Peralta Traded: Indians vs Yankees Open Thread
July 28, 2010While We’re Waiting… Sabathia’s Teammates, Training Camp Battles, and Mo Clarett’s Future
July 29, 2010As if the digital version of ESPN had not caused enough of a stir with their mysterious spiking of an alleged inadvertently published report, their on-air producers may also have some explaining to do.
During the 6:00 p.m. (EST) edition of SportsCenter on Wednesday evening, the topic of “LeBron [James] in Vegas” was in queue to be discussed right after Brian Kenny and company would dig into the “stock report” of one Chris Bosh. However, after the flagship broadcast of the Worldwide Leader would go to their first commercial break, the James-based topic would disappear, instead transitioning directly into the ever-enticing talking point of “Pick Your Dream Team.”
The inexplicable disappearance of the James-in-Vegas topic on the SportsCenter broadcast is eerily similar to the dot com version of what took place hours earlier in the day. After much inquiry, an ESPN spokesmen told various Internet sites that the Arash Markazi published report was not intended to hit the site at the time it had, despite at least one update – most recent of which being at 9:40 a.m. EST – a splash page graphic, a caption and direct link to the report in question.
Speculation has understandably bubbled up regarding various reasons for the report being pulled. What may be inexcusable is that such a report can be the topic of discussion for nearly an entire day worth of news and somehow make the “rundown” of a live telecast almost 10 hours later.
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(Update: As noted in the comments, the sidebar note in fact merely disappeared between baseball game recaps, no commercial break was needed. Even better.)
H/T to WFNY reader JNields for the evidence
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ESPN = as smug as LeBron? They’re doing it to mess with everybody now.
HA!
great white buffalo……..
ESPN is almost as transparent as China
ok, so an automatic publisher put the story up at the incorrect time. likely, no. but certainly plausible.
however, that means ESPN is putting that story back up soon, right?
and, of course, if it wasn’t meant to go up, does that ‘automatic publisher’ also have direct tie-ins to the the SC lineup?
ESPN is a great source of amusement.
The Duke says, “This beginning to get ri-god-damn-diculous!!!”
I’m seriously giving up all ESPN products. Moving to Columbus in a week, so I’m sure I’ll be able to get 95% of the live sports I want on some other station, and won’t be listening to the ESPN Cleveland radio.
Between NFL network, and other sources I’m sure I won’t miss out.
Someday they’ll regret kissing his A$$ just like we do now.
I’m with historycat. The vast majority of ESPN’s content is contrived drivel anyway. I wish someone would rise up and become their rival.
think ESPN will cover this, too?
(From NYPost.com)
Add one more person to the list of people upset at LeBron James.
Nets minority owner and rap mogul Jay-Z was frustrated with James ignoring him when the star was deciding which team to sign with, Media Take Out reports.
“Jay Z was supposed to be able to bring stars to [the New Jersey] Nets – or at least have access to them,” a source close to Jay-Z told the website. “[During the time that LeBron was making his decision] he didn’t even take [Jay Z’s] calls. It made [Jay Z] look like he couldn’t deliver to the Nets management.”
Jay-Z was a part of the Nets contingent that flew to Ohio to meet with James when making his decision. But the Nets were never the favorite to land James, who decided to join friends Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Heat.
It wasn’t even during a commercial break, they actually just removed that block as they transitioned from one baseball game to the other! ESPN is probably coming after me now, so this may be the last time you hear from me…
I’ve seen ESPN remove stories off of that list before. They usually put them on Sportscenter later. But if they didn’t talk about it at all, after having it on the side bar, then that is media malpractice.
My mistake, J. I did not catch it until after the first break, so I assumed that that was when it was yanked. Will update accordingly.
@8 I’ve long wished Sports Illustrated would launch a television network. They have the basic infrastructure for the website/magazine that you’d think would make it easy. They have a very respected name. And, they should have motivation considering ESPN ventured into their world years ago w/ ESPN the magazine. Why not get even?
Scott no worries. I just thought it was funny they weren’t even discrete about it. Had they taken it away during a commercial break I might have forgotten it was coming up and not even noticed (doubtful, but still). But as I was sitting there watching (yes I admit I still tune in for highlights) and waiting for the story to come up, it just up and vanished like a fart in the wind. God bless DVR.
#13,
You know that they did right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNNSI
It was all the Leigh Montville you could handle
While Lebron is in Vegas talking about “women’s who ain’t got no panties on” with Mav Carter who is dumping out vodka everywhere, the City of Akron Council men and women unanimously pass a proclamation recognizing LBJs basketball accomplishments as a native Akronite and his presence in the community.
If that’s enough reason to give a proclamation, Akron NBA Hall of Famers Nate Thurmond and Gus Johnson should get one too.
@shamrock
That story about the fan being booed in a LeFraud Heat jersey was front page news on espn.com. ESPN and unbiased journalism will never appear in the same sentence…well aside from this one.
Even the Peralta trade, which is intended to make a difference in a pennant race, wasn’t front-page ESPN, but the “LeJerseyGate” was?
Keep it classy, ESPN. People only need to know what you want them to know. That’s real journalism (in North Korea).
Oh man. Let me sound of here, but let me preface this by saying that I hat LeBron about as much as the rest of Ohio does! haha
Anyway, I don’t really see the big deal with this story, pretend like you wouldn’t act the same way given the same wealth and location. I know I would be partying it up! That said, it was rather dickish how he wouldn’t sign an autograph for a fan that his security let through to him! wtf is that about?!