Sports: Writers, and Casters

Sports writers. The guys that think they know everything. The guys that think they know enough about Football, even though they might not have played a down in their lives, to crown a National Champion in College. The guys that have a million "inside sources" and know things about the teams they write about before the teams do.

Sportscasters. The guys that make a game run along smoothly, and add interesting facts and anecdotes. Or the morons that make a game basically unwatchable.

Below is my list of favourite Sportscasters and writers, and just general sports media personalities. They're not in any particular order, just separated into groups of the ones I like, and the ones I'd like to punch in the face.

LIKE


Chris Berman- The Swami. Berman is the face of the best football pre-game show "Sunday NFL Countdown". Witty, as well as smart. Best known for the phrase "He-Could-Go-All-The Way" as well as coming up with some awesome player nicknames. On a Sunday morning, Berman never lets me down.


Ron Jaworski- "Jaws"- The best. Seriously, He is the guy I most like to listen to talk about football. Jaws is one of the best there is at breaking down plays and explaining things to Joe Public. Way better on Monday Night Football then Joe Theisman was.

Tony Kornheiser- Pardon the Interruption is one of my favourite shows on TV. While Michael Wilbon is enjoyable the true star of the show is Kornheiser. His animated rants are often hilarious, and I love how he always thinks he wins every game they play, "I win". His sports knowledge is pretty solid, and I think he's fitting right in on Monday Night Football, basically doing what Denis Miller wishes he could have.


Bob McKenzie- Wait, that's not the right picture.



There we go. That's the Bob McKenzie I'm talking about. McKenzie is the guy with his finger on the pulse of the NHL. When he has insider information I tend to believe it. He's interesting, well spoken, and well respected around the NHL. I wonder if he'd ever consider becoming GM of the Leafs?


Bob Ryan- Ryan is a writer for the Boston Globe, and a regular on ESPN's the Sports Reporters, and often a guest host on Pardon the Interruption. He's the wise old veteran, and Kornheiser has called him "the quintessential American sports writer".

Kirk Herbstreit- Plain and simple the best College football analyst in the country. On "College GameDay" he is a much needed voice of reason, because, well, Lee Corso is pretty crazy.


Guys I want to Punch in the Face (and therefore are not worthy of pictures)
Mike Lupica- What a small man. Petty, and insecure. Lupica makes me want to turn the Sports Reporters off sometimes, which is a shame, because when he's not talking the show is great.

Dan LeBatard (or LeBastard, LeRetard)- You're not funny Dan. Does anyone like you? I doubt it.

Steve Simmons- A Toronto based writer. Get over yourself. You're not important. You want to feel important, like you've got breaking important news, but you just stir up shit, and then look like an ass.

Stewart Mandel- The college football writer over at SI.com. Just go read his stuff. USC bias anyone? Oh no. They lost last Saturday? Screw you Mandel.

Peter King- One thing I think I think: Peter King is a Douche.

Steven A. Smith- The biggest joke in sports writing. The NBA would be so much better off without this guy.