MagillaGorilla 14 March 2005 18:48:21 [ permanent link ]
Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
On 13 Mar 2005 20:19:23 -0800, crit PRO wrote:>
Booby wins the overall at Paris-Nice, and the Glenwoods Springs>>paper doesn't even cover it.>
So are you saying this is more proof on how unimportant P-N is?>
That's exactly what it is. How else do you define importance of a professional athletic event in a sport that relies on sponsor exposure if not by its media coverage?
Ewoud Dronkert 14 March 2005 19:19:57 [ permanent link ]
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:48:21 -0500, MagillaGorilla wrote:> That's exactly what it is. How else do you define importance of> a professional athletic event in a sport that relies on sponsor> exposure if not by its media coverage?
Google News does not index the European papers very well. And stars get more coverage in any sport; if he even is a star outside of his sport and the sport itself is small, that effect is more obvious. You closet LANCE-fan, you.
PAY ATTENTION now.... it is a complicated subject.
Crit pro posted on the 13th (that is SUNDAY) on my calendar and the Postindependent posted a cute little article on the 14th.... so while we'd all like to think Critpro is a troll, his comments - when made - were valid. kudos to him for proper research and a Homer Doh! to those who failed to notice this truth and just wanted to slam him....
But also, give the local newspaper some credit as the race ended on Sunday and they did get out a story the very next day (wonders if they gave BOOBy any props on sat or sunday as he was in the lead?) but I really don't care anyway.
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Jenko wrote:> Ewoud Dronkert wrote:> >
So are you saying this is more proof on how unimportant P-N is?>
Philip W. Moore 15 March 2005 04:47:41 [ permanent link ]
And CritPro only wishes there was enough class in his legs so he could compete somewhere other than a Wal-Mart parking lot. Hey, free slurpees.
"crit PRO" <critpro@aol.com> wrote in message news:1110773963.952529.306920@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...> Lance gets 140th out of 168 in the 4k prologue, and is covered> worldwide by the press.>
Booby wins the overall at Paris-Nice, and the Glenwoods Springs paper> doesn't even cover it. Nobody seems to care.>
Want proof? Go to www.google.com. Click news. Search the above.>
On 13 Mar 2005 20:19:23 -0800, "crit PRO" <critpro@aol.com> wrote:
Lance gets 140th out of 168 in the 4k prologue, and is covered>worldwide by the press.>
Booby wins the overall at Paris-Nice, and the Glenwoods Springs paper>doesn't even cover it. Nobody seems to care.>
Want proof? Go to www.google.com. Click news. Search the above.>
crit PRO
It's possible julich got as much wire coverage, but papers will choose what they pick up.
It kind of reminds me of when I was watching some race, probably the tour. Phil and Paul were talking about Laurent Fignon, and apparently he said he was more popular in France for having LOST the tour by 8 seconds, than he was for having won it twice! This was to illustrate that fans can be fickle, but so can the press!
