I am trying to be objective and read a blog about ESPN.  I did what one guy said to do - set back and watch what they have done.  I let them start with a clean slate and BAM!!!  He was right.  They are very biased towards Boston and it's area teams, especially Boston in general.

It is the Stanley Cup Finals.  Not the Quarter or Conference Finals, but the Stanley Cup Finals.  Seems like that would be the main lead in story since the NBA finals have not arrived yet.  So with Pittsburgh and Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals, and Game One, of course they would kick off SportsCenter with the SC highlights.  Ahhhh, no.  It was K-G and the Boston Celtics finally winning a road game.  They spent seven minutes on the highlights of the game.  The next segway went into Stuart Scott, Jalen Rose and (everyones favorite big mouth) Stephen A (as in a-s-s) Smith for another two minutes and 27 seconds and then went to the STANLEY CUP FINALS game one highlights!  Those highlights lasted two minutes and six seconds, or 11 seconds less then Scott, Rose and Smith.

Can you be anymore biased to Boston, ESPN?  Of course, the next story for two minutes and nine seconds was the Boston Red Sox and Oakland game highlights and breaking up Oaklands no hitter.  A short time later, they went to Boston's no-hitter.  Of course they related Lester's no - hitter to his bout with cancer and that is an incredible story.  However, let's look at some other storylines.

It is Memorial Day weekend.  There is the Pat Tillman story, the foundation that Lori Piestewa's family set up for native Americans that were also killed in the war, the double amputees that are in the Michigan schools telling high school students about their experiences.

They also are mentioning Matt Ryans' (where did he go to school - Boston College, went into the Boston Pistons game again, showed two scores from the Wings game, the no hitter breakup again and finally, oh yea, a little race called, the Indianapolis 500.

ESPN is continually showing why more and more their ratings are slipping.  Hey, they still have the spelling Bee and the WNBA!!!

  As a fan of sports, like many of you, when is ESPN going to get rid of Stephen A. Smith?  In the past he said there has been a witch hunt for Pacman Jones, Michael Vick and OJ Simpson.  He also stated in reference to Donovan McNabb, that he wasn't surprised McNabb spoke out because he is speaking for a lot of black athletes that feel the same way.  Well, call me stupid, but instead of saying how a re-habbing QB wasn't ready to return to the game was wrong to say anything other than, he was  making a mockery of being a professional QB.

  Instead of saying what he did off the field and not on it, why doesn't he "man up" and say McNabb stunk?  I must have missed where the Falcon's new QB Leftwich was saying he wasn't getting any offers because he was black.  Maybe the Eagles choice of QBs were limited, but Smith looks stupid for his remarks when talking about McNabb.  When was the last time Doug Williams, the super bowl winning QB came out and said he should have won more Super Bowls because he earned the right to play for a better team and should have been traded?

  Fact of the matter is, you stunk McNabb.  You were not in sync, your passes were high, low, and just a bit outside.  Then, Stephen A. Smith (SAS) chimes in with that he knows many more black players feel that way also.  Instead of the mentality of "I can talk louder then you and therefore I am right" mentality, why don't you address issues like the former NFL Players not getting their funding for past injuries?

  Even your staunch supporter that you used to work with, Jim Rome, stated you were offline with your support of McNabb and eventhough I have had your back in the past my man, you are as wrong and off line as McNabb's attempt at the deep toss.

  ESPN has gone from the leader in the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to a third class (if that) "National Enquirer of Sports Broadcasting."  Your commercials are more entertaining then some of your broadcasters.  Neil Everett needs to learn to not try and do a complete sports segment in one breath.  John Buccigross needs to lose the "topper" and admit he has no hair.  Stuart Scott has lost all creedence since the "Who cares" filler show he was on. 

  And finally, with all the sports in the world, we have to suffer through Mike and Mike, a radio show being broadcast in the morning.  Could you do us ALL a favor get rid of Tim Kirkjian because every other word out of his mouth is a laughing chuckle?  I would be remiss if I didn't ask you what was up with your the "World Championship of Cup Stacking?"  What The #### Over?  ESPN has to be more hard up for options then a sailor on a 9 month tour of duty that slept through his only shore leave.  Do us another favor ESPN, put a countdown clock on your webpage for the time until we start the next National Spelling Bee Championships.  All I can say is you should count your blessings that Chris Berman hasn't relocated himself to FoxSports' pre-game show.  And now, I would like to buy a vowel.