rick-reilly Stories - Waggle Room
With Few Very Notable Exceptions, ESPN Excelled In Its First Full Open
Like they are in many areas, ESPN blazed a new trail this week from Scotland. By airing four full rounds of the Open Championship from St. Andrews, it became the first cable outlet to carry full coverage of a men's major golf championship. The Worldwide Leader already broadcasts portions of the...
Rick Reilly, You Do NOT Get to Ruin Golf for America
It's bad enough that Rick Reilly weasels his way onto the ABC telecasts of the Open Championship, like he's trying to be some Jack Whittaker or Jim McKay. (Both of which, he is not.) But now, NOW he's going to make a movie about golf? Oh hell no. From Worst Previews, we get a glimpse into how...
The Decider: Temper, Temper! Tiger's & Yours on the Course
In this week's Decider, we're influenced by the myriad response to Tiger's curse-laden experience at Turnberry. Shane Bacon weighed in with an opinion that I fully endorse. I tepidly endorse Rick Reilly's - only because it was written by Rick Reilly. Golf Girl has her own in support of Tiger. ...
Rick Reilly Wonders if Tiger Woods is Done
Over at Deadspin, they have a great time remarking on how ESPN got a busted deal when they swapped Dan Patrick for Rick Reilly and a multimillion dollar contract to be with the Worldwide Leader (WWL). From Reilly's dated analogies to the awful delivery on television - he's a writer, for crying out...
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