The sports guy that Oregon sports fans love to hate is expanding his "Bald Face Truth" segment from local ESPN drive time to 4 nights a week on KXL, statewide, next month.
The first thing that came to my mind is Thank God, that means less Michael Savage.
The second thing was -- wait. The "can't ever say anything good about the Blazers" guy ?
Is going to work for the KXL owned Paul Allen, to talk sports including the Paul Allen owned Blazers ? Huh.
According to Canzano's blog, he has been granted 100% editorial control and autonomy. Which for someone who often does nothing but criticize is brave or stupid on Blazer management's part. At the very least it implies a lot of confidence in the new team.
Just saw the quote from Blazers first lieutenant, Mike Golub, who said:
"John Canzano is a lightning-rod for controversy and nobody knows that better than we do. With that being said, we feel confident about the direction of our organization and the new chapter of the team. Portland sports fans are passionate about the Trail Blazers and passionate about John's opinions. ... While we may not always agree with what John might say, this new partnership will add an unprecedented level of transparency."
Which, if you remember a couple years ago, was the last thing the Blazer management was about. The local media and the team were sworn enemies during the 90s and earlier this decade. This represents about 180% from the Blazer suits' earlier efforts.
So I guess that's all good. Although, it's kinda suspicious. It would be like the Bush administration saying Come on in, and we'll tell you all about the last six years, no problem.
Or like Darth Vader giving a seminar on sensitivity training. Odd.
Most of the time, I don't mind Canzano. I think his bark is worse than his bite in most cases.
I think he lives to piss people off and it's mostly an act for ratings. I also think it's good for the Blazers to be accountable to someone who does not romanticize the team and its baggage.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism, and perhaps also of fandom.
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Yeah, we'll see how many death threats he gets after he says something inappropriate.
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