This seems like a lot of words to say "He has some positive attributes but I don't like Bill Simmons' attitude, writing voice or lack of editing, oh and that's what you get when you call out your employer's bullshit." Even though he's absolutely right about this situation. Read more
C.A. Pinkham
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I don't think his fans want to know what he thinks about everything, I think that his appeal has always been that he writes conversationally about sports and, accordingly, people don't mind when he makes reference to things outside of sports or goes on digressions as regular people will do when talking about sports. Read more
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The most disturbing part of this story is not the vagina cookies but the fact that mom states the children should be learning "how to please the vagina". That is borderline entering pedophilia there. Can you imagine if this had been a dude brining in penis cookies and saying second graders should be learning to please… Read more
I think there would be if it weren't for the fact that a lot of times players like that "hang around" by virtue of exploiting their status as legends. Rose, because he was also the Reds' manager, was able to write himself into the line-up at 1B(the only position he was capable of playing at that point) well past the… Read more
Oh my god, I remember your epic rant on GT about that wedding. Read more
"friend who teaches 2nd grade" Read more
Simmons' schitck is often really stupid, but he was absolutely and incontrovertibly correct in everything he said. ESPN suspending him for this makes them look like moral imbeciles. Read more
I understand that 2nd grade isn't necessarily too early for sex ed, but the thought of 8-year olds eating vagina cookies (or cookies shaped like any genitals) really weirds me out. Read more
I just think he's douchy because he is a Boston homer, and refuses to edit himself and trim the fat so I don't have to take 25 minutes out of my day to read a simple piece. Read more
I think that is a perfect age to be having some sex ed, and that there should be more sex ed in most American schools, but jesus, woman - you can't spring that shit on a teacher. Furthermore, she is bound by a million billion rules as to what she can and cannot say about that to the kids - whether by her own… Read more
Seriously? You can't see the bullshit of a company suspending him for lack of journalistic standards on a podcast where he guesses betting lines with Jimmy Kimmel's cousin? They also pulled the ombudsman article praising Simmons which kind of defeats the purpose of having an ombudsman, no? But hey, all worth it to see… Read more
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You sound like someone who doesn't listen to much Bill Simmons. He's pompous because he writes long articles? You think the "fuckin' bullshit" is the final nail in the coffin, though the vast majority of BS Report podcasts - and all of Grantland's podcasts - have at least a couple of bleeps? Read more
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No he doesn't, you sound like the ignorant assshole. Media is supposed to be different than other professions, and no matter what you think of Simmons as a person, it is always right as a reporter to be honest rather than popular. If it turns out to be true, and eventually it will come out if it is, ESPN will look… Read more
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Simmons gave a minor critique of his employer, and maybe went slightly beyond the bounds of what can be reported with 100% certainty in line with "journalistic standards", and he gets suspended for 3 weeks. Read more
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to ESPN Read more