This guy was a multiple time MLB all-star? Yikes. You may or may not have caught John Kruk’s act on Baseball Tonight last week. In a Q/A session with the other hosts, Kruk answered “the Pirates” when asked “who will be leading the NL Central at the end of the month?” Whatever, just another ESPN guy trying to look smart if it actually comes true. Big deal, right? Wrong. A couple days later, Kruky was on “The D-List” radio show here in Madison (it might also be on in Milwaukee, not sure) to discuss his pick. Kruk admitted that he really wanted to pick Milwaukee as his answer. Apparently, the ESPN brass tried to stiff arm him into saying he thought the Yankees would be leading the AL East by June. Kruk refused, so they made him make one bold selection, thus the Pirates pick. And this was all admitted on the radio by Kruk!
You can’t tell me this doesn’t happen all the time. Sure, stirring up the pot for ratings sake is good for business. But why have ex players and coaches on if they can’t say what they really believe? Why not just have a bunch of 3 Wingos and John Andersons on there and say a bunch of nonsense? I grew up watching ESPN about 23 hours of the day, now I would rather slam my johnson with a sledgehammer than watch one hour of BooYahCenter. Bringing back Harold Reynolds would help…even if he likes to make inappropriate hugs at local Outback Steakhouses…..allegedly.
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Yeah Ok....but doesn't kruk have enough money? Does he really need to whore out his beliefs and values to the four letter network for a paycheck? He was a good player, and although I slam him a lot I actually kind of like him and he doesn't seem like a complete retard so I am sure he must have some money left over from his playing days, right? If you had money, and you were working to keep yourself busy and someone strong-armed you into saying something you absolutely didn't believe what would you do? I'd probably drop a few F-bombs and leave on a vacation to Maui or something. He could've just been patronizing that radio station jock too, figuring that no one would hear him retract his statement. Maybe now I think of him as more of a prostitute than an idiot, and I don't know which one is worse.
Good points. I like Kruk too. I think he just does it for a job. All those ex players have plenty of cash. Does Steve Young really need this job? No. They just do it so they can still be on camera, still talk to the ballplayers, still get sideline passes to games and still be in "the baseball circles." If they say, screw it, I'm quitting, then they fade into obscuirty...or join the Best Damn Sports Show, whichever is worse.
And I think some of these guys are ultra workaholics. 8 years of beaches and golf courses gets really, really boring for some.
I think the reason they hire these former player to rant stupidity is two fold. First, the former player is like you said in fear of fading into obscurity so they will do/say almost anything to keep their job. Second, if these guys say something people are likely to think it as true since they have more credibility and it allows ESPN, or any media entity for that matter, to push an ageanda. Think about it, if Katie Couric or Tom Brokaw goes on telivision and says that you will receive magical powers by facing east at 3:13AM and eating a Twinkie covered with ketchup most people in America are at least going to try it b/c they carry a certain level of credibility. The problem with this is that after years of spouting off about stupid things you start to lose said cred b/c people realize you are wrong most of the time and you get fired anyway.
There really isn't much better than a twinkie with ketchup for breakfast.
I suspected as much when Joe Thiesmann said the Bears would go 16-0 after week 4. Or when Salisbury proclaimed Tony Romo the next Jesus Christ.
Whores, I tell you!
chipper writes-- the four letter punks are simply tragic. look at them sqirm to back bonds or do they detach, they never seem to know, he never admitted to anything, never, pleeeease!
Yeah, I'm a Bucco fan and I fell for Kruk's comment. I didn't believe he was right -- the Bucs aren't good enough yet -- but I did believe Kruk was serious. Just proves that ESPN will say anything to create news just like the other major media outlets. I'm usually more cynical, this time I wasn't and it bit me!
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