red-sox-planning-low-key-derek-jeter-ceremony)
I have decided that he is not worth paying attention to.
In an almost Don Quixote-esque fashion, Olberman rattles his
sabermetrics against what he sees as the windmills of Derek Jeter adulation. But
there are no windmills. He is the only one who is blowing wind. He has to…………he
has no modern day Sancho Panza. The only reason I can think of as to why
Olbermann would engage in such a classless move (similar to Skip Bayless
insinuating that Jeter was taking steroids a couple of years ago) is that he
wants to distance himself from over-the-top Yankee worship. Remember, this is
the man who publicly called upon Cal Ripken to sit down on the verge of history
instead of passing Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak in 1995. It is
amazing, isn’t it, how journalists can ridicule, heap scorn upon and make
baseless insinuations against an athlete and no one ever holds them accountable
for their boorish behavior?
Olbermann is the same man who found amusement at making fun
of the name of the Italian goal keeper Gianluca Pagliuca. Yes, it rhymes, so
what? We could extend your form of entertainment to your name: Doberman
Olbermann. But you have no bite, do you? Any PR cachet you had disappeared
after your short and tumultous tenure at MSNBC.
ESPN has hired Olbermann back, but what remains to be seen
is if his time at the sports network will be as insightful and informative as
when Rush Limbaugh joined the booth of Monday Night Football. Now, that was a
great decision, wasn’t it?
The perfect antidoe to Keith Olbermann are these two links:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11590438
http://www.marca.com/2014/09/26/mas_deportes/otros_deportes/1411717416.html
They even love him in Spain. Does Olbermann even know where that country is? Think bull, Keith, for that is what always comes out of your mouth.
