ESPN is East, West is West
I wrote a column recently about ESPN's eastern bias. The network seems to think the sports world revolves around its Bristol, Conn., HQ. New York and Boston stories get bigger play, and fans waaaay over here in California get short shrift.
Unfortunately it's not just my pet peeve. I'm getting e-mail agreeing with me, including one today from a reader who says ESPN's eastern slant is "so unsetting that I refuse to listen or watch" and one from a man in radio marketing who wonders why ESPN isn't "blowing up the LA/SF rivalry" as it does New York-Boston.
Latest example of all this: Sunday night's SportsCenter, right after the White Sox-Tigers game on ESPN. First story: White Sox-Tigers, of course -- extended highlights of the game you just watched, a huge game because it was on ESPN. Second: Red Sox game. Third: Yankees game. Commercial break. Then: Mets game.
At least they're consistent.
About this blog
Kevin Modesti watches sports from a new angle since his promotion from sports columnist to sports editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. In his new blog, Modesti not only comments on the big sports stories of the moment-- he talks about what makes them big. Think of it as a conversation with readers about how these stories should be covered.
Leave a comment