Comments on: Week Log: Screw the Two, Get Sid The Kid http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid Watching The New England Sports Media Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:21:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18344 Tony Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:49:56 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18344 Simmons is in the opinion business. When you're in that business you have to expect criticism from people who don't agree with you. His immature and insulting way of dealing with said criticism warrants the scolding he received from the blogger who wrote that piece yesterday. Simmons, in fact, is no different than Shank when it comes to "responding" to his critics (does "I'm sure you're at the top of your profession" ring a bell with anyone?). Simmons is in the opinion business. When you’re in that business you have to expect criticism from people who don’t agree with you.

His immature and insulting way of dealing with said criticism warrants the scolding he received from the blogger who wrote that piece yesterday. Simmons, in fact, is no different than Shank when it comes to “responding” to his critics (does “I’m sure you’re at the top of your profession” ring a bell with anyone?).

]]> By: Jon http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18339 Jon Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:08:42 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18339 Wow, that was completely unnecessary. So preferring his curreold style to his current style automatically makes us haters? Okay. Wow, that was completely unnecessary. So preferring his curreold style to his current style automatically makes us haters?
Okay.

]]> By: Tony http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18336 Tony Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:15:31 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18336 I never claimed that he wasn't successful, nor do I begrudge his success. My issue is with his ego and his thin-skinned nature, which the blogger pointed out. And I was never a huge fan of his writing style to begin with. There were way too many pop-culture references for my liking, and they began to turn me off after a short period of time reading him. The fact remains that the guy's ego is out of control, and I think the criticisms contained in the blog post linked above are pretty much justified. I never claimed that he wasn’t successful, nor do I begrudge his success.

My issue is with his ego and his thin-skinned nature, which the blogger pointed out.

And I was never a huge fan of his writing style to begin with. There were way too many pop-culture references for my liking, and they began to turn me off after a short period of time reading him.

The fact remains that the guy’s ego is out of control, and I think the criticisms contained in the blog post linked above are pretty much justified.

]]> By: Classless http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18329 Classless Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:41:12 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18329 Wow, you both sound like bitter old girlfriends. "I remember when he was good, back in the days when he was one of us, when he was poor and had a tiny website blah blah" Seriously, c'mon...nobody who has success can possibly stay the same. Likewise, someone who has no success will never be discussed in the same tones like somone like Simmons. Maybe someday you savants could write a "tolkeinesque" book on basketball, unless you prefer brain candy like Dan Brown. Wow, you both sound like bitter old girlfriends. “I remember when he was good, back in the days when he was one of us, when he was poor and had a tiny website blah blah” Seriously, c’mon…nobody who has success can possibly stay the same. Likewise, someone who has no success will never be discussed in the same tones like somone like Simmons. Maybe someday you savants could write a “tolkeinesque” book on basketball, unless you prefer brain candy like Dan Brown.

]]> By: Jon http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18327 Jon Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:53:27 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18327 I read the Bingo Bar Blog entry, and I completely understand where he's going with this, but as someone who does care about ratings and cringes whenever says they like the Putt Putt Twins, I can't really agree with it. The difference between D and C and T and R is that I think even though they don't know as much about sports and D and C, Toucher and Rich (and Wallach and Crash and Adolfo) LIKE sports. BTW: The Putt Putt Twins talking about the Sopranos? I might be wrong about this, but they spent an entire summer speculating that Sal Bonpensiero was still alive after Tony, Pauly and Sil riddled him with bullets and threw him over board. But yeah, that's just as ambiguous as the adventure with the Russians, right? Geeesh... I read the Bingo Bar Blog entry, and I completely understand where he’s going with this, but as someone who does care about ratings and cringes whenever says they like the Putt Putt Twins, I can’t really agree with it. The difference between D and C and T and R is that I think even though they don’t know as much about sports and D and C, Toucher and Rich (and Wallach and Crash and Adolfo) LIKE sports.
BTW: The Putt Putt Twins talking about the Sopranos? I might be wrong about this, but they spent an entire summer speculating that Sal Bonpensiero was still alive after Tony, Pauly and Sil riddled him with bullets and threw him over board. But yeah, that’s just as ambiguous as the adventure with the Russians, right? Geeesh…

]]> By: Jon http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18326 Jon Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:49:54 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18326 I liked Simmon's work on his old Boston Sports page and he was okay for a while on ESPN. But I think once he started rambling about his "theories" and waxing poetic on the Clippers, things kind of derailed. One of these days, I'll break down and buy his Tolkeinesque book on basketball, if only to see how he could possibly milk 700 + pages out of that subject. I liked Simmon’s work on his old Boston Sports page and he was okay for a while on ESPN. But I think once he started rambling about his “theories” and waxing poetic on the Clippers, things kind of derailed.
One of these days, I’ll break down and buy his Tolkeinesque book on basketball, if only to see how he could possibly milk 700 + pages out of that subject.

]]> By: Tony http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2010/03/week-log-screw-the-two-get-sid-the-kid#comment-18325 Tony Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:29:04 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=7865#comment-18325 Wow, that Henkin article really skews Simmons. I hate to say it, but he kinda deserves it. His ego has been out of control for years now and he DOES tend to throw insult-laden hissy fits at anyone who dares to criticize his brilliant observations. Moving to LA was the worst thing that ever happened to that guy--not financially or professionally, of course; but once he was out there, it didn't take long for him to lose that, "I'm just like you--an average guy who loves sports," persona that a lot of his "Boston Sports Guy" readers used to identify with a decade ago. Now he comes off as just another over-inflated Tinsel Town ego with an axe to grind against pretty much everyone (think of Borges, only with less of a sneer and with a treasure trove of useless pop-culture references at the ready). Wow, that Henkin article really skews Simmons.

I hate to say it, but he kinda deserves it. His ego has been out of control for years now and he DOES tend to throw insult-laden hissy fits at anyone who dares to criticize his brilliant observations.

Moving to LA was the worst thing that ever happened to that guy–not financially or professionally, of course; but once he was out there, it didn’t take long for him to lose that, “I’m just like you–an average guy who loves sports,” persona that a lot of his “Boston Sports Guy” readers used to identify with a decade ago. Now he comes off as just another over-inflated Tinsel Town ego with an axe to grind against pretty much everyone (think of Borges, only with less of a sneer and with a treasure trove of useless pop-culture references at the ready).

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