The Beauty of Sideline Reporting at its Finest!
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by user LastRow
Any sporting event we watch whether it’d be live & in person or sitting on the couch in the comfort of home doing our best “Couch Potato” impression while scratching ourselves to no end, we watch a particular game for a variety of reasons. I’m not going to go into them, because well, if you don’t know what I’m referring to, seems like you’ve been picking out too many toaster ovens and having to decide “which one will she go for,” the one with the crumb tray or the one without? Might I suggest the one with…As men, this will give us good reason and allow us to not to clean up after ourselves…While giving us a perfectly legitimate excuse in the process, because after all, isn’t that the duty of a crumb tray in the first place?
Speaking of she, when did the art of sideline reporting become a job for the opposite sex? By no means am I complaining about this…If I was, I’d have to question my sexuality, but rather pondering this notion? Okay, so we all know “Sex Sells…If you don’t know this, then I have news for you…”Santa is Coming” to a local mall near you soon! “Sex”, this little three letter word always seems to be thrown around with accuracy that resembles Ben Roethlisberger, but exactly what does it mean? Well hey, I’m not Dr. Ruth here, but I’ll give a brief synopsis for all that failed Health Class or Sex Ed. 101. Simply put, it’s intercourse between animates. Okay, how does that relate to sideline reporting? You got me hanging by, (I’m sure you can finish the rest of that sentence). Well here, this one might help clear things up…”To increase the appeal or attractiveness of.” This is better known as “Sex Appeal”.
Sex Appeal & Sports…At one time this combination never existed. Can you imagine…It’s safe to say those were the dark days! Now this combo goes together like peanut butter & jelly…Only difference, the networks have to decide what they want on their sandwich? A blonde, a brunette, or other? Who knew making a sandwich could be so strenuous, but when all the difficult decisions are made…It makes for one tasteful sandwich.
Everywhere we turn, there’s always good looking women doing sideline reporting no matter what sport & at what level. While there are still males doing this job…More and more females are taking over this role of “Sideline Reporting”, making us [males] look like the dinosaurs. Gee, there’s a shocker. “Females Taking Over,” typical! Personally, I don’t have a problem with this…However, some do. To those I ask you, what’s wrong with combining the two greatest things on earth…Sports and Women talking sports! Finally a fantasy that has come true for every guy who’s a sports enthusiast out there…We should be so lucky! Why, growing up as I did as a kid having Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, Michael Jordan posters in my room (yes, I grew up in Chicago), now you can bet your ass my kid, no matter a boy or girl, will have Stacy Dales, Rachel Nichols, Erin Andrews, Bonnie Bernstein posters in theirs!
Having women on the sideline is doing no harm despite what some people may think! Oh well, that is maybe Joe Nameth might disagree with me on this. I don’t think if Tony Saragosa was trying to interview him instead of Suzy Kolber, he would’ve asked Tony if “He Could Kiss Him?” Damn you Suzy…Look what you did to Joe! So Joe wanted to make out with Suzy…Sports is a form of entertainment and certainly Joe was entertaining us with that interview. Although, I must be honest…I’d prefer Erin Andrews or Rachel Nichols over Suzy, with an injury update or two from Tracy Wolfson on the side.
Having your cake and eating it too…That’s what sports have become nowadays! Some people like it, some don’t! One thing for sure, this isn’t your daddy’s sideline reporters or for that matter Andy Rooney’s. "The only thing that really bugs me about television's coverage is those damn women they have down on the sidelines who don't know what the hell they're talking about. I mean, I'm not a sexist person, but a woman has no business being down there trying to make some comment about a football game." Of course, he’s 83-years old…So what does he know about sex appeal as he also sounds like someone whose generation is extremely removed from the idea of women in the work force or in this case sports. Hey Andy, all the women that are covering sports are doing it for one reason…They look good while doing it, oh yeah, and they’re qualified too. I wonder what Hugh Hefner thinks about this growing “sideline reporting” phenomena? Think he likes it?
LastRowSports.com “Pick’em Poll” wants your vote to determine “Sideline Reporting
at its Finest?”. If you don’t vote we’ll, assume two things…You either have the mentality of the 83-year old Andy Rooney or the possible that you might be gay. If George “Winer” Bush can get your vote, surely these lovely sideline reporters can as well! Get out and rock the vote, don’t do it for me, do it for Stacy, Erin and/or Bonnie! Don’t they deserve some loving after all the sideline information the bring to us?
