I Dislike Your Favorite Team

In an earlier post, I made fun of incredibly, extremely old guy, ownership suck-up, and oh, let's say, Sports Writer Emiritus of the Minnesota Sports Scene, Sid Hartman. I'd be hard pressed to name all the times I've made fun of either Pioneer Press hackjobs (Tom Powers deserves special mention, because Tom Powers is a Stupid Fat Fuck, but also Bob Sansevere) or Star Tribune hacks.

So it must mean something special when a Sid Hartman quote keeps jumping out at me:

"The players had so much respect for Tomlin because he was so smart and so knowledgeable and was super at handling people. "

I think it jumps out at me because it is such lazy writing. Three "so's", and one "super" in one sentence? Lazy, that is.

So I say, when some Lazy Sportswriter give you lemons, you take those lemons, make lemonade and throw that lemonade in the face of that lazy sportwriter who gave you lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for. (to paraphrase Bill McNeil)

I for one see Madlib potential all over this sentence. Let's make it this:

"The (noun, plural form) had so much (emotional noun) for (Proper Noun) because he was so (adjective) and so (adjective) and was super at (verb)(noun)."

Let me give an example:

The chairs had so much love for Richard Gere because he was so pretty and pink and was super at rustling cattle.

Or

The ladies had so much hate for Neil Patrick Harris because he was so famous and gay and was super at tickling box.


Join the Sid Hartman Madlib Game.