The Media Circus

Apparently ESPN still isn't convinced that people just don't care about the ESPYs. On Tuesday night, the network actually dedicated an hour of programming to unveiling the nominees for the 2008 ESPYs. Pay no mind to the fact that you would be hard pressed to find one sports fan outside of Bristol who could name a single award winner from the 2007 version. That doesn't stop them from treating the official announcement of the nominees for the prestigious "Hummer Like Nothing Else" Award and the "Under Armour Undeniable Moment" Award like its a huge development in the sports world. For 60 minutes, ESPN talking heads including Skip Bayless, Rob Parker, Tony Kornheiser, Mike Wilbon and Jim Rome debated the merits of the nominees in each category, which was roughly 60 more minutes than any self-respecting sports fan would ever spend thinking about the ESPYs. Aside from the Jim Valvano speech given during 1993 ESPYs, we honestly can't think of...