{"id":112,"date":"2004-03-24T19:25:23","date_gmt":"2004-03-25T00:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/banned\/?p=112"},"modified":"2008-01-20T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2008-01-20T23:34:13","slug":"naming-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/banned\/index.php\/2004\/03\/24\/naming-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming names"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Robin D. Best, news editor of the Henderson Daily News in Henderson, Texas:<\/p>\n

There has been a recent evolution in sports news coverage and sports talk
\nshow hosts.<\/p>\n

In the last year, I have heard sports anchors begin giving commentary and
\nusing single player’s names as if it represented an entire group or
\ncharacteristic.<\/p>\n

Example:
\n“What the Dallas Cowboys are hoping to pick up is another Troy Aikman<\/strong> and maybe an Emmit Smith <\/strong>or at least a Barry Sander<\/strong>s…”<\/p>\n

Yuck!<\/p>\n

Thanks for letting me air this out…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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