Is EPSN Anti-Yankees?

[GordonGecko]

Is EPSN Anti-Yankees?

This thread is to discuss the general perception out there that ESPN is anti-Yankees. Not everyone knows that ESPN is based in New England (Bristol, Connecticut), fertile Red Sox territory. They came up with the laughable term "Red Sox Nation", when no one outside of New England could care less what happens in Boston.

So the question is, have you seen instances where ESPN slants coverage against the Yankees, or downplays their accomplishments? Did you see a highlight or commentary that was blatantly anti-Yankee?

[sturg1dj]

this is a loaded poll


you are asking if ESPN is anti-Yankees, but yet the choices are prefer Red Sox or team neutral.

1) ESPN is not team neutral
2) ESPN may prefer the Red Sox, but they are not anti-Yankee


and the idea that nobody outside of New England cares about Boston is crazy. One thing that some New York fans don't seem to get is because of the yankee's success over the years many people in the other cities have a tiered loyalty system. They root for their own team then they root for any team that beats the Yankees.

[GordonGecko]

this is a loaded poll


you are asking if ESPN is anti-Yankees, but yet the choices are prefer Red Sox or team neutral.

That's partly tongue-in-cheek! Read between the lines, the question is if ESPN is anti-yankee or not.

[sturg1dj]

well at least I know that it is tongue in cheek...but I will not vote because of the wording

[tigers527]

"any publicity is good publicity" -PT Barnum-

So I guess the question needs to be asked, "Is ESPN pro-Yankee?"

After all for a last place team the Yankees get more top of the show stories on SportsCenter than any of the 1st place teams in any division. From A-Rod taking batting practice, to Joba being stretched out on his way to the rotation, ESPN is all Yankees all the time. So, maybe they are also presenting the RedSox similar to how they used to present just the Yankees, but that is not a bias against the Yankees it is more the RedSox catching up to how the Yanks are/were covered.

[Ohplayer]

ESPN is death to baseball!

ESPN loves the Red Sox and Yankees! That is all they talk about.

[bigtime39]

The Yankee$ are YESPNESN's formerly hot wife, whom they will never divorce. They're a little bored with her right now, but still shower her with bling.
The Red $ox are the hot secretary YESPNESN just happens to be banging right now. When she's no longer a hot property, she'll be dropped.

The truth is that YESPNESN looks at baseball the same way the Yankee$ and Red $ox do: there's the two of them, and then there are 28 other teams taking time away from the big two.

[bleacherbum73]

ESPN loves the Red Sox and Yankees! That is all they talk about.

THANK YOU !! They don't seem to realize the rest of the country is out there. How many times do they show the Yanks-Red Sox series, or any game that features the Yankees or the Red Sox. Or the lead story in almost every Baseball Tonight episode. The yanks or Sox could be in last place and 25 games out and if one of them won 3 games in a row the headline would be" (insert team) start their climb to the top !!!

[Old Sweater]

this is a loaded poll

Bang !

[Seattle1]

I couldn't vote for either option. I think ESPN is pro-Yankees, but they are not team-neutral. They are slanted to coverage of East Coast teams in general.

[Williamsburg2599]

Anti-Yankee? I've never heard this "General Perception."

[Westlake]

1. The notion that ESPN is anti-Yankee is downright laughable. It's the general perception? That's utterly ridiculous. No one other than some Yankee fans think that.

2. Why is everyone saying "ESPN only talks about the Red Sox and Yankees!" like its never been said before?

3. The poll question is loaded. It's not that simple, sturg was absolutely right. And it's dumb to think everyone that works for ESPN are Sox fans. They're from all over the country... not everyone that works there is from Connecticut or even New England.

4. Coverage of a team _does not_ mean that team is being favored. GordonGecko, read what it says under your moniker... It's only business... and smart business at that. You cover the issues that the public follows the most. The Yankees and Red Sox are the two most popular teams, therefore they will get more coverage than a team like the Astros.

It's like saying CNN is biased towards tsunamis over your city's problems with potholes.

Get over it.

[Stray Cat]

No but I am.

[OleMissCub]

THANK YOU !! They don't seem to realize the rest of the country is out there. How many times do they show the Yanks-Red Sox series, or any game that features the Yankees or the Red Sox. Or the lead story in almost every Baseball Tonight episode. The yanks or Sox could be in last place and 25 games out and if one of them won 3 games in a row the headline would be" (insert team) start their climb to the top !!!

Absolutely agree here.

This poll is ridiculous.

[GordonGecko]

1. The notion that ESPN is anti-Yankee is downright laughable. It's the general perception? That's utterly ridiculous. No one other than some Yankee fans think that.

2. Why is everyone saying "ESPN only talks about the Red Sox and Yankees!" like its never been said before?

3. The poll question is loaded. It's not that simple, sturg was absolutely right. And it's dumb to think everyone that works for ESPN are Sox fans. They're from all over the country... not everyone that works there is from Connecticut or even New England.

4. Coverage of a team _does not_ mean that team is being favored. GordonGecko, read what it says under your moniker... It's only business... and smart business at that. You cover the issues that the public follows the most. The Yankees and Red Sox are the two most popular teams, therefore they will get more coverage than a team like the Astros.

It's like saying CNN is biased towards tsunamis over your city's problems with potholes.

Get over it.

People get so angry over these things for some reason