Tirico Suave

On tonight’s SportsCetner, Rick Reilly did part of his NCAA tourney spiel in an ESPN “office.”
Reilly — whose work has spiraled into an abyss — related jamming a basketball to a paper jam in the copier.
Creative, Rick.
This “office” is either John Clayton’s cave or the place Sean Salisbury used to defile interns.
And that blonde in [...]

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Rickey was earning that paper yesterday, appearing on ESPN to talk about the horrors of watching Bruce Springsteen perform from about 20-feet away.
Tough job that guy has, right?
But at least Bruce waved his freak flag in this shocking tribute to the protest song “American Skin.”
Check it out . . .

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Dear Rick,
Please stop acting like a character.
ESPN doesn’t need a b-rate Kenny Mayne.
You have the skills and wit to escape your current predicament.
Let’s hope your soul isn’t tattered beyond recognition and you return to form.
Signed,
An old fan veering on becoming an ex-fan

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Fucking sue me, I listened to Less Than Jake back in ‘01.
But the song really says it all.
As we all know, Ricky took a deal from ESPN that offers a “ridonkulous” salary, which is roughly $2 million a year.
Well, we knew that Ricky bashed ESPN in an interview with GELF magazine.
But check out the video [...]

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