RC21 wrote:I don't mean this in any smartarse way, but I wonder... had ESPN been as big in the 70's as they are now, would this same sentiment exist about their bias towards the Reds, Pirates, and Orioles? I'm just speculating if the "bias" is because those two particular teams are from the markets that they're from, or if it's because they're generally year in and year out two of the very best teams in the game?Popeye_Card wrote:This is pretty much where I'm at. I watch it in the morning while I get ready, to catch up on the happenings in sports. I only really get annoyed when they've obviously beaten a subject to death. It isn't only the big name teams. I'm tired of hearing about how the Rockies have won 21 of 22 games--I know all of their highlights from the last month by heart. I know that the Patriots are still undefeated. What I'd like to see is longer highlights from games that are still going on. They show like 5 total minutes of NHL highlights, even though it's the only pro sport that's going on during the week these days when the baseball playoffs are on hiatus for days at a time.
So in short, instead of telling us again about the stories involving a few teams/players, use that time to show us more highlights of other games. I could also do with less "Is this team better?", "Is this player better?" analysis. More highlights please. Let us decide for ourselves.
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I think it's because they're two of the best teams every year. The irritating thing is that they'll continue to be perennial contenders because of the revenue streams. I understand it's not their fault, but if I'm playing Monopoly and one guy starts with twice as much money as anyone else, he SHOULD win.
There's no NFL bias on ESPN (in my opinion) because all teams are created equally. In the 80's, the 49ers were the talk of the town. In the 90's, it was the Cowboys. This decade it's been the Patriots & Colts. In a few years, it'll be another team.
In baseball, it rarely changes.
