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Originally Posted by Kasept

Just the latest in their pathetic, unending phony stunts. The watershed on this nonsense was the "Top 100 Athletes of the Century" back in 2000.. Supposedly put together by their writers, talent and editors, yet was completely devoid of any real understanding of sports, skill or history.

When Michael Jordan was named #1, Babe Ruth #2, I called Tony's radio show and called the thing out as a total fraud. All it ever was, and is constantly, is a forced opportunity for soundbytes and highlights. One of the comments about the Ruth-Jordan outcome came from one of their "talents", and was something like, "From every highlight I see of Babe Ruth he was a fat slob. How can he be the top athlete of the Century?" Maybe, you brainless turd, you might take into account that there was NO "highlights" of Babe Ruth when he was leading the American League in triples BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MOTION PICTURES YET... Or setting a consecutive scoreless inning streak in the World Series as a pitcher... A record that stood for, oh.. 75 years... Just pathetic.

And any of these putzes ever hear of Jim Thorpe? Let's see... He was voted Top Athlete of 1900-1950 by REAL sportswriters. So tell me who was a better athlete than Thorpe the next 50 years in this country? Or anywhere... Pro football.. Pro baseball.. Olympic decathalete.. Yeah.. Michael Jordan, who couldn't hit a curveball from AA pitchers was a better "athlete". Laughable.

ESPN is a complete sad joke.. And I'm glad to see everyone thinks this latest ridiculousness for what it is...

But they would be good for horseracing...