Bill Simmons, continuing his anti-ESPN boldness, goes after the company's new golden boy, Rick Reilly. See if you can guess who's side I'm on:
“I don’t even care about the money (he’s making). I care about the fact he only has to write 800 words all week. What does he do all week? I’m just getting warmed up at 800 words.”Simmons later wrote in and bashed Scott's Shots, the blog that reported this (which is associated with Boston Sports Media Watch, the world's most ultra-specific sports blog.)Also, Simmons said of Reilly, “I don’t think (his hiring) has really changed my life in any way other than he touches my soul with his writing. That’s really it. He’s raising the bar morally, financially. . . he’s raising it all over the place. I’m just happy to be along for the ride.”
I can't blame him, though- Simmons is the man who revolutionized sportswriting, while Reilly's the guy who writes the same schmaltzy human-interest column and stupid golf jokes every week and gets paid millions and millions to do it. I'd resent him too if I were Bill.