Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Fans and the Field


Now it's common sense to know not to enter the field of play during all sporting events. Not only is it clearly stated before and during almost all events, there are usually signs posted along the fence separating the public seating area, from the field itself.

So with that said, we seem to have an epidemic of this in Philly. Alright, so epidemic is a strong word; however, when was the last time this happened in a baseball game two nights in a row? Now football is a different story, as is many other events. Baseball fans for some reason... are just more passive and less likely to pull these shenanigans, in my opinion.

Seeing this brought me back to the time a few years ago when a "drunken" Yankee fan vaulted over the railing and onto the screen behind home plate.

I also remember vividly attending a Triple-A ballgame down south where, during a rain delay, a college student and his buddy decided it'd be a good idea to use the tarp as a naked slip and slide.

What I found most amusing about this story, is the fact this kid literally texted his dad in the beginning of the game to ask for permission. Not wanting his son to, well, get tazered, the father quickly asked one of the son's friends to talk him out of it. Which, as we can tell... failed.

For anyone who hasn't seen the picture of this kid pre-tazer, check it out up top, it is a great picture if I say so myself.

So now that I have given you my ramblings, I'll let you go with a moral:

Stupidity + Tazer Hungry Cop = Pain and national news coverage



Sunday, May 2, 2010

Anything for a story...


So a quick little search of any news organization's website will produce quite a few frivolous, and quite pointless news stories. It's the stories like this that make your news organization look bad. It makes you look as if you're desperate to write a story just to fill that empty slot on the site. Really... that's exactly how it looks to me.

So one of these stories that I feel exemplifies this theory well, is one that I came across today on ESPN.com. Here's the title, you try to figure out why it's frivolous... "Matt Barkley bruises hand at USC's scrimmage". Maybe I am being over critical of ESPN's reporting. Maybe this is just them being everywhere, getting every story. However, I feel as if some just don't deserve front page attention.

Now ESPN is not the only source that does this; however, they are just the one I am focusing on today. Now the information provided in the "Matt Barkley article" is very relevant to some people. Most likely people living or coming from the Southern California/Los Angeles area, but the question is... Does this story really deserve a front page spot?

I know I'm getting repetitive here so I'll stop soon, but I felt as though I should at least voice my opinion as to what stories make front page news and what doesn't.

I never really made a point in this except to say I do not like frivolous news stories on the front page. I would like to hear your opinion on this, should you choose to leave it in the comments below.

Thanks for reading!
Chuck

Monday, January 4, 2010

Sorry

Sorry for the massive time in-between posts! I will do my best to get back to it as soon as possible.