Losing Ugly
Speaking of wince-worthy spectacles, the WNBA Minnesota Lynx have are starting their regular season soon and the Star Tribune published its rah-rah preview of their prospects. In order to advance its gender equity political agenda, the Strib does its best to accentuate the positive while completely ignoring the putrid quality of the product being offered.
But, the poor SOB assigned to the Lynx beat (John Millea) can't help but clue us in on his state of mind as he looks forward to an entire season of writing about professional women's basketball. I believe the tone of these excerpts tell the real story:
At first blush, the looming 2004 season might appear to cause Lynx stomachs to churn.
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They have performed a Timberwolves-type remodeling project, bringing in enough new blood to make Quentin Tarantino flinch.
Remember, this was a article promoting the team. Makes you want to run out and buy some season tickets, don't it? Or at least buy some Pepto- Bismol.
Believe it or not, I plan to read Star Tribune Lynx coverage this season. It's not often you get treated to passive-aggressive, violent, Freudian imagery such as this in the newspaper on a regular basis. As the season progresses, it should be fun to count Millea's cries for help until he finally resigns or has a nervous breakdown.
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