honestly, I'm not surprised to learn that so few blacks are among the 30 million people who...

honestly, I'm not surprised to learn that so few blacks are among the 30 million people who participate in fantasy sports. I've always thought that a lot of these guys (and 96% of them are guys) are nerds desperately in need of more sociable leisure time activities. Leisure time for black folks historically consists of direct interaction, the kind of experience you get at a family barbecue or hanging out with friends. Sitting in front of a computer screen pretending to be Bill Parcells? Sounds like work to me.

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Computers and lots of time spent in front of them?

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by faketeams on Sep 2, 2008 12:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Stephen A. Smith

Reason # 62 to hate ESPN.

I’ve always thought that a lot of these guys (and 96% of them are guys) are nerds desperately in need of more sociable leisure time activities.

I wish I could put into words how much his reporting is bullshit.

I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble

by CptChaosSidekick on Sep 2, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Coming Up Next On ESPN...

White Guys…Why Can’t They Run Fast? What’s Up With That?

by Skeller on Sep 2, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

that's almost as bad as

Bryant Gumbel stating on the HBO show Real Sports that he wouldn’t watch the winter Olympics because:

“Try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention.”

raygu

by raygu on Sep 2, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs