Tony Stewart won the Brickyard 400 this past Sunday and did so in front of the first ESPN audience in quite awhile. Never one to back away from a fight, Stewart took the network, and his new critics, head on…
And when Stewart’s feeling swell, no one is safe — even a new broadcast partner. On the day Cup returned to ESPN for the first time since 2000, Stewart called out the network for criticizing him after he said he planned to celebrate Chicagoland with a case of Schlitz.
“I don’t want anybody from ESPN talking about how irresponsible I am,” he said. “Heaven forbid you actually have fun in life.”
I guess that would be a dig at anyone who critiques a Sport. And while it is a valid point….it’s just the way things are. It comes with the territory of being involved in a Sport or even being in the spotlight at all. ESPN is the leader of critiquing, and while Tony may not like it….he’s going to have to learn to live with it. Pretty much how ESPN is going to have to live with blogs.
P.S.- I still think it’s hilarious that Tony is the only racer who won’t go on Jim Rome’s show. If anyone has more info on this let me know…..I’d like to hear the story.
Temperatures, Stewart on patented midsummer rise (USA Today)
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