perctarit
05 Aug 2002, 01:58 PM
A couple of random All Star Game comments
1) Who is Paulina Rubio? Or, better yet, why is Paulina Rubio? I commend MLS for securing attractive - from a marketing standpoint if no other - talent for its marquee games. But I just don't understand Paulina Rubio. Perhaps it was the bizarre sensation of watching someone cavort for the camera in total disregard of the audience presence. Maybe I'm just getting old.
2) While sitting at a bar on Capitol Hill before the game, I happened to catch a reference to the All Star Game on the scrawl at the bottom of ESPN2. Imagine my surprise when it touted a matchup between East and West All Stars. I know that MLS and its fans are supposed to be grateful to ESPN for showing MLS at all. But is it too much to expect that they might get at least some of the basics correct?
1) Who is Paulina Rubio? Or, better yet, why is Paulina Rubio? I commend MLS for securing attractive - from a marketing standpoint if no other - talent for its marquee games. But I just don't understand Paulina Rubio. Perhaps it was the bizarre sensation of watching someone cavort for the camera in total disregard of the audience presence. Maybe I'm just getting old.
2) While sitting at a bar on Capitol Hill before the game, I happened to catch a reference to the All Star Game on the scrawl at the bottom of ESPN2. Imagine my surprise when it touted a matchup between East and West All Stars. I know that MLS and its fans are supposed to be grateful to ESPN for showing MLS at all. But is it too much to expect that they might get at least some of the basics correct?