It has taken watching the blogging efforts of friends to inspire me to get back, but here am I! And I'm fresh off watching game 2 of the World Series last night with a little commentary on how ridiculous Fox sports has become...
Anyone who has diligently watched games 1 and 2 has observed (likely an annoying observance) that a certain national Mexican restaurant chain has offered to give everyone in America a free taco when and if someone steals a base in a World Series game. Fine and dandy. But, leave it to Fox to create the hype and give millions in free advertising to the aforementioned taco establishment. It's what we've become...a free-talking, free advertising nation of money-driven execs who want little more than to pad their pocketbooks and drive consumers to a Grade D meat-filled diet.
But, it's nothing new. Janet got millions of free advertising in giving up self-dignity when she lost her top during the Super Bowl. Britney gets countless hours of free publicity from the press and entertainment media when she makes poor parenting decisions. On and on the list goes of goofs who attract attention by making stupid decisions. And the media continues to feed the beast with...free tacos.
I hope Joe Buck is getting some payoff for his valiant advertising effort for the many detours he took viewers through during games 1 and 2. We don't want to hear about free tacos. We wanted simply to watch the game with some colorful commentary on America's favorite pasttime. We don't want to hear the CEO of already-mentioned-chain-restaurant tell America they're doing it for their customers. And we certainly don't want...your free taco.
Another small example of America's lust for money, publicity and a free lunch.
I'm wondering if next game they'll make a dozen pitches for an antacid.
Yep, I'm back.
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