Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for May 24, 2024

ESPN is the worst offender

They’ll only settle for winning teams, no less.

It’s all the TV sports. NYC and LA teams.

Is Baltimore “small market” in somebody’s eyes?

I do think officiating is geared to larger market teams during the playoffs. The OKC Thunder will never get to the NBA Finals. Neither will the MN Timberwolves. Spurs play in San Antonio which is the 7th largest US city, so its a tossup as its bigger than Dallas[but the DFW metroplex is much larger] but smaller than Houston

I’m amazed E-Spin is still allowed on my campus anymore…

Spoken by Tank’s creator who happens to live at the home of the Astros, Rockets, and Texans. (Been gone too long so I don’t know if they have MLS or NHL teams now.)

Way back when, the NBA had finals where Seattle won, beating Washington. The TV ratings were minuscule.

The NBA made sure that never happened again.

It is a sport and a business. Guess which one takes [overwhelming] precedence.

Another good reason to prefer the American side of the Hudson River.