When I was asked if I wanted to do a piece on Chris Berman leaving ESPN, I thought, “I think I’m one of the only guys left that still likes him, so nobody will want to read it.”
Then it dawned on me – that’s the angle I needed to take. While everyone else starts lining up to take potshots at the bombastic veteran, why not complain about them and a few other annoying sports things that we don’t pay attention to.
Berman paved the way for the likes of Rich Eisen, Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick, Kenny Mayne, and Stuart Scott– all of which came well after Berman starred on SportsCenter in the ‘80s.