NMR: Tony Kornheiser

Promethium · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:51 pm

Suspended by ESPN for mocking Hannah Storm's outfit.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/e ... ?GT1=39002

Pretty weak if you at me.
It's not like he was banging her or some other female ESPN employee on the side, or drunkenly telling her how he wants to have sex with her like Erik Kuselias did quite vocally at ESPN Holiday party this year.
If he gets fired, they can always replace him with Dan Lebatard.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:24 pm

ESPN is better off without him. There are thousands of better candidates to fill his position.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:35 pm

Promethium Wrote:

Suspended by ESPN for mocking Hannah Storm's outfit.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/e ... ?GT1=39002

Pretty weak if you at me.
It's not like he was banging her or some other female ESPN employee on the side, or drunkenly telling her how he wants to have sex with her like Erik Kuselias did quite vocally at ESPN Holiday party this year.
If he gets fired, they can always replace him with Dan Lebatard.

God I hope they don't replace him with GARbatard. Tony's the only reason I even watch PTI. Wilbon shits on Atlanta fans any chance he gets.

I mean, isn't this essentially the type of stuff they PAY him to do. Agree, weak.

Also, Hannah Storm?

FUH.

paper · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:02 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

God I hope they don't replace him with GARbatard.

Seriously, the guy is awful.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:03 pm

Hannah Storm has always struck me as a slightly more attractive (READ: less unattractive) version of Carol Burnett. She's flatter than half the men on this board (including me, the Meat Loaf in Fight Club of Obner).

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:09 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

ESPN is better off without him. There are thousands of better candidates to fill his position.

Um, no.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:12 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Tony's the only reason I even watch PTI.

Ding Ding Ding. Winnah!

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

Rick Derris Wrote:

I mean, isn't this essentially the type of stuff they PAY him to do. Agree, weak.

Also, Hannah Storm?

FUH.

agreed on all points.

also, i understand not totally trashing your colleagues in a public forum, but it's not like he really said anything out of line about hannah storm that others haven't already.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:54 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

ESPN is better off without him. There are thousands of better candidates to fill his position.

Um, no.

I'm making my assessment from his MNF showing. I've never seen PTI. What is it?

mutty · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:02 pm

I hate Kornheiser.

I Lurvvv Hannah Storm

discostu · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:03 pm

Hannah Storm needed someone to call out her outfits.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:31 pm

Z Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

I mean, isn't this essentially the type of stuff they PAY him to do. Agree, weak.

Also, Hannah Storm?

FUH.

agreed on all points.

also, i understand not totally trashing your colleagues in a public forum, but it's not like he really said anything out of line about hannah storm that others haven't already.

Sportscenter has running jokes all the time. I don't know why they couldn't have just run with it and had Storm take some shots at Cornheiser in return and had some fun with it.

I mean, the woman has worked in sports TV for over 20 years. You don't get to her level as a woman in that racket without a thick skin. She's been in every locker room in every sport imaginable. I'm sure she's heard it all.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

FT Wrote:

Hannah Storm has always struck me as a slightly more attractive (READ: less unattractive) version of Carol Burnett. She's flatter than half the men on this board (including me, the Meat Loaf in Fight Club of Obner).

I hope she sees this and pulls a Kevin Junior on you. :lol:

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:42 pm

Z Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

I mean, isn't this essentially the type of stuff they PAY him to do. Agree, weak.

Also, Hannah Storm?

FUH.

agreed on all points.

also, i understand not totally trashing your colleagues in a public forum, but it's not like he really said anything out of line about hannah storm that others haven't already.

seconded on all points. and really, a three day suspension? Just a mini-vacation and a chance to deal with Levi(re)tard.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

two weeks for this and the berman comment? wow.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

i mean come on

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

amirite

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

ESPN is better off without him. There are thousands of better candidates to fill his position.

Um, no.

I'm making my assessment from his MNF showing. I've never seen PTI. What is it?

He's great on PTI, and helped shape one of the best shows on the network. And with MNF quite possibly the worst announcer in the history of announcing. So yeah, don't judge him based on that horrible square peg in a round hole.

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

Patrick Wrote:

amirite

No. She's 47 and in excellent shape.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:41 am

jewels santana Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

ESPN is better off without him. There are thousands of better candidates to fill his position.

Um, no.

I'm making my assessment from his MNF showing. I've never seen PTI. What is it?

He's great on PTI, and helped shape one of the best shows on the network. And with MNF quite possibly the worst announcer in the history of announcing. So yeah, don't judge him based on that horrible square peg in a round hole.

Fair enough.

Patrick,
Image resize: FAIL

Kingfish · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:00 pm

Kornheiser is a complete penis hole. However, he's great at PTI.
This is only going to improve Kornheiser's ratings.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

so does this mean le batard is subbing until tony returns? i like le batard more than most others, but in small doses. i think he'll lose his appeal subbing everyday for nearly two weeks. the problem is the other guest hosts are terrible.

Promethium · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:12 pm

It is a little odd that they decided to arbitrarily give him a two week suspension for the comment. If the corporate brass were that pissed or offended by it, why not fire him the way you did every other jerk on that network for a sexual indiscretion.
It seems like they told him to take a vacation, so that it appears like they are reprimanding him for a misdeed. I'm sure she was probably seething and out for blood, so they have to make her happy as well.
I would have just brought her on PTI for the five good minutes segment and allowed them to hash it out.

Speaking of ESPN controversy, I'm guessing nothing ever came of Mike Greenberg's "Martin Luther Coon" gaffe.

Promethium · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:14 pm

I too like Lebatard, at least when he is on PTI. It's freaking hilarious how he does the "Bam" comment and his Lebatard shimmy shake to piss both Kornheiser and Wilbon off. I think the only other interesting guest host they have is Bob Ryan, but he and Kornheiser together become a little too curmudgeonly.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:22 pm

Promethium Wrote:

I'm sure she was probably seething and out for blood, so they have to make her happy as well.

See I don't think that at all. As I said above she's heard FAR worse and directly to her face I'm sure.

As FemDerris said last night about this:

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I guarantee you that she is WAY more embarrassed that he got a suspension. It makes her look like she needed defending or asked them to discipline him. The ESPN brass are just uber-sensitive right now because all their men be fuckin and getting blow jobs from interns.

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