Andy Polin & Steve Czban removed from ESPN980s Sports Reporters

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I agree. Kevin Sheehan is excellent-- probably the most underrated DC area sports guy in any medium.

Most of 980 these days is unlistenable to me.

Yep, I love Sheehan.

[ixcuincle]

Agree 100%. Love that show. Love Loverro.



Who the hell is sugar coating the Wizards? They're a local AND national joke.

Kornheiser says that everyone in the papers and media talks about how they are improving or how they are good even though they suck

It's always humorous to see him go on those rants every time

[stevemcqueen1]

Kornheiser says that everyone in the papers and media talks about how they are improving or how they are good even though they suck

It's always humorous to see him go on those rants every time

Well in this case Kornheiser is erecting a straw man. I haven't read or heard positive press for the Wizards in ages. Nobody believes in them and nobody thinks they are headed the right direction.

[HeluCopter29]

Care to elaborate?

Andy used to run a laundry/dry cleaning place in Arlington back in the 80's. My dad and his buddies lived in an apartment near this place so they'd always go down there to get laundry done and he'd be there with like, 15 TV's all tuned to sports rambling about how one day he was gonna get his own radio show. My dad and his friends apparently never believed he'd do it, but here he is today. Apparently studying sports on TV's all day paid off

That said, I do enjoy both of them on radio. Especially Czabe.

[ixcuincle]

Well in this case Kornheiser is erecting a straw man. I haven't read or heard positive press for the Wizards in ages. Nobody believes in them and nobody thinks they are headed the right direction.

It probably is a straw man, but it's damn funny. All he does is bash the Wizards after they lose. It's pure comedy.

[CrazyZeb]

It probably is a straw man, but it's damn funny. All he does is bash the Wizards after they lose. It's pure comedy.

I bet he couldn't name 3 players on the Wizards.

[OU_skins]

I bet he couldn't name 3 players on the Wizards.

That is part of his charm. He is an oblivious old man, but him crushing the Wizards is hilarious. His show is pretty entertaining, particularly because he does not beat the same dead-horse topic every segment. Almost every segment is about something different. I swear LaVar & Dukes only talk about the Redskins. Dukes is actually very good at radio if you let him talk about different things (Big O and Dukes was fantastic), but he can't be entertaining when you make him talk about the Redskins all day with LaVar.

[jnhay]

They dehumanized someone because of their gender. Portrayed her as a freak, as "other".

As noted, I have no issue with them screaming from the roof tops their opinion that her participation in women's sport isn't fair. But calling someone "it"? **** them.

What's the proper word when a person isn't willing to accept a transgender man as female? I'm not sure "it" is much more offensive than "he" in this situation. And then "she" is obviously incorrect as well.

[Thiebear]

I couldn't be on radio: if i saw the 6'0 235pd largely ripped arm tattoo'd "lady" pretty sure the number is the age.
And the 13yr old looking girls around 'her' that come up to her neck, I would have called BS.

They wen't too far but so is the rule allowing 'Liam Neeson look alike' to destroy anyone qualified to play on the same team with 'her'.

[DCsportsfan53]

I consider myself to be a rather progressive, understanding and non judgmental person but I have a hard time looking at "her" and accepting "her" as a her, if you know what I mean. Not sure where I fall on that. I'm all for people doing whatever they think they need to do to be happy but where do you draw the line? I'm not sure I agree with letting someone who was born a man and clearly has a man's body and strength play competitively in a woman's sports league. These two probably could've been a lot more, um, nice about the way they said it but are they that far off target? When Ray Lewis retires and starts taking hormones are we going to let "her" into the LFL?

[Botched]

Sports reporters is by far my favorite sports talk show.. I'll be PO'ed if these guys aren't back soon.

[stevemcqueen1]

What's the proper word when a person isn't willing to accept a transgender man as female? I'm not sure "it" is much more offensive than "he" in this situation. And then "she" is obviously incorrect as well.

She is the correct term. "It" is pretty offensive.

[Drop]

sounds like the only person who really called her "it", was Czabe. Then Andy says "whatever it is"....but i don't necessarily think he meant "it" as in her. I think he may have meant "it" as in "whatever the situation may be". He continued to refer to her as she/he, which sounded to me like he was TRYING to be politically correct.

Outside of Czabe blatantly calling her "it", and saying he believed that was the politically correct term....the rest of it sounded ok to me really. A lot of joking going on and laughing during that segment...but what the hell it's a funny topic honestly. I don't think his words there in the final seconds were appropriate, so a lil time off might be the best thing here. I certainly don't think he should lose his job or anything though.

[Henry]

I consider myself to be a rather progressive, understanding and non judgmental person but I have a hard time looking at "her" and accepting "her" as a her, if you know what I mean. Not sure where I fall on that. I'm all for people doing whatever they think they need to do to be happy but where do you draw the line? I'm not sure I agree with letting someone who was born a man and clearly has a man's body and strength play competitively in a woman's sports league. These two probably could've been a lot more, um, nice about the way they said it but are they that far off target? When Ray Lewis retires and starts taking hormones are we going to let "her" into the LFL?

This is where I am on the subject.

A person should be free to do whatever it is he or she wants to do so long as it doesn't back up on other people. In this particular case you can't look at me with a straight face and well me that person does not have a serious competitive advantage over the other players.

Pollin and Czaban could have said so without getting in hot water but Czaban is incapable of using any form of tact, so their point is going to get lost.

[authentic]

I'm not sure I agree with letting someone who was born a man and clearly has a man's body and strength play competitively in a woman's sports league. These two probably could've been a lot more, um, nice about the way they said it but are they that far off target? When Ray Lewis retires and starts taking hormones are we going to let "her" into the LFL?

Exactly!! I find it impossible to look at this individual and say that this is a "woman". For me to do so, i would have to set aside all common sense, which i'm unwilling to do. But, you know what, i also believe in "Live & Let Live".