Curt Schilling vs. ESPN

Here we go again Curt Schilling. Here we go again. Everyone loses on this one including the fans and ESPN.

This week, ESPN cut down a re-airing of its 30 for 30 4 Days in October removing game six of the 2004 World Series game in which Schilling played after surgery on his ankle resulting in one of the most memorable events in Red Sox history: the bloody sock. ESPN2 removed the section featuring the final game against the Yankees, allegedly because the network was up against the start time of its broadcast schedule. They had the right to edit the documentary down, but why did they choose to remove the section on Schilling?

One bad apple really does spoil the bunch. It is sad to see Schilling’s bad behavior and comments rub off on others. This was not a programming plan developed by someone in the upper echelons of the network. Instead, I believe, one person took it upon themselves to attack Schilling in the most passive-aggressive way possible. I am sure the hope was that no one would catch it. It was meant to be a jab at Schilling and it was Sunday night, for crying out loud.

Unfortunately, Chad Finn, a Boston Globe reporter, was watching and tweeting about it.

While indeed, the network seems to dislike the entire New England fan base, shown through its unrelenting coverage of deflategate, why lie to us about the airing of 4 Days in October? You are guilty of the same crime you believe Tom Brady is guilty of: lying.  This is a not a good look for you, ESPN. Don’t stoop to Schilling’s level. Just let Schilling self-destruct. Let him make the mistakes we all know he is going to make.  

ESPN will rebound quickly from this unfortunate event. The vigilante with access to the editing bay should be removed from his position. Then the sports new station needs only to wait for the next sports scandal to come along.

Hey, can someone else get suspended for PEDs?

ESPN fired Schilling for his recent comments about the transgender population. Isn’t that a suitable punishment? Do we really have to piss off a very devoted fan base in the process? ESPN cannot afford to lose any more viewers. Please move on to news on great feats of strength, or expose the Olympic Committee’s response to the sewer-filled water in Rio. In other words, leave Boston and New England alone.

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Kara Jackman is an Archivist at Boston University by day and a freelance writer by night. Her work has appeared in a number of regional, Massachusetts newspapers, non-profit newsletters, and Yawkey Way Report. A diehard Boston Red Sox fan since childhood, she contributes to Sports of Boston. Her interests are many and varied thanks to her four years at the College of the Holy Cross. At http://www.karajackman.com, she blogs about music, fitness and self-improvement. Kara resides in a suburb just outside the city of Boston.

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