If you ever watch ESPN or go to Yahoo! Sports or any other media outlet, you might occasionally see a story that doesn't seem that important or a story that is getting too much coverage. Most times, a New York or Boston team is involved. An example of a story that wasn't that important is the Jason Giambi (New York Yankees) thong and mustache slumpbuster stories. As for too much coverage, ESPN's SportsCenter won't shut up about Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz's injury. They called his move to the Disabled List as "Breaking News", they interviewed a doctor on the air, they interviewed a Boston sportwriter on the air, and now they occasionally give updates. He's hurt...we get it! Other players simply get a simple "[Insert Name here] put on 15-day DL" on the ticker on the bottom of the screen. I'm surprised the ESPN.com front page link lineup doesn't say: MLB, NBA, NFL, David Ortiz's injury, NHL, MLS......
One more thing before I go, New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is overrated. I'm not saying he is a bad player but Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Marmol is just as great and he barely gets any attention.
Here's proof:
A google search for Joba Chamberlain had about 746,000 results.
A google search for Carlos Marmol had about 436,000 results.
That was just web pages. How about news stories:
You google Joba in news and he gets about 5,007 links.
You google Marmol in news and he gets about 2,393 links.
Stats?
Carlos Marmol--
2007: 5-1 69.1 IP 96 K 1.43 ERA 1.10 WHIP .169 BAA
2008: 1-1 37.2 IP 56 K 2.39 ERA 0.80 WHIP .135 BAA
Joba Chamberlain--
2007: 2-0 24.0 IP 34 K 0.38 ERA 0.75 WHIP .145 BAA
2008: 1-2 26.0 IP 33 K 2.42 ERA 1.23 WHIP .185 BAA
NOTE: 2008 stats are through games completed on Jun 4, 2008.
As you see, they are both very good 8th inning relief pitchers but yet Joba gets a lot more attention. Coincidence? No, it's just East Coast Sports Bias.
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