Reilly's debut for ESPN the MAG.....

I wonder why he felt a need to introduce himself.
Isn't Reilly one of the two or three most famous sportswriters in the country?
As far as the column goes, my dad wasn't an alcoholic, nor did he golf, so it didn't mean much to me.
It was well-written though.

 

I'll read a column about an alcoholic father, but not one about golf.

These pieces about finding in a silly game the keys to unlock life's mysteries have been done to death.

 

1. Question for Mizzou--Did you mean 'he's so good he probably wrote that gem in 10 minutes?' or 'Reads like a lazy 10 minute shortcut.'

2. Does anyone think that piece sails right over the interest-level of the Mag's general readership?

3. Loved it.

 

Combination. I wanted to read another 50 inches of it. I felt shortchanged that it was so short (probably 500 words).

I wanted it to resemble the Father's Day piece Thompson wrote last year. I wanted more info. I wanted more than a column, especially for his intro to ESPN piece. I understand that it's just a column for the mag, but I wanted more from it.

 

Guess my dad and I didn't rate, because we never took a trip to Augusta. Or gave two craps about it. In the span of just two stories, it has become a cliche.

 

Fine. Damn fine, it is.

 

I'm not going to bash Reilly, but I liked his piece about his mother's death and how she always liked Dan Reeves better. But if you think SI's loss is ESPN's gain I refer you to the shot in the gut that Scott Price wrote about Johnny Tapia on the backpage a few weeks back. I actually think SI's backpage is better now.

http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/188599

 

I enjoyed the column. It made you think a little bit because he kept it tight instead of rambling on and on. Would have been very easy to overwrite trying to dazzle.
Probably made his choice for that first column a lot easier. Otherwise, what do you do, "I hate Kobie." "I love Lance Armstrong." "I hate Barry Bonds."
Too many options.

 

In 20 years, Rick Reilly's son will be blogging about how Dad took him to an SI swimsuit shoot one time.

 

There aren't any famous sportswriters any more. Really, I don't think the average sports fan can name a writer who doesn't write for the local paper.

 

I'll take that bet, and see you the regulars on "Around The Horn."

Mind you, I'm not saying this is necessarily a GOOD thing ...

 

Why a 1986 Yugo? I could find a 100 better car analogies than that.