Effing Michael Wilbon

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

The only people upset are the 22 racing fans that frequent these boards that heard it. The reality is that racing is VERY LOW in the rankings of what sports fans watch and care about the most and what he said is true. Racing IS a joke and all of us here know it. Getting upset at him saying it is the same as when we can talk about our own family.....but let someone outside of the family say the same thing and it's grounds for a fight.

I've always thought that Wilbon is one of the most well-rounded sports journalists out there. Very educated and articulate. There probably aren't 100 people watching that show that give a damn about horse racing. I'm not sure there are 100 people in the country that do.

Did you lose a bet today or something?

I know racing has it's fair share of problems, but taking a dump on it on a TV show... on a network that applauds sports (and actually broadcasts horse racing) of all varieties for no apparent reason... is pretty weak. Regardless of the state of the game.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Did you lose a bet today or something?

I know racing has it's fair share of problems, but taking a dump on it on a TV show... on a network that applauds sports (and actually broadcasts horse racing) of all varieties for no apparent reason... is pretty weak. Regardless of the state of the game.

I didn't have a problem with it. I thought he accurately conveyed the feelings of the rest of the public. I don't see where it does anyone any good to fake interest. When I would do radio, I'd tell all callers that I wanted to talk only about football or basketball and that I had no interests in hockey, soccer, auto racing, or men's tennis and if they wanted to talk about it, they better hope the host knew something about it or to call another show. Wilbon isn't a racing fan. So what. I don't see why I should be upset or bothered by his feelings either way.