TMZ Sports: Coming Soon

Bigsmooth · 12-29-2009, 02:27 PM

OH crap:

hxxp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/22/tmz-sports-coming-soon-re_n_400404.html

Talk about a can of worms. Pro athletes are about to get exposed. These guys best stop getting married. I wonder what they will find out about guys like Jordan, Barkley, etc, if they really start digging. This is extremely disconcerting to me as I'd just rather not know what these guys are doing.

Passacaglia · 12-29-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigsmooth

OH crap:

hxxp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/22/tmz-sports-coming-soon-re_n_400404.html

Talk about a can of worms. Pro athletes are about to get exposed. These guys best stop getting married. I wonder what they will find out about guys like Jordan, Barkley, etc, if they really start digging. This is extremely disconcerting to me as I'd just rather not know what these guys are doing.

What year do you live in?

Pumpy Tudors · 12-29-2009, 02:35 PM

SportsDigs already had this two weeks ago, and SportsDigs exposed SportsDigs two weeks before SportsDigs launched.

DaddyTorgo · 12-29-2009, 02:39 PM

Jordan and Barkley are apparently the two who have been fingered as the "most responsible" by journalists for "leading Tiger astray"

Bigsmooth · 12-29-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

What year do you live in?

Heh. I guess what I meant was that if a site such as TMZ really dedicated it's money and resources to uncovering indiscretions I'm sure there would be people ready to come out of the woods and share. If they really dig, I'm sure they'd find some goods on anybody they so choose, including stars of the past like Jordan and Barkley, guys that were on the prowl (so to speak) prior to the internet. Basically, we only hear about the really bad things now. This site will focus on and exploit everything. Or, ya know, maybe not, and stuff.

Dr. Sak · 12-29-2009, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

SportsDigs already had this two weeks ago, and SportsDigs exposed SportsDigs two weeks before SportsDigs launched.

I hope they don't expose what you really do at the bowling alley.

flounder · 12-29-2009, 02:49 PM

TRASHPRESS!!!!11!

Pumpy Tudors · 12-29-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I hope they don't expose what you really do at the bowling alley.

oh shi

Fidatelo · 12-29-2009, 02:53 PM

Ugh. I feel sorry for kids nowadays. In the last 10-15 years sports has changed so dramatically, it's almost unrecognizable from what I grew up with. As a kid sports coverage was 90% (random stat because this is the internet) about the events on the field. Now it's almost the opposite, with finances, PEDs, and off-field issues becoming the focal point. This TMZSports thing is just going to be gasoline on the fire at this point.

Subby · 12-29-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Jordan and Barkley are apparently the two who have been fingered

Those sluts will do anything!

Dr. Sak · 12-29-2009, 03:07 PM

Maybe Tiger gave MJ and Barkley rapies.

sterlingice · 12-30-2009, 11:42 AM

Um... how is this any different than TMZ now, near as I can tell? Sorry, I'm not all that familiar with them, but aren't they pretty much the source for celebrity gossip these days as I've seen them cited by actual news sites.

If a sports figure is a big enough celebrity, they end up there now, right? What now? Are they sending investigative people to tell us about Jack Cust's mistress? Or telling us about Theo Ratliff's snuff film or Matt Turk's youthful indiscretion into gay porn (yes, I just pulled names out of a hat and no, as far as I know, none of those players have done any of those things)?

I wish people would stop paying attention to these things so I can stop hearing about them instead of trifling stuff like, you know, actual news.

SI

spleen1015 · 12-30-2009, 12:02 PM

As long as they don't find out anything bad about Call Ripken, Jr. I don't care. I need him to stay what we think he is.

Chief Rum · 12-30-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Um... how is this any different than TMZ now, near as I can tell? Sorry, I'm not all that familiar with them, but aren't they pretty much the source for celebrity gossip these days as I've seen them cited by actual news sites.

If a sports figure is a big enough celebrity, they end up there now, right? What now? Are they sending investigative people to tell us about Jack Cust's mistress? Or telling us about Theo Ratliff's snuff film or Matt Turk's youthful indiscretion into gay porn (yes, I just pulled names out of a hat and no, as far as I know, none of those players have done any of those things)?

I wish people would stop paying attention to these things so I can stop hearing about them instead of trifling stuff like, you know, actual news.

SI

You do realize now that when someone puts in Googles "Matt Turk" and "gay porn", your post likely jumps to the top? Way to start rumors, SI!

sterlingice · 12-30-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

You do realize now that when someone puts in Googles "Matt Turk" and "gay porn", your post likely jumps to the top? Way to start rumors, SI!

And we're talking about TMZ so we've come full circle.

(I am not going to Google anything with the words "gay porn", but if someone wants to check, I guess I'd be curious if that's true in a few days once Google has checked us out.)

SI

Radii · 12-30-2009, 03:19 PM

Hah well the top result right now is from a site called "gaystarinterviews" where a guy named Matt interviews a guy named Turk, generating the following text:

"Matt: Turk, thanks for taking the time to do this interview for us." and apparently gay porn comes up.

The #2 hit is a site called "Olbermann Watch" that documents his show on MSNBC.

Everything after that looks to be spam. Lets see if we climb the rankings in a few days!

Logan · 12-30-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Um... how is this any different than TMZ now, near as I can tell? Sorry, I'm not all that familiar with them, but aren't they pretty much the source for celebrity gossip these days as I've seen them cited by actual news sites.

If a sports figure is a big enough celebrity, they end up there now, right? What now? Are they sending investigative people to tell us about Jack Cust's mistress? Or telling us about Theo Ratliff's snuff film or Matt Turk's youthful indiscretion into gay porn (yes, I just pulled names out of a hat and no, as far as I know, none of those players have done any of those things)?

I think the level of attention they put towards athletes is much lower than actors/musicians/pop culture toolbags but yes, when a big enough story comes up, they have someone covering it. Now they're going to have a whole team of investigators or whatever you want to call them targeting athletes exclusively. So to answer your questions....yes, probably.

edit: Think of it along the lines of how ESPN has been launching their regional sites devoted to coverage of Boston, Chicago, LA, Dallas teams. They covered those teams before, but now they do it more in-depth and with a more narrow focus.

EagleFan · 12-30-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

As long as they don't find out anything bad about Call Ripken, Jr. I don't care. I need him to stay what we think he is.

An over-rated egomaniacal asshole?

DanGarion · 12-30-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

You do realize now that when someone puts in Googles "Matt Turk" and "gay porn", your post likely jumps to the top? Way to start rumors, SI!

Not yet though "Matt Turk" and "gay porn" - Google Search give it a couple weeks.

12-29-2009, 02:35 PM	#3
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	SportsDigs already had this two weeks ago, and SportsDigs exposed SportsDigs two weeks before SportsDigs launched. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

12-29-2009, 02:39 PM	#4
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Jordan and Barkley are apparently the two who have been fingered as the "most responsible" by journalists for "leading Tiger astray" __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

12-29-2009, 02:53 PM	#9
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Ugh. I feel sorry for kids nowadays. In the last 10-15 years sports has changed so dramatically, it's almost unrecognizable from what I grew up with. As a kid sports coverage was 90% (random stat because this is the internet) about the events on the field. Now it's almost the opposite, with finances, PEDs, and off-field issues becoming the focal point. This TMZSports thing is just going to be gasoline on the fire at this point. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

12-30-2009, 11:42 AM	#12
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Um... how is this any different than TMZ now, near as I can tell? Sorry, I'm not all that familiar with them, but aren't they pretty much the source for celebrity gossip these days as I've seen them cited by actual news sites. If a sports figure is a big enough celebrity, they end up there now, right? What now? Are they sending investigative people to tell us about Jack Cust's mistress? Or telling us about Theo Ratliff's snuff film or Matt Turk's youthful indiscretion into gay porn (yes, I just pulled names out of a hat and no, as far as I know, none of those players have done any of those things)? I wish people would stop paying attention to these things so I can stop hearing about them instead of trifling stuff like, you know, actual news. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

12-30-2009, 12:02 PM	#13
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	As long as they don't find out anything bad about Call Ripken, Jr. I don't care. I need him to stay what we think he is. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

12-29-2009, 02:49 PM	#7
flounder High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA	TRASHPRESS!!!!11!

12-29-2009, 03:07 PM	#11
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Maybe Tiger gave MJ and Barkley rapies.

12-30-2009, 03:19 PM	#16
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Hah well the top result right now is from a site called "gaystarinterviews" where a guy named Matt interviews a guy named Turk, generating the following text: "Matt: Turk, thanks for taking the time to do this interview for us." and apparently gay porn comes up. The #2 hit is a site called "Olbermann Watch" that documents his show on MSNBC. Everything after that looks to be spam. Lets see if we climb the rankings in a few days!

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