The ******* on PTI

[Columbo]

Le Batard was on PTI today.

At one point, he made fun of Lou Gehrig's farewell speech.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Nothing new to say about DLB . . . he's a cabana boy for the Latin athlete . . . works for him.

 

[PEteacher]

Le Batard was on PTI today.

At one point, he made fun of Lou Gehrig's farewell speech.

Can someone shoot him in the testicles?

Whitlock, you were close enough.

You could have done humanity a service.

Yeah, he needs to be shot in the testicles.

 

[Ledbetter]

The worst part was earlier in the show when Jason was talking about Sharapova's absurdly loud grunting, and he said something along the lines of hearing a woman grunting is always a good thing, regardless of the activity.

That was followed by Jason asking Dan some question that had to do with his private parts.

 

[Ashy Larry]

he's clearly upset with the amount of attention Marriotti is receiving.

 

[Perry White]

If he's on PTI, I turn it off.

 

[PEteacher]

he's clearly upset with the amount of attention Marriotti is receiving.

Sorry, had to laugh. That was too funny.

 

[spnited]

If he's on PTI, I turn it off.

why, oh why, do you people ever turn any of this **** on? (Sorry, Kornheiser and Wilbon have sunk to typical ESPN levels)

 

[Oz]

why, oh why, do you people ever turn any of this **** on? (Sorry, Kornheiser and Wilbon have sunk to typical ESPN levels)

Those two are funnt together to me. Put in a sub and it's not the same. I can handle those two much more easily than, say, 95 percent of any given combo ESPN might put on the air today.

 

[zeke12]

I will watch if it's Kornheiser and Wilbon. Any sub and I'm probably flipping the channel.

(Sorry, Whitlock).

 

[LiveStrong]

I will watch if it's Kornheiser and Wilbon. Any sub and I'm probably flipping the channel.

(Sorry, Whitlock).

I'll usually stick around for Ryan, but it's not the same.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'll watch Le Batard on PTI only to see how much his weight has fluctuated this week...

Supposedly ESPN is on him constantly about it...

Since I hate the guy, it just makes me laugh...

 

[flanders]

I've always thought the stylized pic next to his articles in ESPN The Mag makes him look like Joe Pesci's swingingly gay/transvestite character in JFK ("David Ferrie"). It's highly unsettling.

 

[Bubbler]

If he's on PTI, I turn it off.

why, oh why, do you people ever turn any of this **** on? (Sorry, Kornheiser and Wilbon have sunk to typical ESPN levels)

I agree. PTI has become shill to me no matter who is on it. And I was a huge fan in the beginning. I'm sure the genesis is in the PTI-ization of other sporting events, frankly, I don't need to see a forced version of PTI at the NBA Finals, etc.

Still love Wilbon, though.

 

[cjericho]

he's clearly upset with the amount of attention Marriotti is receiving.

If Guillen knew who he was he would say the same thing about Lebatard.

 

[farmerjerome]

If he's on PTI, I turn it off.

why, oh why, do you people ever turn any of this **** on? (Sorry, Kornheiser and Wilbon have sunk to typical ESPN levels)

I agree. PTI has become shill to me no matter who is on it. And I was a huge fan in the beginning. I'm sure the genesis is in the PTI-ization of other sporting events, frankly, I don't need to see a forced version of PTI at the NBA Finals, etc.

Still love Wilbon, though.

He's great. But I still laugh out loud at least once when I watch it.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

For the record, I've seen DLB's girlfriend. I think she's a Miami sportscaster who is smoking hot. I have no idea if they're still together, but I saw them together at a game a few years back...

I'm sure Ricky Williams is jealous and that probably led to his pot-smoking and "retirement"  ;D

 

[heyabbott]

If he's on PTI, I turn it off.

why, oh why, do you people ever turn any of this **** on? (Sorry, Kornheiser and Wilbon have sunk to typical ESPN levels)

Absolutely agree. Used to watch all the time, now it's almost a parody of it's self but a parody of a parody ian't funny, it's lame. Wilbon takes the show and himself too seriously and Tony doesn't even feign a level of seriousness capable of making the viewer care what he has to say.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

TK and Wilbon have great banter on the show because they're close friends... When you take that away it's just not the same...

I wonder how similar shows with very different columnists from the same papers would do...

Poz and Whitlock?
Plaschke and Simers?
DLB and Cote?
Mariotti and Telander?

I don't think any would do very well, although Simers and Plaschke intrigues me.

I think the two columnists have to be very close friends for this to work and to have two big-time columnists from the same paper who get along is VERY, VERY rare... In most markets the columnists hate each other...

 

[HoopsMcCann]

I don't think any would do very well, although Simers and Plaschke intrigues me.

as much as i like both (cue pm mailbox filled with comments because i like simers' column), neither has made me want to watch around the horn. i'll stick to their columns