Naming names
From Robin D. Best, news editor of the Henderson Daily News in Henderson, Texas:
There has been a recent evolution in sports news coverage and sports talk
show hosts.In the last year, I have heard sports anchors begin giving commentary and
using single player’s names as if it represented an entire group or
characteristic.Example:
“What the Dallas Cowboys are hoping to pick up is another Troy Aikman and maybe an Emmit Smith or at least a Barry Sanders…”Yuck!
Thanks for letting me air this out…
April 1st, 2004 at 10:23 am
http://www.sportscliche.com/ *KP rolls eyes* (again) An excerpt taken from that site:
There’s no question about it is a prolific cliche and deserves a special category all its own. This cliche runs rampant in the sports world and has begun to make inroads into political jargon. It
June 11th, 2004 at 6:50 pm
What also bugs the heck outta me is when sports commentators say, “… now, if *you’re* the Cleveland Browns, you’d be worried right now…” or “if *I’m* the Steelers, I’d want to take a timeout right now.”
Arg.