For the third time in less than five months, a local sports columnist has earned recognition as a "Local Columnist Who Sucks" from the entertaining national sports blog Dead Spin.
Yesterday's deserving poster boy, Bob Sansevere of the Pioneer Press. Excerpts:
We went skipping through the Sansevere archives and couldn't believe what we found. Either Twin Cities Online isn't reprinting his columns in their entirety, or our man Bob is dashing off Haiku-length sports observations and passing them off as columns.
When he does write at length, Bob is slumber-inducing. Sports columnists such as Sansevere have taken their jobs for granted long enough - acting like someone has appointed them to the Supreme Court. These should not be lifetime positions. They should be required to actually try.
Agreed. But let's not forget, when he does try, we get pearls of wisdom like this:
There's a reason the Vikings have one of the NFL's worst-ranked defenses. The reason is, it has a tendency to reek like underwear that hasn't been changed in three weeks.
Before this honor for Sansevere drives anyone to the Star Tribune sports page, be aware, previous Dead Spin recipients of the "Your Local Columnist Sucks" award include both Sid Hartman and Jim Souhan. I'll wait until Reusse calls Vikings fans racists again before lobbying for his recognition.
In the mean time, don't forget Aaron Gleeman and Will Young as alternative sources for your local sports commentary needs.
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