Hey, folks - welcome to the circus! I will begin by stating that this project is inspired by arguably the funniest blog that I have ever read, the brilliant Fire Joe Morgan. "FJM style" takedowns have become quite popular since Ken Tremendous (aka, Mike Schur of The Office and Parks & Recreation fame) and friends set to skewer the dreadfulness that was, and still is, mainstream sports journalism. That mantel has been taken up by the likes of Drew Magary and Mike Tunison, who have been taking Gregg(gggg) Easterbrook and Peter King to school for years now, so the bar for excellence and humor has been set quite high.
I will say right off the bat that the odds are extremely slim that anything I pen will be on the same level as these brilliant minds. However, few things grate on me more than lazy and sloppy sports journalism, and while venting about dreadful announcing (hi, Harold Reynolds!) can be done quite easily on Twitter, I wanted an outlet to skewer the many brutal pieces of narrative-laden schlock that one comes across on a daily basis. Hopefully others can get some enjoyment out of the exercise, as well, lest it simply turn into an "Old Man Yells at Cloud" moment for me.
- Mike
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