ESPN Looks Even Dumber for Hiring Irvin!
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by user LastRow
Barely two weeks after Michael Irvin found out that he would be getting a bust of his ugly mug put into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this coming August, ESPN decided to give him a gift. That gift, none other than his pink slip from the network. My only thought here is…What the hell took so long? It’s not like he has been with the network since 2003 or anything. Over the course of these years it wasn’t like the man was clearly #### out of his mind on each and every broadcast or anything. Although since ESPN is more worried about "personalities", rather than sports, (like they’re supposed to be) well, who else better to have then? After all, that’s what The University of Miami is known for…Their clownish, thugish personalities!
If we actually think about that’s what ESPN’s all about anyway…Does anyone like Sean Salisbury? Hell no! Stephen A. Smith, uh, no again, but these two aren’t on there for their expertise & knowledge. The E stands for Entertainment and with Irvin this is the only thing they saw in welcoming Irvin to the network! That little drug problem, don’t worry about it Mike…You love strippers? Not a problem there either! Let’s install some poles in the break room. Is it just me, or when any of us fills out a job application and gets to the section when it asks about any prior criminal activity…If one is honest and lists his rap sheet(s), well 100 percent of the time that’s the only thing a corporation sees! Oh, but that’s right…That’s only in he "Real World"! At ESPN, it’s more like the fantasy football world! They make the rules, since we all know the sports world revolves around this network.
See the blame shouldn’t be put on Irvin here, yes, he got fired….Although what in the hell was ESPN doing hiring him in the first place? If that’s not bad enough, a few years ago when he was picked up for drugs yet again claiming they were his buddies, (look, that maybe true) but why only give him a slap on the wrist with a one week leave as they did? Any other place would’ve Donald Trumped your ass no questions asked! So why bring him back? I don’t think the NFL Countdown cast needed him that bad…Do you? Speaking of which, that cast…Irvin was like the Terrell Owens or Randy Moss of it anyway. What was he doing with well respected names as Ditka, Jackson, "Jaws", Young, and Berman. It wasn’t like he was overbearing and would always have negative comments if someone disagreed with what he had to say…No surprise he’s boys with T.O. then.
Journalism 101 Mike…Always be objective! Not something you grasped and weren’t! Perhaps that’s why you were a better fit on the Best Damn Sports Show Period! See on that show, we don’t turn into hear the words that they speak. We watch in hopes of pissing ourselves with the ludicrousness that takes place. And some, (or I should say most) of the hot air you blew out your pie hole was just that…Ludicrous! Although sad to say…ESPN is quickly sinking to that level!
"I truly appreciate what ESPN allowed me to do, " said Irvin, who has been surrounded by controversy twice in the past 15 months. "I loved working with those guys." Of course you do MI…If I took part in your types of extra curricular activities and was still able to land a gig like that, I’d truly appreciate it too! However, one thing is to being failed to be mentioned here…What was the reason behind the firing? What, he left to pursue other opportunities, yeah right! "Michael Irvin will not be returning to ESPN," network spokesman Bill Hofheimer ' said "as part of an annual evaluation". That’s all we get…What’s up with that? Nice song and a dance once again Bristol! I sure hope he didn’t try to give a fellow employee a hug? Mike, didn’t you learn from Harold Reynolds? Speaking of which, you talk about employing two guys from the different ends of the spectrum and ESPN handling it in the same fashion. Reynolds, a guy who personified class to the fullest gets shown the door for giving hugs…To a guy who’s better known for his off the field drug/strippers activities not only gets employed by the same network, but virtually gets a 30-second timeout when he gets pulled over by authorities and a search of his car produces more drugs. Yeah, those are priorities to live by ESPN! I can’t wait to see who replaces Irvin on the Countdown set…Lamar Thomas? He has an award winning personality…I hear he’s looking for some employment and would most certainly bring some spice to the network!
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