ESPN "the universe change(d)....the world turned upside-down" at 9:45 last night when Cubs made World Series

ESPN is a leftist propaganda machine.

I'm surprised they even covered the game since it wasn't on their network.

wejo wrote:

Meanwhile in Syria...

Really? It's a sports network, not CNN. If only letsrun wasn't about running....

Wejo is correct. There should have been a short, dry account of the game's details followed by a few in-depth paragraphs on the situation in Syria.

I'm calling my cable company today, to ask that they block ESPN from my package.

"Ron Santo never saw this. ... Ernie Banks never lived to see this moment -- to watch the universe change before his eyes.

Both Santo and Banks were alive the last time the Cubs were in the Series. So they both saw it before.

Also a White Sox fan here, this is why I don't want the Cubs to win...it's significance will inevitably be wildly exaggerated as "THE GREATEST MOMENT IN CHICAGO SPORTS HISTORY!!!1!!1!!!1!" while in the last 30+ years the city has seen a Bears Superbowl, 6 Bulls NBA titles in 8 years, a Sox WS win breaking their own 87 year drought, and 3 Hawks Stanley Cups in 6 years.

"F@ck yeah!!! The Cubbies won the World Series!!! Oh, they still have an entire series to still play?? " - 80% of drunk Cubs fans.

I heard someone say the superstitions/curse can forever be forgotten now.

Didn't the curse say they would never win the WS again?? Why is everyone acting like this changes anything...really they could be DEVASTARED in a week.

...South Side Irish

The universe changed? Hahahaha......

I guess it's imprtant for human development that a group of guys wearing certain uniforms beat another group of guys wearing different uniforms in a sporting event.

Some deep stuff there......

Wonder if the upcoming World Series will affect the tides?

Bottom line:

Decent journalists are rare these days. Decent sports writers are even rarer. My favorites are when these self consumed sports bloviators ask idiotic long winded questions to atheletes about the "greater meaning" behind a win and the athlete responds with a "WTF are you talking about? I hit a baseball with a bat. And we try to score more runs."

Dead to us..... wrote:

I'm surprised they even covered the game since it wasn't on their network.

A few years ago ESPN.com had nothing on the championship league final. It was on Fox. Yet they were promoting the European soccer champs left and right (they are on ESPN)

wejo wrote:

A friend of mine from Chicago who is a White Sox fan sent me a link to the ESPN.com article below with the words, "This makes me want to go back to enjoy the election."

Here is just the opening lines of Jason Stark's ESPN.com article: "Ron Santo never saw this. Fergie Jenkins never did this. Ernie Banks never lived to see this moment -- to watch the universe change before his eyes.

But finally, on Saturday, at 9:45 p.m. Wrigley Daylight Time, when the world turned upside-down, it finally happened."

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/playoffs16_Cubsgame6win/the-world-changed-saturday-night-wrigley

You then get a detailed account of the double play ball in a 5-0 game.

If you've got examples of other over-the-top sports articles please post them.

Meanwhile in Syria...

God I hate ESPN. And the Cubs.

1) Season start to finish - 85 Bears, 2) playoff run - 2005 White Sox, 3) championship game - Blackhawks AT BOSTON stunner, 4) unforgettable personalities - 85 Bears, 5) added most new intererest to sport - der Sting. Disclosure - not a basketball fan.

To quote the Onion in 2004:

Q. What do you think about the Red Sox winning the World Series?

A. Great, can baseball end now?

It's called "hyperbole." It's a literary technique. Here you go:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hyperbole

wejo wrote:

Dead to us..... wrote:

I'm surprised they even covered the game since it wasn't on their network.

A few years ago ESPN.com had nothing on the championship league final. It was on Fox. Yet they were promoting the European soccer champs left and right (they are on ESPN)

I quit watching long before that. They were great quite a few years. The first time they aired 10 WORST plays of the day was the beginning of the end.

I hope the Cubs lose so all the bangwagon bros can crawl back into their holes.

And what is Aleppo?

vivalarepublica wrote:

I hope the Cubs lose so all the bangwagon bros can crawl back into their holes.

The Cubs have the most loyal fans of nearly any sport. 100+ years without a World Series victory, and Wrigley Field was STILL packed full.

Which gets more clicks?!?! There is your answer.