ESPN is so petty LOL

[Beaker]

Does espn.com still play a 1 minute crystal clear ad before showing you a 20 second highlight comprised of 3 pixels?

 

[Wazmankg]

Now that they are lame duck MLB broadcasters, when you go to the ESPN.com to look for sports scores, the drop downs are in this order:

NFL NBA NHL NCAAM NCAAW Soccer MLB More Sports

MLB after soccer, right before 'other' lol

Yea I noticed that too. At least they didn't hide it under "More Sports".

 

[chillerdab]

Just look how shamefully this story is framed on ESPN.com.

Ohtani, Betts, Dodgers visit Trump at White House

President Donald Trump welcomed Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the reigning champion Dodgers to the White House to congratulate them for winning the World Series.

www.espn.com

Is this Deadspin? Is it HuffPo Sports? I’m not sure how to react.

Lame.

Trump made it political and ESPN reported on it.

From the article:

“Trump complimented "the very talented people" who beat the New York Yankees in five games, while also refusing to introduce some Democratic senators at the ceremony because "I just don't particularly like them, so I won't introduce [them]."

Totally unnecessary and on brand for that fat orange fuck.

 

[chappee11]

Lame.

Trump made it political and ESPN reported on it.

From the article:

“Trump complimented "the very talented people" who beat the New York Yankees in five games, while also refusing to introduce some Democratic senators at the ceremony because "I just don't particularly like them, so I won't introduce [them]."

Totally unnecessary and on brand for that fat orange fuck.

I actually agree with that critique. He doesn’t need to shit talk senators in that environment. But it also has nothing to do with the story. ESPN(the worldwide leader in sports) can report on the Dodgers going to the White House and leave the social commentary to others. But they didn’t stop there:

Interjecting race into this simple story:
“The 32-year-old Betts is the lone Black player on the Dodgers who returned from last season's World Series team.”

More race:
“The trip came almost a month after a Department of Defense web page describing Brooklyn Dodgers great and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was restored after it had come down.”

More race and DEI:
“That development came after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were taken down -- which the Pentagon said was a mistake -- amid the department's effort to remove content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers "DEI."”

Again. This is a simple story about the Dodgers going to the White House, having a few laughs and taking a few photos. This was a lay-up for ESPN, but they had to go all Joy Reid on it and I think that’s just not their role in the media landscape. It’s also probably a big part of the reason why so many have bailed on ESPN, in general.