On Tuesday April 7, 2009 ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd ranted about the city of Baltimore for booing Mark Teixeira. He stated that Orioles’ fans should have never expected Tex to sign in Baltimore because Mark wouldn’t want to go to a team that has “no shot” of being in the post season in 6 years. Cowherd was outspoken against Orioles’ fans who had signs using the word “hate” in reference to Teixeira, but he referred to all of Baltimore as “small” and “petty” calling the Orioles “irrelevant.”
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Dear Mr. Cowherd,
I admit that I have never listened to your show, but after reading about the uproar of your comments about Baltimore, my hometown, I listened and I am completely offended. Calling the great people of Charm City “small” and “petty” is simply unacceptable.
While I understand that you do not like any negative story about a team that comes out of New York, talking down to the entire Baltimore market is petty, sir. Saying things like, “you may not be sharp enough to get this,” or “…no body talks about you on the radio,” is immature.
Your comments about the Baltimore Orioles’ future show that you simply have no true knowledge of what is going on in baseball. Stating that Mark Teixeira shouldn’t want to come to Baltimore because the Orioles have “no shot of being in the post season” in the next six years is simply not true. Your colleague Peter Gammons stated, “The O’s are on their way back after a dozen sub-.500 seasons; Nick Markakis is a star-level player, Adam Jones is on his way and there are layers of young pitchers.” Not to mention your comparison between football and baseball acquisitions. How have the Ravens ever stolen any player with a salary cap in football?
Your big issue with Baltimore fans was their “hatred” of Mark Teixeira, yet you defend one of the worst fan cities in America in New York. Have you heard some of the terrible things that Yankee fans have said to Boston players? Clearly not. We did not throw any batteries at the outfielders.
Your a west coast guy with a west coast mind, while you work for a national sports corporation you do not see the national picture. You do not understand east coast baseball. No one is waiting to beat Teixeira in the parking lot. I think that 0 for 4 with 5 runners left on base would have gotten Tex booed out of new Yankee stadium.
If you want to talk about going to far look no further than your own show. You called us “thin, petty, small and lost” said that “no body cares” about the Orioles and directly insulted your own emailers. That is petty and immature. As you would say (and did about 1000 times), “get a life.”
Your small petty Orioles’ fan,
Zach
Amen! That’s a great letter!
Thanks Joe. I couldn’t take it anymore.
Very nice. From what I’ve read he attacked the city of Baltimore again this morning.
I have said it before and will say it again. The whole irreverent sports caster routine should have died with Jim Everett knocking Jim Rome on his ass.
Colin Cowherd has never impressed me with his irreverent banter. His actual knowledge of sports and journalism is about equal to that of a potato chip.
He commentary on Sean Taylor should have been proof enough of that. His speculation on his murder, prior to having any facts. Its all idiot, irreverent sensationalist “journalism” and I for one never have bought into the trend.
Mr. Cowherd, Teixeira, despite his selection of the Yankees had an opportunity to exhibit some class in his press conference by perhaps at least saying that he was pleased that Baltimore wanted him so badly. What did he do? He insulted his entire home town by saying he never much cared for the birds. That’s fine that he feels that way, but does he need to make that point right there? Could he have been gracious to us knowing that we desired to see the hometown boy in orange and black.
Sure, he signed where he felt fit him best, we all understand the economic reality, New York offers a bigger market and money making opportunity for him. In his press conference, rather than make the offhanded comment, could he have thanked the city of Baltimore for its interest?
Apparently not, that would be a show of class, something rarely seen in pinstripes.
Cowherd is a troll. He’s basically the Rush Limbaugh of the sports world – he’s an uninformed demagogue who speaks only to incite. His goal is to offend you to the point that you talk about him and listen to him, and it seems that he’s succeeded in becoming relevant in the Baltimore market again.
Just read this article here:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/03/in_my_friday_newspaper_column_3.html
Cowherd wants to be talked about, because if you’re being discussed, you’re relevant. He doesn’t care if the discussions revolve around how much people like him or how much people hate him – he just wants to be talked about.
So with that in mind, the only real way to stick it to Cowherd is to forget about him. Shane said he talked about Baltimore again this morning, which makes sense – Cowherd is going to try to make as many people mad as he can, just so they’ll talk about him. Listeners are listeners, whether you love him or hate him. Just forget about this guy.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/news/story?page=herdmail
By the way, you can email him here. No need to be gentile.
Who cares what this LA guy thinks?
He can go back to body painting, lifting weights on the beach and blowing dudes in heroin bars.
Was my comment deleted? Why?
Colin who? Go shout into the darkness Cowterd, no one’s listening anyway.
Enjoy this site but you fell right into his trap. His ratings probably aren’t very good in B-more and that’s why he said it. Regardless, a bunch more people in Baltimore know who he is and will start listening. The worst outcome for Cowherd would have been to completely ignore his comments. You’re giving him exactly what he wanted.
Well Teixeira showed no class in his press comments about Baltimore but then it’s not like he went to Poly, City or another real Baltimore High school. Colin also proved he knows nothing about sports or sports fans and like Teixeira is only looking after himself and trying to keep his head up Mark’s bu _ _ in hopes of future interviews. Hopefully one day Colin will visit Baltimore to get a special treatment much like Trumpy did after his insensitive and un-informed comments about the Ravens on their move to Baltimore. Hopefully Colin from the Left coast can remember Baltimore was significant enough to pull the biggest upset in baseball history when the Dodgers went down to us and maybe he can explain to Cal and Ray in a dark alley one night how insignificant Baltimore is, bet Brooks, Frank, Johnny U and many more are really laughing at Colin.
Oh Colin – One last word or rather one last NAME, of a Baltimore man going to NY for that ring and fame “MUSSINA”. How many rings does he have? As many as he got here in Baltimore – maybe he can share some of his extra ones with Mark.
PhilR8: Sorry about your comment. It was caught by our spam filter. I have added it now though!
I think this guy has been given entirely to much play on the radio airwaves of Baltimore. I’ve had to turn it off!
But you know that is just me. You’re letter was good. Send it off if you haven’t already.
Talk heads are just that- talk heads.
If I don’t know them or their work, then I don’t give them a second thought. I never heard of this guy before this, and frankly don’t want to hear his name again. To call out an entire city is jst idiotic.
He clearly has no clue about baseball and if anything he has probably riled up a lot of fans in B-more to go to the Yard. Maybe?
That’d be cool.
The origins of Colin Cowherd’s perspective on the sports world can be found in Ayn Rand, or perhaps Hitler. He believes that rich, major-market teams like the Yankees have somehow EARNED their many built-in advantages through some mysterious exceptionalism. Sports, to him, is not about fair play; it’s about the rich getting richer. He’s a bully who cheers for bullies because, as he sees it, their ability to bully makes them more relevant or interesting.
Ok. Here we go again.
It’s not like people anywhere else don’t boo; so why is Baltimore the exception?
You are likely to hear far, far worse in other cities (New York, for example).
Never listened to the man, and after his little stunt with The Big Lead awhile back, have no interest in listening.
I was at the game in question. I have to say that I haven’t felt that much energy / passion out of Orioles fans for a long time. It was amazing, and I hope it lasts for a while. Weve had our stomachs kicked in and our hearts broken in the past few years. Nice to see there’s still some magic left in the yard. Coward cant take that away.
I’m writing about this right now. “The Hypocrisy of Mr. Coward”
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Nice. I’m looking forward to it.
Cowherd is the Keith Olbermann of sports talk. He says whatever pops in his mind regardless of the truth. With that said, B’More is still a horse shit city!
Love him or hate him Cowherd is usually right… he says stuff that other people don’t want to hear but it’s usually the truth… If you don’t like it, don’t listen… bottom line.