Awful Announcing
Between announcing their press conference schedule with photos of coaches in similar poses to Lizzo and drawing up humorous graphics for each coach speaking, the Longhorn Network had some fun with the first day of Big 12 Media Days.
The SEC Officiating account has already received waves of replies about past questionable calls. Whoever's running that should be in for a fun season.
"The Chargers' seemingly calm summer took an abrupt turn when Melvin Gordon made new contract demands. What should San Diego do?"
"There was the one report yesterday that this got so bad in practice going back two years ago that Chris Paul was making fun of Harden's manboobs in practice to the point where he broke down in tears and had to leave a couple of practices."
Hours before the Christian Fauria report of Zdeno Chara's broken jaw that Alex Reimer is upset WEEI didn't get credit for, @FredTheDog04 tweeted that same information.
Putting Buckner's error on the ticker/in a tweet/in a headline was an unusual move by obituary standards, and it took some criticism.
"Typical underhanded strategy, having players."
"I've never seen a collective group of media members anywhere else in the NBA who present a more elitist, entitled vibe..."
Theo Epstein is the Cubs' president of baseball operations, and he discussed the ban for a fan after a racist gesture. He was not the one banned.
A SI NHL tweet mixed up the musician and the Bruins' defenseman.
The strangest new show coming to Twitter may be The Players' Tribune's " Don’t @ Me, "an interactive live broadcast featuring two athletes debating every 'greatest of all time' topic under the sun."
"GOOD GOD, THAT'S JEFF FISHER'S MUSIC!"
This tweet got roasted and was quickly deleted, but not before picking up over 700 likes.
"Come to Cleveland and ask O if he actually likes it. Just because you say you have a source doesn’t mean you’re not full of BS. And while you’re at it... come see if I’m a baby...#10ToesDown"
Olbermann's initial tweet was "This pea-brained scumbag identifies himself as Hunter Waltman and we should do our best to make sure the rest of his life is a living hell. And the nitwit clown who wrote this fawning piece should be fired."
