As a Washington Capitals fan, I was stoked to see them top the New York Rangers on Wednesday and force a game 7. If I had to compare it to one thing, I’d compare it to the excitement Todd Beamer felt when he decided he was ready to roll on United Airlines Flight 93. Wait, no I wouldn’t, because that would be f**king ignorant.
But here we are. CBC’s Ron MacLean intro’d game 6 by comparing Ryan Callahan and Alex Ovechkin (pictured, right) to 9/11 first responders. Somehow this game wasn’t broadcast on the Onion News Network. “They ARE like police officers, they ARE like firefighters” is especially insipid, and the reason MacLean thinks dying in a collapsing skyscraper and one game of a seven game hockey playoff are similar is “you can’t fight fire with ego”. Or “eagle”, I’m not really sure what he’s saying. You can’t fight fire with either of them, and either word makes the same amount of sense in context.
Ron should spend the rest of the playoffs saying stuff like this, if only for the publicity. He could turn CBC into the Fox News of sports. I want to see him compare Marian Hossa to Trayvon Martin.
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Someone’s been spending too much time with Don Cherry.
Pictured, right. +1
“It’s crazy to compare…” and then in the next sentence makes the comparison. It’s like he’s asking us to send men in white coats to take him away.
For someone who was so upset over people calling Eve a “hoeski”, I’m pretty surprised by the cavalier use of a photo of hundreds of people being murdered
That’s a pretty huge leap to make.
Offended by TV show, not offended by real image of murder…it is a pretty big leap
They have nothing to do with each other, and this is a story about a guy ridiculously comparing sports to 9/11. I didn’t toss in a meme of Hulk Hogan destroying the towers with a big boot.
There. Better?
You know, and I’m being totally honest here and not sarcastic at all, I forgot you are not from the NY area, and at the risk of sounding like a douche, I do believe that those images are a lot more…emotional (?) for those of us who are. Like, I’m not as affected by photos from the OK City bombing as I am of these. I think that’s human nature.
Just didn’t think it was necessary, we can see the ridiculousness of the story without the image. We all remember what it looked like. I assumed at first you’d agree and was curious as to why you included it but I get it.
Ha, you didn’t have to change it. That wasn’t my intent. But yes, I think that is better.
It’s ridiculous to compare that to 9/11 because everyone knows that if the #1 seed Rangers lose to the Capitals for the 3rd time in 4 years, THAT will be worse than 9/11.
I’m pretty shocked by this. MacLean is usually the voice of reason in the CBC’s hockey coverage. To be honest, I automatically assumed when I read the headline that it was going to be something about NBC’s coverage. Expect an apology to come along pretty quick.
Mclean has been terrible for YEARS now. It’s depressing to know that he makes over a half a million of tax payers money to be such a shitty journalist
Look, everyone knows that overpaid prima-donna sportsmen – paid millions to simply entertain us – are the real heroes. I’m surprised that we aren’t going back to footage of 9/11 and adding commentary comparing the firemen to David Beckham and that chick who did good at the Winter Olympics.
/sarcasm
Ron normally always has some weird story before a game that he tries to mirror into an on0ice story…..It never works as you can clearly see
The only thing that sports is like is other instances of sports.
Ron Mclean is the biggest piece of shit and an even bigger shittier journalist. Please, if you Yanks want to come to Canada and cut off his tongue, please, do so. Sadly, because he has pictures of the CBC execs with Donkeys, he’ll never get fired. ever.
Or maybe he was looking at the back of Canada’s new $20 bill and mistook the Vimy Ridge memorial for the twin towers and had 9/11 on his mind?
Although, to be honest, the Caps/Rangers has been alot like 9/11. Have you seen the shitty hockey being played in this series? AmIritehockeyfansorwhat!?!