Amen, Fishhead...
From my Friday DRF column:
Is poker a sport, and should it be on ESPN and ESPN2?
Some will argue that it must be a sport if ESPN is devoting so many programming hours to it, while others point out the "E" in ESPN stands for "entertainment" and thus it doesn't have to be a true sport, just like the network's coverage of chess, billiards, golf, hot dog eating contests, national spelling bees, world's strongest man, etc.
The debate will continue, especially since both sides will find themselves tuning into or tuning off ESPN a lot this summer with its coverage of the 2004 World Series of Poker. The first two shows - the series-opening $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em event and a $1,500 seven-card stud tourney - aired Tuesday night. If you missed the four subsequent reruns through Thursday, you can still catch them Friday at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. (all times Eastern) on ESPN2, Saturday at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on ESPN, and Sunday at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on ESPN2.
From my Friday DRF column:
Is poker a sport, and should it be on ESPN and ESPN2?
Some will argue that it must be a sport if ESPN is devoting so many programming hours to it, while others point out the "E" in ESPN stands for "entertainment" and thus it doesn't have to be a true sport, just like the network's coverage of chess, billiards, golf, hot dog eating contests, national spelling bees, world's strongest man, etc.
The debate will continue, especially since both sides will find themselves tuning into or tuning off ESPN a lot this summer with its coverage of the 2004 World Series of Poker. The first two shows - the series-opening $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em event and a $1,500 seven-card stud tourney - aired Tuesday night. If you missed the four subsequent reruns through Thursday, you can still catch them Friday at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. (all times Eastern) on ESPN2, Saturday at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on ESPN, and Sunday at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on ESPN2.
