So, the US lost. I am sad, but happy we did not get played off the park and advanced out of our group. Salutations to Ghana – I do not wish you well, but you deserved to win. Daggumit!
Still, despite the unprecedented attention to the World Cup in the US, unfortunately big media continues to churn out amusing errors by the boatloads. You may recall the NYTime’s error about Zizou playing for Italy. Well, ESPN did them one better. Check out this screenshot…
Did you catch the glaring error in the match grades? A hint – think “copy & paste.” Okay, here it is in case you missed it…
So Landon Donovan slotted home the game winner?
Game winner? Win? Wait, stop the presses – the US won the game? Cool! My TV said 2-1, but it was a pirated stream so it may have gotten hacked by evil big wig media types that want to control both the message and the messenger. Also, it’s pretty tough to not be in the right place at the right time to score from a penalty kick. If Donovan had abruptly decided to retire from soccer after the referee blew his whistle, then yes, that would be the wrong place and/or the wrong time, but that was never in the cards. Was it? Was it?
So, the US lost, but we can all enjoy the wild ride and, more importantly, the fact checking errors at a multi-million dollar business that is allegedly based on accurate sports reporting.
An Important Update that Is Equally Hysterical
Okay, so this is much, much better. I believe that these corrections mirror the US bipolar performances in the tournament – haphazard and rushed in the early stages, but much improved with a dose of composure.
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I missed that, I was too busy reading about Jozy scoring the penalty. Double fail!
Dan-
hysterical point! I guess it’s a step forward that the names were spelled correctly, but surely Microsoft Office has some sort of “match report fact checker” that ESPN could afford?
I also like how Jozy’s grade decreased by 0.5 – if he doesn’t hit the books any harder, he may get on academic probation or something.
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