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    Chi_archie
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    Sports Media is Not about Sports Anymore. Just Coverage of f\*\*k Ups

    can't watch, read, listen to anything other than scandals and debate over how Leagues and teams should address the scandals.

    its all Abuse cases, saying something racist, Ped State, Recreational Drugs, DUI's, performance enhancing drugs, Raplisthberger.

    we've come a long way from arguing over the DH vs Pitchers Hitting or Dale Murphy's case to get into the HOF or actual sports talk.

    take the Phils tonight

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    Archie that is all people are interested in anymore in usa

    Its a trash country with many trash people

    If you can move go to Italy..Its where I am headed

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    Don't forget about one's sexual preference. That has also been a hot topic in the last few years. I am surprised ESPN doesn't have an "Alternative" channel yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Archie that is all people are interested in anymore in usa

    Its a trash country with many trash people

    If you can move go to Italy..Its where I am headed
    I'm in!

    I like wine and olives

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    Problem is sports used to be a bastion of purity to escape the ills of life, but anymore sports mirrors many of the social aspects of life. Its no longer a pleasant distraction. And everybody is socially conscience anymore and someone is always in an uproar over something. ESPN is no different than how MTV isnt old MTV. ESPN drives the media market and theyve helped steer sports in this direction.

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    Im in Germany, come here JJ - legal betting shops on many street corners, whorehouses all over and driving on the autobahn...

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    Seriously Archie, good point. It's all about the drama anymore. HUGH win for the Fish coming back and clobbering Brady but who cares about that - some jackass tko'd his fiancee in an elevator. this TMZ mentality is killing the sports world and all of us one small piece at a time.

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    steve you are a major F up

    you get it

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    SteveyK???? LEGEND

    I hear German is real nice!!!

    Archie you nailed it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carouselambra View Post
    Im in Germany, come here JJ - legal betting shops on many street corners, whorehouses all over and driving on the autobahn...
    Where are you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    can't watch, read, listen to anything other than scandals and debate over how Leagues and teams should address the scandals.

    its all Abuse cases, saying something racist, Ped State, Recreational Drugs, DUI's, performance enhancing drugs, Raplisthberger.

    we've come a long way from arguing over the DH vs Pitchers Hitting or Dale Murphy's case to get into the HOF or actual sports talk.

    take the Phils tonight
    Totally agree, if I wanna hear about this crap I'll watch Jerry Springer. ESPN is unwatchable they are the National Enquirer of sports now. The rest of the Networks aren't much better.

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    It's their job to cover the important stories.

    Blaming the media is for amateurs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by t-wizzle View Post
    It's their job to cover the important stories.

    Blaming the media is for amateurs.
    Not really blaming them, just don't find their programming entertaining as a sports fan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Archie that is all people are interested in anymore in usa

    Its a trash country with many trash people

    If you can move go to Italy..Its where I am headed
    why Italy?

    What about Thailand?

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    Spot on, Arch and...welcome back Steve!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zizoudane10 View Post
    Where are you?
    Mainz/Ingelheim area....you familiar?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carouselambra View Post
    Mainz/Ingelheim area....you familiar?
    Of course man. Been to Mainz a few times. Nice city, a friend of mine studied there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carouselambra View Post
    Problem is sports used to be a bastion of purity to escape the ills of life, but anymore sports mirrors many of the social aspects of life. Its no longer a pleasant distraction. And everybody is socially conscience anymore and someone is always in an uproar over something. ESPN is no different than how MTV isnt old MTV. ESPN drives the media market and theyve helped steer sports in this direction.
    Well said.

    I don't think you can only blame ESPN, though -- social media has a lot to do with it as well. When everyone knows everyone's business, there is no "escaping the ills of life" via sports anymore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by No coincidences View Post
    Well said.

    I don't think you can only blame ESPN, though -- social media has a lot to do with it as well. When everyone knows everyone's business, there is no "escaping the ills of life" via sports anymore.
    Very true

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    The Sports Networks are like national Inquirer now or the Maury Povich show

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    Quote Originally Posted by zizoudane10 View Post
    Of course man. Been to Mainz a few times. Nice city, a friend of mine studied there.
    Where you at bro? Near Mainz? Du kannst Deutsch auch, gell? And do you trust Tipico? I heard they will limit your max bet if you win, but Tipicos all ovet the place here on every street corner.

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    The players benefit greatly$$ from the expanded social media.

    It also bites them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carouselambra View Post
    Where you at bro? Near Mainz? Du kannst Deutsch auch, gell? And do you trust Tipico? I heard they will limit your max bet if you win, but Tipicos all ovet the place here on every street corner.
    my boy Ulrich is a huge VFL supporter and hails from Bochum

    watched WC final at his house and had a feast

    needless to say he was ecstatic about the result

    welcome to the board Carouser

    unless you are Roxxyfish

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    No im no one but me...

    VFL Bochum?!?!? Has-beens! They used to be decent back in the mid-late 90s but they are a typical yo-yo club, going between 1st and 2nd Bundesliga.

    Mainz is where it is at! Juergen Klopp played at and coached Mainz for about 20 yrs combined!

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    Plenty of good stories covered. You hear what you want.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carouselambra View Post
    No im no one but me...

    VFL Bochum?!?!? Has-beens! They used to be decent back in the mid-late 90s but they are a typical yo-yo club, going between 1st and 2nd Bundesliga.

    Mainz is where it is at! Juergen Klopp played at and coached Mainz for about 20 yrs combined!

    Carouser they have been a cash cow old boy!!!

    +245 v. Eintracht Braunschweig

    0 (+110) v. Borussia Monchengladbach

    this friday i got +160 v. Karlsruher SC

    Carouser you are my Mainz man let's get these gold marks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    can't watch, read, listen to anything other than scandals and debate over how Leagues and teams should address the scandals.

    its all Abuse cases, saying something racist, Ped State, Recreational Drugs, DUI's, performance enhancing drugs, Raplisthberger.

    we've come a long way from arguing over the DH vs Pitchers Hitting or Dale Murphy's case to get into the HOF or actual sports talk.

    take the Phils tonight
    Forget just sports. It's all news these days. That's why I stopped watching.

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    Yea theyre 2.62 quote vs a revamped Karlsruhe team (Oliver Kahn's first team he played for). This has tie written all over it, take the 3.15 quote in this one.

    I see youve adopted Bochum as a punting side. I am a Mainz man but I wont bet them as their trainer bolted the team last year and the new dude sucks cokk. Mainz already crashed out of both the league cup and Europa League....

    You in Germany too dude?

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    It seems like poster chi_archie has tapped into the very soul of what the climate of the sport world is these days. The hollow shell of a dead soul it has become. Are we also just chasing something that used to be by even paying attention to it? Archie also has a very beautiful and charming wife.

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