Denver Sports Radio Sucks

So a long while back i ranted and raved about the sports scene here in my new home of Denver. I am still impressed these days, Denver is a great sports town, 5 major teams in every popular league in America (Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche, Rockies, Rapids). Combine all of those sport teams with the highest concentration of micro-breweries in the country and you will understand why people are moving to Colorado in a hurry. This town is great!

My rant today though, was something i just couldn't ignore anymore. 5 years ago when i was impressed with the sports scene here, there were 2 fulltime AM sports station, one was purely local, The Fan, and the other was an extension of ESPN having some national shows, and some local shows. Since then though, the ESPN extension has left, and The Fan has taken over everything sports radio out here. And i hate The Fan.

The local talent here in Denver is terrible. Well at least the talent that is put forward. Apparently the masterminds that are pulling the strings behind The Fan, Altitude, and Fox Sports Rocky Mountains think that washed up former Denver notables are the people who should be telling me about the Nuggets. I'm sorry but Scott Hastings is an idiot. He is nothing but a blow-hard fan, he brings no new info to the table, doesn't keep tabs on the rest of the league (NBA) and talks more about his time in the league than anything else, and we don't care. But he's not the only one that sucks here, Reggie Rivers and Dave Logan could ride the train outta town as well.

Today though, The Fan reminded me why i turned off sports radio in Denver about 3 years ago. For some reason i decided to tune into The Fan for my ride home, apparently during the Alfred and D-Mac show, Tagline: "Former Bronco Alfred Williams brings his "A" game to afternoon drive. He played the game...He knows the game...He can even talk a good game...". The topic of the afternoon was whether or not the 3-0 Bronco's are for real. I'll get to my feelings on that in a minute, but first i want to touch on what got me all riled up.

A caller called in to rave about he believed in this Broncos team, and how their Defense is dominating. the Caller said that he looked at the paper and was "surprised" to see that the Broncos were leading the league in Points Against, giving up only 19 so far in 3 games. the next closest was the Jets with like 31 points. Alfred, who "knows the game", totally agreed and went on a 5 minute rant about how the defense was shutting teams down, dominating and whatnot.

Really?

The Broncos opened the season against the Bengals and the game was ugly. The Broncos defense was good, i'll give them that. but then week 2 was in Denver, against the Browns. The same Browns that hadn't scored 1 meaningful touchdown since November of last season. The Browns who are the worst team in the league, no question. The dominating Broncos defense gave up 3 points. congrats. Well i'll give you a free week, so who did they play in week 3? oh, Jamarcus Russell?! If the Browns are the worst TEAM in the league, then Jamarcus Russell is the worst QUARTERBACK in the league. His passer rating on Sunday was 22. he threw for 1 yard in the 2nd half. You think that was the Denver Defense?? c'mon!

Meanwhile, the 2nd best defense, according to Alfred, was the Jets, but they've given up a whopping 31 points!! who did they play? Oh week 2 against Tom Brady and the Patriots. The Jets shut the Brady/Moss train down! a real team. How about week 3? The Jets hosted the 0-2 Titans, a team coached by a top coach in Jeff Fisher, a team that went 13-3 last season and wasn't about to roll over this season. The Jets basically shut the Titans down in the last 5 minutes to seal the game and go 3-0. The Broncos haven't even played a real team yet.

These Broncos could be legit, and that's cool, but c'mon Denver, lets just be a little realistic. Until then i'll stick to Mike & Mike and continue to boycott the local media!

Empathy Event

As most of you know i have been trying to stay involved with the issue of human trafficking. It's a serious problem in the world today, and it seems like people either don't know about the issue, or are choosing to ignore it. Sometimes it's easy to ignore problems when they're not in your home/state/country but human trafficking and slavery are very present even here in the USA.

A few months ago Joy Orf and John Boyle from Calvary Bible Church asked me to join them while they met with an organization called iEmpathize. I was very interested and excited about this opportunity to present this issue to our church community.

After a few meetings and a lot of emails we've setup an Empathy Night to happen at Calvary Bible Church in Boulder. This will be a powerful night and i'm hoping to bring as many people as i can to the event.

iEmpathize is a group that matches up churches with in-field programs that are already in place. This event will not be a fundraiser, but it will be to learn about human trafficking. There will be plenty of opportunities to help and get connected during the event. There will be music, artwork, and a few quick speakers.

Please consider attending this event, if you need more info or you have questions please contact me.

EMPATHY ENCOUNTER: a worship and justice event.

An interactive night of

awareness, art, worship, justice, and prayer. Come see how you can engage and make a difference in the issue of child sex trafficking.

September 9th at Calvary Bible Church in Boulder at 7p

Here's a link to the information from iEmpathize's webpage

if you twitter:
@iempathize
@nowhere2hide
@not_for_sale
@IJMcampaigns
@thesoldproject

Empathy Encounter Sept 9, 7pm @ Calvary Bible Church

2 children per minute are trafficked for sexual exploitation. Come see the iEmpathize Art Exhibit & Film on human trafficking where you can explore and engage in this issue of injustice in a profound way. This will be an interactive night of awareness, art, worship, justice, and prayer. Learn how you can engage and make a difference in the issue of child sex trafficking.

iEmpathize (iE) is an Arts and Advocacy non-profit (501c3) working on the behalf of vulnerable and victimized children. iE creates opportunities for people to explore and engage in issues of injustice. Our current efforts are focused on what we believe to be one of the darkest human rights violations to exist…child sex slavery. Through a movement of empathizers we join together to end this heinous crime against children and humanity.

Sympathy is feeling badly for the suffering of others. Empathy is diving into the suffering of others. It is active, compelling the empathizer toward action. Jesus is the essence of empathy. Empathy is the essence of iEmpathize.

Visit www.iEmpathize.org to explore our media, advocacy programs, blog, links, and more. You may also sign up for our e-letter, view the calendar, and contribute. Don’t forget to add us to your Facebook and Twitter.