Lame Moments in Sports #6

Limbaugh will be voice of fan on ESPN NFL show
ESPN.com

National talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh will join ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown to provide the voice of the fan and to spark debate on the show, the network announced Monday.

Is there anything going on the sports world right now that is not lame? After the resounding success of Dennis Miller on Monday Night Football (Someday get me started on Dennis Miller, but not today), ESPN falls on its collective head and picks up Rush Limbaugh. What's next? Michael Savage (I hear he's unemployed right now!) on Sunday Night Baseball? Ann Coulter doing LPGA commentary? The mind boggles. Here's my prediction: ESPN gets a brief ratings hike for NFL Countdown at the beginning of the season. After about week three, people start to realize that Rush is a) boring and unpleasant and b) completely ignorant on matter football-related (his vaunted experience selling baseball(!) tickets notwithstanding). After that, FOX and CBS enjoy higher ratings for the rest of the season. We shall see.