re: #524 ObserverArt

Olbermann is unique. He is smarter than all get out and he jsut doesn’t know when to keep it in and use it later. He can’t hold back. From my understanding Patrick and Olbermann were great friends at ESPN and had a lot to do with making Sports Center a fun show. I think ESPN lost a lot when they lost them.

And yes, Patrick was born in Zanesville Ohio…on the Muskingum River, a very historic Ohio town due to location. Then his family moved to Mason Ohio just north of Cincinnati. I think he was recruited to play basketball at Dayton but he was too much a gunner type and transferred to Eastern Kentucky. Colorful dude. Sharp wit.

Yeah I think I’ve heard of Zanesville. Yeah I wasn’t knocking Olbermann’s abilities as a sportscaster. He is a very intelligent guy and as I said I often agree with him not just on politics but sports, he was for example spot on about the Derek Jeter stuff a couple years ago which got him a lot of crap but he’s got that smugness that can annoy people. Didn’t know Dan was a basketball recruit. Interesting. I really like his Just My Type feature in SI where he has a little chat with an athlete or coach.