as you have clearly shown these two guys appear to be blathering idiots who didn’t do their research to fully understand what Morgan said, as well as what the ‘blogosphere’ was reacting to.

Based on the title of this fanpost, I was hoping this would have been some sort of response from the ESPN Ombudsman. What was I thinking…

more tools support the tool…

Who cares if he goes oppo? Doesn’t mean he’s purposely “aiming” for the LF seats….I mean, it’s not RF is just SO far away.

Yes, you can hit a cheap HR at Wrigley. But that’s not what Morgan said.

And let’s see. He said it on a national TV broadcast, watched by millions. They respond on a podcast… heard by … tens.

Doesn’t add up, to me.

ESPN and there heirs. Heaven forbid if anyone at ESPN, THE higher than almighty network has some guts to speak out on one of there own. What a bunch of nonsense, It is like there saying “well we have to answer this so we will say nothing to apease the masses”. So now if they are called on the carpet again about this issue, they can say ” we already addressed this issue” and like Al said heard by 12 people.
I am not a big fan of Obermann, but at least he spoke his mind, the rest of them are all chisled out of granite.
ESPN continues to gradually become a network not worth viewing.

Morgan was talking about Ernie Banks, not about cheap HR at Wrigley Field. “Banks Boulevard” never existed and Ernie didn’t hit a lot of homers to the basket in Wrigley. Got it, Mr. Pascarelli? And BTW, this is fact, not a matter of opinion.

as they come off here. It seems pretty obvious to me that no one at that network is going to go anywhere near addressing what Morgan actually said because of how bad that would make him look. The’re much more invested in protecting him than being accurate.
What kills me is that I have a close friend-a lifelong Cardinals fan-who automatically believed Morgan’s b.s. until I set him straight. I suppose in the whole scheme of things this isn’t all that important but it still drives me crazy to think that there are otherwise knowledgeable baseball fans who will automatically accept these inacurracies just because the come from a “reputable” source.

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My wife and I were watching last Sunday and had I not stepped in to correct Morgan’s idiocy she would’ve bought the whole “they built the basket so Ernie could hit home runs into it” drivel hook-line-sinker.

They first built it all the way back in 1970 to keep the drunks and a-holes from jumping onto the field, and sad I am to say that within the past couple years there was another drunken Neanderthal who toppled over the side of the bleachers and into the basket. When I’m king, I’m ditching the basket and putting armed security in the front row with orders to “shoot to kill” if anyone so much as looks funny at the edge of the wall.

“Banks Boulevard”....omg….just go back to the Bay Area with your partner and give lip service to Barry Bonds and the Giants all day long.

Doubt most of us would have been aware of this otherwise.

An apology? Doubt it.

... because they are both full of garbage. That’s my thoughts, I have respect for neither. I don’t watch ESPN, nor do I ever listen/read anything Joe Morgan has to say. Sure, I’m John Nobody, but at least I don’t have to pollute my brain with corporate ignorance.

Turn the sound off and listen to Pat and Ron. Or shut the TV off altogether and enjoy a baseball game the good old fashioned way on the radio. ESPN doesn’t have a single good baseball announcing crew. They all suck.

“Banks Boulevard” never existed except in Joe Morgan’s fuzzy mind. They never explained the real reason for the basket, or that it existed only during the last two seasons of Ernie’s career.

Can anybody explain how Joe Morgan became the great oracle of baseball?
After playing half his career in Houston and having several decent, but not spectacular, seasons, he comes to a very good Cincy team and has some very good if not great seasons.
Now he wants to make up stories about Ernie Banks? He isn’t fit to carry Banks jockstrap. Compare Ernies 19 years’ to Morgans 22 seasons-Banks beats him in every category and Ernie played for some truly lousy Cubs teams during his prime.
If you don’t think Joe Morgan is great just stick around and he’ll tell you how wonderful his is.